James Yates

Experience

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  USG

  Jul 1984 - Jan 1989

  Maintenance Technician
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  Pabco Gypsum,American Brass and Iron,Celotex

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Millwright
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  Reynolds metals corp.

  Jan 1991 - Mar 1999

  Production Supervisor
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  Ball Corporation

  Jan 1991 - Mar 2011

  Production/Facilities Maintenance and Stores Management

  Maintenance Administration (CMMS,SAP,EHS,GMP)

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  Yates Enterprises

  Jan 1992 - Oct 1997

  Owner
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  IBEW

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Chief Shop Steward
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  Crown Holdings, Inc.

  Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Manager (Trainer/Mentor)

  Mentoring and Developing Shift Managers in all aspects of the manufacturing process.

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  EXAL Corporation

  Jan 2012 - Feb 2015

  Organized and implemented restructuring of maintenance department.Implemented CMMS system in accordance with GMP and ISO standards. Refined maintenance training and improvement for 12 trainees in various stages of the program.Responsible for 10MM maintenance budget for 15 production lines and facilities with the help of 2 salaried Managers,4 salaried Engineers, a Maintenance Planner, 17 direct hourly,16 indirect hourly reports. Closed several "open" organizational projects. Coordinated ground floor LEAN implementation.

  • Engineering/Maintenance Manager

    Dec 2013 - Feb 2015

  • Project Manager (LEAN)

    May 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Continuous Improvement Consultant (LEAN)

    Jan 2012 - May 2013
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  Monster Energy

  Aug 2016 - now

  Promoted to Sr. Technical Services Manager North America

  • North America Sr. Technical services Manager

    Apr 2021 - now

  • EMEA Technical Services Manager

    Aug 2016 - Apr 2021