Senior Millwright
Magnolia Pipe & Steel Works · Birmingham, AL
Mar, 2019
Lead millwright for a 24/7 ERW pipe mill; cut unplanned downtime 38% (from 9.1% to 5.6%) by launching a CMMS-based predictive maintenance program across 140 critical assets.
Rebuilt 30+ helical and worm gearboxes and 12 mill-stand drive trains in-house, saving $410K/year versus OEM rebuild contracts.
Performed laser shaft alignment (Easy-Laser) and route-based vibration analysis on 220 motors, pumps, and fans, catching 47 bearing failures before breakdown.
Planned and rigged 60+ critical lifts up to 38 tons, including a 22-ton coiler gearbox swap completed 14 hours ahead of the outage schedule.
Trained 9 apprentices on hydraulics, pneumatics, and LOTO; crew logged 1,900+ days with zero lost-time incidents.
Millwright
Southern Axle & Drivetrain Components · Tuscaloosa, AL
Jun, 2014 · Feb, 2019
Maintained 4 automated machining and assembly lines (CNC cells, robotic welders, 3 miles of conveyor) supporting 1.2M axle assemblies per year.
Redesigned chain-conveyor tensioning and wear strips, reducing conveyor-related stoppages 52% and extending chain life from 9 to 20 months.
Troubleshot hydraulic presses (up to 600 tons) and pneumatic fixtures, cutting mean time to repair from 3.4 to 1.9 hours.
Wrote 85 PM job plans in SAP PM, raising PM compliance from 71% to 96% within 12 months.
Installed and leveled 14 new machine tools to ±0.002 in., commissioning each within planned windows.
Maintenance Mechanic / Millwright Apprentice
Red Mountain Foundry Co. · Bessemer, AL
Aug, 2011 · May, 2014
Completed a 4-year registered millwright apprenticeship (8,000 OJT hours) while supporting a ductile-iron foundry with 3 shifts.
Rebuilt shot-blast wheels, sand-system bucket elevators, and shaker conveyors, reducing sand-system downtime 25%.
Assisted with bearing replacements, coupling alignments, and pump overhauls on 60+ rotating assets.
Applied strict LOTO and confined-space procedures during 30+ outage jobs with zero recordables.