Jack Thomas

Retired Mechanic at Bayer CropScience

Bates City, Missouri, United States

About

Experience

  • Bayer CropScience (47 yrs 4 mos)
    • Maintenance Mechanic Tech II
      Jan 2003 - Present · 23 yrs 6 mos

      Troubleshoot and repair various chillers, boilers, HVAC/R equipment Repair animal cages, lab equipment, and fabricate special parts for lab personnel Perform preventative maintenance on all building and support equipment Enter work orders and order parts for Maintenance, Farm Support,y5 and Utility crews on the SAP system Served as relief Foreman during absences Responsible for testing and repair of all backflow prevention devices and reports to Water One Call in contractors, issue work permits, conduct safety orientation and work with them to resolve issues Serve as a member of the Bayer First Responder team.

    • Maintenance Mechanic
      Mar 1979 - Present · 47 yrs 4 mos

    • Utility Operator
      Jan 1987 - Jan 2003 · 16 yrs 1 mo

      Accurately recorded equipment readings and checked equipment for operational problems Performed water tests on chillers, boilers, cooling towers and all closed loop systems and make appropriate adjustments to keep systems within specifications Assisted maintenance with repairs of equipment and performed lock out/tag outs on equipment Responsible for operation of snow removal equipment and for calling for assistance when needed Urgently responded to power outages and restored all equipment to operational status in an effort to prevent loss of multi-million dollar studies

  • Production Operator at Mobay
    Jan 1979 - Jan 1987 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    Mixed chemicals and recorded batch sheets and packaged finished products for shipping Worked in all tech plants, Maintenance, I&E, production plants and yard crew Was responsible for scrap yard project