Juan Mercado
Fredonia
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented professional with experience at Universal Steel, excelling in operational control and machinery cleaning. Proven ability to enhance productivity through effective teamwork and problem-solving. Committed to workplace safety and maintaining high standards, ensuring exceptional outcomes in every project undertaken.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Machine Operator
Universal Steel
11.2024 - Current
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for industrial needs.
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
Assistant Landscaper
O'Connor Landscaping
05.2024 - 10.2024
- Maintained both private and commercial landscaping for homes, parks, and industrial areas.
- Performed planting, watering, mulching, and edging of lawns.
- Completed regular aeration, growth maintenance, and chemical treatments.
- Operated skid steers, wheel loaders, forklifts, and yard goats.
- Trimmed greenery, shrubs, and hedges to maintain uniform appearance.
- Installed stonework according to landscape design plan and client specifications.
- Maintained grounds by trimming, weeding, and general clean-up.
- Used trimmers and chainsaws for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
Restaurant Manager
Blasdell Pizza
09.2015 - 03.2024
- Promoted positive atmosphere and went above and beyond to guarantee each customer received exceptional food and service.
- Reconciled cash and credit card transactions to maintain accurate records.
- Carefully trained, and supervised staff.
- Quickly identified problem situations and skillfully resolved incidents to satisfaction of involved parties.
- Handled escalated customer concerns with speed and knowledgeable support to achieve optimal satisfaction and maintain long-term loyalty.
- Trained staff on proper cooking procedures as well as safety regulations and productivity strategies.
Line Worker
Petris Enterprises
08.2012 - 08.2015
- Assisted quality assurance by inspecting items and removing defective parts.
- Assembled components with minimal supervision, exceeding expected project milestones.
- Boxed, labeled, and transported items to support assembly operations.
Sanitation Technician
Cliffstar
02.2010 - 02.2012
- Mixed required chemicals according to procedures to form cleaning solutions, completing chemical concentration monitoring as described in procedural manual.
- Replaced trash bags in garbage disposal units and collected recyclable materials from receptacles, removing full bags to designated disposal areas.
- Employed power equipment and hand tools in cleaning and general maintenance.
- Mixed, used, and properly stored hazardous chemical cleaners to reduce risk of injury or illness.
- Completed in-depth cleaning of machinery to protect consumers from contamination and illness.
Laboratory Technician
Carriage House
03.2008 - 01.2010
- Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
- Kept laboratory supplies prepared by inventorying stock, placing orders and verifying receipt.
- Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
- Cleaned and sterilized tools and equipment to maximize purity of specimens.
- Collected and performed analytical testing on in-process product.
- Operated basic laboratory equipment such as balances, pH meter, colorimeter, spectrophotometer, autoclave and evaporator.
- Performed routine lab and department maintenance to keep area clean and orderly.
Education
High School Diploma -
Dunkirk High School
Dunkirk, NYSkills
- Hetran/Bar cell experience
- Operational control
- Order reading
- Machinery cleaning
- Computer skills
- Attention to detail
- Heavy lifting
- Workplace safety
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Good communication
- Strong work ethic
- Problem-solving
Timeline
Machine Operator
Universal Steel
11.2024 - Current
Assistant Landscaper
O'Connor Landscaping
05.2024 - 10.2024
Restaurant Manager
Blasdell Pizza
09.2015 - 03.2024
Line Worker
Petris Enterprises
08.2012 - 08.2015
Sanitation Technician
Cliffstar
02.2010 - 02.2012
Laboratory Technician
Carriage House
03.2008 - 01.2010
High School Diploma -
Dunkirk High School
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