Scott Gardner
Pasadena,TX
Summary
Maintenance professional skilled in planning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities to ensure optimal equipment performance and minimal downtime. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Known for flexibility and reliability in adapting to changing needs. Expertise in resource allocation, preventive maintenance, and work order management, coupled with effective communication and problem-solving skills.
Growth-driven self-starter who thrives on solving complex maintenance challenges. My approach is centered on improving system reliability and reducing downtime, all while ensuring solutions are cost-effective to drive maximum value. Hands-on troubleshooter with a solid background in Maintenance and Maintenance Planning. Extensive experience working with purchasing and vendors within a plant environment. Widespread knowledge of the plant environment and familiarity of equipment. A capable leader with the ability to motivate and work with diverse groups Highly effective in directing employees, with exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills. Well-organized, results-oriented professional with proven administration and supervision skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Planner / Step-Up Supervisor
Oxy Vinyls
La Porte
07.2013 - Current
- Responsible for planning all maintenance work within the EDC/Waste Water/Oxy areas
- Generate work orders for all areas of responsibility
- Coordinate with maintenance, operations, and outside contractors to facilitate maintenance activities
- Procure all materials, tools, and equipment needed to perform maintenance tasks
- Work with warehouse to stock spare parts/material for specific equipment
- Work closely with Engineers to help facilitate projects
- Work with vendors to acquire budgetary estimates on materials and labor needed to address maintenance needs
- Verify all materials are purchased and on site to complete maintenance activities
- Verify line number/P&ID’s for work orders that involve pipe/valve replacement or repairs
- Verify materials(pipe/valves/fittings) for jobs are per corporate spec
- Work with Stores and Purchasing to purchase stock materials for jobs and expedite as needed
- Participate/Lead in Safety Inspections of various areas on the plant
- Step-up Area Supervisor when needed
- Work with Area Supervisor and Maintenance Foreman to verify job is properly planned and executed in a safe manner
- Maintain area PM’s
- Participate in Maintenance budget planning
- Work with outside contractors performing work within the Oxy facility to assure they are working safely and providing quality work
Maintenance Planner
Shaw Global/CB&I
02.2013 - 07.2013
- Plan all maintenance jobs in the EDC/Waste Water area
- Walk jobs to verify needed materials and labor to complete job safely
- Work with vendors to acquire budgetary estimates on materials and labor needed to address maintenance needs
- Verify all materials are purchased and on site to complete maintenance activities
- Verify line number/P&ID’s for work orders that involve pipe/valve replacement or repairs
- Verify materials(pipe/valves/fittings) for jobs are per corporate spec
- Work with Stores and Purchasing to purchase stock materials for jobs and expedite as needed
- Participate/Lead in Safety Inspections of various areas on the plant
- Cover for Area Supervisor when needed
- Work with Area Supervisor and Maintenance Foreman to verify job is properly planned and executed in a safe manner
- Maintain area PM’s
- Participate in Maintenance budget planning
- Work with Insulation/Scaffold/Paint Foreman to order all material needed to complete work
- Plan all jobs and coordinate with outside contractors for plant facility maintenance (Restrooms/Air Conditioning/Security/Maintenance Shops/Offices)
- Work with outside contractors performing work within the Oxy facility to assure they are working safely and providing quality work
TPO Planner/Deer Park VCM 2013 TPO
Shaw Global
Deer Park
10.2012 - 02.2013
- Responsible for planning all jobs for fixed equipment for the EDC area of the Deer Park VCM plant
- Create Power Point presentations for job tasks
- Create job packages for contractor performing mechanical work
- Purchase all material needed for turnaround
- Coordinate with all external contractors scheduled to perform work during the turnaround
- Work with contractors to acquire budgetary estimates
Maintenance Planner (Instrument/Electrical/Analyzer/Millwright)/MOC Caretaker
Shaw Global
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Review all notifications for instrument and electrical work
- Work with technicians to purchase correct materials for work orders
- Help to maintain monthly budget for department
- Verify all materials are purchased and on site to complete jobs
- Plan and schedule electrical/Millwright work
- Create electrician schedule for daily work activities
- Create Millwright/Scaffold/Insulation/Paint schedule for daily work activities
- Maintain PM’s
- Participate in Maintenance budget planning
- Work with Insulation/Scaffold/Paint Foreman to order all material needed to complete work
- Plan all jobs and work with outside contractors for plant facility maintenance (Restrooms/Air Conditioning/Security/Maintenance Shops/Offices)
- Responsible for all temporary repairs within the plant
- Create MOC(Management Of Change) and all required documentation for the temporary repair as well as managing it through the MOC process
- Make sure all MOC’s are updated as required
- Work with Inspections/Outside Contractors/Engineers to assure temporary repairs are according to plant procedures/guidelines
Maintenance Planner (Mechanical/EDC-Waste Water)
Shaw Global
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Plan all maintenance jobs in the EDC/Waste Water area
- Work closely with Maintenance Superintendent to maintain budget
- Walk jobs to verify needed materials and labor to complete job safely
- Verify all materials are purchased and on site to complete maintenance activities
- Verify line number/P&ID’s for work orders that involve pipe/valve replacement or repairs
- Verify materials(pipe/valves/fittings) for jobs are per corporate spec
- Work with Stores and Purchasing to purchase stock materials for jobs and expedite as needed
- Participate/Lead in Safety Inspections of various areas on the plant
- Work with Area Supervisor and Maintenance Foreman to verify job is properly planned and executed in a safe manner
- Maintain PM’s
- Participate in Maintenance budget planning
- Work with Insulation/Scaffold/Paint Foreman to order all material needed to complete work
- Plan all jobs and work with outside contractors for plant facility maintenance (Restrooms/Air Conditioning/Security/Maintenance Shops/Offices)
Stores Supervisor
Shaw Global
01.2003 - 01.2009
- Ensure all Safety requirements are maintained. (Safety Meetings, JSA’s, & Inspections)
- Direct and oversee all stores related functions.
