Chad Adair
Curtis,NE
Summary
Dedicated Maintenance Manager offering years of successful team management in maintenance-driven roles. Adept at scheduling facilities maintenance to minimizing downtime and safety hazards. Well-versed in equipment troubleshooting and repair with focus on quality and efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Superintendent
Sustainable Beef
01.2025 - Current
- Conducted root cause analysis on equipment failures, leading to proactive measures to prevent future incidents
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete projects
- Monitored employee work tasks when installing aligning, and balancing new equipment for projects
- Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements
Maintenance Manager
Perdido River Meats
08.2024 - 01.2025
- Led the successful completion of major facility upgrades while adhering to budget constraints and timeline
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for cost-effective procurement of parts and services, maintaining strong working relationships
- Developed detailed maintenance budgets, effectively controlling expenses while ensuring optimal equipment performance
- Created and implemented Maintenance program to optimize operational efficiency and reduce downtime
- Documented inventory of spare parts to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records
Maintenance Packaging Technician
Lactalis
11.2023 - 07.2024
- Troubleshooting 4-20A
- Troubleshooting Packaging robots (delkor, gebo-sermex, 5n/fm300)
- Wiring AC and DC circuits
- Temperature controllers (Eurotherm)
- Skinning and Sourcing
- VFD- Powerflex 40, 520, 525, 700, 753
- Safety Circuit wiring
- Eurodrive wiring and uni-wiring
- PNP and NPN wiring
- Megging motors
Maintenance Manager
Kit Custom Home Builders
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Manage parts inventory
- Schedule all maintenance personnel
- Design and initiate all projects
- Drive results from my team to keep production reaching their goals
Off-Shift Plant Superintendent
CS Beef Packers
09.2021 - 08.2023
- Provide immediate response to operational maintenance concerns and communicate directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in all areas to minimize interruptions in production
- Maintain accurate records of management, operations and maintenance through compliance with company policies, procedures and property loss programs
- Working knowledge of computer software, such as Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD and PLC programming
- Supervises repairs/projects carried out by maintenance personnel contractors and ensures the quality of their work and their adherence to deadlines through rigorous follow-ups
- Plans and controls expenditures in accordance with operation budget of the department
- Supervises night and swing shift maintenance personnel, and is responsible of planning, leading, organizing, controlling coordination, scheduling and assigning all work requirements associated with breakdown, preventative maintenance, predictive technologies, project of the day work orders while ensuring compliance with all internal and external regulations in maintenance
- Maintains safety, health and environmental policies and procedures while ensuring compliance with all regulations pertaining to the maintenance department are met at all times
Maintenance Supervisor
CS Beef Packers
09.2018 - 01.2021
- Kept track of equipment, inventories and system upgrades in order to prepare and present detailed reports to upper management.
- Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
- Verified proper analysis and troubleshooting of electrical, hydraulic, PLC and Pneumatic
- Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality
Maintenance Lead
CS Beef Packers
07.2017 - 09.2018
- Generated and completed work orders for repairs, maintenance, and component replacement.
- Troubleshooting and repairing multiple types of equipment including conveyors, hydraulics, Electric and pneumatic.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
- Used arc welding, tig welding and plasma cutting equipment to repair metal structures, components and manufacturing machinery
Maintenance
CS Beef Packers
03.2017 - 07.2017
- Reviewed technical documentation to complete equipment maintenance and repair.
- Completed daily, weekly and monthly checklists on building equipment to maintain records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
- Investigated and corrected mechanical problems with machinery
- Followed all work orders and specifications to determine which machines and equipment required replacement, repair or maintenance.
- Quickly responded to internal service calls regarding malfunctioning equipment and completed repairs effectively.
Line Worker
Milne
08.2015 - 03.2017
- Calibrated equipment to maintain optimal performance.
- Used hand trucks, forklifts and scissor lifts to complete tasks and transport items.
- Worked closely with others in team-oriented settings to maintain line productivity.
- Operated industrial microwave to prepare product for shipment while observing machines to guarantee quality.
- Demonstrated proper use of equipment to newly hired employees to avoid workplace injuries.
- Maintained machinery to prevent overloads and avoid malfunctions.
Education
GED - undefined
CWI
01.2009
Skills
- Equipment installation
- Safety awareness
- Hand and power tools
- Problem solving ability
- Preventive Maintenance
- Mechanical expertise
- Project Management
- Troubleshooting
Timeline
Maintenance Superintendent
Sustainable Beef
01.2025 - Current
Maintenance Manager
Perdido River Meats
08.2024 - 01.2025
Maintenance Packaging Technician
Lactalis
11.2023 - 07.2024
Maintenance Manager
Kit Custom Home Builders
08.2023 - 11.2023
Off-Shift Plant Superintendent
CS Beef Packers
09.2021 - 08.2023
Maintenance Supervisor
CS Beef Packers
09.2018 - 01.2021
Maintenance Lead
CS Beef Packers
07.2017 - 09.2018
Maintenance
CS Beef Packers
03.2017 - 07.2017
Line Worker
Milne
08.2015 - 03.2017
GED - undefined
CWI