Plant Engineer
Gibbon Packing LLC/ American Foods Group
01.2022 - 06.2025
- Coordinated with vendors and contractors to ensure timely delivery of services while adhering to budget constraints.
- Managed spare parts inventory effectively, maintaining adequate stock levels to support seamless operations during unplanned outages.
- Performed regular audits on maintenance processes and procedures, identifying areas for improvement and implementing necessary changes.
- Reduced downtime for critical machinery through meticulous preventive maintenance scheduling and execution.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements to ensure ongoing compliance and optimal plant performance.
- Championed a proactive approach to equipment care through employee training programs focused on early detection of potential problems before they escalated into major failures or costly repairs.
- Assisted with the planning and execution of major plant shutdowns, ensuring timely completion of critical maintenance tasks to minimize production downtime.
- Developed comprehensive maintenance plans, ensuring timely servicing of all plant equipment and minimizing unexpected breakdowns.
- Increased energy efficiency through optimization of plant systems, resulting in cost savings on utility bills.
- Improved overall plant safety by conducting regular inspections, identifying potential hazards, and implementing corrective measures.
- Supported capital projects by providing technical expertise in the selection, installation, and commissioning of new equipment.
- Enhanced plant efficiency by implementing predictive maintenance strategies and optimizing equipment performance.
- Led root cause analysis efforts for recurring issues, developing long-term solutions that increased equipment reliability.
- Conducted thorough risk assessments for each job task to ensure safe working conditions for team members at all times.
- Designed and enforced best-practice methodologies.
- Created standardized set-ups for staff workstations and tools to streamline opening and closing operations.
- Drafted preventive maintenance schedules around avoiding service disruptions and equipment breakdowns.
- Served as point of contact during plant emergencies, overseeing disaster recovery and expediting restoration efforts.
- Organized and managed maintenance staff to fulfill requirements via scheduling and delegation.
- Visited project sites during construction to monitor progress and consult with contractors and on-site engineers.
- Estimated materials costs and sourcing requirements for project feasibility.
- Identified and resolved potential structural issues.
- Displayed strong communication and interpersonal skills while visiting clients, jobsites and consultant offices to support project and business development needs.
- Maintained compliance with regulatory requirements for water quality protection.
- Reviewed and assisted in performing technical bid analysis.
- Computed load and grade requirements, material stress factors and water flow rates to determine design specifications.