Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Timeline
Generic

David M. McCreery

Seagoville

Summary

Machine and heavy equipment operator proficient in the field of plastic extrusion. Skilled at maintaining and troubleshooting many different types of systems including electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic plastics operations specialist with extensive background in welding (mig and stick), metal fabrication, material handling, identification, blow molding, injection molding, extrusion, quality and parts inspections and maintenance. Also have over 10 years of Management that included writing and maintaining schedules, ordering product to meet growing companies needs, supervising employees and product quality in a safe, professional manner.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Server

Texas Roadhouse
11.2022 - Current

* Communicate well with coworkers and customers, and maintain personable and professional communication at all times. This includes being able to listen and collaborate where applicable.
* Be punctual and reliable, showing up for their shifts as scheduled.
* Maintain a positive attitude, even under pressure. Patience with customers and coworkers is a must, particularly during busy rushes.
* Handle tasks unsupervised, including being able to spot tasks that need to be done (even though they might not have been assigned by managers).
* Listen to customer feedback and relay or make suggestions to managers. This may include suggestions for service, menu, or ambiance.
* Handle money accurately and honestly, using the point-of-sale systems.
* Quickly learn how to use the tools and systems in the restaurant.
* Quickly learn and memorize details about the menu to be able to respond to customer questions. This includes knowing key ingredients relating to food allergies.

  • Demonstrated strong multitasking skills by managing multiple tables simultaneously without compromising service quality.

Server

Olive Garden
02.2021 - 11.2022

* Welcome guests to the restaurant
* Seat guests and present menus
* Inform guests of specials and menu items
* Take orders and relay to the kitchen staff
* Serve food and drinks
* Check guests’ orders for accuracy
* Remove dishes and glasses from tables
* Prepare bills and process payments
* Handle guest complaints or concerns
* Focus on quality control and organization
* Punctual & thorough
* Strong interest in teamwork
* Ability to work under pressure
* Good sense of organization

  • Served food and beverages promptly with focused attention to customer needs.

Server/trainer

P.F. Chang’s
10.2018 - 04.2021

ensures that all members of the waitstaff are equipped with the knowledge needed to properly serve customers and uphold the service standards of the organization

demonstrate customer service expertise by providing an individualized, exceptional guest experience.

Delivers amazing hospitality experience to guests anticipating, delivering, and exceeding guests’ expectations.

Understands the restaurant menu to engage guests on choosing menu items and able to answer guest’s questions.

Guides guests through their dining experience while taking, placing, and serving food and beverage orders, as well as processing payments.

Understands restaurant seating layout, how tables are divided into server areas, and how to deliver food within the restaurant.

  • Mentored new hires through the training process, ensuring they became productive team members quickly and efficiently.
  • Trained new team members on restaurant procedures, menu items, and performance strategies.

Manager

Whataburger
10.2014 - 10.2018
  • Cook food to temperature and specifications
  • Maintain store and rotate stock
  • Front counter, drive through, and other customer relations

Machine Operator/Forklift Driver

Express Employment Personnel
05.2014 - 10.2014
  • Operated forklift to stack product, and to bring raw materials and others to designated hoppers
  • Operated machinery to stack and wrap product
  • Closely monitored, scanned, moved, and repaired inventory and inventory control to make corrections and send orders punctually
  • Monitored, received, and loaded raw materials into correct hoppers for quality control and production operations
  • Work closely with quality control to make proper adjustments and segregate different products and variables from different products or materials

Machine Aide/Operator/Heavy equipment operator

Louisiana Pacific
10.2011 - 02.2013
  • Duties include daily machine maintenance and repair including welding, fabrication, and repair
  • Operating heavy equipment such as front-end loaders, bobcats, back hoes, track hoes, and others as needed
  • I also operate a press and control product variables to produce necessary results in making OSB
  • I am cross trained in almost every aspect of the plant and can readily move from machine to machine with ease
  • Maintained, evaluated, and documented environmental systems such as WESP (wet-electrostatic precipitator), RTO (regenerative thermal oxidizers) and RCO to name a few, and worked closely with the environmental manager to ensure environmental safety

Night Shift Supervisor

Quality Culvert
09.2010 - 01.2011
  • Company Overview: (company shutdown)
  • The majority of my duties included maintaining vacuum, transfer systems and other to produce hdpe culvert via continuous molding operations
  • Other duties included management of employees, heavy equipment operator, loader/unloader, maintenance, forklift operator, welding mig and stick, metal and plastic fabrication, dirt work, operating and repairing extrusion equipment, and polymer chemistry

