Manager Technician
Resume:
Christopher Tedrow
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586-***-**** (cell)
Email: acuvk1@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position that will utilize my past experience and offers career advancement opportunities.
EXPERIENCE:
03/2014 – Present Axson/ Revocoat (PPG) Ferndale, MI
Title: R&D Tech.
-Make and test batches.
-QC testing.
-Hand spray paint test panels.
-Repair and make equipment for the lab.
-Work with lab manager and chemists to solve customers’ issues.
-Physical testing of products for customer.
07/2013 – 03/2014 Budco Highland Park, MI
Title: Production Supervisor
-Oversee the production work for 2 – 60 staffing service employees.
-Package products for companies like General Mills, Merial, Gerber, and Nestles.
-Work within FDA guidelines.
-Do time sheets for employee’s both daily and weekly.
-Do daily production reports for department and management using computer. (Word, Power Point, Excel)
-Work with ISO and QS standards.
-Hi-Lo licensed and trained.
-Machine repair and operation.
09/2010 – 07/2013 Hollingsworth Logistics Management, LLC Dearborn, MI
Title: Warehouse/ Production Supervisor
-Over saw the packaging of automotive parts for Fords, Gm, etc..
-30 packaging lines with 2 works per line plus Hilo drivers.
-Over saw work for three shifts.
-Supervise the making of trays for the US Postal Service.
-Supervise the making of janitorial mats.(urinalmats.com)
-Ordering material needed for completion of jobs.
-Shipping using UPS, FEDEX, Trucking Companies.(full loads and ltl’s)
-Do all hiring and firing of workers using staffing service.
-Do weekly inventory and daily reports on production using computer.(Word, PowerPoint, excel)
-Work under ISO and QS standards.
-Hi-lo licensed.
04/2009 – 04/2010 Sears Holding Company Dearborn, MI/ Roseville, MI
Title: Hardlines Manager/ Receiving Associate/ PMT
-Over saw all departments except clothing and shoes.
-Had 50+ people working under me.
-Did seasonal set up of displays.
-Unload merchandise from trucks.
-Help customers at package pick-up
-Put stock away.
-Take care of building upkeep. (Painting, repairs of equipment, etc.)
-Do all duties of PMT/ RTV/ QMT.
-Take care of returned merchandise. Repair and reprice for sales floor.
-Lend a helping hand where ever needed.
-Take care of Hazardous Materials.
-Take displays down and set up new ones.
-Do ratchet repairs.
-Do merchandise assembly.
01/2008 – 07/2008 Finishing Specialties Inc.
Title: Painter/ Shipping and receiving
- Paint with water and solvent base paints.
- Paint parts for military vehicles.
- Mix paints and clear coats.
- Unload and load trucks in shipping and receiving for customers.
6/2006 – 7/2007 HTC Products, Inc.
Title: Manufacturing Manager
-Hand build CLAYTON sanding machines.
-Build BRETT GUARD units for table and band saws.
-Oversee everyday manufacturing orders.
-Oversee the welding of products and to make sure they are up to standards.
-Oversee the powder coating of products that are made.
-Pick up and deliver parts to vendors and to our own branch plants.
-Provide general maintenance in the plant.
-Load and unload trucks with Hi-lo’s.
-Hand make each base for the company.
-Fill out production reports.
-Fill in for labors when needed.
-Meet production orders.
-Oversee the daily work needs of up to 10 people.
-Work on proto type work.
-Work on safety and Hi-lo training program.
-Weld products when it calls for or shorthanded.(mig welding)
-Order welding supplies and gases for production.
4/2005 – 6/2006 General Chemical Corp. Detroit, Michigan
Title: Production Manager/Purchasing
-Negotiate prices, terms and conditions for the procurement of equipment and raw materials, chemicals from suppliers.
-Resolve all cost, quality and delivery problems.
-Achieve annual purchasing objectives for cost reduction, quality and delivery performance.
-Oversee everyday production of chemical batches.
-Fill customers orders being shipped by UPS and Fed-Ex
-Fill orders being shipped by OTR trucks.
-Purchase raw materials and items needed for the company.
-Load and unload trucks using a hi-lo.
-Make batches of chemicals in the plant and in the lab.
-Provide general maintenance in the plant.
-Write daily and monthly reports.
-Unload inbound tanker trucks of raws.
-Work with chemists on new product development.
-Work with vendors and customers on cost savings plan.
