Lead Manufacturing Technician
JONATHAN HOTHKISS
Tesla
Lathrop,CA
11
years of professional experience
Manufacturing professional with strong technical skills in equipment operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Proven ability to enhance production efficiency and ensure high-quality standards. Well-versed in safety protocols and lean manufacturing principles. Strong team collaborator who adapts seamlessly to changing demands and consistently delivers reliable results.
Work History
Manufacturing Technician Lead, Press Metal Finish
4 Years- Delegate operational tasks to team of 14 people
- Ensure team is reaching target goals and using proper techniques to complete repairs
- Forklift parts to technicians for repair and out to storage areas after completion
- Work closely with press lines to inform technicians of incoming defects in need of repairs
- Directly work with quality control team to ensure proper techniques are used in repairing parts
- Manage excel files to monitor team metrics
- Directly work with engineering team to implement process improvements in repairing parts
- Coordinate with PC team to organize the transfer parts for next department
- Repair defective parts following proper protocols
Manufacturing Technician, Press Metal Finish
1 Year- Repair a minimum 200 incoming defective parts from press lines daily
- Forklift parts from lines to technicians for repair then out to storage areas after completion
- Implement proper repair techniques with a variety of tools within the department (ie various files, anvil and hammer, center punch etc.)
- Support press lines when manpower is low
Manufacturing Associate, Press Stamping
3 Years 1 Month- Understanding proper use of manufacturing equipment and safety practices
- Forklift certified and transported parts to line for initial pressing and away from line to proper storage area
- Quality control checked produced parts for defects
- Strong knowledge of how to run press while producing high quality parts
- Properly stack parts into racks using correct ergonomics
CNC Operator/Machinist
2 Years 7 Months- Efficiently operating multiple CNC robo and horizontal Okuma machines at a time while doing quality checks and monitoring machine output every 30 minutes
- Training new employees how to operate and set up robo machines while following safety protocols, how to correctly measure parts with calipers and gauges, inputting measurements/data on excel and other day to day operations
- Frequent use of Microsoft Excel to input part measurements, evaluate data and generate reports for management
- Generate first article/first piece product for inspection. Make required adjustments to equipment or programming to maintain compliance with quality standards.
- Able to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements
- Measure, mark, and scribe dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining
- Calculate and sets controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut, or enters commands to retrieve, input, or edit computerized machine control media
- Verify conformance of finished work piece to specifications as well as within the required tolerance +/- .002 to .005
Education
- Kinesiology
- General Education
Skills
Safety compliance procedures
Implementation of quality control measures
Proficient in troubleshooting equipment issues
Precision-focused assembly
Flexible problem solving
Occupational safety standards knowledge
Continuous process refinement
Equipment setup
Team development
Production data management
Project workflow oversight
Process execution expertise
Timeline
Manufacturing Technician Lead, Press Metal Finish
Tesla
07.2022 - CurrentRead More
Manufacturing Technician, Press Metal Finish
Tesla
07.2021 - 07.2022Read More
Manufacturing Associate, Press Stamping
Tesla
06.2018 - 07.2021Read More
CNC Operator/Machinist
C&H Enterprises
06.2015 - 01.2018Read More
Independence High School
from General Education
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De Anza College
from Kinesiology
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