Chris Grant
Idaho Falls,ID
Summary
Hardworking Lead Maintenance Technician experienced providing electrical and mechanical maintenance in production facilities. Works well with other employees and demonstrates good leadership abilities. Willingness to work long hours to complete jobs, including weekends if necessary.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Lead
Idahoan Foods
01.2019 - Current
- Generated and dispatched work orders for repairs, inspections, and replacements.
- Diagnose equipment failures and coordinating necessary repairs while minimizing production down time.
- Oversee maintenance area in the absence of Maintenance Supervisor.
- Coordinate work activities with departments, outside contractors and vendors, and prioritizing production demands.
- Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements.
- Willing to answer and respond to on call plant needs and to coordinate resources as needed to address emergency down time scenarios.
- Trained less experienced maintenance technicians and helped coordinate training activities for the department as needed.
- Supervised employee performance, preventive maintenance, and safety.
- Monitored priorities between the maintenance team and production, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
- Complete routine paperwork and have a thorough understanding of D365 for maintenance.
- Followed and promoted safety programs and requirements for the hot work, confined space, fall protection, and lockout/tag out polices.
- Understand basic applications of electrical and controls safety requirements within the maintenance department.
- Follow, and enforce, all company Food Safety and Food Quality programs, policies and practices.
- Managed efficient teams of multiple employees.
Sr. Maintenance Tech.
Idahoan Foods
07.2017 - 01.2019
- Acted as a training mentor in areas of expertise and trained less experienced maintenance personnel.
- Start/stop all equipment and understand safety control measures for each.
- Checked and fill gear boxes with proper oil weight and differentiate between over and under filled.
- Cut, lace, and track conveyor belt systems.
- Welding with stick, MIG, TIG and used cutting torches and plasma.
- Adjusted for proper tension and alignment on belt drive systems.
- Safely used hand and power tools in shop (drill press, band saw, grinder, mill, lathe, sanders, etc).
- Properly replace bearings, align electric motor couplings, align and adjust sprockets and chains.
- Cut, lace, and track conveyor belt systems.
- Troubleshooting steam systems (traps, valves, pumps, isolation), burners and natural gas systems, and equipment operation and sequencing.
- Troubleshoot, disassemble, and repair pumps, gear boxes, and motors as required.
Maintenance Tech.
Idahoan Foods
07.2007 - 06.2017
- Repaired and replaced pumps, valves and motors.
- Replaced worn or broken parts on machines and equipment.
- Boiler and wasteplant operator.
- Diagnosed and repaired complex mechanical and electrical systems.
- Rewired and replaced faulty electrical components in equipment.
- Utilized variety of tools and test equipment to troubleshoot and diagnose equipment malfunctions.
- Rebuilt Cornell and Fairbanks pumps.
- Conducted regular inspections of equipment to promptly identify issues that could cause machinery malfunctions.
- Operated varied hand and power tools to complete repairs.
- Followed safety protocols to minimize workplace accidents.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
Education
High School Diploma -
Bonneville HIgh School
Iona, ID01-2003
Skills
- Certificate In Boilers
- Certificate In Steam Systems
- Certificate In Steam Traps And Regulators
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Single-phase motors
- Pneumatic systems
- Insulation installation
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Assignment delegation
- Work order management
Timeline
Maintenance Lead
Idahoan Foods
01.2019 - Current
Sr. Maintenance Tech.
Idahoan Foods
07.2017 - 01.2019
Maintenance Tech.
Idahoan Foods
07.2007 - 06.2017
High School Diploma -
Bonneville HIgh School
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