Manager Plant
Resume:
Jeffrey Ashcraft
Elkview, WV ***71
*************@*****.***
Professional Experience:
Peerless Block & Brick Co. (400 Oliver Street, St. Albans, WV 25177 304-***-****)
11/24/1994 – 12/31/2014
Titles: Plant Manager (2004-2014)
Maintenance (1994-2004)
Duties:
Ensured molds were changed, that cube configurations were correct, that personnel were on task
and following safety procedures utilizing proper personal protective equipment
Performed quality control testing of concrete block materials and testing of finished products
In charge of storm water collection and testing
Managed employee time cards and arranged for outside contractors for certain jobs
Ordered supplies, checked supplies in, ordered parts for rebuilds, ordered materials such as
cement and different aggregates
Checked mix designs to ensure they were correct, set up splitters and machinery to get the
correct break on block
Responsible for quick fixes to prevent loss of production, trouble shooting of machines –
electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic, and conveyor systems
Repaired and/or coordinated the repairs of different machinery
Operated various heavy equipment including dozers, loaders, excavators, cherry pickers, and
man lifts
Covered the responsibilities of absent employees
Hauled materials in tractor trailers, charged the bins with end loaders, rebuilt mixers, operated
various block machines, hauled finished product
Stocked finished product on yard or loaded it on trucks for delivery, spotted trucks to be loaded
Coordinated with sales people and dispatcher to ensure timely delivery of finished product
Was on call 24/7 for maintenance related issues
Designed devices to help rectify major situations in the block plant which were built and put into
use
Attended five separate workshops at Alpena Community College World Center for Concrete
Technology and earned a Master Blockmaker Certification in 2006.
Supervisor: David White, Senior Plant Manager 304-***-****
Industrial Supply Solutions, Inc. (520 Elizabeth Street, Charleston, WV 304-***-****)
11/89 – 11/23/94
Titles: Receiving Clerk
Vulcanizing Crew
Duties:
Unloaded tractor trailers with various sized forklifts, checked in shipments, received them into the
computer system, pulled all outstanding orders, completed daily inventory cycle counts, stocked
shelves
Fabricated hydraulic hoses (cutting & crimping), cut stainless hoses & heliarc welded ends, cut
and made band saw blades, fabricated various head and tail shaft pulleys for conveyor systems
using a portable key mill machine
Repaired garage doors and hoists, some heavy equipment and truck repairs
Traveled to various states installing and splicing conveyor belts by mechanical or vulcanized
splices, worked underground and in elevated positions using various equipment
Was a certified forklift operator
Helped design and fabricate some conveyor systems
Supervisor: Roy Huffman, Operations Manager (retired)
West Virginia Steel Corporation (900 Brook Street, Charleston, WV 25301 304-***-****)
8/86 – 11/89
Titles: Plate Shear Operator
Asst. Night Shift Foreman
Duties:
Cut steel to correct size for pending orders, read blueprints, fitted steel by welding, painted
finished products, loaded product onto trucks, drove trucks, operated overhead cranes
Welded: arc and mig, cut with oxygen/acetylene torch free-hand and track-mounted
Operated plate shears up to 5/8” thick 8ft. X 24 ft. steel plates, ran Do All saw vertically and
diagonally
Performed maintenance on cranes and plate shears
Ran plate rolls, angle rolls, and press brake
Operated threading machine, metal lathe, Iron Worker punch and drill press
Supervised workers to ensure orders were filled and trucks were loaded for the following day
Supervisor: David Cooper, Shift Supervisor
Various Construction Jobs:
Flooring
Roofing
Welding
Framing/Carpentry
Operating Heavy Equipment
Education:
Alpena Community College, World Center for Concrete Technology
Alpena, MI
Master Blockmaker Certificate 2006
Herbert Hoover High School
Clendenin, WV
High School Diploma 1983
Special Training:
Regulatory Training Center for OSHA Compliance 2004 – 2014
Alpena College Master Blockmaker Certification 1994 – 2006
Leadership Seminars in various Charleston locations 2005 – 2014
Certifications/Skills:
Master Blockmaker Certification 2006
CDL (Class D)
Forklift Operator Certification
Welding/Cutting
Splicing conveyor belts
Painting machinery, heavy equipment & automobiles
Operating heavy equipment: cranes, dozers, excavators, loaders, forklifts, farm tractors
Mechanic work
Various fabrication jobs
Crane rigging
Carpentry work
Flooring
Roofing
Auto paint and body work
Technology: Basic computer skills, emailing, and internet research
Hobbies:
Raising and riding horses
Hunting and fishing
References:
David White, Senior Plant Manager, Peerless Block & Brick Co. 304-***-****
Jeff Maddy, Operations Manager, Peerless Block & Brick Co. 304-***-****
Noble Walker, Field Service Tech, Walker Machinery Inc. 304-***-****
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