KRISTOPHER W. KENNEDY

**** ******** **** * ********, SC 29501 n 843-***-****(cell) n ac0wlc@r.postjobfree.com MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN

10+ years of experience in large manufacturing plants. Proven strengths in quickly learning new processes, technologies and machinery.

KEY SKILLS

n Great Team Player

n Production Line Efficiency

n Machinery Assembly

n Basic Equipment Repairs

n Safety Standards

n Quality Controls

n Precision Component Assembly

n Environmental Standards

n Blueprint Interpretation

EXPERIENCE & SPECIALIZED TRAINING

BD (Becton-Dickinson). (Fortune’s Most Admired Companies 2013), Sumter, SC Technical Associate, 01/2013 to present, and with Olsten Staffing Service 09/2012 to 12/2012 BD is a global medical technology company that is focused on improving drug therapies, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases, and advancing research and discovery of new drugs and vaccines. Selected Accomplishments:

n Proactively set-up, operated, optimized, troubleshot, changed over, and maintained assigned departmental production equipment.

n Exceeded production standards wile maintaining product quality, minimizing/preventing equipment downtime, and sustained budgeted waste levels.

VULCRAFT, Florence, SC

Receiving and Line Server, 01/2006 to 05/2012

n Safely delivered steel from warehouse to production lines meeting production goals n Organized and stocked warehouses and production lines while operating an overhead crane n Efficiently managed daily and monthly inventory using the SAP inventory management software system n Successfully ensured replacement of old bar codes for the new SAP system ALUMINUM LADDER (Ladder and Platforms manufacturer), Florence, SC Layout and Detail, 05/2005 to 11/2005

Operated and overhead crane, drill press, metal cutting saws and measuring tools to detail and fabricate material to blue print specifications.

GEORGIA-PACIFIC DIXIE PRODUCTS, Darlington, SC

Mechanic, 2000 – 05/2004

n Maintained proper running of plate forming presses, hydraulic and mechanical, in a production environment by making adjustments and replacing worn or broken parts in a timely manner to assist in reaching production goals n Worked in a packing equipment department to maintain packaging equipment and conveyors and make repairs as needed

EDUCATION

POYNER ADULT EDUCATION, Florence, SC

GED, 08/2000