Beverly Meadows
Manufacturing Technician
Clay City,KY
Overview
1
1
year of post-secondary education
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Technician
Univance
Winchester, KY
10.2019 - Current
- Assisted engineers in developing, building and testing prototypes and products.
- Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels and adherence to quality standards.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Used bore micrometers, calipers and micrometers to calibrate and adjust programs, promoting quality and optimum production.
- Change lines hardware, programs and adjusted for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
- Used autocad to draw up basic projects.
- Build tool holders, chip hoppers, coolant carts, or projects for engineers.
- Improved product quality by customizing tools and eliminating variability.
- Applied mechanical troubleshooting skills to develop effective solutions for quality products.
- Inspected products and machines to maintain quality and efficiency.
- Performed general equipment maintenance and repair to minimize downtime.
- Repair machine crashes such as changing tool holder, dies or centers.
- Trained employees on safety and project procedures.
Set up Technician
Univance
Winchester, KY
07.2018 - 10.2019
- Used work instructions and measuring tools to check specifications of finished items.
- Monitored machine settings and adjusted to correct malfunctions or errors.
- Set machine stops and guides to proper alignment and adjusted when needed to maintain consistent production time and quality.
- Tended operating machinery to identify equipment malfunctions and locate sources of product defects.
- Dismantled machinery to access, remove and replace worn components and keep production within optimal tolerances.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Supervised and adjusted machinery when necessary, reducing downtime.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Read and interpreted blueprints to make parts according to specifications.
- Fabricated and shaped parts such as tools and machine parts out of metal, plastics and composites.
- Used CNC and manual equipment to perform both initial and final machining.
- Aligned and secured holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials onto machine.
- Selected appropriate tools and materials to be used in preparation of machinery work.
- Performed routine machine maintenance and repaired minor damages.
- Measured, examined and tested completed units to detect defects by using precision instruments such as micrometers.
- Cleaned and lubricated machines, tools and other equipment and removed grease, rust, stains and any foreign matter.
- Manually set up machinery and equipment, including lathes, mills, drills and grinders.
- Laid out and set up work area quickly for change overs.
Machine Operator
Univance
Winchester, KY
09.2016 - 07.2018
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
- Updated daily production logs and informed management of production incidents or non-conformance issues.
- Kept detailed production records and identified hold-ups.
- Operated machining equipment safely with team of operators.
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
- Ran heavy duty lathes, boring machines, mills, planers and grinders to craft products.
- Assessed equipment after each production run and performed preventive maintenance to keep machines running smoothly.
- Maintained equipment performance by lubricating and cleaning components.
- Accurately ran parts according to production standards and efficiently on any line.
- Visual inspection for quality parts before shipping parts.
- Tool changes and offsets.
- Trained new operators.
- Set up machining, performed required maintenance and made adjustments to machines.
- Trained line workers in lathe and drill production work.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets.
Education
Associate Of Science -
Bluegrass Community And Technical College
Lexington, KY 08.2020 - Current
Work Availability
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Skills
Critical thinking
Computer proficiency
Precision measuring
CAD
CNC machine operation
Troubleshooting skills
Measuring equipment oversight
Design specifications
Lathes expertise
Machine setup and calibration
Blueprint Interpretation
Caliper use
Fanuc controls
Welding
Microsoft Office
Organization and Time management
Multitasking abilities
Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Associate Of Science -
Bluegrass Community And Technical College
08.2020 - Current
Manufacturing Technician
Univance
10.2019 - Current
Set up Technician
Univance
07.2018 - 10.2019
Machine Operator
Univance
09.2016 - 07.2018