Process Engineer Security Guard

**** ******* *****

Tamaroa IL *****

Phone 618-***-****

E-mail *******@*******.***

Jake Essen

Objective

Enhance career opportunities

Education & Training

St Louis Christian Academy High School—St Louis MO.

Kaskaskia College—Centralia, IL: Microsoft Excel (Intro/Intermediate), Microsoft Word.

University of Massachusetts: Injection molding course 2001.

Sepro Robotics: Level 1 Certification

Paulson Training: ProMolder 1 Certification

Work experience

Advanced Investigative Services April 2009 – Dec 17

Private Investigator / Security Guard / Camera Technician (Part-Time)

At AIS I have multiple work responsibilities, including private investigations, security detail at Prairie.

State Energy Campus (Mine Area), and installing cameras for surveillance purposes.

SRG Global

Jan2024-Present

At SRG I’ve taken an engineering role in the molding assembly areas, Main responsibilities are setting up new product launches, and troubleshooting high scrap work cells.

Rebo Lighting

April 2022 – Jan 2024

Sr process engineer at Rebo lighting, Sparta TN, lead a group of process techs and mold setters, Set up and launch new product, Set molding standards and parameters.

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021

Working consulting jobs, (PMG) worked at Igloo cooler plant in Houston TX, helped write work instructions set up new molds, and train new personnel, (Premier staffing) worked at IAC in Greencastle IN, helped fill in for process engineers during union contract negotiations.

Flex-N-Gate Plastics Danville – Danville, IL Sept 2013 – sept 2020

Molding Supervisor / Process Engineer I started at Flex-N-Gate as the 3rd shift molding supervisor. As a supervisor I oversaw day-to-day operations, giving press assignments to operators, overseeing process techs and mold changers, and ensuring production targets were met or exceeded. Keeping the plant running efficiently and maintaining a clean and safe work environment were my number one priority. In June of 2015 I was promoted to Process Engineer. In this role, I am responsible for setting up new molds, and improving and maintaining injection molding processes. And traveling to mold tryouts and assisting tooling engineers on tooling development.

Key improvements in this time: Reduced scrap by 3%; Decreased cycle times on all molds at the facility; Optimized process setups to maximize customer allowed regrind percentages; Lowered purge consumption.

Continental Commercial Products (Union)

Molding Technician/Supervisor March 2008 – November 2008

Tool and Die Repair January 2008 – March 2008

At Continental I began as a tool and die PM and repair technician. Responsibilities included repair and troubleshooting of industrial molds, transferring molds via crane or forklift, and general housekeeping duties.

Once promoted to Mold Technician / Supervisor, my duties included the setup of newly purchased tools, creating SOC’s for new tools and updating old ones for optimal cycle times, running, and troubleshooting injection molding presses, insert molding presses and vision systems and hot stamps, set up of press layouts for optimal manning, assigning press responsibilities to hourly employees, progressive discipline, tracking labor hours and performance reviews.

Reason for leaving: Layoffs during economic downturn.

Nascote Industries March 1990 – January 2008

Molding Technician

Team Leader

Tool Changer / Forklift Driver / Labor Pool

At Nascote I held a Molding Technician position for approximately seven years. My duties included: Overseeing day to day operations of my Press group; Driving continuous improvement and safety and cycle time reduction; running VID’s; Setting up, running, and troubleshooting automotive dies and molds; Sonic welding, performing shrink studies; Performing in-press service on tools; Troubleshooting hydraulic and processing issues.

I have extensive knowledge of Engel Klockner Windsor, Krauss Maffei, Cincinnati Milacron, Husky, Toshiba and HPM presses, ranging from 500 to 3500 tons. Programming of Sepro 4 axis robots for part removal was also involved.

Prior to the tech job, I held a Team leader position for three years. In this role, I assigned job tasks, drafted press layouts, and mentored new employees. My number 1 priorities were 5S, cost reduction, quality and cycle time reduction.

Hobbies

Boating, water skiing, and hunting.

References

Michelle Richards (HR Mangr FlexNGate) Phone# 1-217-***-****

Bill Lang (Plant manager) Phone# 1-815-***-****

Josh Clouse (Quality Engineer) Phone# 1-765-***-****

Work Training

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