Process operator

Honeywell UOP
06.2010 - 09.2010
  • Company Overview: (Temp Job)
  • Operated many different systems of the plant to create catalysts used in gasoline production
  • Machinery included RTO (Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer), SWECO, different types of scales, belt driven conveyors, computer systems, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, heavy equipment operations, infrared systems, and many others

Bartender/Server

Jalapeno Tree
05.2009 - 06.2010
  • Skills include cross training in all aspects of the restaurant, light machine repair and service, catering, cash handling including cash register, and extensive people skills

Operator/Quality Control Technician

Tie Tek LLC
06.2004 - 08.2009
  • Company Overview: (company shutdown)
  • Production operator, moved to quality department
  • Skills include math and computer skills various machine skills including operating banbury mixers, molding machines, extruders, and texturizers, light maintenance, heavy equipment operator that includes wiggins loader, forklift, bobcat and various types of chemistry
  • Familiar with micrometers, infrared spectrometers, and various other quality testing equipment
  • Familiar with all aspects of the plant fluently and can operate any piece of equipment on production floor and in quality lab
  • Lab tests include plastic identification via infrared spectrometer, fiber shakedowns, mineral count via samples in furnace, moisture content samples for fiberglass and many more
  • Welding (MIG and stick) performed for machine repair and/or construction of other production devices

Server/Cook

David Beard’s Catfish Village
10.2001 - 06.2006
  • Skills include extensive cross training in every aspect of the restaurant including kitchen, server floor, and catering
  • Cash handling, inventory control, and extensive people skills included

Education

Business

Panola College
Carthage, TX
01.2015

High School Diploma - General

Marshall High School
Marshall, TX
01.2003

Skills

  • Strong communication skills
  • Mass production supervisor
  • Background in polymer blending
  • High-volume automated machines
  • Quality control professional
  • Supervised 12 machine operators
  • 25 years heavy equipment operator, 930G front end loaders,forklifts,skid steers,Wiggins loaders and others
  • Metal–working background
  • Knowledgeable of quality control standards
  • Chemical processing expertise
  • Process certification
  • Knowledge of 5S methodology
  • Quick learner
  • Computer proficient
  • 4 years Woodlawn Fire Dept

Accomplishments

  • Process Improvement
  • Improved and created new departmental procedures manuals.
  • Assessed organizational training needs.
  • Protective Services
  • Developed and reinforced new safety procedures critical to polymer extrusion.
  • Applied safety procedures and policies as outlined in Department Safety Manual.
  • Recruited and trained many skilled machine operators.
  • Supervised and monitored shift operations and more than20 production and assembly line staff.
  • Earned forklift and many other heavy equipment operator training certificates.
  • Closely monitored2-4 chillers and cooling towers.
  • Documentation
  • Reported and documented unsafe conditions, equipment and/or injury.
  • Analyzed and recorded data critical to the process, as well as environmental, and waste treatment systems, RTO, RCO, and other waste systems.
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Performed routine maintenance and troubleshot equipment on as-needed basis.
  • Product Inspection
  • Learned procedures and aspects detrimental to aspects of quality control.
  • Inspected products to ensure highest quality.
  • Enforced quality procedures as quality inspector.
  • Supervision
  • Overseen complete production floor and machine operations as quality inspector to ensure every aspect of the process was up to par and within company specifications, as well as contractor specifications.
  • Trained contract workers to perform general warehouse duties to company standards.
  • Machine Repair
  • LOTO
  • Hot Work Permits
  • High attention to detail to find even the smallest problems in machinery that caused undesirable results in the product.
  • Detected machine malfunctions and problem-solved accordingly.
  • Conducted machine changeovers (changing parts on machinery to apply to different type/size products).
  • Repaired, maintained and replaced parts on dies.
  • Wrote and edited documents to keep staff informed on policies, procedures, and current situations in the plant.
  • Kept close vigil and tight documentation on processes, temperatures, and other various readings as needed.

Timeline

Server

Texas Roadhouse
11.2022 - Current

Server

Olive Garden
02.2021 - 11.2022

Server/trainer

P.F. Chang’s
10.2018 - 04.2021

Manager

Whataburger
10.2014 - 10.2018

Machine Operator/Forklift Driver

Express Employment Personnel
05.2014 - 10.2014

Machine Aide/Operator/Heavy equipment operator

Louisiana Pacific
10.2011 - 02.2013

Night Shift Supervisor

Quality Culvert
09.2010 - 01.2011

Process operator

Honeywell UOP
06.2010 - 09.2010

Bartender/Server

Jalapeno Tree
05.2009 - 06.2010

Operator/Quality Control Technician

Tie Tek LLC
06.2004 - 08.2009

Server/Cook

David Beard’s Catfish Village
10.2001 - 06.2006

High School Diploma - General

Marshall High School

Business

Panola College
David M. McCreery