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Kevin Morales

Waukegan,IL

Summary

Resourceful Production Lead known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in workflow optimization, quality assurance, and team leadership. Excel at communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, using these soft skills to overcome challenges and enhance team performance.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Production Lead

AkzoNobel
Waukegan, IL
05.2023 - Current

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  • Helped achieve team goals by rotating production lines and daily duties to meet demand.
  • Used hand trucks and forklifts to unload, load and transport items.
  • Set up and operated production machinery according to specific standards and protocols of company.
  • Checked finished products to ensure quality and that industry standards were met before use.
  • Equipped team members with proper hand tools, supplies and power equipment to safely and efficiently perform jobs without time-consuming interruptions during production.
  • Provided guidance and support to subordinates in their daily activities.
  • Checked machinery operation visually, addressed issues by performing minor maintenance and escalated serious problems to management or maintenance personnel.
  • Looked through work orders to determine type and quantity of materials needed for each production batch.
  • Interpreted, understood, and communicated information on job tickets, configured production operations to meet specifications and prioritized job tickets by due date.
  • Monitored the quality of products during production process.
  • Assisted in training new personnel in the use of tools and equipment.
  • Ensured safety regulations were followed by all staff members.
  • Coordinated production schedules and assigned tasks to employees.
  • Reported problems or concerns with quality, processes, equipment, materials and labor to supervisor.
  • Oversaw workstation setup and operation and mobilized production line and shift employees to meet customer quality standards and schedules.
  • Operated equipment and machinery according to safety guidelines.
  • Managed household errands and other essential duties.
  • Provided support and guidance to colleagues to maintain a collaborative work environment.
  • Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.

Production Supervisor

Pfanstiehl
Waukegan, USA
05.2020 - 04.2023
  • Company Overview: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing supervisor leading a high skilled team that produces the highest impurity amino acids and carbohydrates of the world. Website information is not provided.
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing supervisor leading a high skilled team that produces the highest impurity amino acids and carbohydrates of the world.
  • Loading and processing batches that get ultra-filtered and purified to perfection.
  • We also work manipulating Chemicals and turning liquids into powder sugar that gets used for different diseases such as COVID, cancer, and many more diseases of the world.
  • I'm also a person that puts quality over quantity, ensuring GDP and GMP are always being followed.
  • Looking over paperwork and ensuring the documentation process is flawless.
  • I started as an assistant operator understanding and gaining knowledge on manufacturing, I worked my way up to a chemical operator level 1.
  • We're I learned how to centrifuge crystallized product, Dry finished goods, and package finished product preparing for the product to ship out to the costumer.
  • I quickly moved up to a chemical operator level 2 were i Learned how to load batches, ultra-filter the batches, concentrate product to certain percentages that are calculated using refractometers to measure the solids.
  • As a supervisor I'm responsible for ensuring quality is always being met and the process is always under control.
  • Training operators and making them subject matter experts.
  • Updating notes that determine the status of production and what has been completed on shift.
  • Making goals and setting up the next shift for success.
  • Laying out task that need to be executed.
  • Trouble shooting issues and ensuring production is moving accordingly.
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing supervisor leading a high skilled team that produces the highest impurity amino acids and carbohydrates of the world. Website information is not provided.

Machine operator

Helio Precision Products Inc
Lake Bluff, USA
04.2017 - 01.2020
  • At helio I would work with 3 machines all machines were CNC machines.
  • All machines worked with measurements and tools that were used to indicate the size of the pieces.

Machine Operator

Ruprecht Company
Mundelein, USA
03.2015 - 04.2016
  • I use to set up machines made sure that the blades were on correctly so the machine can slice the meat in the right measurements.

Education

High School Diploma -

Waukegan High School
Waukegan, IL
06.2015

Skills

  • Machine Operator
  • Packaging
  • Manufacturing
  • Assembly
  • Fast learner
  • CNC
  • Quality Control
  • Problem solving
  • Forklift
  • Quality Inspection
  • CGMP
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Audits
  • SAP

Certification

Driver's License

Timeline

Production Lead

AkzoNobel
05.2023 - Current

Production Supervisor

Pfanstiehl
05.2020 - 04.2023

Machine operator

Helio Precision Products Inc
04.2017 - 01.2020

Machine Operator

Ruprecht Company
03.2015 - 04.2016

High School Diploma -

Waukegan High School
Kevin Morales