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Jason M. Simon

Hickory,NC

Summary

management Role in Manufacturing Detail-oriented professional overseeing complex machinery installations. Keeps equipment functioning at peak levels.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Maintenance manager

Turbotec Products
Newton, NC
01.2023 - Current
  • Led and managed a team of 10 maintenance technicians, overseeing training, performance, and scheduling to ensure efficient operations and minimal downtime.
  • Developed and implemented preventive maintenance schedules, ensuring equipment reliability and compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
  • Managed the maintenance budget and cultivated strong vendor relationships to secure cost-effective solutions for parts and services.
  • Maintained accurate documentation of maintenance activities, logs, and compliance records, supporting audits and operational efficiency.

Manufacturing Manager

ONEH2 Inc
Hickory, NC
01.2021 - 01.2024
  • Supervised team of 10+ welder/fabricators, pipe fitters, and CAD personnel in the construction and assembly of hydrogen reforming units
  • Initiated and managed installation of orbital welding machines, automated NC laser cutting sheet metal machine, NC metal brake, and ASME certified pressurized tank welding equipment and process

Project Lead, Machine Builder and Installer

Premier Furnace
Farmington Hills, MI
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Activities included welding, fabricating, machining, pipefitting to produce large commercial thermal processing equipment
  • Built and installed conveyor systems, gas furnaces, and automated sprayers
  • Worked with both design and manufacturing engineers to build systems from the ground up

Self-Employed Owner

Tride Metal Works
Howell, MI
01.2016 - 01.2018
  • Contract work including industrial welding, machinery repair, farm equipment

Fabricator

Storch Magnetics
Livonia, MI
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Building magnetic conveyors, coolant filters and separators, built prototype trailer-based heating system using turbine jet
  • Worked unsupervised

Fabricator

International Door Inc
Canton, MI
01.2014 - 12.2014
  • Building aircraft hangar doors

Fabricator

Hallmark Tool & Gauge
Wixom, MI
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Building jigs and fixtures

Fabricator

Precise Finishing
Howell, MI
01.2011 - 01.2013
  • Built automated 28-room paint system for Honda, built high-pressure steam cleaning (70,000 psi), built cleaning and particle separation system for fruit washing

Fabricator

Hoffman Filtration Company
Brighton, MI
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Building industrial filtration systems for CNC

Welder/Fabricator

Tower Automotive
Plymouth, MI
01.2009 - 12.2009
  • Building Jeep Wrangler chassis frames

Education

Industrial Arts coursework

Wayne County Community College
Detroit, MI

Diploma - industrial arts: machining, crafting, automotive

Brighton High School
Brighton, MI
01.2010

Skills

  • Mechanical design/layout
  • Technical problem solving
  • Reading technical specifications
  • Reading blueprints
  • Operation of horizontal lathes
  • Operation of vertical mills
  • Operation of manual shears
  • Operation of automated laser cutters
  • Operation of Hurco 3-Axis CNC
  • Operation of automated brake presses
  • Operation of manual brake presses
  • ERP System: Oracle, Fishbowl
  • Wrike Management
  • Upkeep
  • Keeptrack
  • Zero Accounting

Certification

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Metal Inert Gas (MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/TIG), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Advanced Pipe Welding/Orbital Welding, Steels Hot & Cold rolled, low carbon, Aluminum Cast, 6061, 5053, Stainless 304, 309, 316L, 330, Exotics Kirtsite, Inconel, Chromoly, Titanium

Proficiencies

Mechanical design/layout technical problem solving, Reading technical specifications and blueprints, Operation of horizontal lathes, vertical mills, manual shears, Operation of automated laser cutters, Hurco 3-Axis CNC, Operation of automated and manual brake presses, Oracle, Fishbowl, Wrike Management, Upkeep, Keeptrack, Zero Accounting

Attributes

  • Assertive and Proactive
  • Self-motivated and self-starter
  • Dependable/Reliable

Timeline

Maintenance manager

Turbotec Products
01.2023 - Current

Manufacturing Manager

ONEH2 Inc
01.2021 - 01.2024

Project Lead, Machine Builder and Installer

Premier Furnace
01.2018 - 01.2021

Self-Employed Owner

Tride Metal Works
01.2016 - 01.2018

Fabricator

Storch Magnetics
01.2014 - 01.2016

Fabricator

International Door Inc
01.2014 - 12.2014

Fabricator

Hallmark Tool & Gauge
01.2013 - 01.2014

Fabricator

Precise Finishing
01.2011 - 01.2013

Fabricator

Hoffman Filtration Company
01.2009 - 01.2011

Welder/Fabricator

Tower Automotive
01.2009 - 12.2009

Industrial Arts coursework

Wayne County Community College

Diploma - industrial arts: machining, crafting, automotive

Brighton High School

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