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Work history

Joe Gaitan 621 East 4?th?St. Sinton, TX 78387
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Professional Summary
Highly qualified Industrial/Maintenance Supervisor with years of professional experience in Chemical Processing, including development and management of program planning management. Experienced in providing program management support services relating to cost analysis, annual/multi-year/long-range fiscal planning, and development of annual work plans to measure and/or predict program goals and performance.
Qualifications
? TWIC- Current
? Extensive training in OSHA and MSHA Rules and Regulations (HazCom, LockOut/TagOut, etc) ? Understand and assess the daily operation of various types of equipment including centrifuges, reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, conveyors, screw feeders, blowers and pumps. Based on assessment, provide recommendations to improve reliability.
? Proficient and knowledgeable with daily use of SAP, Microsoft such as Word, Excess, Power
Point.
? Perform preventative/predictive maintenance and troubleshoot problems. Determine material needs, sequence of operations, and job methods including the use of a computer for storing and using information for preventive/predictive maintenance.
? Experience includes: hydraulics, pneumatics, metal fab/welding, forklifts, strong Electrical
trouble shooting and repair, etc.
? Investigate, assess, and recommend changes and modifications of production equipment to
improve safety, environment, and production.
? Maintain equipment to design specifications including, but not limited to, centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps & compressors, fans, gear reducers/increasers & other mechanical equipment (valves, operators, testing tools). Replace pump seals, mechanical seals, pump packing. Provide proper alignment for all rotating equipment
? Knowledge of pressure gauges, temperature gauges, nitrogen used (liquid and dry), purging
techniques, leak detection meters, acid cleaning agents, etching process and vacuum procedures ? Operate manual, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical equipment in order to control flow/connect
product being transferred for example excavators, conveyors, front end loaders.
? Power Plant Environment-Work both inside and outside in all temperatures and climate
conditions in accordance with Heat Stress procedures.
? Monitor process operating conditions through the use of instrumentation to regulate temperatures, pressures, and flow rates through the process system for prescribed critical limits
Specific Skills
Estimator Planner Maintenance Foreman Conveyors
Millwright Boiler Maker Welding A/C And Heating
Employment
Sherwin Alumina

Maintenance Supervisor
? Responsible for evaluating problematic systems or facilities and determining what installation or
repair services need to be performed
? Develop and implement maintenance procedures and maintaining personnel records.
? Responsible for ensuring MSHA standards and company safety policies are complied with at all
times.
? Develop, monitor and implement the preventative maintenance program for all mechanized
apparatus.
? Oversee and maintain department expense budget within set guidelines.
? Serve as project coordinator for plant or department updates or renovations, inspecting completed work for conformance to blueprints, specifications and standards.
? Maintain all necessary records including inspection and repair records, preventative maintenance
records, employee time records, and daily reports.
? Assist or perform safety inspections, Job Safety Analyses, safety tailgate meetings, and assists with budgeting for Maintenance department.
Education?: ?Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas – HVAC Applied Technology.
Graduated Sinton High School, Sinton, Texas, May 1986
Accomplishments
? Led emergency conveyor replacement with minimal crew and experience; replacement completed
within 12hrs instead of 16hrs as expected.
? Saved company an estimated $50,000 in manpower and downtown by completing the
replacement of a Hydraulic Drive within 30 hours. Original estimation was 48hrs.
? Provide leadership in assuring all requirements of the routine maintenance work process are utilized consistently and effectively to continuously improve the process and ensure goals are met.
? During Sherwin’s Lock Out supervised multiple areas, provided my expertise and knowledge where needed. Went above and beyond to supervise and help multiple areas to prevent a plant shutfown.