Jacob Thorson
Austin
Summary
Proactive Maintenance Technician with extensive experience at Hormel Foods. Skilled in mechanical troubleshooting and preventive maintenance. Achieved significant reductions in equipment downtime through effective problem-solving and collaboration. Adept at training new staff on safety protocols and equipment care, ensuring operational efficiency and reliability in machinery performance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Maintenance Technician
Hormel Foods
05.2012 - Current
- Operated various hand and power tools to complete repairs.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair, or maintenance.
- Successfully completed complex repair tasks within tight deadlines, minimizing disruptions to daily operations.
- Collaborated with team members to complete larger repair projects efficiently.
- Reduced downtime by quickly diagnosing and resolving technical issues on machinery.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Trained new employees on proper use and care of tools, machinery, and safety protocols.
- Assisted management in developing long-term plans for equipment upgrades and replacements.
Education
Industrial Maintenance -
Riverland Community College
Austin, MN05-2012
Skills
- Preventive Maintenance
- Building maintenance
- Mechanical troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting skills
- Hand and power tools
- Mechanical repair
- Parts replacement
- Equipment installation
- Lockout and tagout procedures
- Hydraulic systems
- Machine lubrication
- Mechanical aptitude
- Documentation
- Air compressors
- Pneumatic systems
- Conveyor systems
- Water treatment
- Cooling towers
- Problem-solving
- Heat exchangers
- Air handlers
- Willing to learn
- General Plumbing
Other Qualifications
- Is looked at by coworkers as a "leader" of the department.
- Extensive knowledge on the separators in our department, trained with multiple different reps on various separators.
- Have had a company email/login for about 7 years. Very efficient at EAM, essentially find most of my own parts.
- Constantly adding comments on various assets to ensure others know about problems/available parts.
- Willing to stay until the job is done as my history has proven.
- Setting up my own projects so my overtime is as productive as possible.
- Is educated on most of the machinery operations - how it runs, troubleshoot, ect.
- Cost savings for the department is a priority to me. For example, keeping more work in house versus contractors, planning jobs/projects ahead of time with parts and labor ect.
Timeline
Maintenance Technician
Hormel Foods
05.2012 - Current
Industrial Maintenance -
Riverland Community College
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