Daryl Knox
Salina,KS
Summary
A man of character with a strong work ethic. Strategic-thinking individual experienced in successfully engaging employees and encouraging each to reach highest potential. Offering pleasant personality with expertise developing employee performance goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Weld Dept Lead
Landpride
Abilene, KS
01.2021 - Current
- Managed weld production floor, Safety...Quality...and maintaining high production flow.
- Chaired department meetings covering new implementations, problem-solving and other operational areas.
- Maintained current industry knowledge by reading publications, attending and completing training.
- Kept employee workloads fair and balanced to achieve objectives while maintaining high job satisfaction.
- Developed empowering employee culture focused on equipping employees to independently meet department and personal needs.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain company standards.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and adjust accordingly.
- Updated policies to reflect changing conditions and maintain optimal safety standards for all employees.
- Supervised existing employees and actively onboarded new hires.
- Assessed welder abilities and implemented appropriate placement and training strategies.
- Communicated with supervisors and managers to maintain transparency.
- Worked actively with management team to create daily and weekly plans based on monthly production needs.
- Motivated associates to consistently deliver effective work behaviors through coaching and recognition.
Welder
Landpride
Abilene, KS
05.2019 - Current
- Welded in flat, horizontal, and vertical positions.
- Clamped, held, tack-welded, heat-bent and bolted component parts to achieve required configurations and positions.
- Fabricated shop parts directly from blueprints.
- Inspected welds and checked critical measurements to meet specifications.
- Removed and repaired unacceptable welds with air arc and grinder to meet quality guidelines.
- Operated hoists, cranes and power tools to dismantle equipment to find and remove defective parts.
- Prepared welding equipment to perform advanced welding work.
- Chipped off excess weld, slag and spatter using hand tools.
- Minimized warping using good fitting, burning and welding techniques.
- Set up and operated shielded metal arc and gas metal arc welding equipment.
- Repaired manufactured products by dismantling, straitening, reshaping and reassembling parts.
- Maintained correct arc length and movement speed to form specified fusion depth and bead.
- Salvaged and rebuilt parts to achieve cost savings and reduce waste.
- Conducted special welds with extremely low tolerances for industrial operations.
- Operated robotic machinery.
Reliability Technician
Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc.
Salina, KS
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
- Inspected products and machines to maintain quality and efficiency.
- Reported on findings and made proactive and targeted recommendation to senior leaders.
- Managed quality assurance initiatives.
- Selected material quantities or processing methods needed to achieve efficient production.
- Mapped process workflows to enhance understanding of procedures.
- Performed general equipment maintenance and repair to minimize downtime.
- Scheduled preventive and predictive maintenance actions based on failure analysis.
- Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels and adherence to quality standards.
- Collected and reviewed engineering data to assess needs and recommend solutions.
- Assisted engineers in developing, building and testing prototypes and products.
- Tested products or subassemblies for functionality or quality and troubleshot problems with equipment, devices or products.
- Developed and enhanced personnel work instructions to clear up confusion and boost performance.
- Investigated processes to develop maps and determine optimal improvement approaches.
- Developed automation tools to improve efficiency, eliminate waste and free up labor hours for other needs.
- Enhanced data gathering, extraction and analysis for diverse workflows and procedures.
- Analyzed COST, DOWNTIME and TOTAL PROD metrics to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas ripe for upgrading.
- Employed TIG welding techniques to assemble parts and components.
Lead Maintenance Mechanic
Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc.
Salina, KS
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Generated and completed work orders for repairs, maintenance, and component replacement.
- Conducted mechanical and electrical maintenance of factory equipment.
- Maintained parts inventory using [System] for parts used in repairs.
- Repaired and maintained both 3-phase and single-phase motors.
- Troubleshot and repaired conveyors, pneumatic systems and steam boilers.
- Used arc welding, tig welding and plasmas cutting equipment to repair metal structures, components and manufacturing machinery.
- Completed necessary ISO documentation and records to show compliance.
- Diagnosed malfunctions and troubleshot issues.
- Responded immediately to mechanical breakdowns and developed timely repair plan to minimize downtime.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Performed preventive and regular maintenance on systems.
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair or maintenance.
- Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
- Scheduled regular machine maintenance.
- Quickly responded to internal service calls regarding malfunctioning equipment and completed repairs.
- Inspected structures, machinery, and equipment to determine failure and causes for concern.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Increased overall lifespan of equipment by following preventive maintenance plans and executing unscheduled repairs.
- Managed available parts, tools and materials inventory to maintain prompt response capability.
- Cleaned and lubricated parts to keep equipment operating at peak performance.
- Inspected fire extinguisher equipment on state-mandated schedule.
- Reviewed blueprints and specifications to identify most effective ways to approach projects.
Maintenance Mechanic
Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc.
Salina, KS
12.2009 - 01.2016
- Diagnosed malfunctions and troubleshot issues.
- Troubleshot equipment breakdowns and performed preventive maintenance.
- Cleaned and lubricated parts to keep equipment operating at peak performance.
- Responded immediately to mechanical breakdowns and developed timely repair plan to minimize downtime.
- Performed preventive and regular maintenance on systems.
- Followed work orders and specifications for machine and equipment replacement, repair or maintenance.
- Completed partial or full dismantling of equipment to quickly repair or replace defective components and restore functionality.
- Used problem-solving skills to alleviate issues efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Performed electrical and mechanical repairs of production equipment to minimize downtime.
- Inspected structures, machinery, and equipment to determine failure and causes for concern.
- Made routine adjustments to machines depending on use and season.
- Assessed operating conditions and adjusted settings to maximize performance and equipment longevity.
- Increased overall lifespan of equipment by following preventive maintenance plans and executing unscheduled repairs.
- Inspected fire extinguisher equipment on state-mandated schedule.
- Calibrated temperature and equipment settings to optimize performance.
Education
No Degree - Graphic Design/Arts
Cowley County Community College And Area Vocational-Technical School
Arkansas City, KSHigh School Diploma -
Ark City High School
Arkansas City, KS1991
Skills
- Leadership
- Relationship building and management
- Team Training
- Documentation
- Knowledgeable about Welding
- Verbal and written communication
- Equipment Maintenance
- Organizational abilities
- Instructional support
- Multimedia understanding
- Department collaboration
- Strategic planning
- Recordkeeping
- Multitasking strength
- Goals and performance
- Policy and procedure adherence
- Strategies and goals
Timeline
Weld Dept Lead
Landpride
01.2021 - Current
Welder
Landpride
05.2019 - Current
Reliability Technician
Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc.
01.2017 - 01.2019
Lead Maintenance Mechanic
Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc.
01.2016 - 01.2017
Maintenance Mechanic
Schwan's Global Supply Chain Inc.
12.2009 - 01.2016
No Degree - Graphic Design/Arts
Cowley County Community College And Area Vocational-Technical School
High School Diploma -
Ark City High School