Jared Imler
Westminster,CO
Summary
Efficient maintenance professional skilled in task delegation, maintenance scheduling and team oversight. Commended for quality performance and reliability demonstrated several years of industry experience. Advanced knowledge of equipment maintenance and repairs. Experience stepping into roles and quickly making positive changes to drive company success.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Amcor Rigid Plastics
Denver, Colorado
04.2024 - Current
- Managed the maintenance staff and their daily activities.
- Scheduled routine inspections of all areas within facility premises.
- Maintained records of repairs, service requests, costs.
- Developed preventive maintenance procedures for all machines used in production.
- Conducted regular training sessions for maintenance personnel on safety protocols and best practices.
- Monitored the performance of all equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Provided technical support in case of system malfunctions or breakdowns.
- Assisted project engineers with ongoing capital projects
- Created requests for capital expenditure for facility projects
Sr Engineering Leader (Plant Engineer)
Kroger Manufacturing – King Soopers Bakery
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Managed CAPEX program using ORACLE project management
- Created 5-year capex plan and lead capex projects, including vetting contractors, creating project scope, reviewing proposals, creating project request documents, tracking and following budget, and project follow through
- Managed multiple concurrent projects ranging from $30k - $1 million and totaling over $5 million
- Projects including facility repairs, new equipment installation, rebuilding and overhauling current equipment
- Coordinate with production staff to reduce impact and equipment downtime on new projects
- Assisted corporate project engineers with larger scale capex projects costing over $1 million
- Developed and manage monthly plant maintenance budget of $400k
- Coached and trained new maintenance supervisors and department administrators.
Manufacturing Maintenance Engineer
04.2021 - 08.2023
- Managed the predictive and preventative maintenance plan
- Created procedures and frequency to meet maintenance demand based off manufacturer specs and collected data
- Conducted preventative maintenance reviews to analyze equipment data and identify specific failures and associated costs including parts usage, maintenance labor hours, and downtime costs
- Successfully controlled labor hours to remain within targeted percentage goals, optimizing workforce productivity and cost management
- Oversaw inventory optimization plan to minimize over-stocking unnecessary replacement parts, add new parts inventory for new and existing assets, and remove unused repair parts
- Removed over $62,000 worth of obsolete and unused parts from inventory in 2022
- Removed or reclassified over 800 unique part numbers totaling over $300k in 2024
- Supervised and coached a team consistent of the maintenance scheduler, maintenance planner, and the inventory specialist
- Lead the PSM program for the maintenance team and assisted in mechanical Integrity audits
- Resolved findings using internal team and outside contractors
- Performed engineering analyses to determine the root cause of critical and repetitive equipment failures
- Assisted RCA committee with mechanical, electrical, safety, and quality issues
- Assisted with corporate and divisional sourcing initiatives for maintenance parts, tools, equipment and vehicles
- Tracked, reported, and drove maintenance KPI’s for each four-week period.
Lead Hub Plant Engineering Supervisor
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Commerce City, CO
05.2016 - 05.2021
- Maintained structural, mechanical, and electrical systems in the 577,465 ft2 hub using IBM’s MAXIMO CMMS
- Managed a team of 18 union mechanics and 3 part time management employees
- Assigned daily, weekly, and monthly work schedules to mechanics and contractors to achieve a desired goal and utilize operational downtime to conduct equipment repairs on over 1300 conveyors and building systems
- Zero lost time injuries in 2018, 2019, and 2020
- Managed preventative maintenance plan to reduce emergency maintenance to 5.8% of total maintenance hours
- UPS Chief Engineer’s award winner in 2018 and 2019
- Awarded to the district with the number one overall ranking within set categories, including financial, system reliability, facility safety, compliance, and lost time and DART injuries
- Ranked first out of 20 districts in the United States 7 out of 12 months in 2018, 4 out of 12 months in 2019
- 12% Under plan in cumulative functional cost in 2018
- Increased equipment run time hours per breakdown by 35% from 2018 to 2019.
Education
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering -
The University of Colorado- Boulder
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering -
The Pennsylvania State University
Skills
- Maintenance and Reliability
- Predictive and Preventative Maintenance
- Root Cause Analysis
- Project Management
- Inventory Management
- Strategic Planning
- Budget Managment
- Lean Six Sigma
- Shop Safety Practices
- CAD proficiency
- Manufacturing Processes
Certification
- Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies - Engineer-in-Training/ Engineer Intern (EIT) -EI.0078968, 03/01/23
- Six Sigma Global Institute – Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, 08/01/20
Timeline
Plant Engineering and Maintenance Manager
Amcor Rigid Plastics
04.2024 - Current
Sr Engineering Leader (Plant Engineer)
Kroger Manufacturing – King Soopers Bakery
09.2023 - 04.2024
Manufacturing Maintenance Engineer
04.2021 - 08.2023
Lead Hub Plant Engineering Supervisor
United Parcel Service (UPS)
05.2016 - 05.2021
Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering -
The University of Colorado- Boulder
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering -
The Pennsylvania State University
- Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies - Engineer-in-Training/ Engineer Intern (EIT) -EI.0078968, 03/01/23
- Six Sigma Global Institute – Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, 08/01/20
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