Machine Operator Foreman

FRANK NITZ

**** * **** *** ******, Indiana, ***** Ph: 219-***-**** ********@*****.***

WORK EXPERIENCE

Plastics Color Corporation, Calumet City, IL

Heavy Machine Operator/Foreman, Jul 2000 – Present

•Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.

•Assure all GMP, ISO, FDA, and OSHA Policies and Procedures are met by self and supervised employees.

•Maintain open dialogue with Maintenance Department to assure all routine, non-routine, and preventative maintenance is performed at ideal times to reduce downtime.

•Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.

•Start machines to mix or blend ingredients; then allow them to mix for specified times.

•Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as chemicals, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

•Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.

•Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.

•Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.

•Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.

•Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.

•Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards.

•Record operational or production data on specified forms.

•Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools.

•Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps or conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.

•Read work orders, travelers, and customer specs to determine production specifications or information.

•Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.

•Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing.

•Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools.

•Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery or equipment, using hand tools.

•Open valves to drain slurry from mixers into storage tanks.

•Verify conformance of machined work to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as calipers, micrometers, or fixed or gauges.

•Move machine controls to lower tools to workpieces and to engage automatic feeds.

•Set up, operate, or tend grinding and related tools that remove excess material or burrs from surfaces, sharpen edges or corners, or buff, hone, or polish metal or plastic workpieces.

•Set and adjust machine controls according to product specifications, utilizing knowledge of machine operation.

•Brush or spray lubricating compounds on workpieces, or turn valve handles and direct flow of coolant against tools and workpieces.

•Thread and hand-feed materials through machine cutters or abraders.

•Adjust air cylinders and setting stops to set traverse lengths and feed arm strokes.

•Maintain stocks of machine parts and machining tools by documenting a running inventory.

EDUCATION

Hobart High School, Hobart, IN

High School Diploma, Jun 2000

South Suburban College, South Holland, IL

ISO 9001-2008 Certification, Oct 2014

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office

Adaptable

Ability to work with all personality types

Hardworking

Goal Oriented

Dependable

Ability to work in a team setting or unsupervised in a solo setting

Highly organized

Strong attention to detail

Ability to work with a sense of urgency

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to remain level headed

Extremely fast learner;Easily Trainable

Prompt and Dependable

Strong communication skills

Loyal

Dedicated

ACHIEVEMENTS/CERTIFICATES

Employee of the Month 7 times

Forklift Operator Certification

ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing Certification

First Aid CPR/AED Certification

Implemented 6-S Program

Safety Committee Lead

References Available Upon Request

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