Safet Seferagic
Waterloo,IA
Summary
Dynamic Maintenance/Plant Systems Manager with extensive experience at Masterbrand/Bertch Cabinet LLC, excelling in project management and team leadership. Proven track record in optimizing equipment maintenance and implementing predictive maintenance strategies, ensuring operational efficiency. Skilled in mechanical and electrical troubleshooting, with a strong commitment to safety and effective communication.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance/Plant Systems Manager
Masterbrand/Bertch Cabinet LLC
Waterloo, USA
01.2023 - Current
- Account responsibility for three shifts of Maintenance technicians.
- Planned out and carried all projects, new installations and repairs in 11 plants on Waterloo campus and our plants in Jesup and Oelwein.
- Maintained CNC woodworking machines, CNC saws, leith, clamps, woodgrinders, -sanders, woodburning steam boilers, screw and piston air compressors and cardboard-boxing machines, stretch wrappers, banders, picking robots etc.
Maintenance Senior Supervisor
Tyson Fresh Meats
Waterloo, USA
09.2019 - 01.2023
- Account responsibility A Shift Harvest Floor and A Shift Rendering.
- Ensuring all the equipment on mentioned floor is in good operating condition to ensure smooth production of the plant.
- Ordering the spare parts needed, scheduling the special project with internal and external crews.
- Taking care of the cost awareness for the budgets assigned to me.
- Ensuring that the safety protocols are being followed by the team members in my control.
Maintenance Manager
Reinert Kunststofftechnik GmbH Co & Kg
Bissingen an der Teck, Germany
02.2011 - 07.2019
- Read dials and meters to determine amperage, voltage, electrical output and input at specific operating temperature to analyze parts performance.
- Discuss changes in design, method of manufacture and assembly, and drafting techniques and procedures with staff and coordinate corrections.
- Review project instructions and blueprints to ascertain test specifications, procedures, and objectives, and test nature of technical problems such as redesign.
- Maintained 40 Plastic Molding Machines and Robots: Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanics, Electrics and Electronics.
- Maintained all Plant Utilities: Central Heating and Cooling, Cooling Water System etc.
- Developed Scheduled Maintenance Plans and Implemented them.
- Developed PM-Cards and Implemented them.
- Trained Maintenance Personnel on all needed Positions, Tasks etc.
Maintenance Supervisor/Superintendent, Plant Manager
Beef Products Inc.
Waterloo, USA
08.1999 - 04.2010
- Ran a Maintenance Crew of One Superintendent, three Supervisors and at least four Maintenance Employees per Shift.
- Maintained all Plant Equipment: Product Pumps, Grinders, Conveyors (Belt and Screw), Separators, Cooling units etc.
- Maintained Ammonia Compressors and other Refrigeration Equipment on Corporate level.
- Maintained all Plant Utilities: Hydraulic Units, Air Compressors, Water Filtration Systems etc.
- Worked with Corporate Engineers on new Equipment installation.
- Developed all Ammonia Pump-down procedures and implemented them.
Education
Three Year Degree - Electronic Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology
TECHNICAL SCHOOL CENTER "SLAVKO ZARDIN"
Bihac05.1990
Skills
- Welding
- Fabrication
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Electronic troubleshooting
- Pneumatic troubleshooting
- Hydraulic troubleshooting
- Repairs
- Equipment maintenance
- Project management
- Predictive maintenance
- Process optimization
- Parts ordering
- Budget management
- Safety protocol enforcement
- Problem solving
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
Certification
- Certification for Management
- Certified Trainer
Languages
English
Professional
German
Professional
Bosnian
Professional
Timeline
Maintenance/Plant Systems Manager
Masterbrand/Bertch Cabinet LLC
01.2023 - Current
Maintenance Senior Supervisor
Tyson Fresh Meats
09.2019 - 01.2023
Maintenance Manager
Reinert Kunststofftechnik GmbH Co & Kg
02.2011 - 07.2019
Maintenance Supervisor/Superintendent, Plant Manager
Beef Products Inc.
08.1999 - 04.2010
Three Year Degree - Electronic Engineering, Electronics Engineering Technology
TECHNICAL SCHOOL CENTER "SLAVKO ZARDIN"
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