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Gregory J Bender

Buchanan

Summary

Industrial maintenance technician with hands-on experience in troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining complex machinery and systems. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving operational efficiency. Reliable, adaptable, and skilled in diagnostics, preventive maintenance, and safety protocols. excellent mechanical aptitude and problem-solving abilities. Well versed in managing workflow and delegating task.

Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Modineer
01.2024 - Current
  • Maintain and repair large stamping presses varying in size from 300-1200 tons. We have a wide variety of presses varying in age such as brown&Boggs, Verson, Blow and Danly. We have to be able to delegate if its a setup issue, tooling or maintenance then repair if it falls under maintenance. This is anything that's not die related. all mechanical and electrical repairs are done in house if capable. personally have removed ram arm on 400 ton press to repair worm gear housing and much more. We repair and make all our own PNP and NPN sensors for part present on the dies so very familiar with most sensors brands and functions.
  • Maintain and repair fiber optic lasers. we have three 5 axis BLM lasers and a bystronic 12k flat top laser. Very familiar with repairing and diagnosing laser issues. familiar with parameter adjustments and being able to get a good cut to verify if the laser is functioning correctly. I have done major repairs on heads and much more in house. This includes working on the power source. The only thing i haven't done is work on the fiber optics like splicing etc.
  • Maintain and repair all machines in our tooling department. This includes Haas Mills, Vmc and bridgeports. We also have a few older surface grinders. I ended up with a lot of these responsibilities due to my past work with these brand machines and the fact i can operate all of them. We also have two AGI wire feeders but i have not done much with them besides minimal repairs or PMs.
  • We have multiple pinch weld robot cells that we have to repair sensors, recover fanuc robots after crashes and do minor repairs on robots such as cut cables etc. We also maintain all the welders this includes miller and lincolns.
  • Maintaining and repairing overhead cranes. what we can in house. sizes ranging from 1-25 tons.
  • Assisted and lead in multiple rigging operations to move machines in house or deliver to another one of our plants.
  • Manual and print schematic reading for electrical systems and hydraulics.
  • Currently handle all fabrication projects due to being short staffed. This includes any custom fabrication needed done to a machine or building fixture tables etc.
  • Responsible for maintaining our fire pump house for emergency sprinkler system. This includes testing the pump and verifying all risers have not been damaged. Keeping all pressures regulated correctly.
  • Lead and assisted in multiple Machine installations from beginning to end of process.
  • working on buss bars and relocating power for machines
  • diagnosing of 24-480v electrical systems
  • Operate any heavy equipment needed for the job including rentals and in house units such as skid steers, telehandler, scissor lifts, crane booms and large forklifts.


Second Shift Lead Maintenance

RC Industries
02.2021 - 01.2024
  • Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
  • Efficiently assisted service technicians with problematic issues to maintain customer satisfaction and quickly solve issues.
  • Trained and guided any new employee's that came to the off shifts for a maintenance position.
  • Kept watchful eye on equipment inventories, optimizing work readiness and aligning supplies with specifications for each job.
  • Helped ordering and restocking inventory when necessary.
  • Custom fabrication using any type of shop equipment that is available.
  • Experience using (CNC mills/lathes variety of brands) Mig welding, press brake operation, torch/ plasma cutter and more.
  • Have experience leading and operating large jobs in shop for building maintenance. (Etc- large rack systems, installation of new equipment, building platform decks, tear down of obsolete equipment)
  • Contained and managed entire powder coat cleaning tank system. This included ph testing and recording and keeping acidic levels to city code and draining tanks when necessary or pumping tanks if needed.
  • Helped manage keeping the climate control room clean and organized for the powder coat line.
  • Was responsible for monthly greasing of all shop equipment this included. Powder coat line system were needed, press brakes, Cnc Fiber Lasers and material tower systems, industrial sheer, industrial turrets.
  • Helped manage and maintain Miller/lincoln, tig and mig welders. From leads and whips too diagnosing issues with the welding system.
  • Diagnosing and resolving issues with any shop equipment when needed such as Cnc Fiber lasers, Press brakes, Welders, Fork lifts, Powder coat systems, Box making system, industrial sheer, industrial turret, Shop vehicles.
  • Operated multiple brands of over head cranes to move heavy material when needed.
  • Utilized troubleshooting tools and schematics to identify parts needing repair.
  • Have extensive experience using hand tools and power tools (pneumatic, electric). Have a large set of tools for any job necessary besides specialty tools.
  • diagnosing hydraulic and pneumatic systems in large variety of diverse machines.
  • Observed and tested operation of machinery or equipment to diagnose malfunctions using voltmeters or other testing devices.
  • recovering laser or robot crashes using HMI or PLC systems if out of operators hands.
  • When needed fill in for the machinist and run the Manual bridgeport mill we have in shop. Completing production or maintenance jobs if required.
  • Operate scissor lifts, boom lifts, forklifts up to 10k weight rating, Air brake box trucks.
  • Helped with maintaining and diagnosing any issues with forklifts unless out of our hands in house.
  • Multiple occasions working with technicians over the phone to resolve a issue in house if someone could not make it in.

