Machine Operator – Manufacturing and Production Industries

** ***** ** ********** ** a machine operator which produces molded products, using Production, Quality, Safety, and Cost Control for Kohler Co., which is a large manufacturing facility. Verifiable strengths in learning to operate and maintain 17 different machines, with quality and time being of the essence. Excellent skills in learning and maintaining the information in which to move around to do various jobs when the need arises. Also, I can train new hires to run and operate these machines to perform at the capacity that the company requires. 1 year of experience in maintenance, at Industrial Recycling & Recovery, which is a recycling facility.

OBJECTIVE

To seek employment with a company that will challenge my abilities, I have learned over the years, and also present opportunities for me to continue to learn new things. I am looking for a company that will give me an opportunity to prove my abilities and hard work ethic. Also, I would hope that they could see that I have potential to grow and advance within the company over the years.

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

LAMAR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING 9/2015- PRESENT

Digital Technician, Construction & Vinyl Billboard Installer

●Climb billboard signs and remove old vinyl and install and secure new vinyl, while making sure all safety procedures are followed.

●Removing old structures and rebuilding new structures; poles, walk board on signs, whole billboard wood backing.

●Helping to program digital billboards, installing panels to the details, and troubleshooting any issues via the electronics on the billboards.

●Certification for digital billboards, Formecto, Dektronics, MRI Industries, Anthom Digitals. This requires electrical knowledge and reading of schematics to install and to troubleshoot any problems.

●Operate forklift, bucket trucks, backhoes, and cranes.

GOSSETT CONCRETE & PIPE CO. 5/2014 - 8/2015

MAINTENANCE ON CONCRETE MACHINES

Work 10 hour shifts to maintain all concrete pipe making machinery, so that production is met.

●Stick welding and mig welding to fabricate metal shots, and to repair conveyors when broken, also fabricate heads to insert into the concert mixers.

●Replace bearings, belts; complete all preventative maintenance on machinery.

●Check all machinery for safety, complete needed repairs so that safety is the number one priority.

●Repair forklifts and loaders as needed, also complete PM’s when needed.

●Ordering all parts and materials needed for repairs, getting the best price to save the company money.

SAM’S GARAGE 9/2013-5/2014

AUTOMOTIVE REBUILDING & RESTORATION

Mechanic and restoration technician, doing everything from building motors to restoring cars to their original state. This is a ship that does it all and I am required to learn all aspects of restoration. Making sure everyone in the ship knew what the day’s task was, and making sure we reached our customers time estimate, for each vehicle. I also quoted motor, transmission and mechanical repair estimates.

INDUSTRIAL RECYCLING & RECOVERY 5/2013-9/2013

MAINTENANCE

Work 10 hour shifts to maintain all recycling machinery, so that production is met.

●Stick Welding and mig welding to fabricate metal shoots, bump stops, safety railing.

●Replace bearing, metal blades, belts.

●Preventative maintenance, which includes; greasing all fittings, checking for leaks, belt wear.

●All aspects of maintenance including; grass cutting, install signs, painting railings and fences, running water line, working on forklifts, new Holland, overhauling pressure washers, finding parts needed and going to get them.

KOHLER CO. SPARTANBURG, SC 1/2001 – 5/2013

PRESSURE CAST MACHNIE OPERATOR

Work 12 hour shifts both 3rd and 1st to run the machine at optimum performance for production and quality purposes.

●Learned to operate and maintain 17 different machines, which have different plate numbers.

●Consistently looking for quality in the finished product.

●Fixing any imperfection in the products after they are removed from the machine.

●I have also learned to operate the machine from the touch screen computer manually if the need arises.

●Over the years I have run at some of the highest percentage rates with which produces good quality pieces.

ICS FLEET MAINTENANCE SPARTANBURG, SC 10/2006 – 6/2010

MECHANIC / ROAD TECHNICIAN

Started as a part time mechanic helper, I took the hands-on approach which proved to the owner that I was very mechanically inclined and was a great asset to the company, which led me to working there on all of my days off from Kohler. This was a very high volume fleet maintenance shop with a great volume of service road calls.

●Learned to read calipers and gauges.

●Turned rotors on Fleet trucks from small dodges to bigger transfer trucks.

●Operated the tire changing machine on the smaller tires to manually change 22.5 tires on the transfer trucks.

●Learned to read the codes off of the Computer Diagnostic HandSet and take the codes to the computer to diagnose the problems with the trucks.

●Rebuild engines, replaced ball joints, brakes; install new transmission, and rear end in these fleet vehicles.

●Did some welding when needed.

Education

Dorman High School – Spartanburg, SC

GED – Greenville High School

References:

Dale Humphries Supervisor at Kohler 864-***-****

Steve Ammonds Supervisor at ICS Fleet Maintenance 864-***-****

Jimmy Crow Supervisor at Kohler 864-***-****

Tim Neely Friend 864-***-****

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