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Michael Cates

Summary

Maintenance professional with proven track record in efficiently managing maintenance operations. Known for ensuring optimal performance of equipment and facilities through effective maintenance strategies. Highly dependable team player with focus on adaptability and result-oriented collaboration. Skills include troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and team leadership.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Maintenance Manager

Refresco
09.2023 - Current
  • Manage all facets of Maintenance, including mechanical, electrical, and facilities
  • Maintain Maintenance Budget
  • Drive Continuous Improvement
  • Drive accountability in the Department
  • Put together training curriculum for less experienced personnel
  • Hire guide contractors as needed. Making sure they adhere to all company safety procedures
  • Waste water management
  • Work on the production floor as needed
  • Read and interpret blueprints and schematics
  • Attend regular business meetings and lead meetings when applicable
  • Guide, train, drive accountability in the department

Maintenance Manager

Lassonde-Pappas
10.2021 - 08.2023
  • Responsible for all facets of maintenance, from facilities to machines.
  • Locate and work with various vendors.
  • Capital projects. Determine need cost and schedule all facets of Capital projects.
  • Supervise 3 supervisors and a maintenance team of about 20 individuals.
  • Design and work on continuous improvement projects. Driver of continuous improvement.
  • Maintain maintenance budget.
  • Developing a curriculum for continued training of staff.
  • Adjust the PM program to match the needs of the company.
  • Work with Programmer to improve equipment eff.

Juice Operations Manager

SunSweet Corp
11.2016 - 10.2022
  • Responsible for Directing all Juice Personnel (Mechanical; Electrical Production as well as Supervisors 25
  • Juice Production Manager (November 2017 to Current)
  • Manage Scheduling and Installation of Upgrade Projects
  • Manage Continuous Improvement, 5S, Root Cause, Corrective Action
  • Maintain Maintenance Budget
  • Maintain Production Budget
  • Complete Company Started Training of Maintenance Personnel
  • Develop Curriculum for Training
  • Work with Programmer to Identify and Make Programming Improvements to Equipment
  • Supervise Union and Company Employees
  • Responsible for testing new products
  • Working closely with outside vendors both good and bad

Maintenance Supervisor

Collins Pine Company Chester
03.2013 - 10.2015
  • Responsible for Directing all Maintenance Personnel (Mechanical; 18 Electrical employees)
  • Work with outside vendors
  • Driver of Continuous Improvement
  • Operate within a budget
  • Adjust PM program to match the needs of the plant
  • Schedule Maintenance Activities
  • Identify strengths/weaknesses of employees and build on them
  • Supervise Mechanical/Electrical Training Programs
  • Work with programmers to make upgrades to plant systems
  • Communicate both up and down
  • Auto CAD
  • Supervise Union Employees daily
  • Schedule, Supervise Outside Contractors on Shutdowns and Special projects
  • Troubleshoot, Supervise Repair of Hydraulic Systems, Pneumatic Systems, Electrical Systems, and PLC Systems
  • Design, Supervise Fabrication and Installation of Plant Upgrades
  • Schedule projects and complete on time and on budget
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Supervise Sawmill in Sawmill Supervisor's Absence

Maintenance Superintendent

Stimson Lumber Company
01.2010 - 03.2013
  • Responsible for Directing all Maintenance Personnel (Mechanical Electrical and Cleanup crew 23Employees)
  • Work with outside vendors
  • Design and implement upgrades to both sawmill and planer lines
  • Driver of Continuous Improvement
  • Adjust PM program to match needs of the plant
  • Operate within a budget
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Reduced downtime by 50%
  • Identify strengths/Weaknesses of employees and build on them
  • Work with programmers to make upgrades to plant systems
  • Communicate both up and down
  • Auto CAD
  • Schedule projects and complete on time and on budget
  • Schedule and Supervise Outside contractors for shutdowns and special projects
  • Upgrade Plant processes working with Bonneville to achieve energy savings and rebates on project costs Work with local community college to set up apprenticeship program both mechanical and electrical.

Maintenance Planner

Stimson Lumber Company
03.2005 - 01.2010
  • Plan and execute weekly maintenance
  • Helped institute an equipment efficiency program to identify the greatest needs of the plant
  • Designed and supervised equipment upgrades
  • Designed and initiated a PM management program increasing completion to 100% and reducing administration time by 80%
  • Auto CAD
  • Hydraulics, Pneumatics
  • Fabrication, Equipment design and installation
  • Basic electrical
  • Interact with vendors
  • Develop people’s skills
  • Supervise outside contractors on projects for the plant
  • Manage Maintenance Department in Maintenance Superintendent's Absence

Lead Millwright

Roseburg Forest Products
09.1989 - 02.2005
  • Troubleshooting and repair of Hydraulic, Pneumatic, mechanical systems
  • Schedule Maintenance
  • Order Parts
  • Design and install equipment upgrades
  • Supervise crews through maintenance and project installs
  • Increase plant uptime
  • Fabrication
  • Initiated PM programs on lines I was responsible for
  • Read and draw blueprints

Education

Associates of Arts - Engineering

Tillamook Bay Community College
Tillamook, OR
12.2010

Skills

  • Electrical
  • Experience
  • Fabrication
  • Pneumatic
  • Haccp
  • Restoration
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Hydraulics
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Mechanical
  • Leadership
  • Blueprint Reading
  • SAP
  • Excel
  • Facilities
  • Maintenance
  • Microsoft Office
  • Millwright
  • Forklift
  • Continuous improvement
  • PLC
  • Microsoft Word
  • Osha
  • Production Management
  • Leadership Experience
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing
  • Welding
  • Customer Service
  • Six Sigma
  • CMMS
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Project Planning
  • Mentoring
  • Equipment Repair
  • Lean Management
  • 5S
  • Operation
  • Communication skills

Certification

  • Journeyman’s License
  • Driver's License

Timeline

Maintenance Manager

Refresco
09.2023 - Current

Maintenance Manager

Lassonde-Pappas
10.2021 - 08.2023

Juice Operations Manager

SunSweet Corp
11.2016 - 10.2022

Maintenance Supervisor

Collins Pine Company Chester
03.2013 - 10.2015

Maintenance Superintendent

Stimson Lumber Company
01.2010 - 03.2013

Maintenance Planner

Stimson Lumber Company
03.2005 - 01.2010

Lead Millwright

Roseburg Forest Products
09.1989 - 02.2005

Associates of Arts - Engineering

Tillamook Bay Community College

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