I am searching for a position as a Millwright Industry or Construction Maintenance, or Maintenance Supervision.Travel is not an issue, as I have worked in many states throughout the US
Stephen Allen Nighswander
North Liberty Township Rd.
Cell • redrooster[at]thewavz.com
Work Experience
Nighswander Construction Tiffin, Oh. 2006-Present
Stephen Nighswander Owner
Private Business
Hrs per week: 60+
(See below for description)
Cookson Electronics 2002-2006
Project Coordinator
Vesuvius Refractories USA Maple Grove, Ohio
Supervisor Jamie Kalanta (203) 795-0554 Vice President Discontinued Operations Group
Salary 55,000 yr.
Hours per week: 40
Duties:
-Coordinate and manage liquidation of material and machinery, demolition, and sale of the Maple Grove, Ohio production facility
-Discover and manage removal or sale of chemicals, paint, lubricants, raw materials and finished products as per MSDS, OSHA, or OEPA regulations.
-Discover and identify asbestos hazards and obtain contractors for removal bids and remediation.
-Obtain bids for facility demolition and site cleanup
-Oversee daily plant demolition by retained contractor and assist with all problems or setbacks
-Maintain hard documents and electronic data entry for use by any party, necessary to or for liquidation
Vesuvius Refractories USA Maple Grove, Oh.
Maintenance Supervisor 1996-2006
Vesuvius USA Champaign, Ill.
Supervisor Gary Snook Plant Manager gsnook[at]q.com
Salary 54,000 yr.
Hours per week: 44
Duties:
-Responsible for maintaining all plant equipment and property in a safe and operating condition to meet or exceed the customers expectations
-Staff the maintenance department by interviewing, hiring, and training personnel consisting of millwrights, machine repairmen, electricians, mechanics, janitors, lubricators, and parts clerks
-Organize, plan, and direct the daily, weekly, and monthly repair of production and non-production equipment
-Purchase and maintain a supply of spare parts and equipment
-Promote and enforce plant safety and health rules
-Promote and enforce plant work rules
-Promote, train, and enforce adherence to local, state, and federal regulations and codes
-Plan, and cooperate with plant and company managers, engineers, and laboratory personnel
-Maintain documentation necessary to show compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and codes
-Schedule, monitor, and sample water, air, and safety equipment, as required by state and federal regulators OEPA OSHA
-Organize, plan, and direct the daily and weekly activities of maintenance personnel on 3 shifts.
-Strive to continuously improve and enhance the technical, mechanical, and electrical skills required of this position as will as those of its subordinates
-Maintain a positive relationship with contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and sales personnel who provide services
-Travel outside the plant, state or country as needed
-Strive for innovation and creativity in all duties and responsibilities
For the period of time 6/2000 until 9/2002 job duties were increased to include:
Maintenance/Production Supervisor
Duties:
-Assumed all the duties listed for the maintenance supervisor
Production Supervisor
-Vacation, or illness replacement for production supervisors of facility as needed
-Organize, plan and schedule daily and weekly production requirements
-Schedule weekly personnel requirements for 2 or 3 shifts of production
Premier Refractories International Maple Grove, Oh.
Maintenance Repairman 1991-1996
Premier Refractories
Supervisor George Pappas Plant Manager
Salary $16.28 hr.
Hours per week: 40
Duties:
-Inspect, maintain, diagnose, troubleshoot, service and repair machines and systems
-Weld machines and equipment as required by application, using electric arc AC/DC, MIG, Resistance, and Oxy-Acetylene processes
-Fabrication for machines and equipment using grinders, vertical and horizontal mills, lathes, cutoff saws and drill presses
-Excellent knowledge of hand and power tools required to repair machinery including wrenches, sockets, ratchets, welders, torches, jacks, porta-powers, hammers, drifts, chisels, punches, drills, electrical testers, pressure gauges, etc.
-Have excellent performance required for industrial maintenance procedures, some requiring close tolerance protocol. Being able to use a wide variety of specialized tools and equipment, micrometers, calipers, dial indicators, etc.
-Required to use blueprints, system schematics, technical manuals, service bulletins and updates, to assist in education and proper repair of machinery and systems
-Required understanding and knowledge of the use of forklifts, overhead cranes, loaders, trucks, dollies, and rigging for the installation or removal of equipment or machinery
-Responsible for heavy equipment inspection, routine maintenance and repair. Driveline repair including engines, transmissions, differentials, power take offs and subsystems.
Hydraulic system repairs including pumps, motors, lines, cylinders, and subsystems.
Repairs frame, structure, buckets, booms, turrets, suspension systems and subsystems.
-Required to have a basic knowledge of electrical systems. Including troubleshooting, diagnosis, repair, and testing of single phase, three phase, and low voltage electrical circuits. Able to install and/or repair new or existing electrical services. Ability to assist facility electricians as needed.
Knowledge of equipment and systems
-Pumps- hydraulic, gasoline, diesel, water, oil, air, propane, fluids and gases
-Compressors-air
-Screens-flat, vibratory, centrifugal, multi-deck
-Crushers-impact, cone, jaw
-Power transmission devices, gearboxes, couplings, motors, engines
-Bins, mixers-high speed, centrifugal,
-Bagging machines
-Weigh hoppers and scales
-Shrinkwrap and stretchwrap machines
-Dust collection systems
-Hi-Temperature Kilns, Ovens, and Furnaces
-Heavy equipment including loaders, cranes, trucks, GE locomotives, graders, dozers, tractors, backhoes, etc.
-Plant hydro systems including fire systems, recycled process water, potable water, and sewage systems
-Plant electrical systems including motor control centers, disconnects, starters, motors, transformers, distribution, etc.
-Building maintenance and grounds, repairs as needed structure, roof
Nighswander Construction Tiffin, Oh.
Stephen Nighswander Owner 1984-1991
Private Business
Hrs per week: 80+
This was an enterprise that I started doing primarily residential and light commercial construction.
Duties performed:
-included all aspects of private enterprise
-obtaining contracts
-hiring personnel
-performing building maintenance and construction, carpentry, cement, siding, windows, doors, roofing, remodeling, insulating, wiring, etc.
-bookkeeping etc.
-subcontracting
Basic Inc./Combustion Engineering
Laborer, Machine Operator, Maintenance Repairman 1973-1983
Basic Inc. Valley Forge Pa.
Multiple Supervisors
Salary $9.00 Hr. Hours per week: 40
Duties:
-Sweeping and clean up
-Machine operator, bagger, kiln cooler, forklift, pressman, binning belts, etc.
-Initiated myself into the skilled trades apprenticeship program for machine repair/millwright position in 1978
Lohman Johnson Drilling, Exeter Drilling, Diamond Shamrock Drilling
Worm, Chain Hand, Motor Hand, Derrickman Short stints in 1973 and 1976 less than 9 months total.
Duties:
-perform all aspects required of drilling for oil
Education
Bettsville High School Bettsville, Ohio
9-12 Graduated 1972 College Prep. Curriculum
Billings Automotive Training Center Billings, Mont.
Courses of study included,
Automotive Engines - Gasoline and Diesel
Transmissions and Drivetrain
Suspensions
Tune up and Electrical Systems
Graduated 1973
Terra Community College Fremont, Oh.
Apprenticeship Program-State approved
Courses of study included,
Multiple Math
Multiple Welding
Multiple Hydraulics
Pneumatics
Manufacturing Processes-Machining
Multiple Blueprint Reading and Drawing
Completed
Vanguard Vocational Center Fremont, Oh.
Apprenticeship Program-State approved
Courses of study:
Multiple Welding
Completed
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