FRANK UNDA

Waukegan

Summary

Maintenance Manager with 15+ years of progressive experience in high-speed manufacturing, including food production environments. Known for building strong maintenance teams, driving asset reliability, improving safety culture, and instilling technical capability in challenging plant environments. Promoted through technician, lead, supervisor, and manager roles due to a strong bias for action, hands-on troubleshooting skill, and ability to elevate equipment performance while reducing total cost of ownership. Expert in CMMS execution, preventive/predictive maintenance, capital planning, and leading technicians through change while sustaining productivity, quality, FSQA, and safety standards.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

Maintenance Manager

Eagle Foods

01.2015 - Current

Progressively promoted from Maintenance Technician → Lead → Supervisor → Maintenance Manager based on performance, technical depth, and ability to drive culture change. Lead maintenance operations for a fast-paced, high-volume food production facility supporting 24/7 operations.
Leadership & Culture
Built a safety-first environment by strengthening LOTO compliance, electrical safety practices, and technician ownership of safe behaviors.
Elevated the skill level of the maintenance workforce through structured coaching, training, and certification-aligned development plans.
Turned around team morale in a difficult manufacturing environment by reinforcing accountability, communication, and clarity of expectations.
Asset Care & Reliability
Implemented preventive and predictive maintenance strategies using ManagerPlus CMMS, improving PM completion rates and asset history accuracy. Established robust KPI’s in asset care
Reduced unplanned downtime through targeted RCA, improved troubleshooting capability, and improved spare parts management.
Improved PM task quality, frequency adjustment, and critical asset prioritization to maximize uptime and support production demand.
Operations Execution
Managed work order prioritization and emergency breakdown response with a strong bias for action while maintaining safety and quality standards.
Oversaw capital project planning, vendor coordination, and maintenance budget execution, including cost tracking and forecasting.
Administered Infor M3 ERP for purchase orders, invoicing, and parts procurement to control spending and ensure availability of critical spares.

Maintenance Technician

Kemper Valve & Fitting Corporation

01.2010 - 01.2015

Conducted mechanical and electrical maintenance on advanced CNC machining equipment (Doosan, Haas, Mazak, Murata, Puma, Integrex).
Led troubleshooting efforts, technician training, and equipment rebuilds to sustain equipment precision and production capacity.
Supported facility maintenance, forklift repair, safety compliance, and documentation improvements.

Operator Technician

Vapor Bus International

01.2006 - 01.2009

Operated and maintained production machinery, conducted equipment changeovers, and completed corrective and preventive maintenance tasks.
Improved documentation accuracy and equipment issue reporting to support maintenance planning and reduce recurring failures.

Education

Maintenance & Reliability Management (MRM) Coursework – MRMC Program

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Skills

Systems: ManagerPlus CMMS, Infor M3 ERP, MS Office
Technical: PLC fault isolation, motor controls, welding/fabrication (TIG, MIG, Stick, Brazing), blueprint/schematic reading
Electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic troubleshooting
SQF and Food processing/packaging equipment expertise
Preventive Maintenance

Project management
Equipment troubleshooting
Maintenance planning
Staff management
Work order management