Jairo Flores
Waukegan,IL
Summary
- Flexible and resourceful machine operator with significant experience and a strong safety record.
- Skilled in operating diverse industrial machinery, sanitation, training, and material handling.
- Seeking a machine operator, packaging, or material handler role in a production or warehouse setting.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Press Operator
LMI Packaging
02.2020 - Current
- Set up and operate specialty packaging trials to support product engineering.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining efficiency and effectiveness.
- Implemented equipment modifications to optimize performance and improve processes.
- Direct engineering team to develop machine enhancements and troubleshooting solutions, significantly improving production capabilities.
- Provide critical technical insights that lead to new product development and process innovations.
Lead Machine Operator & R&D Project Lead
Fischer Paper Products
09.2016 - 07.2020
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for industrial needs.
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- Trained new employees on proper multi-machine operation.
- Dismantled machinery to access, remove, and replace worn components and keep production within optimal tolerances.
Machine Operator level 3
Medline Industries
12.2010 - 09.2016
- Operated and set up diverse machinery, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with OSHA standards.
- Maintained a clean, organized 5S workspace and developed preventative maintenance plans to optimize equipment performance.
- Proactively learned new assembly and machine operations while supporting team collaboration and optimal product flow.
- Analyzed and followed detailed production documentation to meet work order specifications with accuracy and consistency.
- Follow cleaning and sanitization procedures and guidelines
- Tracking of solution use and cleaning processes on equipment
- Unload product solution from incoming tankers
Skills
- Lead operator dedicated to ensuring machines are always ready for each shift
- Expert in troubleshooting, analysis, and equipment setup
- Strong leadership skills with a focus on collaboration and mentorship
- Passionate about assisting others and driving both company and individual success
- Dependable, hardworking, and committed to honesty, loyalty, and supporting those around me
Accomplishments
- Collaborated a team of engineers to redesign equipment, increasing machine output by 300% and reducing waste by 72% for Fischer Paper.
- Collaborated with process engineers to develop training manuals for operating newly modified equipment.
Timeline
Lead Press Operator
LMI Packaging
02.2020 - Current
Lead Machine Operator & R&D Project Lead
Fischer Paper Products
09.2016 - 07.2020
Machine Operator level 3
Medline Industries
12.2010 - 09.2016