Overview
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Education
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Edgar Propst

Gastonia,NC

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance Technician

Buckeye Fire Extinguisher
06.2023 - Current
  • Conducted routine inspections and maintenance on HVAC systems, ensuring optimal functionality and compliance with safety standards.
  • Diagnosed and repaired electrical systems, enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing downtime across facilities.
  • Collaborated with team members to implement preventive maintenance schedules, improving equipment reliability and lifespan.
  • Trained junior technicians on proper maintenance procedures and safety protocols, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Utilized diagnostic tools to troubleshoot mechanical issues, reducing response time for repairs and boosting productivity.
  • Managed inventory of maintenance supplies, optimizing stock levels to ensure timely availability of critical components.
  • Led cross-functional teams in major repair projects, coordinating efforts to achieve timely completion while adhering to budget constraints.
  • Operated varied hand and power tools to complete repairs.
  • Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
  • Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
  • Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
  • Followed safety protocols to minimize workplace accidents.
  • Inspected and maintained equipment to keep items in top working condition.
  • Successfully completed complex repair tasks within tight deadlines, minimizing disruptions to daily operations.
  • Improved equipment functionality by conducting regular maintenance checks and repairs.
  • Contributed to a safer work environment, promptly addressing any identified hazards or concerns.
  • Collaborated with team members to complete larger repair projects efficiently.
  • Reduced downtime by quickly diagnosing and resolving technical issues on machinery.
  • Performed electrical and mechanical repairs of production equipment to minimize downtime.
  • Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.

Owner/Operator

5Star Home Improvement
11.2018 - 06.2023

I am the owner and operator. I can do any type of remodeling. I have built a house from the ground up. I can do plans, wood working, electrical, plumbing, and finishing of projects. Also I am able to do tree removal, from just topping trees to totally taking them down and removal.

Maintenance Mechanic

Syncot Plastics
03.2009 - 08.2018

-Performed work involving the skills of two or more maintenance and craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, and the structure of an establishment in repair.

-Inspected, operated, and tested machinery and equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

-Dismantled machines, equipment, and devices to access and remove defective parts,using hoist, cranes, hand tools and power tools.

-Performed routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, and belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, and doing other preventative maintenance actions.

-Diagnosed mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, and parts catalogs, as necessary.

-Repaired machines, equipment and structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, and equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical testing devices.

Maintenance Mechanic

House of Raeford
10.2004 - 09.2006

-Started machines and observe mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems.

-Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.

-Inspected and tested damaged machine parts and marked defective areas and advised supervisors of repair needs.

-Reassembled machines after completion of repair and maintenance work.

-Dismantled machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes and hoists.

Construction Carpenter

K&L Construction
02.2001 - 06.2004

-Followed established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.

-Studied specifications in blueprints, sketches, and building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and material required.

-Measured and marked cutting lines of materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.

-Shaped and cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines and power tools.

Spinning Tech

Pharr Yarns
03.1988 - 06.1996

-In charge of maintaining machines and setup of different sizing of yarns, kevlar, polyester, polytron, antron

Education

GED -

CPCC Charlotte NC
Charlotte, NC
12.2009

Skills

  • Strategic project planning
  • Staff training and development
  • Bidding processes
  • Customer relations
  • Contract negotiation expertise
  • Coach Systems, National Safety Council 5/2014
  • Lift Truck Operator, National Safety Council 10/2010
  • Project estimating
  • Understanding schematics
  • Codes compliance
  • Power and hand tool use
  • Mechanical Repair
  • Troubleshooting strength
  • Organizational ability
  • Maintenance scheduling
  • Safety-oriented mindset
  • Equipment repair
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Reporting and documentation
  • OSHA
  • Safety protocols
  • knowledge and use of stick and tig welding, aluminum welding, and wire welding
  • acetaline cutting torches and plasma torches

Education and Training

other

Timeline

Maintenance Technician

Buckeye Fire Extinguisher
06.2023 - Current

Owner/Operator

5Star Home Improvement
11.2018 - 06.2023

Maintenance Mechanic

Syncot Plastics
03.2009 - 08.2018

Maintenance Mechanic

House of Raeford
10.2004 - 09.2006

Construction Carpenter

K&L Construction
02.2001 - 06.2004

Spinning Tech

Pharr Yarns
03.1988 - 06.1996

GED -

CPCC Charlotte NC
Edgar Propst