Joseph Evans Jr
Graham,NC
Summary
Adaptable professional with 22 years of experience and a proven knowledge of performance improvement, value-added processes, and production output. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Machine operator role at your company.
Manufacturing professional with extensive hands-on experience in machine operation, setup, and maintenance. Known for keen attention to detail and ability to adapt quickly to changing production needs. Highly collaborative and results-focused, consistently ensuring operational efficiency and quality.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Machine Operator
Revere Copper Products
01.2022 - Current
- Trained new employees on proper machine operation, ensuring adherence to company standards and safety guidelines.
- Quickly shut down equipment in emergency situations following protocols.
- Operated various types of machinery, contributing to the successful completion of diverse projects.
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
- Increased product quality through meticulous monitoring of machine settings and making adjustments as needed.
- Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.
- Suggested specific ideas for process, productivity and safety improvements.
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- Performed preventative maintenance tasks consistently which resulted in fewer breakdowns requiring costly repairs.
Machine Operator
Prescient Co
09.2018 - 01.2022
- Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers
- Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws
- Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances
- Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material
- Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data
- Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools
- Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools
- Clean and lubricate machines
- Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies
- Scribe reference lines on workpieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications
- Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices
- Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers
- Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas or to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs
- Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes
- Lubricate workpieces with oil
- Mark identifying data on workpieces
- Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations
- Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials
- Quickly shut down equipment in emergency situations following protocols.
Delivery Driver/Installer/Warehouse
TCS Event Rentals/Piedmont Portables
01.2013 - 12.2017
- Obey traffic laws and follow established traffic and transportation procedures
- Inspect and maintain vehicle supplies and equipment, such as gas, oil, water, tires, lights, or brakes, to ensure that vehicles are in proper working condition
- Report any mechanical problems encountered with vehicles
- Present bills and receipts and collect payments for goods delivered or loaded
- Load and unload trucks, vans, or automobiles
Injection Mold Setter
Central Carolina Products
02.2011 - 04.2013
- Verify the contents of inventory loads against shipping papers
- Turn in receipts and money received from deliveries
- Maintain records, such as vehicle logs, records of cargo, or billing statements, in accordance with regulations
- Read maps and follow written or verbal geographic directions
- Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to bases or other vehicles, using telephones or mobile two-way radios
Set Up Operator/Machine Set Up
Atlantic Custom Containers
02.2007 - 12.2010
- Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, cutters, shears, borers, millers, grinders, presses, drills, and auxiliary machines, to make metallic and plastic workpieces
- Select, install, and adjust alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices, using templates, measuring instruments, and hand tools
- Perform minor machine maintenance, such as oiling or cleaning machines, dies, or workpieces, or adding coolant to machine reservoirs
Slitter Operator
Konica Manufacturing
01.2000 - 01.2007
- Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations
- Align and position materials being joined in order to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing
- Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors
Education
High School Diploma -
Mebane, NC06.1990
Skills
- Forklift
- Strong work ethic
- Good communication
- Attention to detail
- Machinery operation
- Workplace safety
- Problem-solving
- Safety compliance
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Machine Operator
Revere Copper Products
01.2022 - Current
Machine Operator
Prescient Co
09.2018 - 01.2022
Delivery Driver/Installer/Warehouse
TCS Event Rentals/Piedmont Portables
01.2013 - 12.2017
Injection Mold Setter
Central Carolina Products
02.2011 - 04.2013
Set Up Operator/Machine Set Up
Atlantic Custom Containers
02.2007 - 12.2010
Slitter Operator
Konica Manufacturing
01.2000 - 01.2007
High School Diploma -
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