Patrick K. O'Dell
Livonia, Michigan 48154
**********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position where i can utilize my diverse skills and abilities in production and
manufacturing,construction and assembly fields.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Very dependable,punctual and very self motivated individual.Effective use of problem
solving skills.Ability to work well with hands,physically fit and in good health with very strong
back for lifting objects.Experience in participating in continuous improvement team meetings
to help with the increase of production output and the quality of parts being shipped.I
have.15 years of forklift experience and can also operate hi-lo and pallet jacks,shrink
wrapper,banders,shipping and recieving,and loading trucks.
EXPERIENCE
Cleaner/helper
K&K Cleaning, Kalamazoo, Michigan
01/2009 to 03/2014
Various cleaning duties performed in factories,stores,offices and residential housing.i
worked on a team and we stripped wax off floors and applied the new wax and buffed it.
Assembly line worker
Summitt Polymers, Vicksburg, Michigan
10/2011 to 08/2012
Work on a line assembling automotive consoles.i installed wires and components to the
console,my main job was to install the shifter,inspect and send to next station.
Assembly line op.
American Axle, Three Rivers, Michigan
07/2009 to 06/2011
Work on the assembly line performing various jobs in assembling axles for trucks,i would
operate different types of power tools,air tools and hoists to perform these jobs.I worked in a
large group of people.I performed hourly quality checks and inspection of the axles at each
work station i worked at.I was part of a team that worked together to build a product and i
was part of a problem solving team and performed preventative maintanence on machines.
Utility/plant floater/forklift op
Berry/Covalance Coated products and paper, Constantine, Michigan
10/2007 to 05/2009
Perform various job duties throughout the paper mill and sfl (solid fiber line) such as load
and unload trucks with forklift and stock the warehouse,bring in bails of recycled paper and
place in warehouse,work as a 2nd hand helper on the paper rewinder weighing rolls as they
came off the rewinder,also band and label and use forklift to put the rolls in stock in the
warehouse,i was licensed on a forklift and i participated in problem solving meetings and
voiced myself at union meetings.I worked on a team in the paper mill and we solved
problems and maintained the machines and equip[ment regularly.
RV Production
Coachman RV, Middlebury, Indiana
03/2003 to 11/2005
Floor build/chassis prep. My job was to read blueprints,build and prep floors and send to the
next work station. i would get the blank floor and layout the floor,i would read blueprints and
use a tape measure and mark all the holes,heat duct openings,and plumbing holes,then i
would use various air and power tools to perform work,the tools were routers,drills hole
saws and sawsalls,the next step would be to run water lines,fasten waste and water tanks to
the floor,then i would lift the floor up with a hoist and set it down on the chassis in the next
work station.
Brake press/Metal stamping
Checker Motor, Kalamazoo, Michigan
11/2000 to 01/2003
My primary job was to work on a metal stamping press that produced door panels for cars,i
performed hourly quality and inspection checks to the parts i produced.Also while there i did
packing of parts and warehouse work.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
June 1985 graduate, Math/Science/Art/Drafting., Three Rivers High School., Three
Rivers,Mi, 3 year(s)