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Operations Manager Machine Shop

Location:
Cleveland, OH
Posted:
September 04, 2025

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daniel

pliszka

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440-***-****

**************@*****.***

Lorain, OH 44055

Self-starting Operations Manager

offering high-level experience in

supervision of workover and

completion operations. Adept at

directing work of completion

consultants and completion

supervisors. Successful introducing

lean manufacturing to increase

productivity and cut costs of

completion. Well organized, attentive

to detail and vigilant in achieving

safety and environmental impact

reduction objectives.

skills

all aspects of machine shop/ tool die

making, holding tight tolerances, hands on

work history

oct 2023 -

jul 2024

Lead Senior Tool and Die

VonRoll Cleveland, OH

• Reduced machine downtime by promptly

addressing and resolving tooling issues

through effective troubleshooting techniques.

• Ensured accuracy of work pieces by calibrating

measuring instruments such as micrometers

and gauges regularly.

• Optimized tool life by conducting regular

inspections, adjustments, and repairs on

cutting tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures.

• Established ongoing communication channels

between production floor personnel

management staff facilitating open dialogue

regarding potential areas concern affecting

daily performance goals achievements.

mar 2021 -

oct 2023

Tool and Die

Cammaco Lorain, OH

Press calls,utilizing skills to fix/repair dies in presses under time restriction to achieve correct

gauging parts. rebuild cams, removing upper and

lower details repairing damage due to press

operator issues/ double stacking of parts, dull

punches or buttons. grinding and shimming.

utilizing all machine shop machines to achieve a

less production downtime with correct gauging

stamped parts. inspecting new details with

indicators vs broken details for absolute location of components on dies. Entering punches to

details and or buttons. typically 10% rule of

clearance. using lead solder to measure in various locations of forms while manually entering or

dropping top section of dies only on broken or

abused details. 100 percent accuracy after die is

greased and regular sharpening and shimming is

.

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skills using tools, assembling and re

assembling items with new or parts made

from scratch. rebuilding or making new

parts for machine shop machines if they

broke. lathe gears, radial parts,bridgeport

parts taking broken pieces out of machines

and making new. saving money and time

from ordering parts from company's that

have 6-8 week lead time on custom pieces.

basic an All around tool n die guy. utilize

trig and all functions of machining

correctly. tool sharpening, along with being

48 years old i still love and will continue to

enjoy the achievement of success in the

shop along with learning daily.

complete. charging nitro gas springs/shocks.

Presses at company 400Ton,600Ton,1500Ton and

1600Ton. achieved production runs of 50,000 or

more after maintaining correct location and

geometry of details with dies on shop horses

rebuilding and preventative maintenance.

recording repairs into die repair folders, utilizing full layout and detail blueprints in the computer

system. ordering consumables, meeting with

engineers reviewing changes and suggestions for

real life reacquiring issues needing to be solved. jan 2019 -

mar 2021

Tool and Die Lead Machinist

ATI Aviation Services Cleveland, OH

using manual machines re threading axles or any

thread to spec. 100% accuracy machining parts

stripped of chrome to a protocol dimension for part life. typically all bowing aircraft parts can be

machines to smaller threads, and or smaller

diameters utilizing oversized bushings. Grinding

chrome all tolerances to (mean dementing). using

digital micrometers and height gauges calibrated

every 3 months for accuracy. 4 place decimal

tolerances when needed. Certified and responsible

by Boeing cooperation to re machine landing gear

components. work place was the east side of

cleveland. left ATI after meeting with Cammaco

shop president at interview and receiving job

verbal. closer to home 5 min drive with great

incentive package and competitive

401k/vacation/pay.

aug 2011 -

jan 2019

Lead Machinist

WEBB Stiles Valley City, OH

all function of machine shop foreman. receiving

project information (blueprints) from engineering

meetings, reviewing bill of materials, ordering

material, cutters,ect. training others to be

proficient and safe machinist using knowledge

gained from my younger yeas of learning from the

older gentlemen, (i use that term loosely) in the shop. machining and making to tolerance shafts,

keyway, bolt patterns, every custom part for Hap

.

.

Stiles Race Car Hobby. tons of misc machining,

building/ making up old cold header machine to

draw coils n dies to make 7/16" and 11/16" hex shaft, and dimpling dies for conveyer spring loaded

conveyer shafting. making up dies to form cut

ends of a wide variate id tubing as swagging

achieving a correct bearing fit. tons of custom

parts for industrial conveyer systems for

company's as Good Year Tire/ Whirlpool/ Cooper

tire/ ect. all using manual machine shop machines

education

may 1994

High School Diploma

Brookside High School Sheffield Village,

OH

apr 1994

Associate of Arts: Tool And Die

Technology

Lorain CountyJVS/Adult Career

Center Oberlin, OH

Sargent at Arms 1993/1994. competed for state

machine competitions. Advanced blueprinting and

math.

looking for a strong

customer-based company

to usilize my skills as a

team member

im a 48 year old senior tool and die / all around machinist. been in the trade since 1992 working at Milford Manufacturing as a tooling/repair machinist after school, and learning the trade from many deferent aspects threw the years. Injection molding

(Pro Mold), progressive dies (Impact industries), General machining (Webb Stiles) along with training and working along

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side with crew, ordering under budget, usually circumstantial budget, but always purchasing codecs tools and cutters for application of workpiece without cutting cost on accurate tooling. i consider myself a fun person to project/work with in the trade. i still strive for excellence in the work place and enjoy the metal trade.

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