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Romaw Ghebrekidan

Romaw Ghebrekidan

Sioux Falls,SD

Summary

Skilled Plant Maintenance Manager with experience in overseeing all aspects of plant operations, including maintenance, quality control, and workforce management. Strengths lie in applying strategic planning to improve efficiency, coordinating preventive maintenance programs, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Notable impact made in previous roles includes implementing cost-saving strategies and improving overall operational performance.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Plant Maintenance Manager

Smithfield Food
Sioux Falls, SD
05.2019 - Current
  • Demonstrate strong safety leadership skills, and follow safe work practices.
  • Monitored inventory levels of spare parts and ordered replacements as needed.
  • Reviewed employee performance evaluations on a regular basis to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Respond to unplanned, emergency work requests in a timely and effective manner.
  • Maintained clear and safe workspace areas to meet OSHA standards.
  • Conducted daily inspections of plant equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  • Managed projects related to plant upgrades or expansions within budget guidelines.
  • Budgeted monthly departmental expenses and implemented cost controls.

Maintenance Team Leader

Smithfield Food
Sioux Falls, SD
05.2018 - 03.2019
  • Work with management supervisors to plan work priorities.
  • Assign duties, and monitor work for accuracy and conformance to policies.
  • Ensure that employees follow safety regulations and procedures.
  • Assist in hiring and training employees.
  • Conduct performance reviews, and provide feedback.
  • Oversee the work of assigned maintenance employees.
  • Trained personnel in the proper use of tools, machines, and other related equipment.
  • Identified areas for improvement within the maintenance department through data analysis.

Team Lead

Adams Thermal System
57303 Canton, SD
04.2012 - 02.2015
  • Supervised line production, ensuring that staff are motivated, monitored and measured in line with company targets and performance standards.
  • Responsible for making sure that any gaps in performance or quality are quickly identified and addressed.
  • Distributing the workload to team members.
  • Maintaining daily safety meetings and statistics to hit or above rate.
  • Communicating daily with supervisors.
  • Coordinated workflow and production expectations.
  • Assured that all work assigned to the production was performed in accordance with specifications, instructions and requirements.
  • Quality - Made sure the products manufactured from the machine

Shift Supervisor

Metrixware Inc
Sioux Falls, SD
06.2007 - 11.2009
  • Operate machinery used in the production process, or assist machine operators.
  • Maintain the products to verify conformance to quality standards.
  • Count finished products to determine if product orders are complete.
  • Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
  • Maintained clean and organized workspaces for both production.
  • Followed safety procedures and guidelines.

Education

Some College (No Degree) -

Southeast Technical Institute
Sioux Falls, SD

Skills

  • Leadership and team building
  • Problem-solving and decision-making
  • Welding and fabrication
  • Maintenance planning and execution
  • Lean manufacturing principles
  • 5S, Six Sigma, and Kaizen
  • Industrial maintenance practices
  • Business process improvement
  • Work order management
  • Vendor coordination and management
  • Plumbing maintenance and repairs
  • Lockout/tagout compliance
  • Quality assurance processes
  • Inventory control techniques
  • Budget management
  • Employee training and development
  • Time management skills
  • Equipment troubleshooting
  • Safety regulations compliance
  • Vendor relationship management

Certification

  • Safety committee Member-ATS
  • First Aid CPR AED – Avera
  • Forklift Operator
  • Lockout Tagout Certify
  • Consigned space certify
  • Cryovac Machine Certify

Languages

Amaric, English

Accomplishments

  • Promoted to maintenance lead under4 years.
  • Promoted to Production supervisor under 1year of hire date.
  • Helped improve quality as a production lead.
  • Assisted with department projects and implementation and sustainment of 5s objectives, created new programs to support.

Languages

English
Professional
Amharic
Professional

Timeline

Plant Maintenance Manager

Smithfield Food
05.2019 - Current

Maintenance Team Leader

Smithfield Food
05.2018 - 03.2019

Team Lead

Adams Thermal System
04.2012 - 02.2015

Shift Supervisor

Metrixware Inc
06.2007 - 11.2009

Some College (No Degree) -

Southeast Technical Institute

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