CHRISTOPHER BALLINGER
Professional Summary
Seasoned technician with more than 15 years of experience in fast-paced production environment. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritization abilities.
Skills
Time Management
Judgment and Decision Making
Production and Processing
Mechanical/Equipment Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Experience
Process Operator/Outside Finishing
Lyondell Basell – Tuscola, IL 12/2016 to Present
Monitor the process of making ether and alcohol, retrieving samples, switching and pumping of the tanks and overall general knowledge of the finishing unit.
Completed exams and trainings; Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Hazwoper Operator training, Fire training and Manufacturing training.
Craft Certified Maintenance 11/2005 to 12/2016
General Electric – Mattoon, IL
Performed all repairs to automated lamp machine, manages scheduling for lamp production, delegates employees for lamp making production, maintains inventory and performs adjustments on laser lead machine.
In my GE career, I have worked on several different machines and have excelled and increased all the machines efficiency. For example, one lamp machine was running at 82 percent efficiency and I was able to get it to run at 96 percent efficiency.
Forklift Technician 7/2000 to 11/2005
Bahrns Equipment – Effingham, IL
Performed maintenance on forklifts in many factories and maintained inventory on service truck and shop.
In my Bahrns career, I helped with overhead costs and time management by establishing a forklift maintenance schedule and created inventory factories or company.
Family Farm Present
Ballinger Farms - Neoga, IL
Education
Associate Degree: Automotive Technology
Lincoln Technical Institute – Indianapolis, IN