Brandon Weihs

• Reduced downtime by quickly diagnosing and resolving technical issues on machinery.
• Enhanced safety measures by performing routine inspections and identifying potential hazards.
• Boosted overall productivity with timely preventive maintenance on key equipment.
• My job was to fix anything and everything that came up, Seemed they did more reactive maintenance which i was not used to. Nor did I agree with some of the procedures taken to get equipment parts to service equipment that was currently broken down, They also had no supply inventory that was kept up to date which made learning wearable parts are located
• Worked with many high tech filling, labeling, blow mold bottle formers, for soda. Lots of interaction with production and Setting up for the runs coming up next.
• Very intricate machines with many fast moving parts. Trouble shooting motor drive systems, and automated belt systems to carry product around the plant.
• Really liked the job at the farm in Plainveiw. Being in charge of so much was hindering my ability to get back into school....I came here to be closer to school at Northeast community college. Was a good job just feel like lack of management devotion, communication, and leadership skills from the leads in department caused a lot of issues. I ended up leaving for Washington state. But I cant afford the tuition out there, work and school so I decided to come back.

• Improved equipment uptime by performing preventative maintenance and timely repairs on various machinery.
• Reduced machine downtime through efficient troubleshooting and root cause analysis of mechanical issues.
• Enhanced team productivity by training junior mechanics on proper maintenance techniques and safety procedures.
• The whole farm was ran with automation program used to grow pullets to 16 to 17 weeks before the start laying eggs for bloom enegg. From the feed, water, ventilation, manure, heat, lighting , and static pressure were controlled by a main hub in Bio 1. The program settings could be adjusted by authorized employee..My farm manager, the house lead, and myself for whatever reasons deemed necessary for good conditions for the flock.
• Daily task include troubleshooting problems found in the program alerts in the 4 barns that hold half a million birds per barn. One barn alone has about 40 , 480 vac fans ranging in size belt n shiv driven. I managed all feed on the farm from start of flock to finish. Inventory weeky and ordering feed and making sure my calculations never left birds without feed. I spent lots of time with the heating, water, and ventilation systems. The feeding was mechanically fed with carrier chains, driven by gear box, clutch, and motor driven system, set by house people usually age, and health determined feeding schedule. Usually had contact and or control relay problems due to high activity. Got very familiar with command 111 system, which is the human machine interface (HMI ) that communicates with the main computer program to control the status of each barn individually. Troubleshooting module communication was a weekly task.
• I was in charge of farm operation as well. Ordering fuel and gasoline. Making sure everything that was needing done for individual barns, bringing and taking equipment for bird care, answering calls , and doing inventory for the maintenance shop. I ordered parts, motors, and whatever I needed for proper repair needs. My manager , lead house caretaker, and I coordinated efforts in achieving peak care for the flocks.
• I was on call most weekends and whenever other maintenance/ or manager/ on call electrician could not figure out/or needed assistance was my responsibility to be available. This goes for snow removal. It was my duty to be at work no matter the condition. To make sure the house people can get to farm and clean entire farm road, main walks and loading docks on top of daily task.
• I was only person on farm trained to work with high voltage and electrical systems. Wells and three phase service drop coming into farm. I took care of all generator maintenance, testing and emergency switch over from power failures. I took care of all chemical sanitation fogging. repairs needed for birds going out. All repairs needed for new flocks. when birds were loading out or in, I oversaw and worked with crews and tractor trailer drivers.

I moved back home and continued maintenance career with Tyson foods. Started on first shift working with Technicians for sealed air packaging machines received certifications and was certified to work on their pay scales. Got into automation basics as well as continuing education on everything from hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, conveyter systems, and motor control. Safety is a huge part of the job. I managed to go over 4 years without safety violation. Troubleshooting and mechanical skills were put to the test. Day by day I learned from some very talented techs. After one year I went to overnight Maintenance tech. The rotating over night shift Gave me more time with family. Also Gave me some freedom, responsibility, and a chance to continue learning on a variety of equipment. My job to oversee the work of the night crew doing tare down, also take over for day time ham line mechanic if night mechanic called in. I had to know every job of night crew in case of emergencies on top of my duties. My active role was mainly preventive maintenance, repair work orders for instruments and making sure that the equipment was properly gone through, repair was done correctly, tested, and documented for next day. Proper order of operation, and mechanical knowledge gained for troubleshooting electrical mechanical systems became something I enjoy. No matter the size of equipment I seemed to always be up for the challenge. If I was struggling I had best support to learn from, which built my skills evermore so. I mastered Many different types of skinners, variety of box machines, operating instruments such as brisket saws, lard pullers, scribe saws, product loaders, and wizard knives. The opportunity came to take evening shift for ham line tech because the current employee left after about another year. Being able to work with other people to ensure safe equipment for individuals was a never ending task. I did enjoy it a lot. Lots of freedom, as well being busy with everything from electrical issues, to being a extra hand for projects going on. Had to be able to complete repairs on my own. Big motor control learning during this time. Troubleshooting skinners, replacing 480 60 hz motors, as well as any mechanical failures. After some time they finally found replacement for ham line and a 12 hour rotating shift opened up. I worked on days for production n keeping production running, learning how to think fast and safely was paramount. I pretty much worked with everything at this point that instruments oversaw at this point. Loss of a friend that mainly worked on forklifts in department gave the opportunity to further my knowledge in a different type of equipment. I took the job of working maintenance on crown lowboys, stand up , and sit down forklifts. I very much enjoyed this job. gave me a nice set schedule. Was always busy with preventive maintenance, big repairs. Troubleshooting and reading wire diagrams is a daily task. I learned something everyday. VDC was a fun process of frustration and overcoming a huge list of potential problems. With my career with Tyson foods I had the chance to sharpen my skills as a welder and fabricator along the way. Lots of tig and stick welding experience. I have lots of experience in general repairs that require either fab work, complete restoration, and proper working repairs of items deemed non savable. For the need of production continuing until parts are available.

Worked on cryovacs. And other sealed air packing machines.

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