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Gage Watkins

Goodyear,United States

Summary

Knowledge of painting, flooring installation and electrical work to rehabilitate interior and exterior spaces. Motivated and energetic with superior work ethic ready to tackle any set of directions given. Food service professional adept at FOH and BOH operations. Demonstrated team leader with excellent staff management skills. Experienced Assembler knowledgeable about general warehouse operations. Works quickly and stays focused under strict deadlines. Skilled in managing multiple tasks with frequently changing priorities. Continuously projects positive attitude and seeks opportunities to help team members.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Assembly Line Operator

Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
01.2023 - Current
  • Operated various types of machinery, demonstrating versatility and adaptability within the manufacturing environment.
  • Trained new employees, instructing each in use of machinery, standard operating procedures and company policies.
  • Trained new employees on assembly procedures, fostering a supportive work environment and promoting teamwork among staff.
  • Collaborated with team members to identify process improvements, resulting in increased productivity and reduced waste.
  • Troubleshot and repaired machine components to maintain smooth operations and avoid disruptions in production.
  • Completed durable assemblies and subassemblies with hand and power tools.
  • Performed quality checks on finish products to verify compliance specifications and assign appropriate quality grades.
  • Kept work areas clean, organized, and safe to promote efficiency and team safety.
  • Managed time effectively to meet or exceed daily production goals while maintaining high-quality output.
  • Certified in manual/torch brazing as well as induction brazing.

Renovator

West Valley Renovations
05.2022 - 01.2023
  • Collaborated with teams to prepare building sites and support needs of project managers, supervisors, framers, plumbers, electricians, roofers and finish carpenters throughout all phases of building projects.
  • Spread adhesives on flooring to prep for tile installation.
  • Hung sheetrock and drywall by attaching panels to studs, cutting adjoining panels and making cutouts around outlets and switches.
  • Smoothed, sanded, primed and painted walls.
  • Applied knowledge of plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems, along with basic carpentry knowledge, to complete common and advanced repairs.
  • Completed all aspects of painting tasks by spraying, rolling, brushing and cutting.
  • Removed broken or damaged flooring and laid down new floors.
  • Treated interior spaces to eliminate insect and rodent infestations.

Mail Handler Assistant

United States Postal Service
10.2021 - 05.2022
  • Loaded letters onto processing equipment, removed non-processable letters and maintained continuous sorting feed.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions based on situations workers were put in.
  • Use a pallet jack to transport pallets of mail or transport mail-holding cages by hand to other areas of thewarehouse which included machinery or scanning stations.
  • Combine all mail from the same areas to ensure the cleanliness of areas and ensure most space was being used in trucks/planes that are used for delivering mail.
  • Being able to be thrown from different positions all around the warehouse and having diversity between work areas.
  • Unload incoming mail to be distributed across the warehouse and load mail that is ready to be sent out to other post offices.

Team Member/Manager

Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC
08.2019 - 10.2021
  • Responded to customer calls and emails to answer questions about products and services.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
  • Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
  • Ensure correct counts of inventory are input into the computer each night to make sure all numbers were correct between managers.
  • Correctly follow all health and safety rules incase of any inspection that were to occur.

Education

High School Diploma -

Apollo High School
Glendale
05.2021

Skills

  • Drywall hanging
  • Painting skills
  • Client service and support
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Training and Development
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Data Entry
  • Problem-Solving
  • Food preparation and safety
  • Staff Management
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Small Parts Assembly
  • Mechanical Aptitude
  • Critical Thinking
  • Storage Coordination
  • Preventive Maintenance
  • Visual Inspection
  • Quality Assurance
  • Hand-Eye Coordination
  • Repetitive Work
  • Waste Reduction
  • Product Assembly
  • Braze Repair
  • Attention to Detail
  • Torch Brazing
  • Copper Brazing

Timeline

Assembly Line Operator

Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
01.2023 - Current

Renovator

West Valley Renovations
05.2022 - 01.2023

Mail Handler Assistant

United States Postal Service
10.2021 - 05.2022

Team Member/Manager

Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC
08.2019 - 10.2021

High School Diploma -

Apollo High School

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