Matthew J. Acker
574-***-**** Phone • *********@****.***
SUMMARY
• Management, leadership and team building experience and training
• Accurate monitoring and inventory control
• Quality Assurance and Maintenance
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook
• Skilled and certified in Forklift operations
• OSHA trained
EXPERIENCE
January 2004 – March 2016 E Industries Elkhart, Indiana
2014 – 2016 Plant Manager
• Efficiently managed and directed 16 employees on a daily basis
• Head of production and shipping/receiving department
• Developed and taught expectations to employees, taking accountability for assigned areas
• Directed and coordinated the activities of employees engaged in the production or processing of goods
• Conferred with other management and departments to coordinate operations and activities to reach output goals
• Planned and established work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals and quality analysis
• Inspected materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions and addressed issues accordingly
• Educated employees on safe work practices, monitored and maintained safe work environment
• Start machines and observe mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems
• Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance
• Reassembled machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work
• Dismantled machines and remove parts for repair
2004 – 2014 Shift Manager
• Read work orders/blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup
• Started machines to produce sample work pieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications
• Removed molds from machines when production runs finished
• Set up, operated, or tended presses and ovens
• Installed, adjusted, and removed molds, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices
• Position, align, and secure work pieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on molds
• Read work orders or receive instructions from supervisors or to determine work requirements
• Inspected and cleaned industrial machines & equipment
EDUCATION
Elkhart Community Schools Elkhart, Indiana
General Equivalency Diploma
Certified Forklift Operator Elkhart, Indiana