Brad Hodges

• Oversaw daily operations, ensuring compliance with quality standards and production schedules.
• Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
• Collaborated with other department leads to streamline workflows, improve interdepartmental coordination, and achieve business goals collectively.
• Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
• Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.

• Led team in implementing process improvements, enhancing operational efficiency and safety standards.
• Mentored junior staff, fostering skill development and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Coordinated cross-functional collaboration to ensure timely project execution and alignment with business goals.
• Analyzed workflow processes to identify bottlenecks and propose effective solutions for optimization.
• Served as a role model for the team by demonstrating commitment to excellence, professionalism, and adherence to company values at all times.

• Loaded and unloaded parts to maintain high level of production.
• Properly loaded and unloaded materials in and out of machines.
• Adhered to a high level of safety by following company rules and regulations to prevent injuries on the job.
• Performed accurate tool changes and offsets.
• Trained and coached new team members on proper procedures.
• Planned, scheduled and delegated daily work.
• Calibrated machines to keep them running at peak performance.
• Adjusted alignment of drills, cutters, guides, and holding devices.
• Ensured that all health and safety guidelines were followed.
• Assisted machine operators with finished pieces.
• Fabricated large and small parts per drawing and assembled parts as required.
• Kept work areas clean and neat.
• Monitored machine operation and diagnosed malfunctions.
• Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
• Drastically cut down company re-cut quota.
• Was offered shipping supervisor position at this company, but turned it down due to the pay increase being minuscule.

• Follow and proceed to maintain various types of equipment with preventative maintenance daily.
• Must keep all chemicals and machinery running to the proper food grade levels of preparation and production. 
• Used power and hand tools to complete repairs in a safe and accurate manner.
• Daily tear down and build up of equipment for cleaning crews to come in between shift swaps.
• Managed available parts, tools and materials inventory to maintain ability to respond promptly to issues.
• Troubleshot and diagnosed problems with mechanical and electrical systems and equipment.
• Supported technicians in equipment maintenance and repair.
• Installed, aligned, and balanced new equipment.
• Cleared drains and downspouts.
• Attended monthly safety meetings to ensure machine operation safety.
• Minor tig welding.
• Maintained compliance with company standards to perform all maintenance activities.
• Followed company procedures to maintain work environment in a neat and orderly condition.

• Inspected creelers and components to make sure yarn moved freely and accurately.
• Prepared secondary creels for quick changeovers.
• Lifted up to 20 pounds on a consistent basis.
• Ran associated machines such as warpers to maintain efficient production.
• Inspected machine parts for conformance to product specifications.
• Worked well with a team of employees to make sure jobs were ran efficiently and properly.
• Constant changeover of materials, had to be very attentive to every current situation and job specification.

• Supported technicians in equipment maintenance and repair.
• Set up and perform test activities.
• Picked orders from inventory locations.
• Repaired wiring,  equipment, and machinery.
• Inspected machine parts for conformance to product specifications.
• Known usage of chemicals for cleaning texturing components of extrusion equipment. 
• Met production goals by maintaining cost effective levels of spare parts inventory.
• Safe and efficient operation of hot and dangerous equipment.
• Operated wide variety of equipment including power saws, sanders, grinders, cranes drill press, forklift and basic hand tools.
• Extremely high safety awareness levels required for this position.
• Worked long hours (12+).
• Troubleshooted and diagnoses problems with machinery.

• Mixed nylon and or polyester  thermoplastic materials with colored dyes accurately into the extrusion machine to achieve the desired result for products. 
• Operated multiple extrusion lines to extrude various  wires and strings used in the manufacturing of yarn products. 
• Monitored product standards and quality-control programs.
• Maintained necessary level of communications between shifts.
• Responsible for achieving and exceeding production requirements.
• Ensured that all health and safety guidelines were followed.
• Assisted machine operators.
• Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
• Calibrated machines to keep them running at peak performance.
• Kept work areas clean and neat.
• Monitored machine operation and diagnosed malfunctions.

Operated numerous types of lift trucks, such as forklift, pallet rider, squeeze lift and reach lift.  Must be extremely attentive to pedestrians and have high levels of safety awareness.  Responsible for unloading semi trucks and putting away merchandise, stacking merchandise, and keeping track of current inventory of what was unloaded and stored/relocated.