Larry C. Mc Kinney

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St. Louis, MO 63136

314-***-****

314-***-****

vh0dzu@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A challenging, full time position in Plastic Manufacturing Technology where I can use my vast experience, skills, knowledge and training to further an organizations growth.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Injection Molding/Extrusion Molding

• Efficiently setup, changeover, troubleshooting and adjust injection and extrusion molding processes.

• Use of two-shoot, multi-material injection molding machinery.

• Operation of vertical and horizontal molding machinery.

• Extrusion molding producing profile, wide and narrow sheet products.

• Injection molding (insert and over molding), utilizing cold, insulated and hot runner systems.

• Perform operations in a clean room environment.

• Setup and program various robotic systems. Setup and operation of vision systems.

• Setup and direct secondary operations. Setup and Maintenance of various auxiliary equipment (conveyors, material handling systems, color feeders, dryers, sterlco, chillers, etc.)

Maintenance Technician/Mechanically Inclined

• Knowledge/Training in electrical, pneumatics and hydraulics with ability to read electrical/hydraulic schematics and blueprints.

• Fabrication of various Part removal systems (chutes, landings, cooling fixtures, etc.).

• Monitoring of High-speed PET bottles production lines and High-speed packaging

• Setup and program various robotic systems. Setup and operation of vision systems. Setup and direct secondary operations.

• Setup and Maintenance of various auxiliary equipment (conveyors, material handling systems, color feeders, dryers, sterlco, chillers, etc.)

Mold Maintenance Technician

• Disassembly, inspect, cleaning, polishing, repairing and reassembling molds, which also included repairing/replacing ejector pins, Leader pins, etc.

• Setup Core Set/Pull sequences

• Properly clean and store molds

Quality Control(SPC)/Lean Mfg/Continuous Improvement

• Maintain documentation to ensure machine quality output.

• Developed visual inspection guidelines, as well as use of various special fixtures and gauges (micrometers, calipers, optical comparators, etc.)

• Familiar with SOP, SMP, MRP, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, QS9000 and other manufacturing principles.

Supervisor

• Determine that all processes meet safety requirements and are performed properly

• Co-ordination of production and workforce requirements

• Co-ordination of teams to improve productivity, efficiencies and downtime/scrap reduction programs

• Training of Operators, Process/Setup Technician, Mold Setters and Cell Leaders

• Responsibilities for employee performance evaluation/reviews, displinary issues, etc.

• Use of Microsoft Word and Excel

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Lead Process Tech/Mach & Mold Maint, 03/2010 -10/2011

IMG USA, Alton, IL

Install, Setup, Process and Adjust Molds and Molding Processes. (8 machines-Launch-Taiwan Brand)

General and Preventive Maintenance on Molding Machine and Molds. Training of Shift Process

Technicians.

Machine Setup Operator, 07/2008 -03/2010

Williams Paper, Louis, MO

Set up, adjustment and operation of paper converters, corrugators, slitters and rewinders

Plastic Machine Operator II, 07/2006 -01/2008

Nike IHM, Inc, St. Charles, MO

Participation in Kaizan event Disassembling, cleaning and assembling narrow and wide sheet extruders,

adapters and dies Process and troubleshooting process and equipment problems. (8 lines-Standard-

Davis Extruders, Blenders-AEC Gravimetric 4 Components)

Process Technician/Supervisor, 03/2005 -01/2006

LMC Industries, Inc. Arnold, MO

Determine that all processes meet safety requirements and performed properly (Supervision of up to

15 employees) Review and react to control limits Setup and program various robots and vision systems

(Wittman, Sepro & Conair Robots-Keyence & Teledyne Vision Systems) Use or vertical and horizontal molding

machinery (54 machines 85-1250 ton-Van Dorn, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, Toyo, Cincinnati Milacron, Newberry & others)

Die Cast Setup Operator, 07/2004 -03/2005

Production Castings, Inc. Fenton, MO

Setup, troubleshoot, adjustment and operation of Diecast processes

Process Technician/Supervisor, 04/2001 -01/2002

Keystone Plastics, Inc. Ada, MI

Setup, troubleshoot and adjust injection molding processes (30 machines 50 to 2500 ton-Van Dorn,

Sperry Rand, Boy, Engel, Klockner-Windsor & others) Multi-material, two-shot Injection Molding Setup

and program Robot systems

Process Technician, 05/1995 -12/1998

Master Plastics, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI

Use of Vertical and Horizontal Plastic Molding Machinery (22 machines-Van Dorn, Cincinnati Milacron,

Arsburg, Engel & Battenfeld) Insert Over Molding Utilization of Cold, Insulated and Hot Runner systems

Production Manager, 01/1991 -01/1995

Ace Industries, Grand Rapids, MI

Co-ordination of production and workforce requirements (Supervision of up to 45 employees) Technical

training facilitator-(training of Mold Setters, Process Technicians Q.C. Techs & Cell Leaders) Quality

Control Continuous Improvement

EDUCATION

Associate of Science -Accounting and Business Administration Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI

Some college course work - Plastics Manufacturing Technology Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI Courses completed included Hydraulics, Mold Design, Plastics Processing (intermediate)

Electrical/Electronics Training-Certificate Burton Electrical Training Grand Rapids, MI

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

2 semesters on Deans' List (Davenport University)

NOTES / OTHER INFORMATION

I have developed Technical Manuals for Process Tech, Mold Setters and other positions concerning

job descriptions and duties, as well as assisting in updating policies and procedures manuals while I

converted set-up sheets (some I developed with no previous information), also developing daily, weekly,

monthly and yearly P.M. requirements while employed at IMG USA, Inc. Currently studying PLC programming and troubleshooting (Studying online training-PLCS.net)

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