Utilities Group Manager, April 2007-October 2009
Planned and directed 24-hour operation of Utilities Department, focusing on safety, quality, cleanliness, and cost. Managed a crew of 18 Operating Engineers on 3 shifts in the operation of all brewery utilities.
- Developed and executed $1.4MM manpower budget and $1.3MM chemical budget for 2008/2009. Track monthly variances to budget and LE (Latest Estimate) projections for end-of-year via Excel.
- Tracked, organized, and approved all chemical Bill-Of-Ladings and coordinate with accounting group for timely processing, payment, and accruals of outstanding invoices.
- Strategic team member involved in a $4.5MM capital project completing installation of a new suspended solids press at BERS, resulting in $1.025MM in annual savings
- Ensure proper operation and environmental compliance of our on-site Bio Energy Recovery System (BERS), a primary anaerobic wastewater treatment process
- Implemented electronic shift relief that resulted in more reliable shift-to-shift communications and information sharing.
Modernization Co-Coordinator, September 2006-April 2007
Performance-based opportunity as plant liaison; assisted in the development, installation, and ramp-up of $20MM capital project for a new bottle line
- Spearheaded development of preventative maintenance strategies and process support standard operating procedures for new bottle line equipment, ensuring workforce safety while meeting 2007 production goals and financial challenges.
Reliability Manager, Operations, April 2006-April 2007
Managed maintenance processes and crews to optimize performance for two of the top four producing bottle lines in the system.
- Planned and executed preventative maintenance, overhaul, and corrective maintenance strategies that effectively supported the production teams while exceeding financial goals. Finished 2006 $177M favorable in parts and 69M favorable in contract maintenance, while managing an overall process support budget of $1.05MM via SAP.
- Approved contract maintenance invoicing, while coordinating accruals for accounts payable.
- Assisted in development and testing of new SAP model to streamline warranty parts tracking to enhance tracking capabilities and improve vendor credit processing times.
- Improved strategies in process work group to upgrade performance of process equipment. Average unit efficiency of 85.1% exceeded production standards by 10.1%.
Group Manager, Operations, August 2003-April 2006
Managed multiple packaging line operations staffed with union crews of 10-20 people.
- Maintained a high efficiency of production performance that met or exceeded packaging goals while ensuring that safety and quality standards were not compromised. This was accomplished through development and direction of maintenance and operations crews.
- Member of month-end inventory team, participating in reconciliation of all packaging materials.
- Sought-out opportunities to gain experience in all facets of the production environment, becoming one of the few group managers qualified in both bottles and cans.
