John KD Smith
Plymouth
Summary
Dynamic Equipment Technician III at Philips Medical IGTD, skilled in industrial maintenance and continuous improvement. Achieved 99% uptime for production tools through effective preventive maintenance and proactive problem-solving. Proficient in Oracle and committed to fostering teamwork and safety compliance, ensuring optimal equipment performance and operational excellence.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Equipment Technician III
Philips Medical IGTD
Plymouth
09.2022 - Current
- Maintaining 99% uptime for all active production tools and green-to-green time <= 30 min.
- Performed corrective and preventive maintenance on catheter production tools to ensure optimal functionality.
- Utilizing maintenance tracking software and procedures to maintain 100% accuracy for all equipment maintenance records.
- Timely response to maintenance and support requests from Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, and Facilities departments.
- Performed maintenance tasks both autonomously and in collaboration with team members.
- Communicating effectively with peers, managers and other departments on the status of equipment repairs and requests for support.
- Interfacing with vendors and service contractors in the coordination and execution of maintenance activities.
- Managed vendor and contractor relationships to streamline maintenance operations.
- Ordering spare parts in Oracle, tracking delivery to ensure parts arrive on time.
- Receiving parts and utilizing spare parts kanban to minimize production tool downtime.
Instrument Builder I&II
Emerson
Chanhassen
08.2019 - 04.2022
- Utilized specialized tools and equipment to assemble precision instruments.
- Calibrated devices to ensure accurate performance and compliance with specifications.
- Executed standard assembly operations, performed welding with rework and repair, calibrated equipment to ensure specifications compliance, conducted variable testing, troubleshot and repaired modular components, and packaged finished products.
- Operated and adjusted automated CNC machines using precise gauging and tooling to achieve optimal performance.
- Conducted routine inspections to maintain quality control standards in instrument production.
Manager
Louis' Gun sales
Chaska
01.2014 - 04.2016
- Set up products and price points on auction websites while managing customer interactions online and in-store.
- Purchased products from certified dealers, logged inventory, and handled invoices, purchase orders, and sales receipts.
- Processed background checks and related paperwork through appropriate channels to ensure compliance.
Education
EMS (Vocational certificate) -
Hennepin Technical College
Eden Prairie, MN05-2007
Some College (No Degree) -
Texas Bible Institute
ColumbusSkills
- Organizational skills
- Maintenance
- Lock Out Tag Out
- Team management
- SAP
- Manufacturing equipment
- Equipment testing
- Material handling equipment maintenance
- Hazard communication
- Ariba purchasing
- Mentoring
- Preventive maintenance
- Assembly
- Equipment selection
Certification
Driver's License
Languages
- Japanese, Beginner
Languages
Japanese
Limited
Accomplishments
20 Mgr. recognition awards. (monetary)
12 Peer to peer awards (Monetary)
12 Peer to peer awards (Monetary)
Timeline
Equipment Technician III
Philips Medical IGTD
09.2022 - Current
Instrument Builder I&II
Emerson
08.2019 - 04.2022
Manager
Louis' Gun sales
01.2014 - 04.2016
EMS (Vocational certificate) -
Hennepin Technical College
Some College (No Degree) -
Texas Bible Institute