Gerry Estrella

Maintenance Technician with more than 15 years of hands-on experience maintaining industrial equipment in food processing and electronics manufacturing. Experienced in troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC-controlled equipment. Strong background in preventive maintenance, machine installation, commissioning, and equipment improvements.

Maintenance Technician - Skretting Canada - Vancouver, BC

(2026-01 - 2026-05)

• Troubleshoot and repair production equipment.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance.
• Repair and replace machine components.
• Complete CMMS work orders and support production.

Maintenance Technician - Northern Gold Foods Ltd. - Coquitlam, BC

(2022-06 - 2026-01)

• Maintained processing and packaging equipment.
• Diagnosed electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic faults.
• Completed machine changeovers, setup and repairs.
• Work closely with production and respond quickly to equipment breakdowns.
• Participated in root-cause investigation and implemented corrective action.
• Conduct routine machine inspections and identified potential failures before it resulted in unplanned downtime.
• Oversee utility system including compressor, coolers, heaters, dust collectors and compressors.

Seasonal Worker - Coca-cola Bottling Ltd - Richmond, BC

(2021-01 - 2022-12)

• Operate bottling machines.

Maintenance Technician - Price Electronics - Winnipeg, MB

(2018-03 - 2020-12)

• Performed preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance on SMT production equipment.
• Assisted with installation, calibration and upgrading of SMT machines.
• Troubleshot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and electronic equipment.
• Supported ISO audits and improved preventive maintenance procedures.

Plant Equipment Maintenance Head / Automation Team Support - Samsung Electro-Mechanics Philippines

(2000-01 - 2017-12)

• Led 20 maintenance technicians.
• Worked with Korean engineers on commissioning and automation.
• Implemented condition-based maintenance and technician training.

BS - Electronics Engineering - Don Bosco Technical College