John "Caleb" Chambers
Manhattan
Summary
Results-driven assembly lead with CNC operation experience and team leadership. Extensive experience in cabinetry assembly.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Assembly Lead
Prestige Cabinetry
Neodesha
- Kit and set up by differentiating between wood specie (maple, cherry, hickory, oak) & paint/stain, both rustic and nonrustic
- Assembled face-framed and European-style cabinetry (walls, bases, diagonals, lazy susans, utilities, large, sales samples, etc.) by hand or clamp, stapling panels/components into dadoes or by rabbeting after applying glue & hot melt, achieving production rate of up to 72 units/hr
- Trained English & Spanish-speaking new hires on assembly processes to ensure effective onboarding.
- Conducted QA inspections to confirm adherence to quality standards.
- Build drawers, by both butt joinery and dovetailing.
- Build frame & panel doors.
- Operated saw to cut materials to specified dimensions.
- Install drawer glides
- Install & cut shelving
- Cut and install edge-banding
CNC Machine Operator II
Florence MFG
Manhattan
- Operate and load parts for a 1996 HAAS VF-3 vertical machining center.
- Operated CNC machines to produce precision parts according to specifications.
- Conducted regular machine maintenance to ensure operational efficiency.
Machine Operator
Pitt Plastics
Pittsburg
- Operated machinery, producing high-quality plastic products that met production standards.
- Monitored equipment performance, identifying issues to maintain uninterrupted production.
- Applied mathematics skills for precise change-overs, ensuring seamless transitions between production runs.
Education
High School Diploma -
Fredonia High
Fredonia, KS01-2002
Skills
- Assembly process
- Cabinet assembly
- CNC operation
- Material cutting
- Joinery techniques
- Quality assurance
- Saw operation
- Team leadership
- Shift management
- Employee training
- Bilingual
- Soft skills
Certification
- OSHA 10
- Forklift
- Voltmeter
- Caliper/Micrometer
Timeline
Assembly Lead
Prestige Cabinetry
CNC Machine Operator II
Florence MFG
Machine Operator
Pitt Plastics
High School Diploma -
Fredonia High