Taylor Schulte
Gainesville,FL
Summary
Accomplished Millwright with extensive experience with various union contractors, specializing in precision machinery repair and maintenance. Proven ability to enhance equipment reliability through effective troubleshooting and teamwork. Skilled in pump maintenance and equipment alignment, consistently exceeding performance metrics while ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Power Plant Mechanic
City of Gainesville
02.2022 - Current
- Reduced downtime in the facility by quickly diagnosing and addressing mechanical issues.
- Supported compliance with industry regulations through thorough adherence to company policies and procedures during maintenance tasks.
- Ensured optimal performance of power generation equipment through diligent inspections and preventative maintenance.
- Actively participated in cross-functional teams dedicated to continuous improvement initiatives within the facility environment.
- Increased equipment lifespan by executing timely overhauls necessary for optimal operation.
- Work includes overhauls, precision work, and preventative maintenance
Millwright
JKF Construction
11.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked as supplemental health alongside plant employees during outage on a combine cycle unit
- Replaced defective parts of machines and adjusted clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Used hoisting and rigging equipment to move heavy machinery and equipment.
- Made repairs and modified equipment by welding, soldering and brazing to avoid production delays.
- Operated machine tools to fabricate parts during overhaul, maintenance, or setup of machineries.
- Equipment worked- Cooling tower gearboxes, Closed Cooling Water pumps, Gas Turbine nozzles.
Millwright
Superior Rigging & Erecting
09.2021 - 10.2021
- New construction project building conveyors for an aluminum canning plant.
- Adeptly utilized a range of hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments to ensure accurate workmanship in all tasks.
- Aligned and leveled machines using precision measuring instruments to avoid unnecessary wear and tear.
- Built Conveyors and laser leveled equipment to ensure quality control installation.
Millwright
Atlantic Plant Maintenance
08.2021 - 08.2021
- Performed a gas turbine generator overhaul
- Replaced defective parts of machines and adjusted clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Conducted comprehensive inspections of machinery to identify potential problems and ensure optimal performance.
- Checked and set critical clearances using starrett precision tools
Millwright
Central Maintenance & Welding
07.2021 - 07.2021
- Worked in a roofing shingle plant
- Performed conveyor system maintenance
- Maintenance included inspecting equipment, replacing wore out bearings, replacing faulty motors, and damaged belts.
- Replaced defective parts of machines and adjusted clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Adhered to all workplace safety policies, regulations and compliances.
- Enhanced equipment reliability by performing regular maintenance and repairs on industrial machinery.
- Used levels and lasers to properly re-align conveyor pulleys
Millwright
Siemens Power Generation
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Installed new steam turbine and generator at GRU Kelly Plant
- Positioned steel beams to support baseplates of machines and equipment using blueprints and schematic drawings.
- Inserted shims, adjusted tension on nuts and bolts and positioned parts, using hand tools and measuring instruments with .001 accuracy.
- Ensured proper lubrication of moving components by adhering to a strict preventive maintenance schedule based on manufacturer recommendations.
- Collaborated with engineering to design modifications for machinery, enhancing performance and reliability.
- Kept detailed and accurate maintenance reports and documentation of progress.
- Used hoisting and rigging equipment to move heavy machinery and equipment.
Millwright
Preferred Maintenance and Construction
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Worked in a variety of different industrial plants including but not limited to power plants, phosphate mines, paint factory, dry lime plant, glue factory, and food and beverage industry.
- Worked on various types of equipment from day to day including numerous types of pumps including Centrifugal pumps, positive displacement pumps, submersible pumps, diaphragm pumps, gear pumps etc.
- Performed maintenance on gearboxes, cooling tower fans, screw conveyors, silos, shaker screens, baghouses etc.
- assisted with pipe work and structural welding
- Replaced defective parts of machines and adjusted clearances and alignment of moving parts.
Millwright
Gulf Coast Industrial
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Worked alongside ironworker assisting with structural work
- Reading blueprints to ensure layout was correct
- Performed a big booster fan overhaul
Millwright
Central Maintenance & Welding
05.2019 - 05.2019
- Various combine cycle maintenance
- Re built pumps including repairing liners, replacing pump bearing, impellers, and seals.
- Performed dial indicator and laser alignments
- Pipe fabrication & Welding.
- Heat exchanger overhaul
Millwright
Siemens Power Generation
03.2019 - 03.2019
- Gas turbine hot gas path outage
- Inspected and examined all machinery and equipment to detect malfunctions or irregularities.
- Routine maintenance on hot gas path wear including fuel nozzles, liner. turbine blades etc.
- Documented repairs and maintenance activities to create reports for management.
- Ensured proper lubrication of moving components by adhering to a strict preventive maintenance schedule based on manufacturer recommendations.
- Used hoisting and rigging equipment to move heavy machinery and equipment.
- Adhered to all workplace safety policies, regulations and compliances.
Millwright
Central Maintenance & Welding
03.2018 - 01.2019
- Maintenance on a new construction combine cycle power plant
- Work with equipment representative installing new equipment to make sure all manufacture specifications were met including pipe stress, torque specs, pump clearances, alignment specifications etc.
- Used precision tools to set coupling gaps, bearing clearances, pump lifts, cooling tower fan pitch, motor alignments etc
- Replaced defective parts of machines and adjusted clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Consistently met or exceeded company performance metrics for maintenance efficiency, equipment uptime, and safety compliance.
Millwright
Preferred Maintenance and Construction
07.2016 - 02.2018
- Worked on a maintenance crew at Big Ben Coal Burning Powerplant
- Replaced defective parts of machines and adjusted clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Optimized equipment lifespan through proactive monitoring of wear patterns and making adjustments as needed.
- Conducted detailed machinery installations, ensuring operational efficiency and adherence to manufacturer specifications.
- Power Plant Maintenance including conveyor work, steam turbine work, ball Mills, Pulverizers, Cooling water pumps, slurry pumps etc
- Enhanced equipment reliability by performing regular preventative maintenance and inspections.
- Precision works including alignments and setting clerances
Education
Strawberry Crest Highschool
Dover, FLSkills
- Pump maintenance
- Valve repair
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Motor alignment
- Rotating machinery
- Precision measuring tools
- Conveyor systems
- Boiler maintenance
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Multitasking
- Hexagon program familiarization
- TK Pro familiarization
- Excel familiarization
- Word documents familiarization
Timeline
Power Plant Mechanic
City of Gainesville
02.2022 - Current
Millwright
JKF Construction
11.2021 - 12.2021
Millwright
Superior Rigging & Erecting
09.2021 - 10.2021
Millwright
Atlantic Plant Maintenance
08.2021 - 08.2021
Millwright
Central Maintenance & Welding
07.2021 - 07.2021
Millwright
Siemens Power Generation
02.2021 - 05.2021
Millwright
Preferred Maintenance and Construction
01.2020 - 12.2020
Millwright
Gulf Coast Industrial
07.2019 - 12.2019
Millwright
Central Maintenance & Welding
05.2019 - 05.2019
Millwright
Siemens Power Generation
03.2019 - 03.2019
Millwright
Central Maintenance & Welding
03.2018 - 01.2019
Millwright
Preferred Maintenance and Construction
07.2016 - 02.2018
Strawberry Crest Highschool
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