Machinery Lubrication magazine published by Noria Corporation
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18 | May- June 2015 | www.machinerylubrication.com Q: What types of training have you taken to get to your current position? A: I have had training in lubrication, ultra- sound, ammonia refrigeration, boilers, process safety management and total productive maintenance (TPM), to name a few. Q: What professional certifications have you attained? A: I have the Machine Lubrication Techni- cian (MLT) Level I certifi cation from the International Council for Machinery Lubri- cation (ICML), the Certifi ed Assistant Refrigeration Operator (CARO) certifi ca- tion through the Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association (RETA), and the Certifi ed Reliability Leader (CRL) certi- fi cation through the Association of Maintenance Professionals (AMP). Q: Are you planning to obtain addi- tional training or achieve any other certifications? A: Yes. It is my belief that you can and will never stop learning. Q: What's a normal work day like for you? A: I start by checking emails and my calendar to plan the day. I then have a few conversations to fi nd out how the night shift went and if there are any pressing issues. I meet with my planner/scheduler and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) buyer to see if anything is pressing with them and where we are for the week in our planning/kitting process. After that, the leadership team meets to discuss issues from the day before and sets the agenda for the priorities of the day. I spend the rest of my day looking at key performance indicators (KPIs) and cost savings/avoidance opportunities to help sell value, as well as working on tasks that pertain to the achievement of our goals. Q: What is the amount and range of equipment that you help service through lubrication/oil analysis tasks? A: We are lubricating close to 2,500 assets. We perform oil analysis on all of our mixer gearboxes and grease sampling on all of our robot gearboxes. Q: On what lubrication-related projects are you currently working? A: We are currently training operators to take over some of the lubrication tasks. We have almost completed color-coding all of our gearboxes and grease fi ttings for the type of lubrication used. We have also begun precision lubrication through the use of ultrasound and a grease gun caddy on the mills within our facility. Q: What have been some of the biggest project successes in which you've played a part? A: Plant rebuild preventive maintenance (PM) was a huge undertaking for me. Being new to the plant and not under- standing the operation of the equipment, it was diffi cult for me to coach, lead and direct without knowing how the equip- ment needs to be disassembled and reassembled. I have leaned heavily on my team, and they have stepped up and made it very easy for me. We now have restored equipment and procedures in place to maintain the equipment. With everything back to its base condition, PMs optimized Smucker's Anderson Utilizing Lubrication Best Practices GET to KNOW When Joe Anderson began his career in the maintenance fi eld as a lubrication techni- cian, he started to realize the importance of lubrication. After attending a lubrication basics course, his eyes were opened to the fact that lubrication is not just important, it's critical. Over the years, Anderson worked for several food-processing companies before coming to the J.M. Smucker Co. in Toledo, Ohio. Although he has been at Smucker's for only a short time, he is already helping to drive the company culture toward a more proactive, precision-based approach and is proud that his plant now utilizes lubrication best practices on all of its equipment. Name Joe Anderson Age 36 Job Title Reliability Leader Company Name J.M. Smucker Co. Location Toledo, Ohio Length of Service 1 year