Casaundra Radney
Maintenance Manager
Syracuse,NY
Summary
Goal driven manager, with 20 years of experience in a fast-paced production environment. Expertise in managing production, maintenance, quality, safety, cost control, training and problem solving. Effective in utilizing resources in support of department operations, improving processes, ensuring quality, and reducing costs. Excellent interpersonal skills. Collaborative with peers to identify and correct equipment and facilities issues. Trained Green Belt, who utilizes Six Sigma tools to troubleshoot issues (i.e., Situation Appraisal, Potential Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis and 5 Why). A strong manager, who coaches, motivates and trains teams to increase performance and production goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Manger
Altium Packaging
04.2025 - Current
- Managed a department of seven (7) non-union employees.
- Managed 360K budget - tracking expenses and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
- Managed and led a maintenance team in the execution of effective maintenance procedures to include planning and scheduling of all preventative maintenance and routine maintenance activities.
- Managed the Preventative Maintenance Program to include the review of all existing preventative maintenance tasks and the addition of new preventative maintenance tasks.
- Led the required training requirements and development of the maintenance team.
- Ensured that production equipment is properly maintained to meet production schedule and quality requirements.
- Monitored and maintained the spare parts inventory to ensure availability when required.
- Maintained accurate records and documentation of all maintenance activities to include red tag improvement work orders, emergency work orders and routine work orders.
- Collaborated with the production department to ensure the required downtime to coordinate preventative maintenance activities.
Operations Manager – Forage and Soil Department
Dairy One Cooperative, Inc.
09.2023 - 04.2025
- Managed department of six (28 employees – non-union - multiple payrolls).
- Managed and monitored budgets ($1.2M).
- Monitored daily operations of the forage and soil labs.
- Developed a strategy to improve turnaround time performance (57% improvement).
- Managed maintenance activities (in-sourced and out-source) (90% uptime).
- Developed and executed cross functional training between lab areas.
- Ensured Health and Safety and enforce compliance.
- Led improvements for better customer service (24-hour response time).
- Reduced costs by eliminating waste in lab processes and cost cutting opportunities (25%).
- Implemented kit pricing strategy (15% cost improvement).
Maintenance Supervisor – Bowling Green, Kentucky
KAAP (Kobe Aluminum Affiliate)
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Managed department of eight (8) non-union employees.
- Ensured the safe, efficient and effective use of all supervised craft resources.
- Ensured compliance to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Electrical Code (NEC).
- Responsible for monitoring the execution of emergency maintenance programs for all plant equipment and ensuring that they are consistent with manufacturers and supplier’s maintenance manuals.
- Ensured that good housekeeping and safe work practices are followed throughout the facility.
- Provided support and leadership in troubleshooting equipment.
- Ensured all labor, parts and work are reported daily through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Followed established programs, policies, and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
- Supported development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement.
Maintenance Supervisor – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Country Oven Bakery (Kroger Affiliate)
10.2017 - 01.2023
- Managed department of twelve (12) non-union employees.
- Ensured the safe, efficient and effective use of all supervised craft resources.
- Ensured compliance to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Electrical Code (NEC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
- Directed mechanics in the performance of approved maintenance work including quality, duration, cost and thoroughness.
- Responsible for monitoring the execution of preventative maintenance programs for all plant equipment and ensuring that they are consistent with manufacturers and supplier’s maintenance manuals.
- Ensured that good housekeeping and safe work practices are followed throughout the facility.
- Provided support and leadership in troubleshooting equipment.
- Ensured all labor, parts and work are reported daily through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Monitored the daily storeroom operations by using EMPAC to proactively affect the greatest savings to insure reasonable delivery time for critical spares.
- Followed established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
- Supported the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
- Developed Technical Database - integrated all parts and materials with each plant asset.
- Installed mobile racking system to improve cycle count efficiencies (33% improvement).
Production Supervisor – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Country Oven Bakery (Kroger Affiliate)
05.2016 - 10.2017
- Managed department of forty (40) non-union employees.
- Support and participate in the plant’s safety process.
- Oversee the daily activities of assigned shift.
- Planned, coordinated and advised department associates of work to be completed daily.
- Oversaw daily set-up of machinery and equipment prior to production for efficient and effective operation.
- Monitored production process to ensure smooth flow.
- Received and resolved operation problems for shift.
- Monitored department performance to ensure adherence to established standards and procedures for safety and housekeeping.
- Visually inspected products and/or operations to ensure quality of products and/or work (85% reliability on production lines).
- Facilitated or scheduled communication meetings regularly with department associates.
- Provided progressive training to develop shift leads.
- Provided regular feedback to associates on performance against all department and plant goals and objectives.
- Followed established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
- Support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF 2000 Systems.
Production Supervisor – Morgantown, Kentucky
Real Alloy (formerly Aleris International)
02.2014 - 05.2016
- Supervised nine (9) non-union employees.
- Monitored production output and quality data.
- Maintained time and production records.
