Jordan Peters
Greenup,IL
Summary
To find a long-term career utilizing my experience and expand my knowledge base.
Knowledgeable Quality Assurance Food Safety Technician with solid background in ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Successfully implemented quality control processes that enhanced product safety and reduced contamination risks. Demonstrated proficiency in hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) and effective troubleshooting of safety issues.
Overview
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Certification
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Food Safety Technician
Hershey
Robinson, IL
03.2023 - Current
- Conducted regular inspections to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address sanitation concerns proactively.
- Trained staff on best practices for food safety and hygiene compliance.
- Conducted regular audits of sanitation practices in production areas to maintain a clean and safe working environment free from potential sources of contamination.
- Maintained a clean and organized work environment in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements, promoting a culture of safety.
- Operated cleaning equipment efficiently to ensure thorough sanitation of facilities.
- Maintained cleanliness and sanitation standards in compliance with health regulations.
- Streamlined cleaning processes, reducing time spent on sanitation tasks while maintaining quality standards.
- Mixed required chemicals according to procedures to form cleaning solutions, completing chemical concentration monitoring as described in procedural manual.
Whoppers Panner
Hershey
Robinson, IL
08.2015 - 03.2023
- Implemented quality control measures to ensure product consistency and adherence to standards.
- Maintained a clean and sanitary work environment, adhering to industry standards and health regulations.
- Conducted regular equipment maintenance checks for optimal performance, reducing downtime due to malfunctions.
- Prepared mixtures by properly filling kettles and other processing containers with exact ingredients in accurate proportions.
Quality Control Technician
Metl-Span
Mattoon, IL
03.2013 - Current
- Commit to behavioral based safety program. Report unsafe conditions and unsafe behavior to supervisor.
- Read and interpret shop drawings, engineering drawings, erection drawings,bills of materials, schematic diagrams, and formulas and confer with management, drafting, or engineering staff to determine quality and reliability standards. Recommend revisions to minimize fabrication errors.
- Select products for tests at specified stages in production process, and test products for a variety of quality such as dimensions, performance, and tolerances.
- Record test data, applying statistical quality control procedures.
- Evaluates data and communicate to supervisors and management deviations from existing standards.
- Recommend modifications of existing quality or production standards to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
- Set up and perform tests, using a variety of tools and equipment on materials, parts, or products to measure performance, life, or material characteristics.
- Enter data into computer for analysis. Submits clear, concise, and accurate reports of inspections and test results
- Monitor activities under observation for unsafe acts and conditions.
- Assist in monthly plant audits and reports.
Chemical Processing technician
Metl-Span
Mattoon, IL
03.2013 - Current
- Setup formulation worksheets based on the desired pounds of chemical needed for production.
- Control and monitor pressure gauges, flow ratios, and pounds of chemical needed using PLC.
- Monitor air pressures on bulk tank storage and switch tanks over when low on chemical or preparing for chemical offload by opening valves and adjusting pressures.
- Formulate chemical equations to switch between low density and higher density mixtures.
- Keep track of chemical consumption by recording all usage onto excel spreadsheets.
- Clean all in-line chemical filters
- Offload bulk tanker trucks carrying Polyol, Isocyanate, and Formacel TI.
- Perform tests on all incoming chemicals.
- Perform month end inventory on all bulk chemicals
Insulated Panel Systems Machine operator
Metl-Span
Mattoon, IL
03.2013 - Current
- Duties include:
- Reading production orders to figure out steel color, gauge, width, and profile
- Perform tooling changeovers in accordance with production specification such as: moving roll former pro-scale to fit width and form edges of steel in accordance with PO, Using an overhead crane change out roll formers, embossers, and mesa rollers depending on profile
- Set-up guides depending on the width of the steel
- Load large steel coils onto a coil cart using a 12.5 ton overhead crane
- Place the coil onto a de-coiler using podium controls to move the coil cart
- De-coil steel and cut away any dents and scratches on the start of the coil
- Feed the coil up to a series of feeder rollers and guides using a hand held remote then feeding the sheet into the embosser (if applicable) and down the line through a slitter and a series of roll formers then to the foam head where another employee applies the foam
- Perform coil joints while producing by feeding a second sheet into the sheer and into an automatic tape machine ran by podium controls
- Perform quality checklists such as: coil color, coil appearance, gauge before and after embossing, and steel coverage after roll forming.
- Record Coil, job information, and scrap onto Microsoft access spreadsheet
- Use forklift to haul scrap hoppers to a scale for weights and then to a larger dumpster for pickup
CNC lathe operator
Vesuvius thru Select Remedy
Charleston, IL
03.2010 - 06.2011
- Operated 3 different CNC machines all with Fanuc programing and 1 antares lathe/mill
- Duties included reading blueprints, programming, tooling, graphing, making and adjusting programs, sending already made programs from the computer to the lathe, hooking up water systems for harder materials, adjusting plungers and tailstocks and frequently lifting heavy pieces by hand and crane
- Measuring pieces for correct dimensions using calipers, record all measurements and weights on charts as well as inspect pieces for defects
- Conduct preventive maintenance operations such as cleaning, greasing, and oiling
Assembly Mechanic
Evapco Midwest Inc.
Greenup, IL
04.2002 - 02.2009
- Five years as a grade 2 assembly mechanic
- Promoted to grade 3 assembly mechanic for the last 2 years of employment
- Duties included reading blueprints to assemble industrial cooling towers
- Using air tools and cranes to assemble panels, supports, and PVC pipework
- Rig belt driven and gear driven fan shafts and motors
- Rig and wire 230/460-480 three phase motors and electrical boxes
- Test assembled units to a power source and take voltage and amperage readings with a voltmeter
- Field service mechanic for two years of service
- Field service included traveling to customer companies to investigate and resolve technical problems on damaged or failing units
- Coordinate problem resolution with engineering, customer service, and other personnel to expedite repairs
- Conducts mechanical and electrical repair
- Sometimes driving or working through the night to satisfy the customer and minimize company cost
Education
High School -
Cumberland High School
Toledo, IL01-2001
Skills
- Laboratory testing
- Sanitation procedures
- Chemical handling
- Product inspection
- Food safety
- Quality control
Certification
Special training and certificates include: Forklift operator certified, OSHA certified, MSDS training, Lockout/Tagout training, confined spaces, hot work, chemical and hazmat training
Timeline
Quality Assurance Food Safety Technician
Hershey
03.2023 - Current
Whoppers Panner
Hershey
08.2015 - 03.2023
Quality Control Technician
Metl-Span
03.2013 - Current
Chemical Processing technician
Metl-Span
03.2013 - Current
Insulated Panel Systems Machine operator
Metl-Span
03.2013 - Current
CNC lathe operator
Vesuvius thru Select Remedy
03.2010 - 06.2011
Assembly Mechanic
Evapco Midwest Inc.
04.2002 - 02.2009
High School -
Cumberland High School