Leigh Ellis
Lebanon,IN
Summary
Reliable Machine Operator ready to bring relevant work experience to exciting new role. Unprecedented talents in minimizing waste, maintaining equipment, ensuring product quality, and monitoring product weight control. Coordinated and diligent worker with outstanding time management and multitasking abilities. Great communication skills and a big team player.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Packaging Machine Operator
Frito Lay
Frankfort, Indiana
10.2024 - Current
- Operate four bag makers each day
- Oversee four weighers each day
- Oversee Allen conveyor each day
- Produce quality bags
- Maintain weights per bag
- Follow GMP’s
- Weight checks every four hours
- Change rolls of film per machine
- Perform start ups, change overs, and shutdowns per schedule request
- Problem solve on machines to fix issues or clear alarms.
- Operate case packers and palletizers for each line and problem solve to fix issues or clear alarms.
- Change over and set up next product run on labelers, case packers, and palletizers.
Packaging Machine Operator
Ken’s Foods
Lebanon, Indiana
02.2022 - 10.2024
Quality Technician
DS Smith, International Resources
Lebanon, Indiana
06.2019 - 02.2022
- Machine operator Assistant on a line for the first 6 months.
- Run infeed and outfeed of machine, cut dunnage for each run
- Quality tech position
- Run the entire lab department for two shifts by myself.
- Verify first run from every line and sign off
- Read a blue print for each customer for every order
- Use a CAD table to cut out specified pieces out of each order
- Use multiple different machines to run tests on each order
- Cut sheets of paper off of each roll from the corrugator to send off to be tested in Germany
- Attend Team meetings with the Quality Manager.
- Report to Quality supervisor should any issues arise.
- Engage in performing Audits
- Train college interns in my role as a quality tech.
Hydraulic Press Operator
Federal Mogul, Inc
Frankfort, Indiana
04.2015 - 06.2019
- Know how to operate all hydraulic presses in the plant.
- Relief crew- relieve press operators for breaks
- Clean behind all presses
- Back up lab tech- collect samples from each press and perform tests in the lab. Correct any issues on presses should any parts be out of spec.
- Back up forklift operator- load and unload materials for all presses.
- Back up Supervisor Assistant- keep track of all employees and their overtime hours, force people over and in early. Keep track of attendance for each employee.
- Fill any requests needed by the supervisor.
Education
High School Diploma -
Frankfort Senior High School
Frankfort, Indiana05-2007
Skills
- Machine operation
- Quality control
- GMP compliance
- Weight measurement
- Quality testing
- Safety compliance
Timeline
Packaging Machine Operator
Frito Lay
10.2024 - Current
Packaging Machine Operator
Ken’s Foods
02.2022 - 10.2024
Quality Technician
DS Smith, International Resources
06.2019 - 02.2022
Hydraulic Press Operator
Federal Mogul, Inc
04.2015 - 06.2019
High School Diploma -
Frankfort Senior High School