Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with the maintenance team. Being here for the construction, commissioning, and present time. I am able to see some of the things that may be brought forward as needing attention. I have assisted with the building of preventive maintenance schedules since 2011. Maintenance is the key to keeping the production levels at their highest and it has been increasing with each year. Over the last years I have dealt with some very difficult employees as well as vendors who were not up to the Drake standards.
Train team members on equipment and machines that are used to repair production lines. This includes encouraging members to learn about each machine, its role in the production line and the problems that may arise with its use. Coaching the members in their growth with the experience that is presented to them. Working with individuals and showing the proper way to take care of problem's that arise daily. The job also consist of reading individuals moods and attitudes to keep their minds in the playing field and to promote a safe work environment.
Assembly of cement processing equipment, Kiln Preheat tower, ball mill etc. Alignments and positioning of equipment according to prints. Supervised the weld and assembly of the preheat tower.
Assembly of cement sweetener system. Set up belt conveyors and apron feeders to be used for additives to meal being delivered to mills. Alignments,leveling and assembly of equipment.
worked the melt shop floor maintaining the two electric arc furnaces and the equipment needed to make steel. Dynex transport cars, overhead cranes, some belt conveyors and pneumatic pumps. Extremely intense work.
Maintenance of ball mills, kilns, coolers, and conveying equipment. Repair of bearings, liners, and hammers etc. used in the process. Spent one year, during layoff status, in a machine shop fabricating and turning parts for various pieces of equipment.
Packing fiberglass insulation in various forms. Move through the ranks to become a relief man, then to glass operator, then to machine chief.
Team builder, promote team to be confident and professional, teach techniques for safe and efficient work
I took ground school 1989 and completed flying in 1990. Receiving certification to fly Cessna 150.