- Compiled records for management review.
- Met established production schedules, quality specifications, and required deviations according to customer requirements.
- Improved safety performance by continuously increasing a level of awareness and improving the safety culture of employees to reduce, if not eliminate, accidents and injuries.
- Assessed employee performance and provided feedback.
- Implemented safety communication and training to establish safer working practices.
- Trained employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Directed employees in assignment and completion of production work.
- Recommended measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.
- Checked the types, quantity, and availability of materials needed to complete the production requirements for the shift.
- Checked records from the previous shift, and alerts maintenance of potential equipment problems.
- Established or adjusted work procedures to meet schedules. Determines overtime work schedule and approves timecards.
- Compiled daily all production information to be entered into Oracle/Excel.
Maintenance Supervisor – Solon, Ohio
Zircoa Inc.
09.2012 - 02.2014
- Supervised thirteen (13) union employees and one (1) salaried employee to ensure maintenance schedule complete.
- Responsible for the coordination of maintenance activities for facility-related equipment in the (HVAC systems, fire systems, building & grounds) plant.
- Responsible for monitoring the execution of preventative maintenance programs for all plant, facility and rolling stock (lift trucks, man lifts and scissor lifts) and ensure that they are consistent with manufacturers and supplier’s maintenance manuals.
- Implemented new CMMS System by:
- O Maintaining existing Preventative Maintenance work orders – revising/updating as required.
- O Establishing new Preventative Maintenance work orders.
- Planned, implemented and monitored work schedules consistent with the needs of the plant, special projects and preventative maintenance programs by:
- O Developing Work Order flow chart to assist in scheduling work order requests.
- O Reviewing work order requests and backlog work orders – setting the priority (emergency, immediate & schedule).
- O Defining and updating details of work order requests – craft skill set, crew size & duration.
- Acquired materials and tools required to complete work orders.
- Scheduling work orders – verifying equipment availability and start date with department.
- Follow up with department & maintenance crew for feedback, close out, analysis and schedule compliance.
- Created and maintained proper files for all maintenance activities – includes engineering/design documents, technical drawings, notifications, bill of materials, etc.
- Ensured staff received required technical and safety training and certifications are up to date.
- Recruited, hired and trained maintenance staff as required to ensure that maintenance objectives are achieved.
- Managed yearly Maintenance Department budget ($8.4K).
- Supervised and coordinated activities of workers engaged in maintaining building utility systems, such as washing walls and ceilings, moving furniture and equipment, and performing related custodial work.
- Installed re-built 150-ton hydraulic press.
- Installed impact system on all forklift – notification system (lower costs for truck repairs and damaged inventory).
- Installed vending machines – reduce consumption on consumable stock items by 25%. Increase productivity – by making a product immediately available, 24/7, near the workers who need it and used automated ordering.
Storeroom/Utilities Leader – Solon, Ohio
Zircoa Inc.
08.2012 - 09.2012
- Supervised five (5) union employees.
- Monitored the daily storeroom operations to create the greatest savings and ensure reasonable delivery time for critical spares.
- Created updated purchase orders with regard to quantity, price and part description.
- Expedited orders as necessary to insure critical spare and packaging inventories.
- Worked with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing issues for vendors and suppliers.
- Compiled purchasing reports specific to storeroom item usage, storeroom item outages, storeroom item cycle counts accuracy to determine inventory levels and reduce cost as necessary.
- Managed inventory levels of critical replacement parts in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
- Coordinated the repairs and refurbishing of critical spare parts.
- Responsible for the coordination of maintenance activities for facility related equipment in the (HVAC systems, fire systems, building monitoring system and building & grounds) plant.
- Supervised and coordinated activities of workers engaged in maintaining building utility systems.
Storeroom/Utilities Leader – Solon, Ohio
Rogers Group - Contract Position at Zircoa Inc.
06.2011 - 08.2012
- Supervised five (5) union employees.
- Monitored the daily storeroom operations by using Glovia and Syspro systems to proactively affect the greatest savings to ensure reasonable delivery time for critical spares.
- Updated purchase orders with regard to quantity, price and part description.
- Expedited orders as necessary to insure critical spare and packaging inventories.
- Worked with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing issues for vendors and suppliers.
- Resolved quality and specification issues for critical spare and packaging materials.
- Analyzed storeroom purchasing data (usage, outages, and cycle counts accuracy) to determine inventory levels and reduce costs.
- Coordinated the repairs and refurbishing of critical spare parts.
- Oversaw all the shipments of packaging materials for two (2) manufacturing facilities.
- Developed and implemented a cross-training program for storeroom operators to ensure department flexibility.
- Instituted a repair process for critical spare parts – reducing purchasing costs.
- Developed and implemented a strategy to track expediting fees for critical spares.
- Instituted a process to track and monitor min./max. set point changes and critical spare order suspension.
- Maintained a cycle count accuracy of greater than 93%.
