Charles King

Dynamic, high-impact Maintenance Operations and Asset Reliability Leader with over a decade of progressive manufacturing authority spanning plant floor leadership, multi-site plant turnarounds, and global enterprise asset governance. Proven track record reporting to executive leadership (VPs/Directors) to troubleshoot and stabilize distressed manufacturing facilities, overhaul maintenance departments, reorganize spare parts cribs, and direct greenfield/brownfield plant launches. Architected and executed the global standardization and CMMS rollout across 90+ facilities and 130,000+ assets (Fluke's #2 global enterprise client).

Bridges the gap between plant-floor mechanics and executive leadership to drive measurable equipment uptime, standard operating discipline, and multi-million-dollar cost savings.

Lead Operations Technology & Enterprise Systems Specialist at HCLTech (2025-09 – Present)

• Digital Plant Operations & Standardization: Lead the operational deployment of smart manufacturing platforms across multi-facility plants, standardizing layered process audits (EASE), lean continuous improvement workflows (CCi TRACC), and digital video SOPs (DeepHow) to accelerate technician onboarding.
• Quality Compliance & Asset Governance: Partner with plant leadership as the enterprise SME governing quality compliance workflows (ETQ Reliance) and enterprise maintenance systems (eMaint X5), ensuring standard asset hierarchies and data integrity across operating units.
• Plant-Floor Connectivity & Visual Management: Oversee the operational deployment of digital performance dashboards (Appspace) and secure shop-floor OT device connectivity (Elisity), enabling real-time visibility into plant safety, quality, and operational KPIs.

Corporate Maintenance & Asset Management Lead at Dana Incorporated (2021-01 – 2025-08)

• Executive Turnarounds & Plant Auditing: Reported to the VP of Continuous Improvement and Director of Asset Management as the rapid-response operational lead deployed to audit, stabilize, and overhaul maintenance departments during leadership transitions—reorganizing parts cribs, resetting PM routines, and presenting action plans directly to Division Directors and VPs.
• Global Enterprise CMMS Standardization (90+ Sites): Architected from the ground up, customized, and deployed eMaint X5 across 90+ facilities and 130,000+ assets globally (Fluke's #2 global enterprise client), standardizing 1.5M+ annual work orders and increasing maintenance cost visibility by 50%.
• New Plant Launches & Leadership Hiring: Deployed on-site for 3 consecutive months to lead the maintenance launch of a new manufacturing plant; established operating rhythms, implemented asset care standards, onboarded systems, and hired the permanent Plant Maintenance Manager.
• International Operational Deployments: Mobilized to international manufacturing facilities to train plant maintenance teams, establish standardized preventive maintenance schedules, and direct hands-on asset management rollouts to secure immediate shop-floor adoption.
• Capital Project Governance & Startup Oversight: Provided operational reliability oversight and maintenance spend governance across high-capital programs, including the startup and operational stabilization of a $150M facility.

Plant Maintenance Manager at Dana Incorporated (2018-01 – 2021-01)

• Operational & Budgetary Ownership: Directed full plant maintenance operations and managed a $1.5M budget, capturing ~$500K in annual cost savings through aggressive spare parts standardization, crib reorganization, and machinery optimization.
• Uptime & Reliability Gains: Increased operational uptime by 25% and slashed overall downtime by 30% by developing and executing predictive (PdM) and preventive (PM) maintenance programs (vibration analysis, infrared thermography, oil sampling).
• Technician Leadership & Culture: Supervised, trained, and mentored a multi-craft team of maintenance technicians, cultivating a proactive culture of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), standard safety compliance, and rapid breakdown response.

Maintenance Team Lead at Dana Incorporated (2016-03 – 2018-01)

• Shop-Floor Execution: Led daily maintenance shift operations, scheduled emergency repairs and PM execution, and served as the direct operational liaison between production leadership and maintenance crews.
• Technical Mentorship: Trained junior mechanics and technicians on electrical/mechanical troubleshooting, PM compliance, and safety standards.

Earlier Progressive Manufacturing & Operations Experience at Multiple Employers (2011-01 – 2016-12)

Progressive hands-on roles including Process Technician (Jones Plastic & Engineering, 2015–2016), Project Coordinator (Associated Auction & Liquidation, 2012–2015), and Yard/Shop Supervisor (LPS Equipment, 2011–2015).

Diploma in Industrial Maintenance – Industrial Electrician & Robotics Technology – Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT)