Brent McArdle

312 W. Kennedy Drive, Streamwood, IL 60107

(630) 830-0746
bm106fac8@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL PRIFILE
Results driven professional with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing.
Strong leadership qualities and dedicated to the commitment of excellence. Able
to create new processes in order to obtain and maintain required certifications
in safety and compliance. Effective in reducing down time through effective tr
aining and supervision of team members.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2/10/2006 a" 12/7/2010
Mauser Corporation Addison, IL
Maintenance Manager
a Maintenance manager for Mauser Corporation producing 2.3 million 55 gallon dru
ms annually.
a Operations include heavy wall blow molding machines.
a Responsible for maintenance on a 24/7 operation.
a Managed all budget centers connected with the maintenance department.
a Utilized MP2 maintenance software for PM and inventory.
a Duties include maintaining the general plant operations along with all support
equipment in manufacturing. This includes HVAC, air compressors, chillers, coo
ling towers and forklifts.
a Member of the team which completed an ISO 14001 certification in 2009.
a Responsible for all rail deliveries of raw material, with a daily usage of 185
,000 lbs per day.
a Lead the SMED team for the plastic drum division.

1999-2006
Dana Molded Products Arlington Heights, IL
Maintenance Supervisor
a Maintained a 50,000 sq.ft. Custom Molding plant including the general office a
nd warehouse.
a Supervised a team of 3 people.
a Molding department included 27 injection molding machines, an assembly departm
ent, and all support equipment including mold components, forklifts, robots, end
of arm tooling, material grinders, chillers, thermolators, HVAC, and air compre
ssors.

1980-1999
Monogram Models Morton Grove, IL
Maintenance Supervisor
a Maintained a 150,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant including the general office
and warehouse.
a Molding department included 50 injection molding machines, packaging departmen
t, and all support equipment including forklifts, autos, robot, end-of- arm tool
ing, chillers, HVAC, and air compressors.
a Responsible for keeping the facility operating 24 hours per day. Supervised
an eight person maintenance staff over two operating shifts.
a Maintenance department budget was $650,000.00 per year, which excluded capital
equipment. Oversaw all new equipment and construction projects.
a Responsible for maintaining compliance with EPA (40CFR) and OSHA (29CFR) requi
rements and procedures.
a Wrote procedures and processes concerning HAZMAT, waste disposal, man-lift, fo
rklift training, and more.
a Active member of the safety committee for six years.
a Assigned to the modernization team during from 1996 - 1999, which made many im
provements to both the plastics and packaging departments. This modernization i
ncluded new molding machines (all electric), servo driven robots, conveyor syste
ms, and conversion from a two piece box design to a one piece formed and glued b
ox. The packaging department also added new box closing equipment, bundling equ
ipment and case packing equipment to increase production rates.
a Responsible for security and fire prevention systems such as sprinklers, entry
alarms, close circuit cameras, and radio dispatch alarm system.

Seminars and Training:

SMED Lean Manufacturing TPM
ISO 9001 OSHA GMP
ISO 9001 5-S
ISO 14001 Arc Flash
Equipment Experience:
Injection Molding Machines Support Equipment Additional
Arburg Parts Robots Computers
Cincinnati Milacron Sprue Pickers PLC
Krauss Maffei Material Loaders Fast Heat Controllers
Toshiba Material Grinders
Van Dorn
Blow molder machines: Packaging Machines: Software:
Mauser Shanklin Windows XP
Battenfield Bradman Lake Windows Vista
Krupp MGS Microsoft Word
Rennco Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power Point
MP2 a" MPS Maintenance Software