Edward Valykeo
Avon Lake
Summary
Professional production process technician/supervisor with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in overseeing production processes, optimizing workflows, and ensuring quality standards. Reliable and adaptable, effectively managing resources and fostering productive work environment. Expertise in safety protocols, inventory management, and process improvement. Proven track record of managing teams to achieve consistent output and quality standards. Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving abilities in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Elyria plastic products
10.2025 - Current
- Assign operators to stations per IQMS
- Troubleshoot and repair injection molding machines
- Follow and guide on all safety procedures
- Communicate with oncoming shifts and managers
- Handle all grievances on the shift
- Supervised daily production operations to ensure adherence to quality standards and safety protocols.
- Led cross-functional teams in implementing process improvements, increasing operational efficiency.
- Coordinated workflow schedules to optimize resource allocation and meet production deadlines effectively.
Plastics Engineer
GOJO industries
Wooster, Ohio
07.2023 - 10.2025
- Developed and implemented engineering strategies to improve production efficiency.
- Created detailed designs for new products, components, and systems
- Create and implement WIS and SOP
- Lead the mold management meetings.
- Design test protocols ensure quality control of manufactured parts.
- Evaluated existing processes and technology solutions for improvement opportunities.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
SUPERVISOR/PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Pilot Plastics
Peninsula, Ohio
03.2021 - 07.2023
- Managing all aspects of plant operations.
- Programming injection molding machines and robots.
- Set up and monitor the operation of molds and processing of plastic parts to meet customer requirements.
- Troubleshooting, identifying and correcting problems with machine and robot.
- Responsible for providing and implementing continuous process improvement to increase efficiency, reduce scrap, and enhance customer satisfaction.
- Reduce mold change and set-up time.
PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Rochling Automotive
Duncan, SC
03.2017 - 03.2021
- Programming injection molding machines and robots.
- Troubleshooting, Identifying and correcting issues.
- Increasing productivity by reducing scrap.
- Optimizing machine cycle-times.
- Contribute to a clean and safe work environment.
- Mold change and start-up to specifications.
- Daily preventive maintenance and cleaning of molds.
SUPERVISOR/PROCESS TECHNICIAN
AKRO-MILS
Wadsworth, Ohio
10.2013 - 03.2017
- Overall functionality and reliability of the production floor.
- Provide supervision to all functions of production.
- Daily improvements for optimizing production planning.
- Root cause analysis team.
- Preventive maintenance for molds
- Identifying synergies between customer demand and production capabilities.
- Developing processes to ensure repeatability to customer specifications.
PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Steere Enterprises
Tallmadge, Ohio
02.2009 - 10.2013
- Programming injection molding machines.
- Plan and execute all production processes.
- Documenting quality inspections
- Diagnosing and correcting production issues.
- Determine root cause of defects.
- Increasing productivity by reducing scrap and rework.
Education
GED -
Timken Senior High
Canton, Ohio01-2020
Skills
- Strong organizational traits
- Workflow optimization
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
- Process improvement
- Equipment monitoring and operation
- Waste reduction
- Quality control and assurance
- Continuous improvement
- Production management
- Training and mentoring
- Staff management and development
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Elyria plastic products
10.2025 - Current
Plastics Engineer
GOJO industries
07.2023 - 10.2025
SUPERVISOR/PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Pilot Plastics
03.2021 - 07.2023
PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Rochling Automotive
03.2017 - 03.2021
SUPERVISOR/PROCESS TECHNICIAN
AKRO-MILS
10.2013 - 03.2017
PROCESS TECHNICIAN
Steere Enterprises
02.2009 - 10.2013
GED -
Timken Senior High