Darwin Reid
Henrico,VA
Summary
Dynamic machine operator with extensive experience at LEGO Manufacturing. Proven ability to enhance production efficiency and maintain high-quality standards. Adept at packaging and palletizing products while fostering a collaborative environment to meet tight deadlines. Strong problem-solving skills and commitment to excellence. Highly-motivated with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, positive attitude, dependable, team player.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
MACHINE OPERATOR
LEGO MANUFACTURING
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA
04.2025 - Current
- Followed detailed instructions to operate machines with accuracy and produce quality products.
- Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
- Packaged and palletized product
MACHINE OPERATOR
SAUER BRANDS,INC
RICHMOND, VA
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for consumer needs.
- Maintained quality of product by checking labels, packaging and other factors.
- Documented production activity.
- Used problem-solving and issue-resolution skills to promptly and successfully address production problems.
DELIVERY DRIVER
OPTION CARE
ASHLAND, VA
03.2009 - 01.2025
- Delivered pharmaceutical packages to customer doorsteps and business offices.
- Completed on-time deliveries by choosing best and most efficient routes.
- Improved customer satisfaction by ensuring timely and accurate deliveries of products.
- Read maps, followed oral, and written instructions and used GPS technology to make deliveries.
- Deliver medications to chemotherapy patients and patients for ongoing therapy and infections.
- Deliver medications coming out of hospitals for home delivery.
- Documented paperwork
- Completed rush deliveries on tight timetables to satisfy customer needs.
MACHINE OPERATOR
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
RICHMOND, VA
08.2008 - 03.2009
- Loaded raw materials into machines and unloaded finished products to keep manufacturing process running smoothly.
- Provided feedback on equipment performance issues, enabling engineers to develop effective solutions for recurring problems.
- Operated and tended product packaging machines.
- Cleared machine jams to reset malfunctions for production line.
- Packaged and palletized product
- Packaged and palletized product
- Operated filler machine
- Communicated work orders to prior shift
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES
QIMONDA
SANDSTON, VA
01.2008 - 07.2008
- Read and learned safety documentation and laboratory procedures for maintaining controlled clean rooms.
- Improved production efficiency by maintaining strict adherence to clean room protocols and procedures.
- Handled and removed toxic, reactive and corrosive substances safely.
- Operated and maintained production equipment and handled semiconductor wafers according to clean room
protocol. - Tracked semiconductor chips in different machines.
- Verified that machine setups conformed to specs.
- Documented paperwork
- Communicated work orders with prior shift for the day
MACHINE OPERATOR
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
RICHMOND, VA
04.1995 - 01.2008
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- Operated and tended product packaging machines.
- Cleared machine jams to reset malfunctions for production line.
- Monitored production line for jams, pile-ups or glue not adhering properly.
- Packaged and palletized product
- Troubleshoot machine
- Operated Label machine
- Operated Label machine
MACHINE OPERATOR
INTERBANK FOODS
RICHMOND, VA
10.1990 - 04.1995
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for consumer needs.
- Properly stored food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures.
- Prepared and built food items according to standardized recipes and directions.
- Inspected finished food products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
- Kept working environment clean and well-organized to promote efficiency and minimize waste.
- Broke down, cleaned and sanitized work stations at end of shift
POSTAL CLERK
UNITED STATES NAVY
RICHMOND, VA
08.1985 - 07.1989
- Weighed letters and packages and calculated costs based on classification, weight, and destination.
- Sorted and placed mail into mailboxes and post office boxes with high levels of accuracy.
- Consistently met deadlines even under high-pressure circumstances while maintaining a positive attitude amongst coworkers.
- Documented Paperwork
Education
HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
HENRICO, VA06-1985
Skills
- Mail Handling
- Machine Operation
- Mail Delivery
- Workplace Safety
- Lock out tag out
- Assembly Line
- Worked in clean room
- Packaged product and Palletized
- Labeled Product
- Troubleshoot Machine
Timeline
MACHINE OPERATOR
LEGO MANUFACTURING
04.2025 - Current
MACHINE OPERATOR
SAUER BRANDS,INC
01.2025 - 04.2025
DELIVERY DRIVER
OPTION CARE
03.2009 - 01.2025
MACHINE OPERATOR
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
08.2008 - 03.2009
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION ASSOCIATES
QIMONDA
01.2008 - 07.2008
MACHINE OPERATOR
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS
04.1995 - 01.2008
MACHINE OPERATOR
INTERBANK FOODS
10.1990 - 04.1995
POSTAL CLERK
UNITED STATES NAVY
08.1985 - 07.1989
HIGHLAND SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL