MANUEL ESCALANTE
Santa Ana,CA
Summary
Experienced machine operator with a proven track record of efficiently managing production processes and ensuring quality control standards. Skilled in operating a variety of machinery and equipment, with a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on safety protocols. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot issues, optimize workflow efficiency, and meet production deadlines in fast-paced environments. Seeking to leverage expertise in machine operations to contribute to a dynamic team and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Operator
Quantum Fuel Systems
06.2019 - Current
- Operated machinery to ensure efficient production flow and minimize downtime.
- Monitored quality control processes to maintain product standards and specifications.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow and improve operational efficiency.
- Conducted routine maintenance on equipment to enhance performance and reliability.
- Set up and adjusted machines for day-to-day operations.
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- Set up and adjusted equipment and properly configured machines for daily operation.
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
Assembly line
Cramer Decker
03.2018 - 05.2019
- Assemble prefabricated parts to form subassemblies.
- Assemble, install, and connect parts, fittings, and assemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, and fasteners such as bolts, screws, rivets, and clamps.
- Position and align subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments and following blueprint lines and index points.
- Cut, trim, file, bend, and smooth parts, and verify sizes and fitting tolerances in order to ensure proper fit and clearance of parts.
- Read and interpret blueprints, illustrations, and specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities and relationships of parts.
- Align, fit, assemble, connect, or install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, or power tools.
- Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts and assemblies to eliminate malfunctions and to ensure proper operation.
- Inspect or test installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or test equipment.
- Form loops or splices in cables, using clamps and fittings, or reweave cable strands.
Machine operator
Air Industries Company
10.2017 - 03.2018
- Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
- Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
- Read work orders or production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, or dimensions and tolerances.
- Load workpieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
- Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
- Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
- Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
- Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades, or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
- Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
- Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
- Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools.
- Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters and secure ends on recoilers.
- Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices.
- Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
- Lubricate workpieces with oil.
- Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas or to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs.
- Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools.
- Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials.
- Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.
- Clean and lubricate machines.
- Grind out burrs or sharp edges, using portable grinders, speed lathes, or polishing jacks.
- Sharpen dulled blades, using bench grinders, abrasive wheels, or lathes.
Machine operator
Oakley
01.2017 - 03.2017
- Select appropriate coatings, paints, or sprays, or prepare them by mixing substances according to formulas, using automated paint mixing equipment.
- Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
- Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons.
- Record operational data on specified forms.
- Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails.
- Perform test runs to ensure that equipment is set up properly.
- Clean machines, related equipment, and work areas, using water, solvents and other cleaning aids.
- Examine, measure, weigh, or test sample products to ensure conformance to specifications.
Education
High School Diploma - undefined
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF APOPA
Apopa11.2006
Skills
- Machine setup
- Quality control
- Computer skills
- Running machines
- Precision measuring
- CNC programming
- Quality inspection
- Quality assurance
- Part inspection
- Raw materials handling
- Tool selection
- Quality controls
- Safety processes and procedures
- Hand and power tools
- Safety procedures
- Safety compliance
- Malfunction troubleshooting
- Setting up machines
- Blueprints interpretation
- Incident reporting
- Manual machining
- Speeds and feeds
- Surface grinding
- Machine calibration
- Loading materials
- Spindle alignment
- Tolerances compliance
- Boring operations
- CNC machine operation
- Computer controlled devices
- Machine setup and calibration
- Mobile crane operations
- Precision lifting
Timeline
Production Operator
Quantum Fuel Systems
06.2019 - Current
Assembly line
Cramer Decker
03.2018 - 05.2019
Machine operator
Air Industries Company
10.2017 - 03.2018
Machine operator
Oakley
01.2017 - 03.2017
High School Diploma - undefined
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF APOPA