Ing Victor González

Hands-on Maintenance Manager and Reliability Engineer with 15+ years of experience troubleshooting and maintaining mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and PLC-controlled equipment in high-volume manufacturing environments. Proven track record of improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, increasing OEE, and leading preventive, predictive, and TPM maintenance programs. Experienced in automation, industrial controls, CAPEX projects, CMMS, and Lean Manufacturing.

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Maintenance & Commissioning Manager - POLESAA

(2023-08)

Led the mechanical, electrical, and automation commissioning of the largest Hot Dip Galvanizing (HDG) plant in Latin America.

• Developed preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs, including PM strategies, lubrication standards, and critical spare parts management.
• Commissioned and troubleshot mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and Siemens PLC-controlled systems to support a successful plant startup.
• Achieved equipment availability targets of 85% in Year 1 and 90% in Year 2 through reliability-focused maintenance strategies.

Maintenance & Project Manager - DEACERO

(2023-02 - 2023-08)

Managed preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for plant facilities, utilities, and production equipment in a steel wire cold drawing manufacturing environment.

• Improved equipment reliability and minimized downtime through preventive maintenance planning and root cause analysis.
• Planned and executed CAPEX projects, ensuring on-time completion, budget compliance, and operational readiness.
• Collaborated with a seven-plant maintenance committee to standardize maintenance practices, improve reliability, and share continuous improvement initiatives.

Maintenance & Project Manager - NACOBRE

(2018-06 - 2023-01)

Led reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives across seven manufacturing business units, driving equipment performance and asset reliability.

• Implemented a predictive maintenance (PdM) program using vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysis to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Managed CAPEX/OPEX projects while leading Lean Manufacturing initiatives to improve OEE, MTTR, and maintenance performance.
• Increased OEE on a critical 35MN Schloemann extrusion press from 61% to 71% in seven months through predictive maintenance and root cause analysis.

Maintenance & Facilities Manager - HERDEZ

(2016-06 - 2018-06)

Managed maintenance operations for 14 high-speed production lines and plant utilities in an FSCC 22000, FDA, and AIB-compliant food manufacturing facility.

• Led the TPM Planned Maintenance Pillar within the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program, advancing the site from Step 1 to Step 3 in 15 months.
• Directed preventive and predictive maintenance programs while managing plant utilities and tracking MTBF, MTTR, and equipment performance through CMMS.
• Reduced equipment breakdowns by 25% and increased equipment availability by 5% through TPM and reliability-focused maintenance initiatives.

Maintenance & Facilities Manager - VISCOTEC AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS

(2015-01 - 2016-04)

Led maintenance support for the greenfield commissioning and startup of an automotive fabric and synthetic leather manufacturing facility, using ISO 14001:2015.

• Developed preventive maintenance programs, lubrication standards, and PM procedures for mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Coordinated equipment installation and startup activities with international OEM engineers to ensure successful commissioning.
• Generated over MXN $725K in cost savings through infrastructure optimization and utility improvement initiatives.

Maintenance, Engineering Manager - A. SCHULMAN

(2013-05 - 2014-07)

Managed maintenance and engineering for 12 polymer extrusion, pelletizing, and injection molding production lines.

• Implemented predictive maintenance (PdM) programs and commissioned Fanuc R-200 robotics to improve equipment reliability.
• Maintained Engel and Battenfeld injection molding machines while ensuring SOX and ISO 9001 compliance.
• Increased equipment uptime by 15% and achieved 98% storeroom inventory reliability.

B.S. - Mechanical Engineering - Instituto Politécnico Nacional