SEDDRIC D. HORTON
Grand Prairie,TX
Summary
Accomplished maintenance technician skilled in optimizing equipment performance through strategic preventive maintenance programs. Successfully trained junior technicians, leading to significant enhancements in team performance and operational efficiency in high-pressure environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician II
Gerdau Steel
Midlothian, Texas
07.2024 - Current
- Executed preventive maintenance on hydraulic and pneumatic systems, improving system reliability and reducing downtime.
- Developed and maintained reliability maintenance program for optimal performance.
- Trained junior technicians on best practices for machine operation and repair.
- Researched and evaluated vendors that met company specifications. and fabrication shops aligned with company requirements.
Maintenance Technician
Hartung Glass Industries Inc.
Dallas, TX
05.2022 - 06.2024
- Troubleshot complex electrical and mechanical issues with minimal downtime.
- Performed routine maintenance on glass production equipment and machinery.
- Conducted regular inspections to ensure safety and compliance standards were met.
- Collaborated with production teams to minimize downtime during maintenance activities.
Industrial Maintenance Tech
WMC
Carrollton, TX
10.2020 - 05.2022
- Maintain equipment so that the company can run at peak efficiency
- Repairing critical equipment, performing preventive and predictive maintenance.
- Repair of production equipment from basic hydraulic equipment to complex automated machinery.
- Troubleshoot pneumatic, electrical, and mechanical problems.
- Sole operator of Beta water treatment process
- Serviced motors ranging from 110v to 480v
Tech I Mechanic
Liberty Oilfield Services
Odessa, TX
01.2020 - 04.2020
- Diagnosed, verified and repaired oil field equipment
- Provided preventative maintenance on service equipment
- Repaired and replaced outdated service equipment
- Utilized an advanced knowledge of hydraulic shooting, repair and hydraulic formulas
- Read and interpreted hydraulic and electronic schematics
- Followed safety regulations to ensure company standards
Zone Manager
Paradies
DFW Airport
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Responsible for directing and training 15 associates on their daily job duties
- Coordinates and monitors staffing levels across 9 stores within the zone/terminal
- Secondary Zone replenishment manager for 45 stores across 5 zones
- Oversees merchandise, supplies, receiving and maintains stockroom organization
- Supervises the opening and closing procedures for 9 stores within zone/terminal
- Conducts monthly associate reviews and provides feedback
- Adheres to company performance metrics and sales goals
- Assists in implementing and executing promotions and special programs
- Abides by the Standard Operating Procedures for all loss prevention functions
- Primary liaison between organization and the airport community
C- Level Technician
Firestone
Wylie, TX
03.2019 - 07.2019
- Diagnosed and repaired a variety of automotive vehicles
- Performed routine vehicle tune-ups
- Performed standard maintenance/ service requests
- Provided labor/time estimates for automotive repairs
- Inspected/tested new vehicles for essential adjustments
- Provided exemplary customer service as a client facing technician
Assistant Manager
DCP Motorsport
Plano, TX
02.2016 - 01.2019
- Managed day-to-day operations of a privately-owned mechanic shop.
- Coordinated with vendors to ensure that correct parts are available and shipped.
- Performed the necessary maintenance/ repair on customer cars and that all vehicles leaving shop are safe for the road.
- Advertised through social media and networking to increase company sales.
- Established a personal relationship with customers to increase chances of repeat business
- Responsible for the opening and closing of daily business
Warehouse Supervisor
DYNAMEX
Hutchins, TX
06.2015 - 06.2016
- Responsible for maintaining a 98% or higher shipping accuracy for all equipment in the Texas distribution network.
- Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
- Analyze productions charts, work orders, and production requirements to properly evaluate employees' daily accuracy.
- Coordinate with other supervisors to ensure daily operations and activities for employees are running smoothly.
- Implement measures to motivate employees to improve performance, productivity, quality and efficiency.
- Recommend and execute personnel actions such as hiring, promotions and termination of employees.
Shipping Manager
Keystone Automotive
Flower Mound, TX
10.2014 - 04.2015
- Direct warehouse operations and manages, coaches and develops departmental staff in a fast-paced warehouse environment to ensure operational objectives, including cost, quality and safety are fully supported.
- Maintained a 98% on time departure rate for all outgoing shipments.
