John Faver
Fairfield IL *****
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
- Strong knowledge of Lockheed Martin and Bell & Howell postal sorting
equipment.
- Strong PC skills.
- Leadership skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Strong knowledge of ink jet printers. (Videojet, image, foxjet)
- Troubleshooting and dynamic balancing skills for industrial air moving
equipment.
- Experienced of electrical components.
- Experienced of mechanical components.
- Mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
Strong knowledge and experience with a multitude of packaging equipment.
- Ability to read mechanical blueprints.
Strong knowledge of fully automated picking and packaging equipment in
order fulfillment and food & drug facilities.
- Ability to read ladder logic.
- Photo eye and scanning systems.
Strong knowledge of servicing and designing of conveyor and tilt tray
sorting systems.
- Servicing of pneumatic components.
- Experienced installing electrical motors.
- Experienced of manual drive lines.
- Good knowledge of Allen Bradley slc 500 series PLC.
- Knowledge of welding and fabrication.
Bilingual Spanish and English 18 years of accident free E/M maintenance
experience
Certified Electromechanical Technician for Lockheed Martin Postal Systems
Proficient in 3 Phase Systems, PLC, Single Phase Motors
Certified forklift operator; safety procedures for lock out tag out
Machine Operator, Elite Staffing, Aurora, Il Jun 2011 - Nov 2012
I was a machine operator for vertical form sealer packaging machine and a
laborer for Peackcock Engineering
Laborer, Manpower, Mt. Vernon, IL Feb-May 2011
Assisted with remodeling a Wal-Mart store; assembled and disassembled
store fixtures.
Maintenance Technician, Sterling Engineering, Bedford Park, IL Aug-Dec 2009
Performed electrical and mechanical (E/M) maintenance for vertical
bagging/packaging machines at Signature Brands; resolved malfunctions by
troubleshooting.
Demonstrated proficiency in MIG/TIG welding for repairing equipment.
Maintenance Technician, Aerotek, Geneva, IL Nov 2006-Feb 2007
Assigned to Power Packaging and consistently met high performance
standards for keeping lines running at all times.
Repaired Haeysen vertical form fill and seal machines, and Klick Klock
machines; welded parts as needed.
Repaired automatic case loaders and pallets, as well as Imaje and
Videojet printers.
Maintenance Technician, Power Packaging, St. Charles, IL Aug-Nov 2006
Repaired Bartells packaging machines, automatic weighers, and Videojet
systems.
Packaging Technician, Packaging Advantage, West Chicago, IL Aug 2004-Sep
2005 work reductions
Serviced and setup packaging overwrappers from DOBOY and FMC machines;
set up 1.5"x1.5" to 9"x22" using different film types from 70 guages to 2mm
for different jobs and products.
Setup for clear plastic packaging or printed plastics for product needs
and samples.
Familiar with Streamfeeder.
Trailer Mechanic, ILOCA Services, Naperville, IL Sep 2003-Mar 2004
Repaired and serviced semi-trailers, vans and lowboys; air brake systems
and components; body part assemblies such as roofs, panels and flooring;
and MIG welding.
Fabricated parts for the trailers such as ICC bumpers and sub frame
assemblies.
Maintenance Technician, Redi-cut Foods, Inc., Franklin Park, IL Aug 2002-
Mar 2003
Maintained and serviced high-speed Ishida scales and Haeysen vertical
form fill and seal packaging equipment for fruit and vegetable processing
(sliced, diced and shredded).
Maintained a plastic thermal blow molding tray maker for a horizontal
form fill and seal.
Designed and built platform for assemble line using MIG/TIG welding
skills.
Packaging Technician, Champion Packaging, Romeoville, IL May-Jul 2002
Repaired electronic, liquid, filling (ELF) machines for one liter and one
gallon bottles.
Repaired cappers and Videojet systems for Julian dating.
Maintenance Technician, ASG Staffing, Bensenville, IL Mar-Apr 2002
Contracted to repair horizontal form fill and seal packaging equipment
for the pharmaceutical company Thermopak, Inc.; integrated with blister
packaging and blow molding technologies.
Maintenance Technician, P.P.S. Business Corporation, Bedford Park, IL Oct
2001-Mar 2002
Maintained and serviced Lockheed Martin postal technologies equipment.
Maintained a LAN between two hosts and 24 network drives that
incorporated six postal sorting machines that included Fast Forwarding,
LVW, and RVE systems.
Calibrated the optical character and bar code readers; repaired
electromechanical issues.
Repaired component electronic problems and serviced Videojet, Foxjet and
Image printers.
Service Technician, Tech Aid Corporation, Plymouth Meeting, PA Feb 2000-Aug
2001
Assigned to Lockheed Martin Postal Technologies; received E/M
certification.
Performed daily, weekly, and monthly scheduled maintenance for postal
sorting equipment.
Calibrated the optical character and bar code readers.
Serviced Videojet, Foxjet and Image ink jet printers.
Repaired PCB boards and component electronics as needed.
Maintenance Technician, Metals Technology, Inc., Carol Stream, IL Nov 1999-
Jan 2000
Contracted for short-term to maintain heat-treating furnaces for Metals
Technology.
Maintenance Technician, OnSite Corp., Schaumburg, IL Sep-Nov 1999
Contracted to maintain electromechanical packaging machines for Peacock
Engineering.
Setup and disassembled heat shrink wrap and packaging machines (Doughboys
and Cerco).
Maintained shrink wrappers and heat tunnels, Cerco horizontal form fill
and seal machines, and Klick Klock machines for Oscar Myers Lunchables.
Assisted with setting up a variety of machines.
Service Technician, E/C Vibration & Balancing, Schaumburg, IL Jan-Sep 1999
Repaired industrial air moving equipment for low and high-rise
facilities.
Performed vibration analysis and dynamic balancing of large industrial
fans.
Collected vibration data for electric motors and fans to determine the
service required.
Lead Maintenance Technician, Partylite Gifts, Carol Stream, IL Mar 1994-Oct
1998
Promoted from forklift driver, production lead man, assistant supervisor,
supervisor, maintenance technician, and lead maintenance technician for new
maintenance department.
Installed four different order fulfillment picking and packing systems
using the latest equipment and software that resulted in establishing a
model fulfillment facility.
Initiated a safety committee to ensure no injuries were incurred during
the construction.
Repaired all existing equipment and scheduled preventative maintenance
for equipment and buildings.
EDUCATION
Automotive Technician, Lincoln Technical Institute, Norridge, IL 1992-1993
Certified Mail Technician, Lockheed Martin Postal Technologies, Tulsa, OK
2001