David Vaughn
Brandenburg,KY
Summary
Experienced Maintenance Technician with a strong focus on mechanical and electrical systems. Expertise in preventive maintenance that enhances safety and minimizes operational interruptions. Known for quick troubleshooting and effective problem resolution to maintain optimal system performance.
Professional technician with high standards and focus on achieving results. Skilled in troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance for variety of systems and equipment. Strong team collaborator who adapts to changing needs and ensures reliability. Known for problem-solving abilities, mechanical aptitude, and effective communication skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician
BlueOval SK
04.2024 - Current
- Inspects and checks equipment for proper operating condition, makes necessary adjustments, logs test readings, and maintains, repairs, or replaces all essential equipment parts
- Capable of working with outside contractors for trouble shooting procedures
- Self-motivated person that works with little direction
- Understanding urgency to trouble shoot machines and bring production back online
- Performs miscellaneous maintenance duties as required
- Read blueprints, hydraulic and pneumatic schematics, mechanical/electrical diagrams, and technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly
- Align, fit, and assemble component parts, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates
- Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, and fixtures
- Repair, rework, and calibrate hydraulic and pneumatic assemblies and systems to meet operational specifications and tolerances
- Prepare parts sketches and write work orders
- Review project instructions and specifications to identify, modify and plan requirements fabrication, assembly and testing
- Devise, fabricate, and assemble new or modified mechanical components for products such as industrial machinery or equipment, and measuring instruments
- Analyze test results in relation to design or rated specifications and test objectives, and modify or adjust equipment to meet specifications
- Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information
- Research, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems and processes to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles
- Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations
ASU Plant Operator
Universal Industrial Gasses-UIG
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Operate and control all the equipment used in an air separation plant and accountable for the care and maintenance of plant instrumentation devices and equipment.
- Maintain quality control and quality assurance equipment, including process analyzers and gas chromatographs, manual, pneumatic, electric and electronic measuring, recording, and regulating instrumentation.
- Perform routine and non-routine analytical calibrations and adjustments
- Assist in the training and development of other teammates when needed.
- Perform minor maintenance on compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, and other plant equipment, when required.
- Read and interpret technical drawings and manuals.
- Monitor water treatment systems.
- Member of Quality Control Unit (QCU)
- Responsible for loading all inbound trucks along with driver management while on site.
- Experience in cryogenic air separation and associated technologies and the ability to work independently for troubleshooting, diagnoses & solving issues with process and plant equipment; and to develop and rapidly implement corrective actions.
- Experience training teammates on plant operations, quality control procedures and the proper techniques of instrument calibration and maintenance
- Experience with production of and use of industrial gas products.
REFRIGERATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
TYSON FOODS
02.2021 - 04.2023
- Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the refrigeration systems while maintaining a safe work environment and adhering to Tyson policies and procedures.
- Responsible for assisting Refrigeration maintenance supervisors with following and managing small projects, training and managing SAP system pertaining to specific areas of the facility.
- Responsible for operation of HVAC system while supplying air, steam, water to the facility.
- Responsible for safe, continuous and efficient operations
- Responsible for maintenance of ammonia refrigeration system, boiler system and both high pressure hot water systems, water softeners, and air compressors.
- Responsible for plant PM’s (Preventative Maintenance) of various machinery throughout plant.
- Promotion
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
TYSON FOODS
07.2019 - 02.2021
- Clean and repair building fixtures including lights, locks, windows, doors, screens, walls, floors, gutters and drains.
- Operate and perform routine maintenance and repairs on HVAC equipment and related systems.
- Perform routine preventive maintenance to ensure that building systems operate efficiently and that the physical condition of buildings do not deteriorate.
- Perform maintenance tasks such as carpentry, painting, plumbing and electrical repairs to ensure that the building is properly maintained.
- Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving equipment issues.
- Performs preventive maintenance on assigned equipment: Lubricating, rebuilding and replacing parts, and responsible for cleaning machinery as related to maintenance.