- Shipped over $400,000.00 of merchandise daily to six different cross docks also utilized FEDEX, UPS and third-party carriers for personal deliveries.
- Develops and maintains quality and productivity metrics and implements ongoing plans to continuously improve warehouse performance.
- Performs detailed research regarding quality issues and implement corrective action plans as needed.
Assistant Operational Supervisor
U.S. ARMY
FORT BLISS, TX
02.2013 - 06.2014
- Primary assistant in every aspect of planning, coordination, conduct of training, and actual operations.
- Produced and edited all operational guidelines for, 1000+ employee organization.
- Ensured and maintained that all standard operating procedures were followed.
- Developed training schedules for the complete fiscal year.
- Utilized backwards planning and the company’s mission objectives for the current quarter.
- Planned/ Coordinated and Supervised company events supporting over a 1000+ employees.
Maintenance Control Manager
U.S. ARMY
FORT BLISS, TX
06.2012 - 02.2013
- Responsible for the oversight of all maintenance actions within the 7 maintenance companies.
- Reviewed processes and transmitted all required reports.
- Delivered concise critical updates of division readiness on all conventional and specialized equipment to a higher authority.
- Responsible for maintaining a 95% or higher operational readiness for 500+ pieces of equipment worth over $1 billion.
- Prepared and managed all reports pertaining to conventional and system equipment.
- Led weekly staff huddles with section leaders to discuss all maintenance issues and reports.
- Conducted random inspections on all moving equipment, in order to maintain the quality and standards of the organization.
Platoon Leader
U.S. ARMY
FORT BLISS, TX
06.2012 - 02.2013
- Supervisor of a 60 employee unit; responsible for the training and general well being of all employees and their families.
- Provided moral support and tactical development to ensure all employees were ready to complete any task at a moment's notice.
- Manager and leader of unit; developed game plans and delegated tasks in order to successfully complete jobs in a timely manner.
- Provided corrective actions for poor performance.
- Redirected employee actions through training and informal or formal counseling.
- Accountable for over $5 million of equipment and sensitive items with $0 losses.
- Ensured employees were tactically and technically proficient in all areas pertaining to their job.
All Wheel Mechanic
U.S. ARMY
HOUSTON, TX
05.2006 - 06.2012
- Handled the maintenance and repair of light/heavy tactical vehicles and select armored vehicles.
- Responsible for supervising and performing maintenance recovery operations on wheeled vehicles, associated items and heavy-wheeled vehicles.
- Performed preventive maintenance on company equipment.
- Use of applicable references for inspecting, servicing, maintaining, repairing, replacing, adjusting and testing of all wheeled vehicles, material handling equipment systems, subsystems and components.
- Helped to ensure operational readiness stayed above 95%.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
Prairie View A&M University
Logistic Ordnance Officer Training -
United States Army
Automotive Mechanic -
Forklift trainer -
Skills
- Industrial Maintenance
- Logistics & Distribution
- Secret Security Clearance
- Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint
- Bachelor of Business Administration Management
- Logistic Ordnance Officer Training
- Operational Streamlining
- Training & Development
- Transportation & Safety
- Automotive Repair
- Electrical System Repair
- Report Preparation
- Equipment Manager
Timeline
Maintenance Technician II
Gerdau Steel
07.2024 - Current
Maintenance Technician
Hartung Glass Industries Inc.
05.2022 - 06.2024
Industrial Maintenance Tech
WMC
10.2020 - 05.2022
Tech I Mechanic
Liberty Oilfield Services
01.2020 - 04.2020
Zone Manager
Paradies
08.2019 - 01.2020
C- Level Technician
Firestone
03.2019 - 07.2019
Assistant Manager
DCP Motorsport
02.2016 - 01.2019
Warehouse Supervisor
DYNAMEX
06.2015 - 06.2016
Shipping Manager
Keystone Automotive
10.2014 - 04.2015
Assistant Operational Supervisor
U.S. ARMY
02.2013 - 06.2014
Maintenance Control Manager
U.S. ARMY
06.2012 - 02.2013
Platoon Leader
U.S. ARMY
06.2012 - 02.2013
All Wheel Mechanic
U.S. ARMY
05.2006 - 06.2012
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
Prairie View A&M University
Logistic Ordnance Officer Training -
United States Army