Objective is to use the skills and knowledge have gathered over the last 15 years at Roseburg Forest Products to help myself and future company and team exceed in production, safety and quality. Seasoned Area Supervisor and Industrial Electrician dedicated to streamlining operations and maximizing team performance. Driven to improve processes and reduce costs with hands-on management style. Bringing strong communication, planning and problem solving abilities demonstrated over 15 years in the field.
Hi, I’m
John Graf
Alberton,MT
Summary
Overview
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Roseburg Forest ProductsMissoula, MT
Maintenance Area Coordinator
10.2023 - Current
Job overview
- First and Foremost making sure safety was is top priority and driving Safety Culture
- Direct supervisor for electrical and mechanical departments
- Lead planner for electrical department and scheduler for both departments
- Duties included planning and scheduling for maintenance team and taking lead on optimizing machine systems, ordering parts, working with vendors on sourcing and VMI inventories
- Driving department KPI and DPI metrics to help or department and company succeed.
Roseburg Forest ProductsMissoula, MT
Lead Electrician
01.2022 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Specialized in department leadership roles, including running electrical shop floor
- Duties involved, troubleshooting and helping to maintain electrical systems in Roseburg’s Missoula composites facility
- Took pride in being leader of electrical department and helping make the department better
- Tasks included tech training, being electrical lead planner and scheduler and making sure parts got ordered
- Worked with venders and was happy to take on any task
- Involved in new installations as well as maintenance procedures both alongside other electricians and on my own
- Working with and training new additions to electrical team
- Additional self motivated skill mastering like writing code for entire machine’s programs such as three side tape edge and creating Human Machine Interface screens on new machines.
Roseburg Forest Products
Electrician
01.2010 - 12.2022
Job overview
- Started here in June of 2006 for summer help and came back as electrician in 2010
- Stated as Industrial Electrician Shortly after graduating from college
- Ran shift for eight years chasing whistles and troubleshooting breakdowns to keep lines running and minimizing downtime
- After building up skills was promoted to Day Shift and Tech I roll which is highest level of hourly electrician at facility
- Involved in installing, troubleshooting, and helping to maintain electrical systems in industrial particle board mill
- Involved in new installations as well as maintenance procedures both alongside other electricians and on my own.
North West DisplayEvaro MT
Sales Associate
01.2003 - 12.2013
Job overview
- Worked for North West Display for ten summers during the three week fireworks season
- Started as a sales associate/stocker and worked my way up to the sales manager and supervisor position.
Montana Motor MallMissoula, MT
Assistant Manager
01.2008 - 12.2010
Job overview
- Assistant manager for a car dealership
- Started selling cars and worked up to an administrative position in the company.
Encore ElectricDenver, CO
Apprentice Electrician
05.2008 - 08.2008
Job overview
- Apprentice electrician on high priority time-based project
- Involved in building four-story Microsystems building
- Duties included laying out circuits, blueprint reading, bending conduit, pulling wires, making up panels, and all other activities involved with electrical installations in new construction
- Project was on time-based deadline which required long hours lots of overtime and very good team based effort.
Roseburg Forest ProductsMissoula, MT
Apprentice Electrician Internship
05.2007 - 08.2007
Job overview
- Involved in installing, troubleshooting, and helping to maintain electrical systems in industrial particle board mill
- Involved in new installations as well as maintenance procedures both alongside other electricians and on own.
Education
North Dakota State College of ScienceWahpeton, ND
Associates Degree of Applied Science in Electrical Technology Industrial Plan
12.2009
University Overview
Alberton High SchoolAlberton, MT
High School Diploma
05.2006
University Overview
Skills
- Excellent team player
- Strong leadership skills
- Rockwell software including, RSLogix5, Control Logix, Factory talk, Rslinx, Ethernet, Controlnet and Devicenet
- Robotics and helped lead install, integration, and programming of three new robots
- Plc processor upgrading and machine center modernization
- Wonderware and Studio as well as some experience with Ignition
- Motor control centers for single phase and three phase 480v and some medium voltage 4160 reduced voltage starters
- Conduit bending, wire and overload protection sizing motor and fuses ratings T
- Troubleshooting, installation and upgrading of frequency drives from Allen Bradleys Powerflex series as well as SEW and Toshiba Drives
- Cost Reduction
- Supply Chain Management
- Quality Control
- Continuous improvements
- Facility Maintenance
- Risk Analysis
- Team Management
- Project Planning
- Safety Management
References
References
- Donnie Nielsen, Maintenance Manager, Roseburg Forest Products Missoula Composites, (541) 315-0678
- Keith O’brian, Plant Manager, Roseburg Forest Products Missoula Composites, (406) 552-7151
- Brandon Kohlwes, General Manager, Montana Motor Mall, (406) 210-0385
Timeline
Maintenance Area Coordinator
Roseburg Forest Products
10.2023 - Current
Lead Electrician
Roseburg Forest Products
01.2022 - 12.2023
Electrician
Roseburg Forest Products
01.2010 - 12.2022
Apprentice Electrician
Encore Electric
05.2008 - 08.2008
Assistant Manager
Montana Motor Mall
01.2008 - 12.2010
Apprentice Electrician Internship
Roseburg Forest Products
05.2007 - 08.2007
Sales Associate
North West Display
01.2003 - 12.2013
North Dakota State College of Science
Associates Degree of Applied Science in Electrical Technology Industrial Plan
Alberton High School
High School Diploma