- Receiving Issues
- Initiate cycle counts per corporate guidelines.
- Review open requisitions before re-order point.
- Maintain reports for monthly meetings.
- Review and approve purchase orders created for stores stock items.
- Schedule and track all storeroom personnel vacations and ensure adequate coverage.
- Schedule vacation coverage by utilizing existing personnel from other facilities.
- Maintain above average housekeeping.
- Revise stores stock purchase descriptions with necessary changes.
- Review, approve and administer additions, changes, or deletions to stores stock items.
- Monitor daily issues and returns to stores stock.
- Adjust inventories quantities to reflect correct on-hand quantities and report to plant controllers on a monthly basis.
- Review stores stock items and work with purchasing on vendor consolidation projects.
- Facilitate monthly stores meetings.
- Work with plant Controllers to verify compliance with corporate procedures.
- Create requisitions for materials needed for warehouse.
- Create notifications in SAP for warehouse maintenance and vehicle maintenance.
- Review and identify areas of obsolete stock with Maintenance Team Leaders.
- Maintain knowledge of Stores/Purchasing software systems (SAP).
- Assist in performance issues as required.
- Assist in Corporate audits.
- Maintain Critical Items Inspection as required.
- Interview potential new-hires and coordinate with Shaw.
- Work to meet corporate inventory reduction goals.
- Administer SAP testing to employees and monitor their progression.
- Perform annual employee evaluations.
Warehouse Supervisor
Kellogg Brown & Root
01.1997 - 01.2003
- Supervise and manage four OxyVinyls locations
- Pasadena PVC, La Porte VCM, Deer Park C/A, Battleground C/A
- Interview and hire all personnel
- Responsible for training of all employees
- Administered safety training on a weekly basis
- Perform employee evaluations
- Implemented and administrated SAP maintenance
- Conducted training on the SAP 4.6 system
- Inventory manager, managing all incoming and outgoing shipments
- Worked with purchasing department on resolving and expediting inventory issues
Material Handler
Kellogg Brown & Root-Occidental Chemical
Deer Park, Texas, USA
01.1994 - 01.1997
- Managed all incoming and outgoing shipments, as well as the distribution of materials throughout the plant
Pipe-Fitter Helper
Occidental Chemical Corporation
LaPorte, Texas, USA
01.1994 - 12.1994
- Responsible for plant maintenance and routine duties that included assisting with pipe fab work, boilermaker, welding, forklift operator, and JLG lift operator.
Education
Measurement Instrumentation, OSHA Safety
Lee College
01.1996
Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word
Executrain
01.2008
KBR Supervision
San Jacinto Junior College
01.1998
Skills
- SAP (4HANA)
- Prometheus
- Microsoft Office
- Windows XP
- Innov-X-Systems hand held alloy analyzer
Timeline
Maintenance Planner / Step-Up Supervisor
Oxy Vinyls
07.2013 - Current
Maintenance Planner
Shaw Global/CB&I
02.2013 - 07.2013
TPO Planner/Deer Park VCM 2013 TPO
Shaw Global
10.2012 - 02.2013
Maintenance Planner (Instrument/Electrical/Analyzer/Millwright)/MOC Caretaker
Shaw Global
01.2011 - 01.2012
Maintenance Planner (Mechanical/EDC-Waste Water)
Shaw Global
01.2009 - 01.2011
Stores Supervisor
Shaw Global
01.2003 - 01.2009
Warehouse Supervisor
Kellogg Brown & Root
01.1997 - 01.2003
Material Handler
Kellogg Brown & Root-Occidental Chemical
01.1994 - 01.1997
Pipe-Fitter Helper
Occidental Chemical Corporation
01.1994 - 12.1994
Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word
Executrain
KBR Supervision
San Jacinto Junior College
Measurement Instrumentation, OSHA Safety
Lee College