Mark Barlow
Cochrane,Canada
Summary
A wide range of experience in mechanical/electrical engineering and maintenance with over 18 years of experience within the bottling industry Strong background in fault finding and planned maintenance on a wide range of equipment, from diesel engines and locomotives, to fillers, packaging machines and process equipment Outstanding fault finder both mechanical and Electrical down to component level Implemented maintenance programs using planned, predictive, preventive and condition-based maintenance in a high-speed bottling and canning production environment Ability to carry out fault finding and basic program modifications on Siemens and Allen Bradley PLC automated equipment and their invertor motor drives An understanding of field bus systems such as ASI, Profibus and Ethernet Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised, under own initiative with good time management Royal Air Force trained, College and trade certified in Mechanical and Electrical disciplines
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance Supervisor
All About Packaging
02.2022 - Current
- Design using auto CAD custom conveyor solutions for high speed conveyors
- Creation of electrical and mechanical design solutions for equipment to increase production
- Rigging of equipment and tanks
- Project management of the installation of high-speed production lines working with various trades to ensure completion on time and budget
- Implementation of maintenance programs and the relevant documentation designed for maintenance personnel and operators to reduce downtime
- Onsite support at customer locations providing technical expertise and training
Maintenance Manager
Big Rock Brewery
01.2018 - 02.2022
- Managed and maintained all aspects of the Calgary brewery with an annual production of 280,000HL packaged in either can, bottle or keg; responsible also for the maintenance of the satellite brewery in Vancouver
- Maintained and supported a Krones high speed can and bottle line, reduced downtime using reliability centered maintenance such as root cause analysis and autonomous maintenance
- Implemented a downtime reporting system to capture actual downtime data and using Pareto analysis substantially reduced downtime
- Designed using CAD and installed various production lines including a Krones mono block bottle filler/labeler, KHS Keg filler, currently project managing a $7.25 million Krones filler and pasteurizer line
- Developed and implemented a planned maintenance program using CMMS for planned, predicted, and predictive maintenance to reduce MTBF and drive OEE
- Redesigned and modified equipment to improve performance or allow different pack types to be used on various packing equipment
- Completed factory and site acceptance tests on various packaging and auxiliary equipment
Maintenance Manager
Ice River Springs
05.2013 - 01.2018
- Installation and commissioning of new production lines including Krones fillers, labelers, blow molders and packaging equipment
- Planned and controlled $1.2million R&M budget, work orders, planned maintenance and projects
- Planned and executed annual rebuilds to ensure they are completed on time including targeting the top three downtimes and formulating a continuous improvement plan to drive up efficiencies
- Provided mechanical and electrical support for 3 high speed water bottling production lines
- Implementation of SOP’s, lock out tag out, daily check sheets, arc flash training, PLC and VFD back up and modification program
- Reduced changeover times using SMED to center line equipment, 5S of change parts and manufactured set up jigs
- Maintenance department auditor for all plants in Canada
Mechanical/Electrical Technician
Britvic Soft Drinks
12.2008 - 05.2013
- Successfully carried out engineering support across 4 high-speed glass bottle, PET and can lines
- Maintained and replaced pumps, conveyors, gearboxes and 3 phase motors
- Carried out mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis and rectification down to component level on Krones, KHS and Mead fillers, labelers and packaging equipment to tight deadlines
- Installation and maintenance on electrical, PLC control systems and invertor motor drives
- Took ownership of Krones cold glue and self-adhesive labeling machines and drove forward continuous improvement by center lining equipment to improve machine setup, changeovers and improve start up times
Mechanical/Electrical Shift Technician
Copella Fruit Juices
03.2006 - 12.2008
- Worked as part of a two-man team carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on 2 aseptic bottle fillers including flash pasturizers, water treatment, plant boilers and building services
- Maintained and provided fault diagnosis to 4 Buchers hydraulic apple presses
- Knowledge of instrumentation, flow meters, level, conductivity and PT100 temperature probes
- Fault finding on SCADA controlled CIP process equipment
Locomotive Field Service Technician
Bombardier Transportation
07.2003 - 03.2006
- Successfully commissioned and brought into service a new fleet of passenger trains
- Fault finding and rectification on safety critical systems
- Responded to in service breakdowns and incidents
- Carried out live testing on electrical circuits of 415volt AC and up to 750volt DC circuits
Mechanical/Electrical Technician
Self employed contractor
08.1999 - 07.2003
- Fault finding and maintenance of Cummins and Mercedes diesel engines
- Worked on a heavy lifting road replacing wheel sets, engines, gearboxes and motors
- Setting and testing of safety critical door systems
- Part of a multi-national maintenance team carrying out planned maintenance on the EuroTram in Strasbourg France
Ground Support Equipment Technician
British Royal Air Force
09.1991 - 08.1999
- Static and mobile generators driven by Detroit, Cummins & Perkins diesel engines
- Rotary sliding vane, screw and reciprocating compressors, hydraulic rigs and airfield arrestor equipment
- Successfully worked unsupervised in many locations around the world under extreme and sometimes hostile conditions
Apprentice Toolmaker
3M Neotechnic
08.1988 - 09.1991
- Manufactured high speed transfer press tools, close tolerance jigs & gauges
- Turning, internal cylindrical grinding, external cylindrical grinding, horizontal & vertical milling
Education
Professional Maintenance Manager -
PMAC
City & Guilds 2330 diploma -
Electrical Installation level 3
City & Guilds 2391 diploma -
Electrical Inspection and Testing
City & Guilds level 1 & 2 diploma -
Mechanical Engineering
City & Guilds 2381 diploma -
17th Edition Wiring Regulations
City & Guilds 2377 -
Portable Appliance Testing
BTEC -
Plant Maintenance
National vocation qualification level 3 -
Mechanical/Electrical
Cross connection tester -
AWWA
SAIT -
5th class power engineer
Skills
- Preventive Maintenance
- Team supervision
- Facilities maintenance
- Maintenance recordkeeping
- Troubleshooting
- Work order management
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Equipment troubleshooting
Languages
English
Training
- Rockwell basic programming
- Siemens Step 7 PLC Programming 1
- Cummins diesel engines Insite diagnostics
- Arc Flash training
- Fall arrest training
- Confined space qualified
Certification
Red seal electrician
Timeline
Maintenance Supervisor
All About Packaging
02.2022 - Current
Maintenance Manager
Big Rock Brewery
01.2018 - 02.2022
Maintenance Manager
Ice River Springs
05.2013 - 01.2018
Mechanical/Electrical Technician
Britvic Soft Drinks
12.2008 - 05.2013
Mechanical/Electrical Shift Technician
Copella Fruit Juices
03.2006 - 12.2008
Locomotive Field Service Technician
Bombardier Transportation
07.2003 - 03.2006
Mechanical/Electrical Technician
Self employed contractor
08.1999 - 07.2003
Ground Support Equipment Technician
British Royal Air Force
09.1991 - 08.1999
Apprentice Toolmaker
3M Neotechnic
08.1988 - 09.1991
Professional Maintenance Manager -
PMAC
City & Guilds 2330 diploma -
Electrical Installation level 3
City & Guilds 2391 diploma -
Electrical Inspection and Testing
City & Guilds level 1 & 2 diploma -
Mechanical Engineering
City & Guilds 2381 diploma -
17th Edition Wiring Regulations
City & Guilds 2377 -
Portable Appliance Testing
BTEC -
Plant Maintenance
National vocation qualification level 3 -
Mechanical/Electrical
Cross connection tester -
AWWA
SAIT -
5th class power engineer
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