Joseph M. Gergets has over 15 years of experience in maintenance, inspection, fabrication, and supervising maintenance personnel in an industrial setting. He has extensive skills in electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems, and has saved companies over $150,000 through equipment repairs and custom fabrications. As a maintenance supervisor, Gergets issued work orders, scheduled maintenance, sourced contractors, assisted with safety inspections, and trained personnel. He has an associate's degree from Moraine Valley Community College and NARI certification as a lead carpenter.

1. Joseph M. Gergets
11308 Lemon Grass Lane • Roscoe, IL 61073
(815) 623-2949 • gergetsjoe@gmail.com
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
• Quality Assurance • Supervisor • Training
• Safety Inspections • Inventory Control • Coordination
SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES
Maintenance
• Over 15 years' experience providing maintenance, inspection and fabrication in an industrial setting.
• Performed trouble shooting, repairs and maintenance of all building and manufacturing equipment.
• Developed and implemented customized preventive maintenance programs for all plant equipment
resulting in saving the company thousands of dollars in work stoppage, improving downtime by more
than 10%
• Kaizen team member involved in the redesigning of plant equipment for optimal efficiency
• Mechanical skills in multiple systems to include: electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic
• Machined and fabricated parts and rebuilt equipment saving the company over $150,000 in purchasing
new equipment
• Extensive repair knowledge of bulk material handling systems
• Conducted daily inspection and repair of all plant auxiliary systems to include: compressors, air
dryers, tower water system, chillers and silo monitoring system
• Designed, implemented and installed pneumatic systems for manufacturing and packaging equipment
• Performed daily testing and recording of water for proper PH and corrosive particles
Supervisor
• Issued work orders and scheduled daily maintenance according to production schedule
• Sourced, coordinated and supervised all outside contractor work
• Assisted OSHA in plant certification and safety inspections
• Inspected and monitored all work performed by maintenance personnel
• Worked with engineering department designing and installing new plant equipment
• Trained all plant personnel in operation and process of crystallizers and dryers
• Developed and created preventative maintenance manuals for all plant equipment
• Ordered and maintained parts inventory for rebuilding and maintaining equipment
• Established relationships with outside vendors resulting in faster service and parts and product delivery
• Safety team member who assisted upper management with implementing and upholding all plant safety
procedures
• Certified trainer in the use of plant material moving equipment
• Coordinated department activities with production departments to maximize production capabilities
WORK HISTORY
Pactiv Corporation Maintenance Specialist II Bedford Park, IL 1999-2016
EDUCATION
Moraine Valley Community College Palisade Heights, IL
Coursework: Power Fluid Maintenance 101 & 102 •Pneumatics 101 & 102 • Industrial Equipment Print Reading
NARI Certification Certified Lead Carpenter