Charles Grays
Summary
Dedicated Team Leader experienced in quality assurance and issue resolution. Achieved operational excellence through effective project management, personnel training, and adherence to safety protocols. Contributed to enhanced efficiency and high-quality standards as a Setup Operator through skilled machine setup, operation, and troubleshooting.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Leader
Swagelok
Solon
05.2021 - Current
- Led team meetings to discuss project updates and resource allocation.
- Coordinated workflow among team members to enhance operational efficiency.
- Delegated daily tasks to team members to optimize group productivity.
- Evaluated team member performance and delivered constructive feedback to foster growth.
- Offered training and support to keep team members motivated and working toward objectives.
- Trained new employees on safety protocols and operational procedures.
- Mentored newly hired employees on machine operations and implemented training on safety procedures to prevent injuries.
- Collaborated with management to align team goals with company objectives.
- Participated in regular meetings with senior leadership to provide updates on team progress.
- Developed strategies for problem solving and conflict resolution to maintain team cohesion.
- Replaced mechanical parts on machines, including clutches, motors, and rollers, to maintain operational efficiency.
- Read blueprints and make adjustments to ensure operator is running quality parts.
- Work with pneumatics and hydraulic applications to ensure machine is running correctly
Swiss machinist
Norman Noble
Highland
05.2018 - 05.2021
- Operated CNC machines to fabricate precision components for medical devices.
- Interpreted blueprints and technical drawings to ensure accurate part specifications.
- Conducted routine maintenance on equipment to ensure optimal performance and safety.
- Implemented quality control measures to verify dimensions and tolerances of finished parts.
- Utilized measuring tools to inspect parts, ensuring compliance with company quality requirements.
- Read blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerance of finished work piece.
- Changed worn cutting tools during operation.
- Adjusted machine feed and speed, changed cutting tools, or adjusted machine controls when automatic programming was faulty or if machines malfunctioned.
- Calculated dimensions and tolerances using knowledge of mathematics and instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
- Set up and operated various machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.
- Monitored production output levels and made adjustments as necessary to maintain production goals.
- Verified conformance of finished work piece to specifications by checking measurements with a variety of precision measuring instruments such as height gauges, surface plates and protractors.
Education
Cnc - Cnc
Cleveland Industrial Training Center
Cleveland, OH 01.2018 - 05.2018
Skills
- Team leadership
- Team supervision
- Workflow management
- Task delegation
- Performance evaluation
- Employee training
- Staff training
- Mentoring
- Conflict resolution
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Complex Problem-solving
- Workflow coordination
- Workflow improvement
- Work planning
- Shift scheduling
- Safety processes and procedures
- Equipment maintenance
- Machine troubleshooting
- Precision machining
- Blueprint reading
- Quality control
- Technical support
- Activity oversight
- Meeting facilitation
- Team meetings
- Team Check-ins
- Analytical thinking
- Coaching
- Technical support
- Activity oversight
- Meeting facilitation
- Team Check-ins
Timeline
Team Leader
Swagelok
05.2021 - Current
Swiss machinist
Norman Noble
05.2018 - 05.2021
Cnc - Cnc
Cleveland Industrial Training Center
01.2018 - 05.2018