Joshua DeRenzo
Mohnton,PA
Summary
Professional machine operation specialist with substantial hands-on experience in operating and maintaining industrial machinery. Strong focus on ensuring precision, safety, and efficiency in all tasks. Collaborative team player known for reliability and adaptability to changing production needs. Skilled in troubleshooting equipment issues, maintaining optimal machine performance, and adhering to safety protocols.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Machine Operator
Reading Plastics Inc
Reading, PA
05.2024 - Current
- Monitored machine performance and conducted routine maintenance to ensure optimal functionality.
- Collaborated with quality control team to inspect products for defects and maintain standards.
- Maintained accurate records of production output and machine maintenance schedules.
- Developed troubleshooting strategies for resolving equipment malfunctions swiftly.
- Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.
Machine Operator
Remcon Plastics
Reading, PA
01.2023 - 05.2024
- Weigh and inspect finished plastic products for defects
- Lead and train co-workers and new employees on procedures and process of product inspection and completion
- Install various aluminum and steel molds to machine arm according to specified product ordered on paperwork provided by management
- Operate remote controlled arms that rotate the specified molds through heating and cooling cycles
- Remove products from molds when completed and inspect for quality defects
- Operate crane to add/remove large molds to/from the machine arms
- Document all successful cycles, finished products and scrapped products for production records
Warehouse associate
Amazon
Hamburg, PA
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Transported, scanned and stored items from shipping into digitally monitored bins
- Pushed carts full of totes & cases to designated aisles to be distributed throughout warehouse by “stowers”
- Assisted and instructed co-workers in finding active aisles according to management’s orders
- Reached record level “rate of scanned items” when assigned to “stowing” position
- Kept aisles organized and clean of debris and items that needed to be further assessed for storage
- Helped train and instruct new employees to maximize their productivity with knowledge and methods recognized and implemented by staff
Machine Operator Assistant
Packaging Corporation of America
Reading, PA
02.2020 - 03.2021
- Maintain and operate a 3 color corrugation printing press/ rotary die-cutter
- Monitor ph and viscosity on inks and maintain color according to swatches and/or x-rite spectrometer
- Troubleshoot and correct issues with cutting die, printing and stacker during production runs
- Maintained a safe and clean workspace for myself and other crew members to minimize
- Maintained a steady production according to scheduling, shipping times and available tooling necessary to complete each individual order potential injuries
Machine Operator
Pratt Displays
Reading, PA
06.2018 - 02.2020
- Train and Supervise a Crew Of 2-3 Crew Members
- Maintain and operate a 4 color corrugation printing press/ rotary die-cutter
- Complete shipping paperwork and perform consistent quality assurance checks
- Manufacture displays for various companies on kraft, kemi and mottle white corrugated board
- Monitor ph and viscosity on inks and maintain color according to swatches and/or x-rite spectrometer
- Log print plate and die cut condition and locations on paperwork to reduce downtime for future runs
- Troubleshoot and correct issues with cutting die, printing And stacker during production runs
Machine Operator
Interstate Container
Reading, PA
02.2016 - 06.2018
- Maintained and supervised a crew of 2-3 crew members to ensure quality and steady production of the machine I operated
- Set up machine to produce the specified box according to the paperwork received throughout the shift
- Converted corrugated packaging products from flat board to finished boxes
- Maintained a safe and clean workspace for myself and other crew members to minimize potential injuries
- Maintained ink used for printing and inspected cylinders used to hang print plates, knives for slotting the boards and die cuts to punch out designs
- Maintained a steady production according to scheduling, shipping times and available tooling necessary to complete each individual order
Machine Operator
Remcon Plastics
Reading, PA
02.2014 - 02.2016
- Weighed and inspected finished plastic products for defects
- Filled large aluminum molds with specified amount and color of material for the product being manufactured
- Operated remote controlled arms that rotated the aluminum molds through heating and cooling cycles
- Removed products from molds when completed
- Operated crane to add/remove large aluminum molds to/from the machine arms
- Documented all successful cycles, finished products and scrapped products for production records
Education
High School Diploma -
Reading Area Community College
Reading, PASkills
- Attention to detail
- Machinery operation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Assembly and production
- Machine maintenance
- Manufacturing experience
- Machinery cleaning
- Quality assurance
- Machine programming
- Complex Problem-solving
Timeline
Machine Operator
Reading Plastics Inc
05.2024 - Current
Machine Operator
Remcon Plastics
01.2023 - 05.2024
Warehouse associate
Amazon
10.2021 - 01.2023
Machine Operator Assistant
Packaging Corporation of America
02.2020 - 03.2021
Machine Operator
Pratt Displays
06.2018 - 02.2020
Machine Operator
Interstate Container
02.2016 - 06.2018
Machine Operator
Remcon Plastics
02.2014 - 02.2016
High School Diploma -
Reading Area Community College