Jacob Gross

Working in a team setting each day in various positions of carpet processing. Successful operation of line equipment, quality inspections, and assembly processes completed on Honda, Mazda, and Toyota lines. Responsible for meeting or exceeding cycle times, good quality, and meeting or exceeding required daily production numbers. Equipment TPM checks and daily adherence to safety protocols.

Lead Operator responsible for automotive metal stamping production line. Primary duties included: blanking press operation, troubleshooting, loading and unloading coil trucks, and coil straightener operation. Secondary duties including: Inventory monitoring and tagging, forklift operation, overhead crane operation, blanking die set up, training and directing other colleagues on my team as area leader.

Working safely and ensuring that my colleagues worked safely each day. Maintaining good quality and performing quality inspections hourly and daily on metal stampings produced. We set the production record for most good parts produced on a shift. Schedules, basic data entry, and paperwork completed each shift.

• Assembly weld line tech on multiple automotive assembly lines for processing Nissan Suspension parts. Duties included: Safety first while performing quality inspections, quality control, inventory FIFO, and process operation. Successfully meeting or exceeding cycle times, and required production quantities. Following Standard work instructions, good housekeeping /5S practices, and training other colleagues whenever needed. Teamwork was a must. I was given a new position with more responsibility in the Stamping Department after this time on the weld lines.