Kenneth Grubbs
Waco,TX
Summary
Adaptable Plant Engineer eager to take responsibility for smooth and reliable throughput of managed positions. Dedicated to creating cohesive teams of impactful plant employees. Humanistic manager talented at deriving exceptional performance while maintaining staff morale.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Engineer
Owens Illinois, O-I
07.2023 - Current
- Manage a team of over 75 salary and hourly employees
- Responsible for management of $10MM annual budget.
- Provide managerial oversight of maintenance/engineering department in fast paced production environment spanning 30+ acres. (1MM SQ FT / 3 Furnace / 7 Production Lines)
- Provide managerial oversight of Batch & Furnace, Maintenance, and Environmental Departments.
- Work with local union to resolve workplace grievances in a manner that minimizes impact to company.
- Provide technical engineering support and strategic planning to minimize production downtime.
- Assist with strategic planning for plant and production enhancements.
- Ensure safety corrective actions are implemented.
- Support job change initiatives to increase performance.
- Serve on plant apprenticeship committee to oversee efficient training of apprentices.
- Coordinate and oversee relationships with vendors and contractors executing work on site.
Maintenance Manager
Owens Illinois, O-I
10.2019 - 07.2023
- Supervised employee performance, preventive maintenance, and safety.
- Scheduled regular inspections of equipment and facilities to manage wear and tear.
- Trained maintenance technicians to apply proper techniques and best practices and comply with safety protocols.
- Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.
- Delegated tasks to carefully selected employees in alignment with resource management goals.
- Collaborated with other departments to verify completion of maintenance tasks.
- Forecasted and reviewed maintenance budgets to establish cost-effective measures.
- Prepared and reviewed maintenance contracts with external service providers to offer mutually binding agreements.
- Set aggressive targets for employees to drive company success and strengthen motivation.
Journeyman Maintenance Mechanic
Owens Illinois, O-I
10.2018 - 10.2019
- Performed preventive and regular maintenance on systems.
- Diagnosed malfunctions and troubleshot issues.
- Responded immediately to mechanical breakdowns and developed timely repair plan to minimize downtime.
- Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
- Performed electrical and mechanical repairs of production equipment to minimize downtime.
- Executed tasks within time and budget constraints.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
Maintenance Manager
Axion Structural Innovations
08.2013 - 08.2018
- Supervised employee performance, preventive maintenance, and safety.
- Scheduled regular inspections of equipment and facilities to manage wear and tear.
- Trained maintenance technicians to apply proper techniques and best practices and comply with safety protocols.
- Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.
- Delegated tasks to carefully selected employees in alignment with resource management goals.
- Collaborated with other departments to verify completion of maintenance tasks.
- Created and submitted detailed reports to highlight maintenance activities and equipment performance.
- Forecasted and reviewed maintenance budgets to establish cost-effective measures.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
- Prepared and reviewed maintenance contracts with external service providers to offer mutually binding agreements.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
Education
High School Diploma -
Buffalo High School
Buffalo, TX1989
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Personnel Training
- Cost Reduction
- Capital Purchases
- Root Cause Analysis
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Industry Standards
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Blueprint Interpretation
- Project Estimation
- Project Management
Certification
- Journeyman Electrician, Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation - License # 78168
Timeline
Plant Engineer
Owens Illinois, O-I
07.2023 - Current
Maintenance Manager
Owens Illinois, O-I
10.2019 - 07.2023
Journeyman Maintenance Mechanic
Owens Illinois, O-I
10.2018 - 10.2019
Maintenance Manager
Axion Structural Innovations
08.2013 - 08.2018
High School Diploma -
Buffalo High School
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