Production Associate / Machine Operator
Resume:
Terah Tippitt
Harrisburg, PA ***** +1-223-***-**** **********@*****.***
Professional Summary
Detail-oriented Production Associate with a proven track record of meeting high-volume assembly targets. Expert in operating machinery, monitoring quality control, and maintaining a safe, organized workstation. A reliable team player committed to following safety standards and ensuring all products are finalized and packaged to specification for on- time shipment.
Work Experience
Machine Operator
Hershey Creamery Company Middletown, PA
July 2026 to Present
• Optimizes Production: Operates and maintains high-volume machinery while consistently meeting or exceeding daily production targets.
• Quality Assurance: Monitors assembly lines to identify and remove faulty components, ensuring all final products met strict quality specifications.
• Safety & Organization: Upholds rigorous health and safety standards by maintaining a sterile workstation and organized production floor.
• Logistics Ready: Efficiently assembles finalized, and packaged products for secure shipment and distribution.
• Proactive Communication: Identifies equipment malfunctions and reports operational issues to supervisors immediately to minimize downtime.
Production Operator V/Machine Operator/Casepack Operator Hershey Reese Company Hershey, PA
April 2023 to June 2026
• Operated and maintained case packing, forming, and sealing machinery to ensure accurate and timely product packaging.
• Monitored machine settings and adjusted as needed to meet quality and production specifications.
• Performed quality checks on products, labels, and case contents to ensure conformity to standards.
• Troubleshooted and cleared machine jams, performing basic maintenance to prevent downtime.
• Collaborated with maintenance and other line personnel to resolve operational and quality issues.
• Ensured equipment is consistently supplied with necessary materials, such as adhesives or labels, cases etc.
• Maintained a clean and organized work area, adhering to safety protocols and housekeeping standards.
• Maintained accurate records and logs, documenting production metrics and incidents as required.
• Participated in size changeovers and other equipment setup tasks as needed.
• Followed and enforced safety regulations, including operating machinery with safety features engaged. Adheres to proper GMPs.
Back Office Assistant
V-Tech Solutions (Maximus) Harrisburg, PA
August 2024 to January 2025
Processed correspondence letters to be mailed out to clients. Human Resources Assistant
Robert Half Mechanicsburg, PA
September 2023 to December 2023
• System Migration: Successfully spearheaded the secure transfer of confidential employee records from Paycom to Ceridian, ensuring 100% data integrity.
• Compliance Expert: Maintained rigorous confidentiality standards in full alignment with HIPAA regulations and internal HR privacy policies.
• High-Volume Productivity: Consistently exceeded departmental production standards while managing complex data entry and file organization tasks.
Tasker
DHL Hormel Mechanicsburg, PA
September 2022 to March 2023
• Planned, allocated, picked, manifested, and closed daily waves of orders.
• Understood and utilized system screens to monitor and move workload through the system.
• Worked closely with operations to identify and eliminate overages, shorts and damages causing inventory issues.
• Managed the scheduling of inbound carriers and the outbound shipping schedule by updating appropriate communication
methods.
• Generated and utilized system reports and audit sheets to evaluate the shift progress.
• Communicated directly with the carrier(s) to ensure seamless physical and systematic transactions.
• Oversaw exchange of parcel shipments from shipping dock to carrier’s truck.
• Resolved data transmission failures/errors with customer’s IT and procurement teams.
• Interfaced with IT contacts in event of system-related barriers.
• Ensured complete communication for turn of shift. Warehouse Operations Clerk
Feeser's Inc. Harrisburg, PA
June 2021 to August 2022
• Strategic Efficiency: Reduced production team overtime by a minimum of 6 hours per shift through expert time management and workflow optimization.
• Logistics Coordination: Synchronized truck-to-dock assignments and maintained seamless communication with yard jockeys to ensure fluid warehouse traffic.
• Systems Management: Utilized AS400 for wave planning and managed real-time task distribution to the selection team via RF units.
• Performance Analytics: Developed and maintained custom spreadsheets to track piece counts, monitor selector idle times, and log inventory shorts/cuts.
• Administrative Oversight: Managed the full lifecycle of personnel files and ensured all drivers were dispatched with accurate batch invoicing.
• Managed warehouse throughput by wave planning in AS400 and distributing picking batches to selectors.
• Troubleshooted and maintained Panasonic RF units, ensuring 100% equipment uptime for the selection team.
• Invoiced all outgoing batches and coordinated dock assignments for arriving and departing drivers.
• Monitored labor productivity by tracking delay times and maintaining detailed daily performance logs.
• Audited inventory accuracy by removing items from batches and documenting shorts/cuts for inventory control. Education
Computer and Data Management (College Degree)
YTI Career Institute-York York, PA
October 2022 to Present
Skills
Hcfa Training & development Personal care home Quality assurance Documentation review Materials handling Freight Experience Operating systems Customer support Ceridian HIPAA Communication skills Phone answering Quality assurance within food and beverage industry Customer inquiry handling Point-Click Care EDI Shipping & Receiving Pallet jack Vital signs Meal Preparation Microsoft Word Medical terminology Customer service Data entry Microsoft Access Leadership Safety standards in production Databases English Grammar Experience Basic math Machine operation Organizational skills Word processing Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Windows Manufacturing company experience Cooking Windows Warehouse Experience Office experience Filing Call center Microsft Office Health Insurance Reach truck Logistics Microsoft Powerpoint Caregiving Typing 10 key typing Phone etiquette Analysis skills Productivity software NCQA standards Computer hardware Forklift Scanning Record keeping Time management Human resources Warehouse management system Transportation management systems AS400 Supply Chain Direct support Administrative experience Distribution center Research Microsoft Office Photocopying Microsoft Excel Home Care Warehouse Management Computer skills Patient Care Nursing Certifications and Licenses
Certified Home Health Aide
State Tested Nursing Assistant
CPR Certification
October 2023 to October 2025
BLS Certification
October 2023 to October 2025
CNA
October 2013 to October 2025
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
October 2013 to October 2025
Geriatric Nursing Assistant
Additional Information
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
References:
Meeshaun Beattie
Maximus
Supervisor of Research/Support
Elizabeth Ford
Hess Trucking
Customer Service Representative
Crystal Sandidge
NFI
Supervisor Outbound Shipping
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