Franklin Cole

*** ***** **.

Clarksville, TN ****3

Phone: 931-***-****

accs3h@r.postjobfree.com

Ability Summary

Machinist, Welder, Fabricator, Industrial Maintenance

Employment History

Machinist/Fabrication/Maintenance/Supervisor

02/1994 - 03/2009 237 Kraft St, Clarksville, TN

Smithfield Manufacturing

I was hired back at S.M.I. for the Davenport Screw Machines:

Set-up, Operate, Tooling, and Maintenance.

After 4 years the Company was sold and so was the bulk of the

Screw Machine Dept. and I split my time between Shop Maintenance,

Shipping/Receiving, and also Welding Dept.:

Shop Maintenance:

Ability to work with High Voltage, Respect all Lock Out Tag Out Safety

Procedures, Diagnose problems, Order or Machine replacement parts

and install

Shipping Dept.:

Pull Finished Goods, Box, Palletize, Weigh, Generate labels, Load and

Unload Trucks, Keep an Inventory of Finished Goods.

"Certified on Forklifts"

Receiving Dept.:

Receive Raw Stock/Material(Usually 12 to 20 foot long and a

multitude of diameters),

Operate 2 Horizontal Band Saws, Size Stock for Chucking Machines

Keep an Inventory of Raw Stock/Material

"Certified on 10,000 # Overhead Crane"

Welding Dept.:

MIG Welder(Steel and Aluminum)

TIG Welder(Steel and Aluminum)

Heat Treat to specifications(small quantities)

Anneal(small quantities)

In 1999 S.M.I. started a new dept. called the Special Machines Dept.

and I was chosen as Supervisor. In this dept. we dealt with much larger

projects ranging from Re-building/Re-furbishing existing Machines,

Combining several Machine to form a Production Line, Design or work

with a Designer to develop Machines to produce parts to

Customers Specifications, Sometimes travel outside the shop to

troubleshoot customers’ existing Production Lines and propose fixes,

Production of a variety of Weldments and Fixtures.

Special Machines Dept.,:

Calculate Stock/Material requirements and Labor hours to bid job

Serve as a liaison between Management and the Customer

Produce Prints to circulate through the Shop

Coordinate between Departments to get parts to final assemble

Supervise up to 5 men in final assemble

Assemble, Troubleshoot, and Prove Machines to Customers satisfaction

Disassembly(if needed), Shipping, and Installation at Customers Facility

Supervisor/Davenport Screw Machine Dept.

11/1991 - 11/1993 459 Washington St., Collierville, TN

Walker Machine Products Inc.

The Davenport Dept. was housed in a standalone 10,000 sq. foot

building and consisted of :

An 15,000 # overhead crane which encompassed the entire building

A large area for stock/material

12 Davenport Screw Machines

3 Davenport Screw Machine Chucker's, used for 2nd. Operations

1 Hydro-Max turntable, used for further 2nd. operation work

1 CNC Mill

My responsibilities were, but not limited to:

Ordering stock/material, machine tooling, machine parts

Scheduling jobs in accordance with customer's delivery dates

Laying out job boxes consisting of:

Machine tooling

Machine cams and attachments

Prints

Inspection equipment

Set-up and maintenance of machines

Supervision of 12 operators over 2 shifts

Attend production and scheduling meetings

Inventory of stock/material and parts produced

Inspection:

1st inspection is the responsibility of the operator

2nd inspection was my responsibility

3rd inspection was the responsibility of Quality Control

Interviewing prospective employees

Termination of employees

Davenport Screw Machine Set Up Operator

08/1989 - 06/1991 372 N. Smith Ave., Corona, CA

Price Manufacturing Co.

Set-up, operation, tooling, maintenance, and Inspection of parts to specification to prints of 2 Davenport

Screw Machines, which are multi-spindle hi-production machines.

Davenport Screw Machine Set Up Operator

11/1987 - 08/1989 724 S. Bon View Ave., Ontario, CA

Alger's Manufacturing

Set-up, operation, tooling, maintenance, and inspection of parts to specification to prints of 2 Davenport

Screw Machines which are multi-spindle hi-production machines.

Screw Machine Set-Up Operator/ Lead man

01/1982 - 10/1987 Smithfield Manufacturing 237 Kraft St, Clarksville, TN

I was hired to be a Production Machine Operator, as such I was taught to:

Read and interpret Blueprints

Inspection of parts using:

Calipers, Micrometers, Pin Gages, Thread Gages,

Comparators, Indicators, and many more to hold

tolerances of as close as 001

Operation of:

Lathes, Mills, Drilling Machines, Tapping Machine,

Thread Rollers, I.D. Grinders, O.D. Grinders,

Blanchard Grinders, Surface Grinders, Hardinges, Presses,

Deburr Machines, Vibrators, and some experience of

C.N.C. Lathes and Mills as an Operator.

Tooling Technology:

Grind and Re-Grind Drill Bits, End Mills, Circular Tools, Stick Tools,

Troubleshoot Tooling, Design, and Grind Tooling for new parts.

Screw Machine Dept.

Set-up and operation of Brown & Sharpe Screw Machines (Single-spindle)

and Davenport Screw Machines (Multi-spindle) using the

skills mentioned above.

Screw Machine/ Lead man:

Scheduling, Set-up, Maintenance, Tooling, and Supervision of

10 Operators over 2 shifts.

Spot Welder/MIG Welder

03/1979 - 03/1981 3500 Jim Johnson Rd, Clarksville, TN

Trane US Inc.

Spot Welding and MIG Welding assemblies to Blueprint Specifications.

Education and Training

Issuing Institution Location Qualification Course of Study

Clarksville High School Clarksville, TN High School Diploma General High School Curriculum

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