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Name Jason Greear Age 34 Job Title Lube/conveyor technician Company Yates Services at Nissan North America Location Smyrna, Tennessee Length of Service 6 years Be Featured in the Next 'Get to Know' Section WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE FEATURED IN THE NEXT "GET TO KNOW" section or know someone who should be profiled in an upcoming issue of Machinery Lubrication magazine? Nominate yourself or fellow lubrication professionals by emailing a photo and contact information to editor@noria.com. 36 | July - August 2016 | www.machinerylubrication.com Q: What types of training have you taken to get to your current position? A: I was given in-house training on our lubrication procedures and attended some one-day lubrication best-practice workshops. Q: What professional certi- fications have you attained? A: I am certified as a Level I Machine Lubrication Technician (MLT) by the International Council for Machinery Lubrication. Q: Are you planning to obtain additional training or achieve higher certifications? A: You can never get enough training in a world that is changing every day. I plan to take an exam in the coming months to continue my certifications and further my career path. Q: What's a normal work day like for you? A: I start my day by checking emails to see if we had any lubrica- tion issues the night before and then looking at our daily lube-fill sheets to monitor which pieces of equipment were our heavy hitters the day before. I next make my way around through the shops, addressing any issues with the technicians and supervisors. Q: What is the amount and range of equipment that you help service through lubri- cation/oil analysis tasks? A: Being one of the largest automo- tive plants in North America with more than 5.9 million square feet, we lubricate more than 250,000 pieces of equipment, ranging from bearings and gearboxes to over- head chains, as well as maintain hydraulic systems throughout the plant. We sample and test onsite all critical hydraulic systems, motors and gearboxes plant wide. Q: On what lubrication- related projects are you currently working? A: I am assisting with the installa- tion process of kidney-loop systems on our blank-washing units. We are filtering the washing oil to reduce particle contaminants on our outer- skin panels. Q: What have been some of the biggest project successes in which you've played a part? Jason Greear's career at Nissan North America began in the production department. However, he soon moved into mechanical maintenance as a lube technician while continuing to learn about lubrication and the conveyors in all the plant's shops. In 2013, Greear was offered a lubrication management role in Nissan's predictive maintenance (PdM) lab. When it was proven that a large percentage of the plant's downtime could be avoided and that costs could be reduced by using lubrication best practices, Nissan decided to put a greater emphasis on its lubrication program. The positive results have made it clear to Greear and his team that while these practices may cost some money upfront, the long-term return is worth much more. Nissan's Greear Sees the Benefits of Lubrication Excellence GET to KNOW