Jeremy Vega
Rosenberg
Summary
Professional Packaging Specialist with extensive hands-on experience in operating and maintaining packaging machinery. Adept in ensuring high-quality, efficient production while adhering to safety standards and protocols. Strong collaborator with focus on achieving operational goals, adaptable to changing demands, and dependable in delivering consistent results. Skills include machine setup, troubleshooting, and quality control, with proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
Overview
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1
Certification
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Packaging Machine Operator/ Packaging lead set trainer/ Team supervisor
Frito Lay
11.2015 - Current
- Manage front-line operations to achieve site Key Performance Metrics (KPMs).·
- Evaluated and adjusted supply controls to facilitate timely delivery of materials essential for production.
- Oversaw water flow control to ensure seamless transportation of potatoes through pipes to fryers.
- Achieved operational efficiency by optimizing water flow and air pressure management in plant systems. Streamlined corn transfer from mills to storage tanks and silos, significantly improving throughput. Enhanced plant safety and productivity through effective management of steam pressure systems.
- Lead and motivate production teams to meet daily manufacturing and productivity goals.
- Monitor production processes to ensure quality, safety, and operational standards are met.
- Diagnosed and resolved daily production issues to enhance operational efficiency.
- Coach and mentor team members to improve performance and develop skills.
- Set up and operate multiple packaging machines, ensuring accurate product coding, weights, and packaging.
- Verify that products are properly coded, dated, sealed, and packaged while minimizing material waste.
- Perform quality inspections, including packaging integrity, box labels, dates, and registration accuracy.
- Conduct preventive maintenance, including cleaning, changing knife blades, pull belts, tape machines, and rollers.
- Train new employees on machine operation, safety procedures, and production processes.
- Supervised workflow in packaging room, maintaining focus on achieving daily production goals.
Lead Drill Press Operator
National Oilwell Varco
11.2012 - 11.2015
- Responsible for assigning work to other drill press operators to meet production schedule demands.
- Responsible for writing JHEA’s and performing Risk Assessments on machinery.
- Help lead daily safety meetings and implement new safety programs to increase safety awareness in the department.
- Write and train employees on lockout-tagout procedures on all shop equipment.
- Perform final inspections on machined parts with tolerances up to +- 0.005.
- Experience with I.D. mics from 1” to 100” O.D. mics from 1” to 40” veneers from 1” to 120”, bore gauge, thread gauge, digital bore gauge and measuring tape.
Scaffold Foreman/Asbestos Foreman
Brevard Company
03.2008 - 04.2009
- Responsible for the safety and daily duties of crew members working under my supervision.
- Responsible maintaining and the safe practice of all OSHA scaffolding certifications.
- Review and interpret blueprints, sketches and work orders to determine materials and equipment required for assigned work order.
- Removal of asbestos.
- Worked at numerous chemical plants Dow, Nalco, Huntsman, NASA, Shintech, Chevron and Conocophillips.
Digital Print Operator/ Bell and Howell operator
Pensink
07.2006 - 01.2008
- Maintain and operate Xelkon 5000 and 500 printers.
- Operate CNC controlled die punching press.
- Trained new employees on our ERB system.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lamar Consolidated High School
Rosenberg, TX05-2004
Skills
- Machine operation
- Production monitoring
- Stress tolerance
- Efficiency optimization
- Developing site R&R
- Maximizing production throughput
Certification
- Trained in reading and interpreting Machining blue prints.
- American Heart Association first aid and CPR trained.
- OSHA 10 HR general industry certification.
- Forklift operation certification.
- Lockout tagout.
Timeline
Packaging Machine Operator/ Packaging lead set trainer/ Team supervisor
Frito Lay
11.2015 - Current
Lead Drill Press Operator
National Oilwell Varco
11.2012 - 11.2015
Scaffold Foreman/Asbestos Foreman
Brevard Company
03.2008 - 04.2009
Digital Print Operator/ Bell and Howell operator
Pensink
07.2006 - 01.2008
High School Diploma -
Lamar Consolidated High School