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William Knott

William Knott

Engineering Manager
Dallas,PA

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance Engineering manager

Ball Beverage Packaging
11.2020 - 04.2025
  • Managed all engineering and maintenance for 24/7 can making facility including direct management of up to 40 maintenance personnel and staff.
  • Major responsibility included complete department set-up, implementing and developing PM's, work orders, SOP's and JSA's (JDE CMMS) and increasing adoption and utilization over time and parts and warehouse system set-up.

Maintenance Engineering manager

AUNT MILLIE'S BAKERY
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Managed all daily operations for 24/7 bakery including direct management of up to 20 maintenance personnel and staff.
  • Major responsibility included complete department turn-around, implementing EAM and SAP(CMMS) and increasing adoption and utilization over time and parts and warehouse system set-up.

Maintenance Manager

PREFERRED SANDS/SOURCE ENERGY SERVICES
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Member Senior Leadership Team and managed all daily operations for the Southern Operations Maintenance Department for two 24/7 sand mines including direct management of up to 21 maintenance personnel and staff.

Maintenance Manager

SHEARER'S FOODS/ BARREL O' FUN
01.2013 - 01.2017
  • Managed all daily operations of the Maintenance Department for 24/6 regional snack foods manufacturer including direct management of up to 20 maintenance personnel servicing 20 production lines.

Maintenance Supervisor

RIO TINTO KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER
01.2008 - 01.2013
  • Managed crews of up to 36 and on-site contractors for Mechanical and Electrical & Instrumentation Departments at Concentrator and Refinery.
  • Duties included negotiating contracts with contractors, accepting bids, processing requisitions, supervising all safety, policy, and collective bargaining agreement compliance.

ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR MENTOR SIX SIGMA PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
01.2012 - Current

Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor

NEENAH PAPER, INC.
01.1998 - 01.2008
  • Managed electrical & technical crew, supervised ABB DCS & gauging system and entire maintenance department, as needed.
  • Responsible for condition based/predictive maintenance plan and energy, power, and safety project creation, implementation, and management.

Maintenance Electrician/Project Manager

CONAGRA FOODS, INC.
01.1994 - 01.1998
  • Led second-shift electrical crew under direct supervision of Maintenance Supervisor.
  • Worked as Project Manager on all large capital improvement projects including Steam Peeler and Kister packaging conversion.

Apprentice, Journeyman, Estimator and Shop Manager

Electrical Contractors
01.1985 - 01.1994

Timeline

Maintenance Engineering manager

Ball Beverage Packaging
11.2020 - 04.2025

Maintenance Engineering manager

AUNT MILLIE'S BAKERY
01.2019 - 01.2020

Maintenance Manager

PREFERRED SANDS/SOURCE ENERGY SERVICES
01.2017 - 01.2019

Maintenance Manager

SHEARER'S FOODS/ BARREL O' FUN
01.2013 - 01.2017

ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR MENTOR SIX SIGMA PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
01.2012 - Current

Maintenance Supervisor

RIO TINTO KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER
01.2008 - 01.2013

Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor

NEENAH PAPER, INC.
01.1998 - 01.2008

Maintenance Electrician/Project Manager

CONAGRA FOODS, INC.
01.1994 - 01.1998

Apprentice, Journeyman, Estimator and Shop Manager

Electrical Contractors
01.1985 - 01.1994
William KnottEngineering Manager