Tommy Ward
Graham,US
Summary
Effective Supervisor with 9 years of related experience. Effective in providing structured leadership and conflict resolution. Performs or delegates preventive maintenance or emergency repairs.
Maintenance Team Lead with 31 years experience in maintenance, process, set-up, and operations. I have had training in Coaching Skills, Facilitator Skills 1, and Train The Trainer.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Supervisor /Maintenance Planner
GKN Automotive
08.2015 - 11.2024
- Supervised 25 employees and scheduled shifts.
- Observed guidelines, specifications, and detailed instructions to meet strict operational and maintenance regulations.
- Provided guidance to management regarding project bids for onsite improvements.
- Kept track of equipment, inventories, and system upgrades in order to prepare and present detailed reports to upper management.
- Increased productivity by reducing downtime, budgeting effectively, allocating tasks, and maintaining high standards of safety and work quality.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Analyzed and identified equipment failure root causes and initiated correction actions.
- Coordinated preventative maintenance schedules, verifying equipment safety and function.
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
- Tracked and progressed maintenance requests in CMMS systems to meet schedules.
- 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.
- Monitored equipment, tools and system upgrades to compile data into detailed reports for upper management.
- Created and maintained daily and weekly reports for upper management.
- Contributed to development, implementation, and execution of maintenance programs.
- Monitored priorities and liaised between maintenance team and management, delegating tasks to complete on time.
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Evaluated final results to determine quality levels and isolate root causes of any identified faults.
- Scheduled and oversaw maintenance, repair and installation activities.
Maintenance Team Lead
GKN Automotive
02.2013 - 08.2015
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
- Managed efficient teams of up to 9 employees.
- Reviewed and studied blueprints to double-check installation and implementation project requirements.
- Delegated tasks to carefully selected employees in alignment with resource management goals.
- Evaluated final results to determine quality levels and isolate root causes of any identified faults.
Maintenance Technician
GKN Automotive
02.2002 - 02.2015
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
- Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Performed electrical and mechanical repairs of production equipment to minimize downtime.
- Monitored and documented work performance in maintenance logs in compliance with company guidelines.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve maintenance processes.
- Followed safety protocols to minimize workplace accidents.
- Inspected and maintained equipment to keep items in top working condition.
- Operated varied hand and power tools to complete repairs.
- Repaired and replaced pumps, valves and motors.
- Performed preventive maintenance and repairs on various types of equipment.
- Executed tasks within time and budget constraints.
- Optimized work readiness with effective gathering of parts and supplies in alignment with specifications.
- Followed instructions from supervisor regarding daily job tasks and duties.
- Conducted regular inspections of equipment to promptly identify issues that could cause machinery malfunctions.
- Positively engaged with customers and maintained professional appearance as company representative.
- Rewired and replaced faulty electrical components in equipment.
- Utilized variety of tools and test equipment to troubleshoot and diagnose equipment malfunctions.
- Inspected, tested and adjusted mechanical and electrical systems to facilitate proper functioning.
- Completed preventive maintenance on machines to enhance production and maintain quality.
- Detected and repaired machinery faults using electrical and manual testing methods.
- Removed trash and recyclables at end of each shift and disposed of items in proper receptacles.
Process Tech
GKN Automotive
SMT I
GKN Automotive
Education
Maintenance -
Haas CNC Training
Mebane, NCControls - Fanuc 18i series CNC controls
Fanuc
Mebane, NCRoboticsDX 100 Maintenance and programming - undefined
Motoman
Mebane, NCAdvanced Programming for NX and DX 100 - undefined
Motoman
Mebane, NCControls and drives - 840D Control Drives
Siemens
Certificate in Motors and Control - Industrial Systems
Alamance Community College
Mebane, NC12.2013
Kinetix 6000 Maintenance & Troubleshooting - undefined
Allen Bradley
Mebane, NC12.2013
Step 7 PLC - Step 7 Programming, System Tools, and Trouble shooting
Siemens
Mebane, NC12.2006
Skills
- Troubleshooting specialist
- Preventative maintenance
- Microsoft Office
- Pneumatics and hydraulics
- Diagnostic testing
- CNC Controls
- PLC Programming and trouble shooting skills
- Allen Bradley, Siemens, Fanuc PLCs
- Siemens and Fanuc controls
- Siemens, Allen Bradley and Fanuc drives
- Facilitation Skills
- Coaching Skills
- Train The Trainer
- Nova, Bryant, Excello Grinders
- Forst, Detroit, and Karl Klink Broaches
- Haas Mills & Lathes
- Emag Hard Milling
- Hydro Flow Filtering Systems
- Motoman Robots
- Haas ball screws & linear guide rails
Accomplishments
- Performed effective troubleshooting and repairing of Nova Grinders, Bryant Grinders, Excello Grinders, Forst Broaches, Georg Punches, Karl Klink Broaches, Haas Mills & Lathes, Emags, Okumas, Hydro Flow Filtering Systems, Motoman Robots, Haas ballscrews & linear guide rails.
- Completely rebuilt the X & Y axis slides on a Nova RTF, without onsite help from the Nova Rep.
Timeline
Maintenance Supervisor /Maintenance Planner
GKN Automotive
08.2015 - 11.2024
Maintenance Team Lead
GKN Automotive
02.2013 - 08.2015
Maintenance Technician
GKN Automotive
02.2002 - 02.2015
Controls - Fanuc 18i series CNC controls
Fanuc
RoboticsDX 100 Maintenance and programming - undefined
Motoman
Advanced Programming for NX and DX 100 - undefined
Motoman
Controls and drives - 840D Control Drives
Siemens
Certificate in Motors and Control - Industrial Systems
Alamance Community College
Kinetix 6000 Maintenance & Troubleshooting - undefined
Allen Bradley
Step 7 PLC - Step 7 Programming, System Tools, and Trouble shooting
Siemens
Process Tech
GKN Automotive
SMT I
GKN Automotive
Maintenance -
Haas CNC Training
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