Paul Benoit
Nashua,NH
Summary
Experienced Utilities Systems Operator skilled in preventive maintenance, HVAC troubleshooting, and equipment repairs. Proven ability to conduct thorough facility inspections and execute necessary repairs, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
Overview
1
1
Certification
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Utilities Systems Operator (USO) Maintenance
Department of Veterans Affairs
Manchester, New Hampshire
06.2017 - 08.2026
- Performed repairs on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems.
- Performed preventive maintenance on machinery and equipment to ensure reliability.
- Developed preventive maintenance procedures for building systems including HVAC systems, plumbing systems, elevators, fire alarms and sprinkler systems.
- Conducted routine facility inspections to identify maintenance needs.
- Inspected facilities and proactively detected and diagnosed potential or actual maintenance or repair needs by listening, looking and using precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Responded promptly to urgent maintenance requests from building occupants.
- Performed building and equipment maintenance and repairs by doing heating, ventilation, air conditioning, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, vehicular and machinery work.
- Repaired or replaced worn out parts using hand tools or power tools such as welders, grinders and drills.
- Rebuilt machinery per manufacturers' designs and retrofitted and upgraded machinery per in-house design to improve equipment reliability or performance and optimize production.
- Managed replacement parts inventory using electronic tracking system to pinpoint current parts levels, flag shortages and initiate reordering promptly to avoid production interruptions.
- Assisted in determining the cause of breakdowns by examining components for wear or defects.
- Collaborated with contractors for specialized repair projects and renovations.
- Implemented inventory management for tools, parts, and supplies used in maintenance tasks.
- Interpreted blueprints and schematics to understand operation of complex equipment.
- Coordinated with vendors regarding service contracts and warranty information.
Education
High School Diploma -
Dennis Yarmouth Regional Highschool
South Yarmouth, MA06-1989
Skills
- HVAC troubleshooting
- Preventive maintenance
- Equipment maintenance
- Machinery repair
- System troubleshooting
- Equipment installation
- System operations monitoring
- Facility inspections
- Machinery inspection
- Equipment inspection
- Facility maintenance
- Blueprint interpretation
- Component repair
- Safety compliance
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Equipment operation
- Equipment operation
Certification
- OSHA 10
Timeline
Utilities Systems Operator (USO) Maintenance
Department of Veterans Affairs
06.2017 - 08.2026
High School Diploma -
Dennis Yarmouth Regional Highschool