Sarah Bovat
Process Technician
Champlain, NY
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
General Laborer
Coryer Staffing - Plattsburgh, NY
January 2017 to Present
Worked as assistant operator in foam plant. My duties were to keep material fed to machines, some processing to maintain good product, prepare pallets for finished rolls, shredding of bad product, and use forklkft to move finished rolls of foam to storage warehouse and stage in the racks. Also have done pick and pack through this staffing agency. I was picking clothes, protein bars, and tea and tea products. Process Technician
Champlain Plastics - Rouses Point, NY
February 2013 to June 2016
Responsibilities included set up and removal of molds and auxiliary equipment, maintenance of injection molding machines. This included changing leaking water and hydraulic lines, changing heater bands on machines, keeping the machines greased and clean .and other maintance on the machines. Also had to keep molds greased, cleaned and do routine checks on those molds that were running. Did the processing to achieve best cycle times and good quality product. Had to keep record of any changes made in process. Had to use forklifts to bring molds out and bring them back to the mold vault.Forklift certified on both sit down and stand up lifts. Have great knowledge of various plastic materials. Had to use an overheadrane for mold set ups and removal. The sizes of the molding machines ranged from 80 ton to 2500 ton.
Process Technician
Mold-Rite Plastics - Plattsburgh, NY
August 2011 to February 2013
Responsibilities included set up and removal of molds and auxiliary equipment, and maintenance of injection molding machines and molds. This included changing any leaking lines, burnt out heater bands keeping all moving parts greased, and cleaning molds when needed. Processed the injection molding machines to achieve best cycle times and have good product. Helped do color and material changes and kept record of all changes. Became forklift certified on sit down lifts, power jacks, picker, and scissor lift. Process Technician/Supervisor
Hanet Plastics - Plattsburgh, NY
August 2010 to August 2011
Responsibilities included set up and removal of molds in thermal forming machines, processing for good product, knowledge of materials, forklift certified. As supervisor of extrusion department my responsibilities were to schedule operators, keep inventory of all product and materials Process Technician
Champlain Plastics - Rouses Point, NY
November 2000 to August 2010
Responsibilities included set up and removal of molds and auxiliary equipment, maintenance of injection molding machines. This included changing leaking water and hydraulic lines, changing heater bands on machines, keeping the machines greased and clean .and other maintance on the machines. Also had to keep molds greased, cleaned and do routine checks on those molds that were running. Did the processing to achieve best cycle times and good quality product. Had to keep record of any changes made in process. Had to use forklifts to bring molds out and bring them back to the mold vault.Forklift certified on both sit down and stand up lifts. Have great knowledge of various plastic materials. Had to use an overheadrane for mold set ups and removal. The sizes of the molding machines ranged from 80 ton to 2500 ton
Education
Chateaugay Central School
September 1985 to June 1999
Skills
Forklift Operator (10+ years)
Certifications/Licenses
Forklift Certified
Have been certified through every company I have worked for. Been certified on sit down and stand up lifts, scissor lifts, pickers, and power jacks.
Additional Information
I am a very fast learner and always looking for new things to learn. Try to learn anything I can to better myself. Like to keep busy and don't mind helping others when it's possible to do so.