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James Blalock

Zimmer Biomet Inc

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Zimmer Biomet Inc
United States

Bio

I was born and raised in Indiana having lived in Summitville, Kokomo, and Plymouth. I entered the maintenance field in April of 1996 as an electrician apprentice for Chrysler Corporation in Kokomo. In February of 2000 I received my journeyman card and worked for another 9 years as an electrician while pursuing my undergraduate degree. Upon completion of my undergraduate degree, I left the hourly ranks to pursue an interest in management.

I served a little over 3 years as maintenance coordinator for a wire drawing plant in South Bend Indiana before accepting a position as a maintenance supervisor for Zimmer Biomet in Warsaw Indiana. As a supervisor I was responsible for leading the efforts of 20 maintenance technicians in the support of manufacturing equipment. In September of 2020 I was promoted to maintenance manager. I now provide departmental leadership with direct reports consisting of a maintenance supervisor, a CMMS coordinator, an inventory and materials coordinator, and a maintenance planner/scheduler