Dean Knetzger

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About Dean Knetzger

Manufacturing Professional with a direct approach to sustainable solutions. Skilled in analyzing data to reveal root cause and implementing countermeasures to increase production capacity. Experienced in managing and leading teams; coaching, mentoring, and relating to team members at all levels.Operations and Reliability Maintenance Professional with experience in both operations management and plant equipment maintenance in the automotive, food, and water filtration industries.PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTSMedline Industrieso Awarded the Medline Quarterly Excellence Award Q3 2018o Created and successfully implemented a program that gave hourly associates an opportunity to join the maintenance team, receive training, and begin a career in the maintenance fieldPentair Residential Filtration/GE Water and Process Technologieso Achieved a 40% reduction in downtime resulting in increased productivityDNO’s BBQ Pro Shopo Established a brand new store and achieved profitability in its first year of operationKmart Corporationo Managed 2 automotive service centers back to profitability from the brink of closure PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE• Assign technicians work based on their skill set and training needs to enhance the maintenance team and support production. • Create and update PM procedures based on data collection and Continuous Improvement initiatives. • Provide training and support to new operators and new maintenance team members.• Provide maintenance engineering support to new production line start-up, factory acceptance testing, and validation in a pharma environment.• Troubleshoot and provide solutions for a highly automated medical device manufacturing line.• Work with equipment manufacturers to optimize the production process.• Track machine up time and record issues that affect production goals.• Awarded the Medline Quarterly Excellence Award Q3 2018• Collaborated with Manufacturing Engineering to develop, set specifications, and source new equipment in addition to R&D and replacement parts• Created TPM standard work, training programs, and audit procedures to minimize downtime and increase equipment dependability• Implemented and organized root cause analysis using machine down-time data collected by using an under-utilized CMMS system currently in place• Coordinated the movement and installation of numerous production lines which involved modifying the production facilities, interacting with outside contractors, and creating uniformity between lines with respect to parts interchangeability and function to minimize downtime