High School Technician

Andrew Diggs

**** * ******* ****

Chattanooga TN 37421

**************@*****.***

704-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position that allows me to satisfy my desire to work within the manufacturing

industry by applying my printing and production expertise.

EXPERIENECE

Print Department Manager 2012-present

Waddington North America, Chattanooga TN

. Manage all operations for 3 shifts

. Order all sub materials and printing supplies

. Set up and approve all custom prints

. Burn printing plates using film from our sister plants

. Write training procedures for the new hires and existing employees

. Monitor PM programs

. Approve employee hours using the ADP time keeping system

. Do Annual and Quarterly reviews

. Interview and hire potential employees

. Report efficiencies and labor hours

. Create safety programs and monitor any infractions

Shift Supervisor 2010-2012

Myers Industries

• Managed operating of printing equipment

• Managed as well as assumed the role when needed as a printing technician who prepared a

press for printing by installing printing plates and setting colors to match PMS color book

• Documented all findings and data gathered while working on projects and improvements with

clear communication via reports, e-mails, and meetings.

Sr. Printing Technician 2008-2010

Fabri-Kal corporation, Greenville, SC

• Start up printing department after several years without printing department in facility.

• Maintain excellent records for process and machines. Help conduct training programs for print

operators and print technicians

• Supervise / direct print technicians group keeping them up to date in latest techniques and

procedures.

• Developed, implemented, and executed programs to improve overall product quality and line

efficiencies

• Developed and maintained processes that are ISO, AIB, and HACCP compliant

• Advanced mechanical aptitude and abilities

• Ordered inking supplies; managed levels of inventory.

Process Technician 2007-2008

Win cup corporation, Mooresville, NC

• Maintained and processed machines up to eight colors.

• Monitored and controlled mechanical, physical and chemical changes.

• Affectively producing a final product made from raw materials.

• Resolved various mechanical obstacles during producing flow.

Printing supervisor, Team leader 2002-2007

Berry plastics, charlotte, NC

• Managed the production, operation, and quality flow of dry offset lithography printing

• Monitored machine operators to ensure effective evaluations of machine hydraulics and

pneumatics

• Highly efficient with VanDam, Polytype, and Kase printing machinery

Shift supervisor 1998-2002

Fabri-Kal corporation, Greenville, SC

• Managed operating of printing equipment

• Managed as well as assumed the role when needed as printing technician who prepared a press

for printing by installing the printing plates.

• Help conduct training programs for print operators and print technicians

• Ordered supplies and managed levels for inventory

• Documented all findings and data gathered while working on projects and improvements, with

clear communication via reports, e-mails, and meetings

EDUCATION

Greenville Technical College 2009-2010

Management Training

Train the Trainer

Tri-county Technical College 1995-1998

Measuring Instruments

Team Building

Problem Solving

SPC Training

Introduction to ISO 9000

FOA Regulations and Quality Assurance

United States Army 1989-1991

Fort Jackson; Aberdeen, MD

Fort Lewis, Washington

Seneca High School 1985-1988

High School Diploma

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