Karen Gustafson
West Bend
Summary
Accomplished CNC Lathe Machinist and Quality Control Technician at Weasler Engineering, adept in machining operations and ISO standards. Demonstrated expertise in calibration, product inspection, and continuous improvement, ensuring high safety and quality standards. Skilled in blueprint interpretation and production troubleshooting, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and product accuracy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
CNC Lathe Machinist- Lead
Weasler Engineering
04.2023 - Current
- Properly loaded and unloaded materials in and out of machines.
- Adhered to high level of safety by following company rules and regulations to prevent injuries.
- Manually set up machinery, lathes and broach
- Trained and coached new team members on proper machine set-up procedures.
- Maintained tight tolerances with design specifications.
- Assessed equipment after each production run and performed preventive maintenance to keep machines running smoothly.
- Studied daily work instruction, sketches, drawings, blueprints, and manuals to determine dimensions and tolerances accurately.
- Studied changing production and daily work orders to adjust offsets correctly.
- Used various precision measuring instruments to check workpiece accuracy.
- Calibrated and aligned machine components for proper functioning.
Quality Control Technician
Weasler Engineering
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Responsible for the measurement and visual inspection of material to ensure internal and external customer quality requirements are met.
- Utilize prints, checklists, and various measuring devices to assist in quality measurement.
- As required, utilized lab test equipment with basic CMM training to support production quality
- Inspect and Audit critical product on the production floor in various cells.
- Inspection at various points of the manufacturing process including production, final assembly, packaging, storage, and shipping.
- Maintained quality documentation and records for ISO conformance with relevant standards.
- Completed supporting documentation for testing procedures, data capture forms, equipment logbooks and inventory forms.
- Notification of proper personnel and management upon discovery of non-conformance product
- Assisted in the investigations of quality issues and ensured corrective measures are implemented and sustained.
- Assisted with gauge calibration as needed
CNC Lathe Machinist
Weasler Engineering
08.2011 - 07.2020
- Set up machines completely and independently perform any operations within its capacity and make all necessary machine adjustments
- Edit CNC programs for all machining operations using the best sequence in order to minimize set up time and optimize quality run time
- Work from drawing, specifications, set up instructions, and data to check parts for conformity to specifications
- Accurately inspect finished parts using calipers, micrometers as well as other gauges for measuring threads, O.D., I.D., lengths, or depths within predefined accuracy ranges
- Ensure equipment is running properly. Verify settings by measuring positions,first run part part and sample work pieces
- Maintained specifications by observing, taking measurements, detecting malfunctions, troubleshooting processes, and making necessary adjustments to meet part specifications
- Adhered to high level of safety by following company rules and regulations to prevent injuries.
Education
Associate of Science - Science
University Wisconsin Barron County
Rice Lake, WI05.2006
Skills
- Calibration standards
- Product Inspection
- Continuous Improvement
- ISO Standards
- Visual Inspection
- Production troubleshooting
- Workplace Safety
- Product Sampling
- Machining operations
- Machine setup
- Part inspection
- Blueprints reading
- Blueprint Interpretation
Timeline
CNC Lathe Machinist- Lead
Weasler Engineering
04.2023 - Current
Quality Control Technician
Weasler Engineering
04.2022 - 03.2023
CNC Lathe Machinist
Weasler Engineering
08.2011 - 07.2020
Associate of Science - Science
University Wisconsin Barron County
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