EMILY K. CERESA

• Troubleshoot welding equipment and manufacturing issues, identify causes, and coordinate corrective actions to maintain operational effectiveness.
• Develop and coordinate production schedules, staffing plans, and workflow priorities around available resources and production requirements to meet customer deadlines
• Identify and implement process improvements to improve efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and support consistent production output.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate employees while reinforcing safe equipment operation, quality standards, and established procedures.
• Enforce OSHA regulations, company policies, and workplace safety standards across daily manufacturing activities.

• Maintained and supported a technical welding/fabrication laboratory, including troubleshooting welding equipment and addressing equipment-related issues affecting instruction.
• Applied lockout/tagout awareness when responding to equipment hazards, including safely isolating equipment.
• Delivered hands-on technical training in welding, fabrication, equipment operation, blueprint interpretation, inspection, and shop safety.
• Developed lesson plans, technical training materials, and practical exercises while organizing lab activities and equipment needs.
• Evaluated work against technical specifications and quality standards and coached students through troubleshooting and corrective techniques.
• Maintained a safe, organized, and productive laboratory environment while reinforcing OSHA and safe equipment-operation practices.

• Supervised fabrication personnel while coordinating daily manufacturing activities, production priorities, quality, and schedule requirements.
• Planned production workflows and coordinated labor, materials, equipment, and shop priorities to support on-time completion.
• Maintained inventory levels and oversaw documentation and shop records to support organized manufacturing operations.
• Managed hiring, onboarding, training, and performance development while promoting safe and consistent equipment operation.
• Collaborated with management to identify operational issues and improve productivity and manufacturing efficiency.

• Performed welding and fabrication projects according to engineering drawings, blueprints, and technical specifications.
• Operated fabrication equipment, hand tools, and precision measuring instruments while maintaining quality and safety requirements.
• Inspected assemblies and welds for accuracy and conformance to specifications and supported troubleshooting of fabrication issues.

GPA 3.6