CNC Milling Machinist

Standard Tool And Die
03.2018 - 12.2020
  • Operated up too 3 Cnc Mills at a time mostly using milltronics and haas equipment.
  • Moved controls to properly position tools and workpieces, set specific feeds and determine cut depths for optimal operations.
  • Reviewed blueprints to determine proper setup procedures for producing specified parts.
  • Helped establish priorities, solved problems and set goals within department and offered help to team members.
  • Started and observed machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjusted machine controls or control media.
  • Evaluated production systems and processes, made recommendations regarding modifications and helped implement.
  • Adhered to safety procedures and regulations during CNC lathe operations.
  • Completed production and quality logs to document and track activity.
  • Prepared and set up machine systems for daily operation and adhered to production goals.
  • Identified and replaced broken or worn tools and made tool offsets.
  • Loaded component materials into product-specific tools and followed established documentation for manufacturing.
  • Maintained CNC Mill via established preventive maintenance schedules.
  • Monitored machined during trial runs to verify program accuracy.
  • Reviewed and modified existing programs to improve areas such as material waste or production time.
  • Kept work areas neat and organized by removing unneeded items and disposing of trash, consistently eliminating safety hazards and enhancing productivity.
  • Prioritized tasks to meet project deadlines and remained composed in busy work environments to avoid wasted time and effort.
  • Studied orders to determine required machine sequences and tools to achieve desired results.
  • Oversaw task prioritization and remained calm in fast-paced situations to streamline accomplishment.

Production Machinist

Vickers Engineering Inc.
06.2014 - 02.2018
  • Used CNC and manual equipment to perform both initial and final machining.
  • Studied daily work instruction, sketches, drawings, blueprints and manuals to determine dimensions and tolerances accurately.
  • Assessed equipment after production run and performed preventive maintenance to keep machines running smoothly.
  • Closely monitored equipment to detect and report malfunctions and prevent accidents.
  • Interpreted drawings and planed work in proper operational sequence on multi-cut jobs.
  • Assembled and set various boring, slotting and turning heads.
  • Ran lathes, boring machines, mills, planers and grinders.
  • Completed projects on time and under budget and maintained equipment and tools.
  • Was mostly selected to help with startup Cells to calculate machine speeds and amount of product that could be made in 8 hours to help standards.
  • operated multiple types of Fanuc robots in situations of production when utilized.
  • Extensive experience recovering and diagnosing Fanuc robot operations.
  • Used all sorts of measuring instruments such as calipers, micrometers, OD/ID gages, height gages and more.
  • operated Forklift when needed
  • Worked any shift i was needed on at that time.


Education

High School Diploma -

River Valley High School
05.2014

Skills

  • Job Prioritizing
  • Task Prioritization
  • Safety Compliance
  • Project Planning
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Computerized Maintenance Management
  • Worker Training
  • Outside Contractor Oversight
  • Machine operation
  • Skilled Maintenance and Repair
  • Project Maintenance
  • Professional Communication
  • Goal Management

Timeline

Industrial Maintenance Technician

Modineer
01.2024 - Current

Second Shift Lead Maintenance

RC Industries
02.2021 - 01.2024

CNC Milling Machinist

Standard Tool And Die
03.2018 - 12.2020

Production Machinist

Vickers Engineering Inc.
06.2014 - 02.2018

High School Diploma -

River Valley High School

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