Thomas Earl Brown, Jr.
Calera,AL
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Set-Up Technician/Shift Leader
Leggett and Platt
Tool and Die
K.C. Sol-Tech, Inc.
Area Director/Lead Technician
Marchand Enterprises
Weld Technician
Mando America Corporation
Maintenance Supervisor
Gestamp
McCalla, AL
10.2014 - 09.2025
- Manage plant maintenance by conducting meetings and safety inspections, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards to reduce the risk of injury daily.
- Assist the maintenance team with day to day work and personal issues as needed to accommodate personal leave and overtime.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing.
- Monitored employee work tasks while installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment for projects.
- Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks, and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality.
- Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
- Supervised [Number] employees and scheduled shifts.
- Observed guidelines, specifications, and detailed instructions to meet strict operational and maintenance regulations.
- Paid close attention to guidelines, specifications, and detailed instructions to continuously adhere to strict operational and maintenance regulations.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Kept track of equipment, inventories, and system upgrades in order to prepare and present detailed reports to upper management.
- Tracked and progressed maintenance requests in CMMS systems to meet schedules.
- Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
- Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
- Contributed to development, implementation, and execution of maintenance programs.
- Efficiently assisted service workers with problematic transactions to maintain customer satisfaction and quickly rectify issues.
- Monitored safety compliance to maintain strict standards and protect team members from harm.
- Kept watchful eye on equipment inventories, optimizing work readiness and aligning supplies with specifications for each job.
- Monitored systems to assure increase in power flow and integrated new system components, fixtures and motors.
- Monitored product quality and communicated necessary improvements to site superintendent.
- Created and maintained daily and weekly reports for upper management.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction ratings by motivating team members to strengthen quality and increase productivity.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Managed efficient teams of up to [Number] employees.
- Evaluated final results to determine quality levels and isolate root causes of any identified faults.
- Monitored daily progress and work quality to provide guidance and direction to mechanics and installers.
- Monitored equipment, tools and system upgrades to compile data into detailed reports for upper management.
- Organized ongoing maintenance schedules to boost system performance.
- Utilized proper tools and materials to adhere to safety guidelines.
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Supervised team of installers and mechanics to complete work on time and to company standards.
Electrician
DeShazo Crane
Alabaster, AL
04.2014 - 09.2014
- Increased system functionality by mounting electrical boards, connecting circuit breakers, and mounting electrical boxes, VFDs and radio signal remotes when installing electrical systems.
- Installed, maintained, repaired, and tested equipment for electricity generation and utilization.
- Inspected electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects, and repair requirements.
- Used testing instruments such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, ammeters, and multimeters.
- Planned layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures based on specifications and applicable code.
- Worked from ladders, scaffolds and lifts to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring equipment and lighting fixtures in ceilings, on roofs and on towers.
- Stored and maintained power tools and equipment for each job.
- Read and interpreted electrical, mechanical, and architectural drawings and electrical code specifications for wiring layouts.
- Demonstrated expertise in use of cable reels, stripping tools, voltage detectors, and wire and cable cutters to complete fast-paced work.
- Installed and wired electrical transformers, service panels, and circuit breakers.
- Performed routine and complex maintenance and repairs on various electrical equipment.
- Tested continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures using oscilloscopes.
- Fabricated custom and replacement parts according to specifications, using hand tools.
- Consulted with management on functionality and lifespan of electrical equipment, advising when continued use may be hazardous.
- Interpreted drawings, wiring diagrams, flow charts and written descriptions of project requirements.
- Spliced, joined and connected wire to fixtures and other electrical components.
- Replaced and repaired lighting fixtures and electrical control and distribution equipment.
- Connected appropriate parts to deliver power to audio and visual equipment, signaling devices and heating or air conditioning systems.
- Examined electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation.
- Inspected electrical systems, equipment and components to identify hazards, defects and need for adjustment or repair.
- Prevented breakdown of systems by routinely inspecting and replacing old wiring and cleaning circuits.
- Installed 120/208 volt systems and 347/600 volt systems.
- Troubleshot and repaired malfunctioning systems and components.
- Repaired or replaced wiring, equipment and fixtures using hand tools and power tools.
- Tested electrical systems functionality and continuity of circuits using devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters and oscilloscopes.
- Installed safety and distribution components for electrical systems, such as switches, resistors and circuit-breaker panels.
- Followed state and local building regulations based on National Electrical Code.
Plant Electrician
Vulcan Engineering
Helena, AL
10.2011 - 04.2014
- Increased production by improving time management for blueprints and item packing as well as operations from increased communication with daily meetings.
- Installed, maintained and repaired electrical wiring, controls and lighting systems.
- Connected wires to circuit breakers, transformers, and other components.
- Inspected transformers and circuit breakers for malfunctions.
- Attached power cables to equipment such as electric range and motor.
- Tested circuit continuity to determine electrical compatibility and component safety.
- Repaired or replaced wiring, equipment and fixtures using hand tools and power tools.
- Repaired and replaced equipment, electrical wiring and fixtures.
- Observed functioning of installed equipment or system to detect hazards and need for adjustments, relocation or replacement.
- Opened and closed switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
- Repaired, replaced and cleaned equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes and commutators.
- Scheduled and supervised splicing or termination of cables in color-code order.
- Tested insulators and bushings of equipment by inducing voltage across insulation, testing current and calculating insulation loss.
- Consulted manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and determine optimum equipment functioning.
- Inspected and tested equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters or ammeters.
- Constructed, tested and maintained substation relay and control systems.
- Disconnected voltage regulators, bolts and screws to connect replacement regulators to high voltage lines.
- Completed preventive maintenance on machines to enhance production and maintain quality.
Timeline
Maintenance Supervisor
Gestamp
10.2014 - 09.2025
Electrician
DeShazo Crane
04.2014 - 09.2014
Plant Electrician
Vulcan Engineering
10.2011 - 04.2014
Set-Up Technician/Shift Leader
Leggett and Platt
Tool and Die
K.C. Sol-Tech, Inc.
Area Director/Lead Technician
Marchand Enterprises
Weld Technician
Mando America Corporation
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