Joseph Erlinger
***** ******* ***** *********, ** 62263
Phone: 618-***-****
Summary:
• Qualified Supervisor with 15 years of manufacturing management experience, including cross-
training and scheduling employees, ordering parts, record-keeping and meeting all production
deadlines
• Worked as Paint Engineer with Pulsar Plastics
• Excellent skills in Project plans and reports
• Results driven, skilled Supervisor focused on achieving success and increased productivity through
improvements in operations, quality, safety and administration
• Successful in supervising the day-to-day operations of a large manufacturing plant
• Dedicated leader with demonstrated ability to train, manage and motivate team members to achieve
organizational objectives
• Experienced in production scheduling
• TIG welding expert
• Knowledgeable of quality control standards
• Expert in stick welding
• Chemical processing expertise
• Reading drawings, models and blueprints
Education:
High School Diploma, Patoka High School, Patoka, IL January 1993
Skills:
• Adept in working with ACE tools
• Brake press operation
• Purchasing ability
• Flux core (FCAW) welding
• Supply management expertise
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Dedication to product quality
• Available to work nights and weekends
• Conditioning and quality procedure expertise
• Available to work extended hours
• Packing and scanning orders
• Shipping and receiving
• Can program paint & welding robots
• Safety-oriented
• Brazing ability
• Production scheduling
• Interpretation of blueprints, wiring diagrams and drawings
• Crane and hoist expert
• HAZMAT training
• Expertise in frame prep
• Injection molding knowledge
• Background in shipping and receiving
• Results-oriented
• Crane and hoist equipment operation
• Engineering knowledge
• Accuracy
• Multi-tasker
• Familiarity with electrical systems
• Safety-conscious
• Skilled metal worker
• Customer-service focused
• Welding tool operation
• Strong communication skills
• Expert in safety rules and operation
• Natural leader
• Machining familiarity
• Exceptional problem solver
• Drilling and tapping skills
• Manufacturing background
• Accomplished in sheet metal cutting
• Safety Orientation training
• Power and hand tools
• Collaborative
• Circuitry and wiring
• Adaptable
• Carpentry and plumbing
• Tow Truck Driver Certificate
• Time management
• Determined
• Preventative maintenance
• Basic math skills
• Facilities management
• Overhead Crane Operator
• Strong communicator
• First Aid certified
• Fine measurement tools proficiency
• Heavy industrial equipment operation
• Troubleshooting
• Industrial and commercial painting experience
• Good at following instructions
• Group environments
• Overhead cranes and forklift operation
• Utilizing scanner systems
• Paint mixing
• Solid independent worker
• Consistent work history
• Bid proposals review and approval
Professional Experience:
American Equipment & Machine Inc, Centralia, IL May 2011 - December 2012
Third Shift Supervisor
• Operated plasma and burn tables, welded steel, and I oversaw all nightly duties of all the employees.
• Accurately read blueprints and repair manuals to identify mechanical problems and fix them
• Counted and verified orders picked to ensure accuracy
• Planned work and determined appropriate tools and equipment
• Processed work orders and prioritized jobs
• Reviewed work orders and communicated with prior shift to assess work needs for the day
• Used processes including gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, flux- cored arc, plasma arc, shielded metal
arc, resistance welding, and submerged arc welding.
• Worked overtime, including evenings, weekends, & holidays
Pulsar Plastics, Carlyle, IL October 2001 - May 2011
Paint Engineer
• Programmed paint robots
• Inspected work sites to measure dimensions, lay out work and estimate materials for each job.
Recommended options to customers for blending, harmonizing and contrasting colors
• Mixed paints and solutions and monitored temperatures
• Operated airless spray equipment and motorized lifts
• Cleaned and smoothed all surfaces prior to painting
• Monitored paint supplies and properly and safely recycled old paint
• Maintained a thorough inventory of paint equipment and supplies.
• Operated compressors, striping machines, sandblasters and spray equipment
• Completed and updated all work orders, records of service calls and work logs.
Big Three Precision Inc, Centralia, IL October 1997 - October 2001
Welder
• Laid out, fitted and fabricated metal components
• Combined welding techniques, knowledge of metallurgy and engineering requirements to produce
quality work. Inspected grooves, angles and gap allowances with micrometer, caliper and precision
measuring instruments. Heated, formed and dressed metal parts with hand tools, torch and arc
welding equipment. Precision cutting with power saws, hand shears and chipping knives
• Operated manual and semi-automatic welding equipment to fuse metal segments together
• Monitored the fitting, burning and welding processes to avoid overheating parts, warping, shrinking,
distortion and expansion of materials, Laid out, positioned, aligned and secured parts
• and assemblies with straightedges and combination square sand calipers
• Adjusted functional parts of equipment and control instruments. Set up equipment and welded parts
according to welding chart specifications and type
• Dismantled and assembled wellhead equipment. Repaired and maintained heavy-duty and
construction machinery. Completed minor torch ups with MIG welders. Followed all safety
guidelines, including proper machine guarding and lockout and tagout procedures.
• Application of electrode and gun along weld line to create precision pieces.Adjusted the weld
machines to the correct settings prior to weld applications
• Cleaned and degreased weld joints and workpieces efficiently.Positioned and clamped workpieces
together and properly assembled them in jigs and fixtures.
• Inspected chains, hammers and other tools for damage or wear to prevent injuries and accidents.
United States Marine Corp, N/A, USA October 1993 - October 1997
Motor Transport Operator/Heavy Equipment Operator
• Drive bulldozers, roadgraders, and other heavy equipment to cut and level earth for runways and
Roadbeds Lift and move steel and other heavy building materials using winches, cranes, and hoists
• Dig holes and trenches using power shovels
• Operate mixing plants to make concrete and asphalt
• Motor transport operations chiefs assist the motor transport officer in planning and supervision of
motor
• transport: operations, in addition to conducting investigations of motor vehicle accidents and
preparing accident investigation reports.
• Operates all wheel vehicles and equipment over varied terrain and roadways for support of combat
• Operations
• Manages entrucking and detrucking of personnel being transported. Oversees and checks
• proper loading and unloading of cargo on vehicles and trailers
• Secures cargo against inclement weather, pilferage, and damage. Operates vehicle component
material handling equipment (MHE), as required
• Employs land navigation techniques
• Must be knowledgeable with the operation of radios and weapons when they are mounted on the
vehicle. Performs vehicle self-recovery and field expedients to include towing vehicles. Corrects or
reports all vehicle deficiencies; supports mechanics where necessary.
• Prepares vehicles for movement/shipment by air, rail, or vessel.
• Provides guidance to subordinates in accomplishing their duties. Organizes and participates in
convoys.
• Dispatches vehicles; verifies vehicle logbooks. Receives and fills requests from authorized persons
for
• motor transport. Compiles time, mileage and load data. Operates the Heavy Expanded Mobility
Tactical
• Transport (HEMETT), Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET), and Palletized Loading System (PLS)
• vehicles to include performing self-recovery operations.
• Spread asphalt and concrete with paving machines
• Drill wells using drilling rigs
• Place and detonate explosives
• Remove ice and snow from runways, roads, and other areas using scrapers and snow blowers
• Operate breaching/bridging systems