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Laura L. Burch

Hammond

Summary

Thirty years in Packaging and product manufacturing and maintenance, warehouse, operations in the glass, plastics and paper container industry.

Reliable professional in machinery maintenance with a knack for completing tasks efficiently and productively. Skilled in troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and equipment repair, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance. Possess strong problem-solving abilities, communication skills, and adaptability to rapidly changing environments. Excel in teamwork and time management to meet tight deadlines.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Machine Adjuster

Ross and Wallace Paper Products, Inc.
Hammond
09.2022 - Current
  • Set up change over paper bag machines.
  • Set up prints, ink, plates according to customer specifications.
  • Maintain and assure correct measurements and print location on bags.
  • Maintain quality during run of the machines.
  • Ensure quality of finished product.
  • Assist operator and fix and adjust machines accordingly during run of Change out cylinders formers lip knives paste blades, fingers, be able to recognize problems as they arise and adjust machine to run in a safe, efficient manner.
  • Troubleshoot, replace, repair parts associated with machine/machines.
  • Record/document repairs, change overs, modifications and communicate to oncoming shift.

Machine Operator

Graham Packaging Company
Hammond
07.2020 - 09.2022
  • Responsible for operating a given number of plastic blow molding machines (including inline equipment), and makes necessary adjustments or minor repairs to ensure production of containers is made in a safe, efficient and high quality manner.
  • Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies and procedures, recognized practices.
  • Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned.
  • Operate a group of plastic blow molding machines and auxiliary equipment producing a container in a safe and efficient method.
  • Perform and/or assists in mold, insert and color changes on the line.
  • Perform basic processing of injection and/or blow molding machines to improve machine efficiency and reduce scrap.
  • Perform tasks and responsibilities of any Utility position during slow periods and/or as needed.
  • Monitor HDPE/PET resin (if applicable), dryer, material handling and color systems for appropriate processing conditions.
  • Make frequent on time quality checks on products being produced from established quality standards.
  • Assist other Operators and maintenance personnel on mechanical repairs.
  • Perform assigned preventative maintenance work.
  • Maintain work area to acceptable safety and housekeeping standards.
  • Complete and file all required documentation in an orderly and timely manner.
  • Communicate with the Production Shift Supervisor to coordinate production line support staff to accomplish production objectives.
  • Verify material usage per standards.
  • Perform minor troubleshooting and programming on the line.
  • Notify leads and supervisors of any major problems or questions.
  • Operate equipment to minimize the generation and maximize the consumption of regrind, purge and scrap within customer specifications where applicable.
  • Properly identify regrind and chunk produced.
  • Communicate processing information to designated personnel on incoming shift.
  • Assist other Operators as needed.
  • Assist in the training of New Operators.

Journeyman forming machine operator

Anchor Glass Container Corporation
Warner Robins
04.2000 - 07.2019
  • 1 GMP certified cardholder 4000 hours training, plus 20 years safety compliant OSHA safety procedures.
  • Responsibilities include but are not limited to Defect analysis (gauging and visual) and necessary adjustments to the machine, feeder, stacker, etc. to improve and maintain top quality.
  • To change or assist in changing blanks, molds, finish mold changes enter all required information in aps quality inspect product.
  • Job change assistance.
  • Breakdown repair assistance.
  • Reporting to Crew-leaders and Supervision any bad glass, bad machine conditions, or defective machine parts which cannot be corrected.
  • Adjusting temperatures of mold equipment to the feeder.
  • Necessary doping and swabbing of mold equipment.
  • May be assigned responsibility for additional equipment, up to and including, the point at which the bottles enter the lehre.
  • Keeps work area, tools, and equipment clean and orderly.
  • Gauge weight and selected physical dimensions on complete set-out and/or random sample and record using the computer terminal.
  • Re-qualify all cavities following any major downtime.
  • Maintain any records or reports as directed.

Quality Control Inspector

Anchor Glass Container Corporation
Warner Robins
04.2000 - 07.2005
  • Inspect and gauge finished product using various tools and equipment.
  • Report any problems or non operating conditions to maintenance and or supervisor.
  • Discard bad ware, notify pack ware for hold on defective pallets to be audited and reselected as needed.
  • Record data in accordance with SOPS.

Material handler

Dixie Numeric
Warner Robins
06.1997 - 03.2000
  • Responsible for the set up and materials provided for injection mold {plastics} machines.
  • Have knowledge of operation different machines required for selected parts.
  • Position required warehouse communication with written or verbal instruction of job requirements.
  • Delivered finished product via pallet jack, forklift.
  • Relieved operators for breaks including lunch and if shorthanded as needed.

Landscape maintenance/interior plant maintenance

Green world services
Macon
03.1988 - 08.1996
  • Landscape interior and exterior installation and maintenance.
  • Use of mowers trowels, bobcat, front-end loader, weed eaters, blowers, etc.
  • Customer service and design capabilities.

Education

High school or equivalent - general studies

southwest
Macon, GA
06.1985

Skills

  • Manufacturing
  • Assembly Process Controls
  • Excel
  • Fast learner
  • Data Entry
  • Quality Control
  • Warehouse
  • Problem solving
  • Driving Experience
  • Box Truck Experience
  • Commercial Driving Experience
  • Computer Literacy
  • Warehouse Experience
  • Inventory Control
  • Basic Math
  • Delivery Driver Experience
  • Landscape Maintenance
  • Lawn Care
  • Plastics Injection Molding
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Inspection
  • Driving
  • CGMP
  • Loader Operation
  • Mechanical Knowledge
  • Pallet Jack
  • Forklift
  • Facilities Maintenance
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Microsoft Word
  • Order Picking
  • Blueprint Reading
  • Freight Experience
  • Packaging
  • Load & Unload
  • Handyman
  • Plastics Blow Molding
  • Mechanic Experience
  • Press brake machine
  • Plastics extrusion

Certification

  • GMP Journeyperson Card
  • Forklift Certificate
  • PADI Scuba Card

Assessments

  • Automotive maintenance, Proficient, 05/01/23
  • Project timeline management, Proficient, 05/01/23
  • Mechanical knowledge, Proficient, 05/01/23
  • Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel, Proficient, 05/01/23
  • Filing & organization, Proficient, 05/01/23
  • Workplace safety, Proficient, 05/01/23

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Authorized To Work: US for any employer

Timeline

Machine Adjuster

Ross and Wallace Paper Products, Inc.
09.2022 - Current

Machine Operator

Graham Packaging Company
07.2020 - 09.2022

Journeyman forming machine operator

Anchor Glass Container Corporation
04.2000 - 07.2019

Quality Control Inspector

Anchor Glass Container Corporation
04.2000 - 07.2005

Material handler

Dixie Numeric
06.1997 - 03.2000

Landscape maintenance/interior plant maintenance

Green world services
03.1988 - 08.1996

High school or equivalent - general studies

southwest

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