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Keith Severns

Mankato,MN

Summary

Seasoned machinist with proven leadership skills. Adept at setting up, programming and running diverse machines. Knowledgeable about inventory management, blueprint reading and quality reviews. History of keeping machinists on-task to meet demanding production goals. Good listener and open communicator with a positive personality and focus on quality.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Machine shop Foreman & Facilities Planner

Parker Hannifin
09.2022 - 04.2024
  • Machine shop tasks; making sure our CNC and manual equipment is always running, ordering parts and scheduling PM's
  • Performing yearly reviews with the machinist, constantly updating our preventive maintenance software insuring everything is up to date and working with HR and our safety directors team
  • Staying instep with our quality dept to insure we keep our records and calibration of our tooling for ISO 9001 certification
  • Facilities Planner; troubleshoot as much as we can in house before calling outside vendors
  • Meeting with vendors to schedule PM's inside and outside of the facility.

Machine shop foreman

Taylor Corporation
07.1996 - 09.2022
  • Machine shop R&D foreman; Main task is keeping the shop focused our present and upcoming projects
  • I work directly with the engineers and help make decisions to specify what types of materials, time lines and shop work load that will work best for the components being built
  • Also, working with Auto-Cad Inventor (& Vault) to design small jobs, update prints and machine components assemblies
  • Offline CNC programming with Gibbs Cam also, help with CNC programing at the machine level
  • Programming Mazak VCN 570 with Smooth G control
  • Keeping track of the shop workers time with Dovico an online time tracking service
  • Ordering shop supplies, raw materials, cutting tools and working with contractors for work being completed in our shop
  • Conduct performance reviews
  • Oversee all processes throughout the shop to ensure all standards are being followed
  • Enforcing safety regulations and protocols
  • Program and set up Stratasys 3D Fortus printer.

R&D machinist

Condux International
06.1992 - 07.1996
  • Building fixtures for production CNC machining
  • Designing small R&D projects for in house projects
  • Operating Mazak CNC lathes and vertical mills.

Machinist & tool maker

Hiniker Company
02.1987 - 06.1992
  • My time was split between production machining and small tool and die projects
  • Main operation of CNC equipment; Mazak Quick Turn 15 and AJV mills.

Education

2 year technical college in Machine shop -

South Central College
North Mankato, MN
05.1985

Skills

  • Mechanical knowledge (10 years)
  • Autodesk Inventor (10 years)
  • AutoCAD (10 years)
  • CAD (10 years)
  • CAM (10years) Gibbs cam
  • Manufacturing (10 years)
  • CNC (10 years)
  • CAM Programming (10 years)
  • Drafting (10 years)
  • CNC Programming (10 years)
  • Micrometer (10 years)
  • Research & Development (10 years)
  • CNC Lathe (10 years)
  • Calipers (10 years)
  • Blueprint Reading (10 years)
  • Field Service (10 years)
  • Leadership (10 years)
  • Communication skills (10 years)
  • Computer skills (10 years)
  • Maintenance management
  • Team management
  • Conflict management

Certification

  • State of Minnesota boiler operator, 2C052976, 05/01/07, 05/01/23
  • Machinist apprenticeship, 03/01/96, Present, 47753

Additional Information

Licensed First Responder for 23 years.

Assessments

Analyzing data, Proficient, 07/01/22

Personal Information

  • Title: Machine shop manager
  • Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Timeline

Machine shop Foreman & Facilities Planner

Parker Hannifin
09.2022 - 04.2024

Machine shop foreman

Taylor Corporation
07.1996 - 09.2022

R&D machinist

Condux International
06.1992 - 07.1996

Machinist & tool maker

Hiniker Company
02.1987 - 06.1992

2 year technical college in Machine shop -

South Central College

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