Rick Bradley

Rick Bradley is an Associate of TranSystems | The ACCESS Group with over twenty years experience in various vocations including the automotive, food, and clothing industries. Rick has held positions as Plant Engineer, Facilities/Maintenance & HSE Administrator, and Maintenance & Facilities Manager, as well as, having served in many project management roles. Rick has worked with companies such as Kraft, Oscar Meyer, Ford, Gary Company, Bendix, AlliedSignal, Bosch, Visteon and Franke Food Services.

Rick began his career as a machinist and later furthered his education as an industrial electrician. His years of experience have allowed him to highly develop his skills that include machine controls, power distribution, pneumatic circuitry and plant layouts. He is well versed in PLC troubleshooting skills to include most brands of controls and actually teaches PLC ladder logic. Rick has developed complete Preventive Maintenance programs including researching and writing PM’s for entire facilities within the framework of QS9000. His QS9000 experience also includes achieving the level of lead auditor. Rick has been heavily involved in plant construction and start-ups. He has completed numerous facility related projects including developing specs for facility maintenance, implementing recycling programs, installation of chilled water systems, and facilities construction/renovations. Rick also proposed and installed an energy management system to improve HVAC usage that resulted in 30% savings. Rick has developed yearly capital projects to achieve process improvements and cost reductions. Rick has excellent interpersonal skills and is a seasoned professional who portrays both hands-on and leadership characteristics. Rick possesses strong CAD skills, including AutoCAD 2006/2008 and he has a good working knowledge of MP2 Maintenance Management.

Rick’s formal studies in his technical trades began at the Ford Glass Plant where he took advantage of the Ford Apprenticeship Program as a Machine Repairman. He later attended the Tennessee Vocational Technical Center in Hartsville, Tennessee where he received his electrical and electronic training. He has also successfully completed many advanced training courses in the area of Maintenance Software, PLC’s, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and advanced training in AutoCAD.