Storeroom/Packaging Leader – Corning, New York
Corning Incorporated
09.2009 - 01.2011
- Managed department of five (5) union employees.
- Monitored the daily storeroom operations for two (2) manufacturing facility sites.
- Created updated purchase orders with regard to quantity, price and part description.
- Expedited orders as necessary to insure critical spare and packaging inventories.
- Worked with Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing issues for vendors and suppliers.
- Resolved quality and specification issues for critical spare and packaging materials.
- Analyzed storeroom purchasing data (usage, outages, and cycle counts accuracy) to determine inventory levels and reduce costs.
- Coordinated the repairs and refurbishing of critical spare parts.
- Oversaw all the shipments of packaging materials for two (2) manufacturing facilities.
- Developed and implemented a cross-training program for storeroom operators to ensure department flexibility.
- Instituted a repair process for critical spare parts – reducing purchasing costs.
- Developed and implemented a strategy to track expediting fees for critical spares.
- Instituted a process to track and monitor min./max. set point changes and critical spare order suspension.
- Maintained a cycle count accuracy of greater than 93%.
Facilities/Storeroom Leader – Corning, New York
Corning Incorporated
11.2008 - 09.2009
- Managed department of four (4) union employees.
- Responsible for the coordination of maintenance activities for facility related equipment in the (boilers, HVAC systems, fire systems, building monitoring system and building & grounds) plant.
- Ensured that the preventative maintenance schedule for facility related equipment followed.
- Initiated a predictive maintenance program – coordinated the infrared training for plant electricians.
- Liaison for the plant between new equipment project teams and the plant.
- Monitored the installation of new equipment brought into the plant.
- Managed maintenance department budget ($1.7M).
- Corrected the ordering process for storeroom items with regards to quantity, price and part description.
- Monitored the storeroom item usage, outages, cycle counts, and reconciliation adjusting to ensure critical spare inventory.
- Coordinated the repairs and refurbishing of critical spare parts.
- Developed a strategy to reduce inventory cost for storeroom by ($1.3M).
- Developed and implemented performance metrics for the storeroom.
- Implemented 5S program for the facility and storeroom operations.
- Developed and implemented a strategy to reduce department overtime by 20%.
- Maintained cycle count accuracy of greater than 93%.
Extrusion Team Leader – Corning, New York
Corning Incorporated
11.2006 - 11.2008
- Managed department of twenty (20) union employees.
- Responsible for daily performance (material utilization and cutting selects) of extrusion operations (batching, wet tower, forming, drying, cutting, final inspection, and packing).
- Developed and implemented Operator Training Plan for all work cells across shift (20% improvement).
- Assisted with yield improvement (30%) and cost reduction programs ($9M).
- Assisted in the implementation of the 5S program.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio01.1994
Skills
- SQF 2000 Systems
- Process Improvement – Six Sigma Green Belt
- Maintenance Management
- ISO 9000, 9001, 14000, and 14001
- Inventory Management and Logistics Control – ERP system (Peoplesoft, Syspro & EMPAC)
- Cost Control and Reduction – Material Cost (Critical Spares and Packaging)
- Lean Manufacturing – Standard Work (Development of SWI’s)
Certification
- Six Sigma - Green Belt (March 2009)
- Achieving Manufacturing Excellence
- Lean Manufacturing Fundamentals
- Engineer in Training (State of Ohio)
- Combustion Safety Training (2019)
- Hydraulic & Pneumatic Training (2018)
- Electrical Principles and Electrical Motor Control Training (2018)
Timeline
Maintenance Manger
Altium Packaging
04.2025 - Current
Operations Manager – Forage and Soil Department
Dairy One Cooperative, Inc.
09.2023 - 04.2025
Maintenance Supervisor – Bowling Green, Kentucky
KAAP (Kobe Aluminum Affiliate)
01.2023 - 09.2023
Maintenance Supervisor – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Country Oven Bakery (Kroger Affiliate)
10.2017 - 01.2023
Production Supervisor – Bowling Green, Kentucky
Country Oven Bakery (Kroger Affiliate)
05.2016 - 10.2017
Production Supervisor – Morgantown, Kentucky
Real Alloy (formerly Aleris International)
02.2014 - 05.2016
Maintenance Supervisor – Solon, Ohio
Zircoa Inc.
09.2012 - 02.2014
Storeroom/Utilities Leader – Solon, Ohio
Zircoa Inc.
08.2012 - 09.2012
Storeroom/Utilities Leader – Solon, Ohio
Rogers Group - Contract Position at Zircoa Inc.
06.2011 - 08.2012
Storeroom/Packaging Leader – Corning, New York
Corning Incorporated
09.2009 - 01.2011
Facilities/Storeroom Leader – Corning, New York
Corning Incorporated
11.2008 - 09.2009
Extrusion Team Leader – Corning, New York
Corning Incorporated
11.2006 - 11.2008
Bachelor of Science - Civil Engineering
Case Western Reserve University