Scott Watson
McEwensville
Summary
Results-driven supervisor with background in overseeing mechanics, installers, and repairers. Hold comprehensive experience in managing teams to maximize productivity and ensure high standards of work quality. Skilled in problem-solving, effective communication, and implementing cost-saving measures. Made significant impacts on operational efficiency through strategic planning and staff training.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Supervisor
GAF
New Columbia
06.2022 - Current
- Supervise 12 Maintenance technicians and 1 E & I Technician.
- Responsible for all types of maintenance including Electrical and Mechanical
- Implement a Top Bad Actor Program that defines the machines that result in the highest downtime, and work with the maintenance technicians to teach them how to work through the issues with the production operators to decide the best paths to reduce downtime, document findings, and show results.
- Coaching the maintenance technicians on soft skills and technical skills.
- Participate in daily meetings for each department to discuss daily downtime issues.
- Plan jobs for technicians in detail.
- Perform Lockout, Tagout Audits.
- Perform Hot Work Permit Audits.
- Perform roof access audits.
- Respond to recommendations from remote vibration analysis by investigating suggested issues, and make repairs as needed to prevent downtime.
Reliability Specialist
Advanced Technology Services, Inc.
Peoria
12.2007 - 06.2022
- Hired as a Senior Maintenance Technician.
- Responsible for all aspects of maintenance, including electrical and mechanical.
- Report findings in a Maintenance CMMS, and make recommendations for repairs and new ways of performing maintenance.
- Record documented cost savings for continuous improvements that were made to prevent downtime.
- Plan projects in detail for other technicians to complete.
- Estimate costs for planned projects to present to the customer for approval.
- Through hard work and dedication, I advanced to Reliability Specialist.
- Implement a complete plant lubrication plan for all components in the plant, with frequencies and quantities of specified lubricants.
- Follow the Top Bad Actor Program to reduce downtime and engage in monthly report-outs for them, including Gantt charts, findings, and results for each month to show improvements in downtime.
- Respond to recommendations from vibration analysis, and make the necessary repairs.
- Respond to recommendations from thermal scans of key electrical components and make the appropriate repairs.
- Use ultrasonic tools to listen to bearings, make decisions for lubrication, and prevent failures.
Maintenance Team Lead
Kuhns Brothers Lumber
Lewisburg
05.1997 - 12.2007
- Responsible for maintaining 3 sawmills, 12 dry kilns, 2 planer mills for log homes, and 3 cut lines for log homes.
- Design and build equipment for all areas of the facility, including conveyors, saws, routing machines, and dust collection.
- Install new equipment, such as large planer moulders, saw carriages, debarkers, and dry kilns.
- Completely install new electrical systems in sawmills, cut lines, and planer mills to accommodate expansions.
- Design new electrical services to 4,000 amp, 480 volt, 3-phase, with switchgear and MCCs.
- Install conduit, including underground, PVC, EMT, Rigid, IMC, and Robroy.
- Supervise the garage on-site for PA inspections, and make repairs and preventative maintenance on 73 pieces of rolling stock, including forklifts, articulating loaders, mulch grinders, over-the-road trucks, and walking floor trailers.
Maintenance Technician
Strick Corp.
Danville
03.1993 - 06.1997
- General plant maintenance, including electrical and mechanical.
- Repair welders, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic equipment, including presses, shears, hoists, and rolling equipment.
- Install conduit pull wires.
- Install new machines.
Electricain
I. Ray Zimmerman Electrical Contractor
Turbotville
08.1986 - 05.1993
- All aspects of electrical construction
- Install new services of residential, commercial, and industrial.
- Complete electrical installations for residential, commercial and industrial buildings including new production plants, firehouses, stores and residential homes.
Education
High School Diploma -
Warrior Run High School
Turbotville, PA06-1986
Some College (No Degree) - Electrical Construction
Williamsport Area Community College
Williamsport, PASkills
- Equipment maintenance
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Mechanical repairs
- Preventive maintenance
- Predictive maintenance
- Vibration analysis
- Project management
- Welding
- Hydraulic repairs
- Pneumatic repairs
- Milling machine
- Metal lathe
- PLC experience
- Process improvement
- Lockout tagout
- Effective communication
- Safety compliance
- Maintenance CMMS
Timeline
Maintenance Supervisor
GAF
06.2022 - Current
Reliability Specialist
Advanced Technology Services, Inc.
12.2007 - 06.2022
Maintenance Team Lead
Kuhns Brothers Lumber
05.1997 - 12.2007
Maintenance Technician
Strick Corp.
03.1993 - 06.1997
Electricain
I. Ray Zimmerman Electrical Contractor
08.1986 - 05.1993
High School Diploma -
Warrior Run High School
Some College (No Degree) - Electrical Construction
Williamsport Area Community College
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