-Helped start a new labeling program of finished goods.
-Shortened the time on orders being shipped out to customers.
-Oversee 5 employees
7/2004 – 11/2004 Pratt and Miller Engineering and Fabrication. New Hudson, Michigan
Title: Composite technician
-Make composite race car parts
-Worked on the C6R Corvettes and CTSV Cadillac race cars.
-Painted composite body parts.
1/2003 - 6/2004 Huntsman Polyurethanes contracted by Modern Engineering, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Title: Spray/Lab Technician
- Made formulated samples of polyurethanes and isosyanate for spraying.
- Sprayed coatings for R&D.
- Worked with adhesives, coatings and elastomers.
- Trained by Gusmer Inc to be certified mechanic on their spray machines. Received Diploma 10/2003.
- Worked with Chemist on new truck bed liner systems.
2/2001 - 1/2003 DuPont Herbert’s Automotive Systems contracted by Kelly Scientific Resources, Troy, Michigan
Title: Paint Technician
- Load formulated samples of base coat and clear coat paints.
- Spray base coats and clear coats using hand spray guns and spraymation machine.
- Perform physical testing (chipping, adhesions, tukon) on test panels.
- Maintained log books
- Sprayed hood’s for Jacksonville project.
- Employee of the Month for May 2002.
4/1990 - 1/2001 Henkel Surface Technologies Warren, Michigan
Title: Chemical Technician
- Senior Specialist in shipping, receiving and small packaging department.
- Mixed both liquid and lube products up to 70,000 gallon batches. Including packaging of these batches. (Made over 25,000 batches without any of them going to scrap or rework).
- Made bulk batches for 300 gallon totes and over the road tanker trucks.
- Loaded and unloaded over the road tanker trucks.
- Handling of dangerous chemicals – liquids and powders.
- Trained for hazardous chemical spills clean up.
- First-aid and CPR trained.
- Ran a process that used H2O, caustic, fat to make a 220-degree paste that was spread out and cooled on a belt and then chopped and run into a hammer mill coming out as a powder lube.
- Senior mixer in the powder department, while using two 30,000 LB mixers. Using bag stock and bulk powder raws. Bulk raws were added using a DYNAMIC AIR CONVEYING SYSTEM with an ALLEN BRADLY PANEL VIEW 1200 screen.
- Mixed over 1000 Chromic acid powder batches
- Took care of daily ordering and workloads for the powder department, while assigning personal to jobs and over saw the training of new people.
- Designed packaging system for powder department.
- Unloaded bulk powder tankers daily.
- Helped design a storage system to hold 50,000 lbs. of liquid steric acid that used a mass flow system to transport product to the mixing areas.
- 4 years as head of safety team – bringing a respirator program and an emergency alert program into use.
- Worked on experimental batches with chemists, for the introduction of new products into the work place.
- Have made special batches, using a nitrogen atmosphere to get a chemical reaction needed to make batch.
- Worked in lab testing some of the batches using a brinkman tester for PH, free/total acid, free/total alkalinity.
- Familiar with ISO and QS requirements
- Consistently receive superior performance ratings on employee reviews.
- Wrote work instructions for many of the new products.
- Familiar with bar code system.
1/1989 - 3/1990 Monarch Steel Company Detroit, MI
Title: Laborer
- Drove hi-lo
- Ran overhead crane
- Ran sheer and steel slitter
6/1984 - 1/1989 Elliott Metal Processing Detroit, Michigan
Title: Laborer/ Supervisor
- Ran cut to length line.
- Ran a slitter.
- Ran an overhead crane.
- Drove a hi-lo.
- Ran a coil machine.
- Worked maintenance.
- Shipping and receiving clerk.
- Utility man and truck driver.
EDUCATION:
U.S. Truck driving school
- Received CDL class A with X endorsement. (Hazardous hauling with box and tankers)
Macomb College US-Michigan-Warren
Some College Coursework Completed
-1993 - 1996 Courses taken in art, design, chemistry, math, sciences, welding.
REFERENCES:
Mark Kaminsky (Tech. Sales & Service Mangaer-Revocoat)
Todd Livingway (Ford Account Manager-Revocoat)
Henry Zajac (DuPont)
June Bercham
Additional references upon request.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Self motivated; hard worker. I am confident that I bring with me a great attitude, and the desire to achieve excellence along with the drive to improve both my working environment and myself.
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