Patrick Meanwell

Experience

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  Ewe Dell Family Farms

  Jul 2001 - May 2011

  Skilled Labour

  > Responsible for day to day operation of livestock and cash crop farm, as well as supporting the construction side of the business building pole barns> Working for the farm from my early teens to early 20's was an amazing experience that I am fortunate to have had

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  Phoenix Marine Services Inc.

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2015

  Commercial Diver

  > Maintained, repaired and inspected potable water reservoirs> Diving in support of water treatment plants; various inspections, repairs and emergency jobs

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  All-Sea Underwater Solutions

  Oct 2012 - Nov 2012

  Commercial Diver

  > Working to support a tunnel boring project for Metro Vancouver

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  Torrefusion™ Technologies Inc.

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2017

  Technical Advisor

  > Research and development of a new torrefaction process to support international patent applications which were ultimately granted

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  Altentech Power Inc. - Simply better biomass dryers!

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2017

  Project Co-ordinator/Millwright Apprentice

  > Worked with a great group of people in a pre-revenue company to bring a new biomass drying technology from prototype to commercial scale. I learned a lot about technology and business working on this project and I'm grateful for the opportunity > Assist in project management and operations management. Working with an engineering team and other technical staff to meet efficiently performance metrics

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  Zeplyn Enterprises Inc.

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  Millwright Apprentice

  > Plant shutdowns: maintenance, repair & equipment installation in the automotive, manufacturing, food and beverage industries

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  Royal Machine Solutions

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2018

  Millwright Apprentice

  > Equipment: installation, maintenance, repair, fabrication> Co-ordinating & supervising tasks & jobs ranging from 8h-300h> Manufacturing, food and beverage, paper and recycling industries

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  Black Fly Beverage Company

  Sept 2018 - now

  > leading a team of 16 millwrights, electricians and other maintenance personnel > overseeing the spare parts department and maintenance planning; managing maintenance department finances > working closely with multiple departments to drive continuous improvement > developing and executing a maintenance strategy to fit the specific needs of our operation > Planning, organizing and co-coordinating all maintenance activities from preventative maintenance to plant shutdowns > Developing and managing spare parts inventory > Assisting in project management of various projects> Continuing to perform all duties as a millwright > Equipment installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting> Experience with: bottle blow molders, injection molders, bottle and can fillers, can seamers, labellers, various high-speed automated packaging, pasteurizers, conveyance> Heavily involved in: HACCP/GMP, QA, OHS and Continued Improvement initiatives

  • Maintenance Manager

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Maintenance Supervisor/Maintenance Planner/Millwright (433A)

    Mar 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Millwright (433A)

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2021