Loren Caparo

Experience

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  Wesel Manufacturing

  Jan 1997 - Sept 2004

  Engineering Manager
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  Gentex

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2009

  Manufacturing Engineer
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  Natures way pure water

  Jul 2010 - May 2014

  Promotion to Plant Manager in July 2012, responsible for four production lines including new carbonated beverage line. 24/7 staffing needs of upwards of 120 enployees. Challenging position that forces one to think outside the box. Challenging position of maintaining a 24/7 production facility. Supervise and keep technically ahead of 10 technitions. PM scheduling, emergency repair, building maintenance, machine installation and commission as well as ROI and capital expenditure reporting to president. US travel and machine audits as well as vendor qualification. Serve a technical advisor to president in regards to plant abilities and buisnes plan developement.

  • Plant Manager

    Jul 2012 - May 2014

  • Maintenance Manager

    Jul 2010 - Jul 2012
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  Alatadis USA.Inc

  May 2014 - Nov 2014

  Plant Project Engineer

  Direct, coordinate, and exercise functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering project within area of assigned responsibility by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates, supervisors and contractors. Serve as an alternate to the R & D Manager as appropriate in carrying out Food Safety responsibilities. Plan and formulate engineering program and organizes project resources according to project requirements.Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements, and related specifications.Plan and Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems.Evaluate approved design changes, specifications, and drawing releases.Controls expenditures within limitations of project budget.Prepare interim and completion project reports.Evaluate engineering proposals, and related technical data to meet process requirements pertaining to industrial machinery and equipment design.Study feasibility of designing new plant equipment or modifying existing facilities considering costs, available space, time limitations, company planning, and other technical and economic factors.Utilize technical knowledge of process equipment and systems to analyze problems and take corrective actions to improve system performanceLeadership, Team Management and Development1. Able to effectively lead Projects Teams and coordinates work with Project Stakeholders to achieve the Project Objectives2. Able to appropriately use (leverages) outside project and engineering resources to complete our capital projects3. Able to effectively manage internal and external resources to ensure Projects attain their objectives 4. Able to estimate needs and coordinates work to meet completion dates Show less

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  WW Norton

  Nov 2014 - now

  Facilities Engineer

  Facilities Engineer for book distribution company. Duties include supervision of 5 maintenance employees, entire facility HVAC, maintenance and upkeep of complete forklift fleet, fire safety system, back up generation of power, grounds and building maintenance.Engineering role as automation and technology advancement lead. Support the IT department in all related aspects of the business. Building updates to ensure conservation and efficiency.