Jeffrey Bowers
Columbia, SC
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Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Press brake Operator
KMS of South Carolina - West Columbia, SC
February 2016 to Present
• Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
• Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
• Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
• Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
• Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Press Brake Operator
AEROTEK INC - Columbus, OH
September 2014 to June 2015
• Read and interpreted assembly blueprints or specifications manuals, and plan assembly or building operations.
• Inspected, operated, and tested completed products to verify functioning, machine capabilities, or conformance to customer specifications.
• Positioned or aligned components for assembly, manually or using hoists.
• Set and verified parts clearances.
• Verified conformance of parts to stock lists or blueprints, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauges, or micrometers.
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Press Brake Operator
SCOTSMAN GROUP LLC - Fairfax, SC
June 2001 to July 2013
• Observed machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.
• Set up and operated machines, such as lathes, cutters, shears, borers, millers, grinders, presses, drills, or auxiliary machines, to make metallic and plastic workpieces.
• Inspected workpieces for defects, and measured workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.
• Read blueprints or job orders determining product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.
• Started machines and turn hand wheels or valves to engage feeding, cooling, and lubricating mechanisms.
Education
High school or equivalent
Skills
• Press Brake
• Sheet Metal
• Amada
• Shear
• Brake Press
• Fabrication
• Blueprint Reading
• Calipers
• Manufacturing
• CNC programming
• Micrometer
• Machining