ROBERT VANZILE

***** **** ************ ****** **********, IN 47960 · Phone 574-***-**** email ad43ku@r.postjobfree.com · OBJECTIVE

Hardworking Warehouse Associate with excellent materials handling, storage management and shipment preparation skills. Experienced in picking orders, assembling pallets, scanning, labeling, and loading trucks. Delivering accurate inventory counts and maintaining detailed warehouse records. Committed to safety practices and experienced in forklift operation. Laboratory experience, batching, extruding, injection molding, testing, QC, lab reports, proficient in Microsoft Excel. EXPERIENCE

07/2022 - Current

R&D DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER, STAR THERMOPLASTICS

Responsible for designing and conducting experiments toward the development and commercialization of new elastomers. Support existing products and processes, manufacturing, and quality assurance of raw material and finished goods specifications. Be a partner with sales to customers in identifying their application requirements, developing formulations, defined product performance requirement targets, testing protocol, manufacturing methods (pilot and production scale), and cost structure as part of a design of experiments. Work interdependently Keep up-to-date on technology trends which are aligned with targeted market segment strategies.

12/2021 – 07/2022

STOCKING ASSOCIATE, WALMART

Maintain merchandise presentation by stocking and rotating merchandise; removing damaged or out-of-date goods; setting up, cleaning, and organizing product displays. Stock merchandise throughout the store; organize and maintain the backroom inventory. Ensure aisles are neat and the area is clean. Greet customers, answer their questions, and help them find what they are looking for.

O2/2021 – 12/2021

SHIPPING ASSOCIATE, JORDANS MANUFACTURING

Responsible for loading and unloading trucks. I am forklift certified and may have to bring racks of packages to the dock for loading per customers order, also scanner trained, needing to scan our internal barcode labels keeping track of what goes on the truck and updating our inventory, load conveyor belt into the truck, or I could be floor loading packages in the truck. During the busy season, many racks of mixed packages were created and we are now going through them, organizing them by descriptions and product line, counting, updating warehouse location and inventory in the computer system. Responsible for keeping the work area and warehouse clean. 07/2018 – 07/2020

TPE LAB AND PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE, OTECH CORPORATION Mixed thermoplastic elastomer batches, extruded compound, tapes, injection and compression molded plaques as needed. Measurement physical properties and documented data in reports. Supported current production needs by moving items between equipment, conveyors and staging areas. Inspected final products to assess compliance with quality standards and established tolerances. Reviewed job specifications to determine appropriate setups for production runs. Supported machine operators in setup and operation of production equipment resulting in efficient runs.

05/2000 – 03/2018

DEVELOPMENTAL LAB TECHNICIAN, TEKNOR APEX COMPANY Scheduled production orders for 3 compounding extrusion lines. Mixed thermoplastic elastomer batches, extruded compound, tapes, injection and compression molded plaques as needed. Measurement physical properties and documented data in reports. Supported current production needs by moving between equipment, conveyors and staging areas. Inspected final products to assess compliance with quality standards and established tolerances. Reviewed job specifications to determine appropriate setups for production runs. Supported machine operators in setup and operation of production equipment resulting in efficient runs. 06/1996 – 05/2000

SHIFT LEADER, TEKNOR APEX COMPANY

Trained new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities. Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts. Optimized processes and supervised 6 employees. Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.

03/1993 – 06/1996

Extruder Machine Operator and Mixer, TEKNOR APEX COMPANY Interpreted and followed production orders to maintain compliance with production standards and unique product specifications. Changed out screens, dies and inserts to fit different production needs. Started up and ran extrusion lines producing wide range of products for Plastic and Elastomer OEM’s. Mixed Plastic and thermoplastic materials with colored dyes and additives accurately into extrusion machine to achieve desired result for products. 03/1991 – 03/1993

Seed and Fertilizer Mixer, L.D. Oliver Seed Co.

Mixed, bagged, attached labels (sewn) to various seed (ex. Green Mountain Blend )and fertilizer (ex. 10-10-10) blends according to customer orders. By the end of the first busy season, was responsible for running the seed room. Also, helped mix, bag (heat seal) and palletize fertilizer orders when all the seed orders were completed, palletized, and loaded on truck. Drove fork truck and Bobcat as needed. EDUCATION

06 / 2006

A.S. COMPUTER SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT SKILLS

• Microsoft Office

• Critical Thinking

• Problem Solving

• Fast Learner

• Work well independently or as part of a team.

• Organization

• Fork truck certified

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