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JOHN BRIDGES
Fountaintown,IN
Summary
Reliable Operator highly skilled in operating machinery, group leading, forklift operation and production. Hardworking professional with excellent troubleshooting abilities and workplace focus. Proficient in use of standard factory equipment and dedicated to safe operating practices.
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Amazon
Warehouse Worker
11.2022 - 10.2024
Job overview
- Consistently lifted materials weighing as much as 60 pounds.
- Operated a one man lift to clear jams on conveyor systems and fix/make adjustments to faulty photoelectric sensors.
- Did routine safety audits on one man lifts to ensure equipment was free of safety hazards and operable.
- Minimized downtime, proactively identifying and reporting equipment malfunctions for prompt repair.
- Used handheld scanners to efficiently track and maneuver freight throughout distribution network.
POET Bioprocessing
Plant Technician
06.2021 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Operated a distributed control system (DCS) for ethanol production
- Ensured product was up to spec through QC checks
- Kept track of chemicals, ingredients, and production data with PI
- Finished paperwork for record-keeping and customer use
- Implemented preventive maintenance practices and followed equipment guidelines to reduce downtime
- Unloaded chemical trucks
- Filled out safety permits/JCA's prior to working on machinery
Brazeway
Press Operator
04.2018 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Operate Extrusion press
- Ensured quality product was being produced
- Quality control
- Shipping and Receiving
- Operated Fork lift
- Backup group leader
- Ensured safety guidelines were followed
- Maintained quality assurance and customer satisfaction objectives
KN Platech America Corporation
Production Group Leader
02.2014 - 04.2018
Job overview
- Troubleshooted problems with equipment, devices or products
- Organized, scheduled and assigned production work
- Repairing and adjusting plastic injection machinery
- Ensuring machinery is producing good quality products
- Operating a forklift
- Scanning correct product into inventory
- Shipping and Receiving
- Logging paperwork into computer to keep track of production
Education
Ancora Online TrainingArlington
Certificate of Technical Studies from Mechatronics
11-2024
Morristown High SchoolMorristown, IN
High School Diploma
2012
Skills
- Forklift operation
- Team leadership
- Data entry
- Quality control
- Extrusion press operation
- Plastic injection press operation
- Rubber injection press operation
- Shipping and handling
- Group leader
- Material handler
Timeline
Warehouse Worker
Amazon
11.2022 - 10.2024
Plant Technician
POET Bioprocessing
06.2021 - 01.2022
Press Operator
Brazeway
04.2018 - 03.2021
Production Group Leader
KN Platech America Corporation
02.2014 - 04.2018
Ancora Online Training
Certificate of Technical Studies from Mechatronics
Morristown High School
High School Diploma