- Responsible for reading equipment manuals, blueprints, etc and perform basic math calculations.
- Responsible for reporting quality and food safety noncompliance to authorized personnel.
- Performs additional tasks as needed to include, but not limited to cross training on other machines and/or in other areas.
- Proficiency in multiple skill clusters including basic electricity, fluid power, mechanical systems, pneumatic systems and manufacturing processes.
- Performs machine and systems troubleshooting and repair, assist engineering and plant staff with the specification, installation, and modification of integrated systems, and provide technical support for all phases of the operation.
MACHINE OPERATOR
O’NEAL MANUFACTURING SERVICES
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Set-up and operate machines including adjustment and/or replacement of tooling, guides, jigs and fixtures
- Operate beveler, saw, burner, laser cutter, shot blaster, robotic welder’s, or CNC machining center.
- Support the safety and quality programs by following all accompanying rules in established processes
- Operate forklift and cranes
- Read and interpret simple blueprints
- Use a variety if hand tools such as a hammer, pliers, screwdriver, wrench, drill, grinder and bander
- Ability to use measuring tools such as tape measure, box caliper, slide dial caliper and micrometer, convert fractions to decimals and vice versa, convert metric to English
- Provide high-quality work to all internal and external customers as related to the output of their position
- Capable of setting up an operating one or more processing machines
- Other duties as assigned
ATOMIZATION OPERATOR
ECKART EFFECT PIGMENTS
09.2018 - 02.2019
- Running classifier equipment determining specifications on powder product being run.
- Running Hot Air Furnace
- Taking samples of product to ensure specifications are being met
- Using SAP system to control inventory in department
- Maintaining atomizing nozzles to ensure aluminum powder is being atomized to correct fine/coarseness
MILL OPERATOR
REPUBLIC CONDUIT
05.2016 - 07.2018
- CNC Programming
- Responsible for ensuring conduit is within quality standards in regard to OD and ID sizing
- Responsible for changing tooling/mill set up according to size of conduit using micrometer and pi tape
- Machine maintenance
- Overseer of Mill and workers
- Manual adjustments of Mill tooling
- Chemical Treatment Tech/Utility Operator
- Maintain chemical levels in Galvanizing process including but not limited to:
- Hydrochloric Acid, Sulfuric Acid, Hexavalent Chrome, Flux Solution and Degreaser tanks
- Responsible for Chrome Reduction process for waste water department
- Acid Disposal Procedures
- Machine Operator including but not limited to: Threader, Saw, Bundler, Forklift, Overhead Crane, Kettle
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with machinery and production lines
- Keep constant communication regarding all machinery
- Assist in training of new employees
- Responsible for machine change over
- Perform first level maintenance on machinery
- CNC Operations
Education
Combat Engineer/Calvary Scout
United States Army
02.2011
GED - undefined
Jefferson County High School
05.2005
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Leadership and communication
- Problem solving and customer service
- Management expertise
- Inventory management
- Telecommunications
- Fiber optic technology
- RF scanning
- Certified forklift operator
- Electric pallet jack operation
- Crane operation
- CNC machining
- Blueprint interpretation
- Hand tools proficiency
Timeline
Maintenance Technician
BlueOval SK
04.2024 - Current
ASU Plant Operator
Universal Industrial Gasses-UIG
04.2023 - 03.2024
REFRIGERATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
TYSON FOODS
02.2021 - 04.2023
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
TYSON FOODS
07.2019 - 02.2021
MACHINE OPERATOR
O’NEAL MANUFACTURING SERVICES
02.2019 - 07.2019
ATOMIZATION OPERATOR
ECKART EFFECT PIGMENTS
09.2018 - 02.2019
MILL OPERATOR
REPUBLIC CONDUIT
05.2016 - 07.2018
Combat Engineer/Calvary Scout
United States Army
GED - undefined
Jefferson County High School