MATTHEW TELEK
Rayland,United States
Summary
Experienced, reliable maintenance technician and machine operator technician with 3 years maintenance experience and operator on machines since 1996.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Laborer
Labors Local 809
- General labor and construction
General laborer
Valley Machine
- Assembly & disassembly
Production Area Resource
Colgate-Palmolive
01.2020 - Current
- Reduced downtime by conducting regular equipment maintenance, inspections, and repairs.
- Improved production efficiency by implementing lean manufacturing practices and optimizing workflows.
- Developed strong relationships with suppliers for timely delivery of raw materials required for smooth operation of the facility.
- Mentored junior team members in best practices, fostering a culture of teamwork and collaboration within the production area.
- Collaborated with other departments such as engineering to address technical issues that may arise during the course of production operations.
- Conducted performance evaluations for team members, offering constructive feedback aimed at further enhancing their skills and career growth opportunities within the organization.
- Created and maintained schedules and provided internal support for manufacturing teams.
- Troubleshot equipment to reduce service calls and downtime.
- Interpreted work order information and specifications to plan, schedule and complete jobs precisely.
Maintenance Technician Team 5
Colgate/Palmolive
07.2012 - 2020
- Actively suggested operational improvements to enhance quality, improve production times and reduce costs
- Adjusted machine feed and speed if machine malfunctioned
- Helped achieve company goals by supporting production workers
- Started machine operations by inserting control instructions into control units
- Oversaw design, procurement and construction from a mechanical equipment and reliability perspective and provide input for start-up and operation of the mechanical systems
- Adhered to all applicable regulations, policies and procedures for health, safety and environmental compliance
- Calibrated or adjusted equipment to ensure quality production using tools such as calipers, micrometers, height gauges, protractors and ring gauges
- Reviewed operations and conferred with technical or administrative staff to resolve production and processing problems
- Started up and shut down processing equipment
- Troubleshooted problems with equipment, devices or products.
Operator Technician
Colgate/Palmolive
09.1996 - 07.2012
- Actively suggested operational improvements to enhance quality, improve production times and reduce costs
- Adjusted machine feed and speed if machine malfunctioned
- Changed equipment over to new product
- Maintained proper stock levels on a line
- Ensured the most cost-effective production methods were employed
- Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications
- Monitored and adjusted production processes or equipment for quality and productivity
- Monitored the production processes and adjusted schedules
- Planned and laid out work to meet production and schedule requirements
- Worked with managers to implement the company's policies and goals
- Reviewed operations and conferred with technical or administrative staff to resolve production and processing problems
- Set up and operated production equipment in accordance with current good manufacturing practices and standard operating procedures
- Started up and shut down processing equipment
- Troubleshooted problems with equipment, devices or products.
Education
Course work - industrial and residential electric
High School Diploma - general
Certificate of Completion - Maintenance
Zane State College, Cambridge Ohio
Cambridge, OHCertificate of completion - Industrial & residential electric
Brilliant, OH01.1987
Skills
- Troubleshooting
- Mechanical
- Hydraulic
- Forklift operation
- Schematics
- Welding
- Electrical
- Nematic
- Machining
- Downtime recording
- PLC
Accomplishments
- Training
- Electrical
- Hydraulic
- Nematic
- Schematics
- PLC
- Hazwopper
- Safety
- Process Safety Management
- Machine Operation
- Graham blow wheel
- Fillers
- Sidles
- Lathe
- Horizontal mill
- Drill Press
- Welding
- Received Colgate/Palmolive You Can Make A Difference for machining and fitting change over parts saving the company money by beating the operation deadline when the original parts were sent to a different country and fixing an electrical issue on a product dryer gradivar went bad with no replacement and rewiring it with transistors to keep the product in process inspect to prevent downtime in 2014.
- Received the Colgate/Palmolive Ring of Excellence in 1998 for production and work of installing upgrade to a production line.
- Repair a broad range of equipment to keep production lines operational.
Timeline
Production Area Resource
Colgate-Palmolive
01.2020 - Current
Maintenance Technician Team 5
Colgate/Palmolive
07.2012 - 2020
Operator Technician
Colgate/Palmolive
09.1996 - 07.2012
Laborer
Labors Local 809
General laborer
Valley Machine
Course work - industrial and residential electric
High School Diploma - general
Certificate of Completion - Maintenance
Zane State College, Cambridge Ohio
Certificate of completion - Industrial & residential electric
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