Burl McKenzie
Atlanta
Summary
Senior Maintenance Manager with over 15 years of experience. Skilled with safely performing and documenting detailed routine diagnosis, calibration, repair and installation of pneumatic, electrical controls, ie; boilers, air compressors, Ammonia compressors and all engine room structure, HVAC units, motor controls, process equipment controllers, robotics, conveyors, box machines, forklifts, cherry pickers, and emergency shutdown systems in industrial environments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Maintenance Manager
Freudenburg
12.2021 - Current
- Supervised employee performance, preventive maintenance, and safety.
- Created and implemented maintenance program to optimize operational efficiency and reduce downtime.
- Procured pricing information from various vendors to support cost-effective purchasing, CAPEX projects ranging from 2 million to 50 million dollars.
- Reviewed technical documentation to complete equipment maintenance and repair.
- Delegated tasks to carefully selected employees in alignment with resource management goals.
- Trained 40 maintenance technicians to apply proper techniques and best practices and comply with safety protocols.
- Forecasted and reviewed maintenance budgets to establish cost-effective measures.
- Planned scheduled maintenance outages as part of preventive maintenance program.
- Established and documented protocols for preventive maintenance procedures, decreasing equipment issues, and reducing downtime.
Maintenance Engineer/Acting Plant Manager
Batter Up Foods
05.2017 - 11.2021
- Staff scheduling, Manufacturing operations, Cost control, OSHA compliance
- Resource allocation, Food Safety, HACCP, direct and manage plant operations.
- Diagnosed and resolved machine operation variations and equipment problems.
- Responsible for the administration of a 5.4 million dollars construction, cost estimating, forecasting and control.
- Executed tasks within time and budget constraints.
- Repaired and replaced pumps, valves and motors.
- Conducted regular inspections of equipment to promptly identify issues that could cause machinery malfunctions.
- Continuously adhered to strict regulations as well as detailed instructions, guidelines and specifications.
- Documented maintenance activities and confirmed compliance with relevant regulations.
Refrigeration Manager/ PSM Manager
JBS Foods
12.2015 - 03.2017
- Provided oversight for 6 Engine rooms,14 Ammonia Compressors, 2 boilers/Waste water. Managed sanitation team across 3 shifts.
- Trained 20 Technicians across 4 shifts
- LOTO, PRV installation, RCA [Root cause analysis, Management of change
- Inspections with EPA/OSHA
- Complete root cause analysis to identify issues
- Managed CMMS
Trainer, Engineer/Battle Captain
US Army
10.2000 - 09.2015
- Training Plans
- Logistical Management
- Created FRAGO's/OPORD's
- USAREU
- Chemical defense training Facility [CDTF]
- IRAQ
- Theatre Command senior staff leader
- Versatile professional with strong problem-solving skills and history of adapting to diverse challenges. Applies innovative solutions and technical expertise to deliver exceptional results. Committed to streamlining processes and advancing organizational objectives.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Education
Certification - R.E.T.A. Ammonia Refrigeration
Lanier Technical College
Oakwood, GA09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX03.2008
Skills
- X-Ray machines
- Test equipment operation
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Electrical motors
- Pneumatic controls
- Scales
- Ammonia Refrigeration
- Metal Detectors
- AC/DC power and control systems
- Digital circuitry
- Electro-mechanical proficiency
- Work under PSM regulation
- Modulating Control Valves
- PLC's
- VFD's
- P&ID's
- Transmitters
- Hydraulics
- Contractor management
- Energy management
- Vibration analysis
- HVAC systems
- Facility management
- Plumbing systems
- Key performance indicators
Accomplishments
- - US Army [15 years & 4 Combat tours]-Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
- - TRADOC-US Army school house [Certified Nuclear Bio-Chem Instructor
- - Intelligence NCOIC/Battle NCO
- -Senior Staff NCOIC/Platoon Sergeant [Instrumental in training Foreign forces. [Trained over 200,000 Soldiers collectively]
Certification
- Haz Mat Certification/ Certified School Instructor: CBRNE DEFENSE [CDTF]
- US Army Fort Leonard Wood - Fort Leonard Wood, MO
- 12/2000
Timeline
Senior Maintenance Manager
Freudenburg
12.2021 - Current
Maintenance Engineer/Acting Plant Manager
Batter Up Foods
05.2017 - 11.2021
Refrigeration Manager/ PSM Manager
JBS Foods
12.2015 - 03.2017
Trainer, Engineer/Battle Captain
US Army
10.2000 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Trinity University
Certification - R.E.T.A. Ammonia Refrigeration
Lanier Technical College