Melissa Derrick
Maryville,TN
Summary
Quality technician and previous Proactive Powdercoat Team Leader with over two years overseeing accurate and efficient performance of daily tasks. Motivated team leader with experience safely operating equipment and enforcing company policies. Focused with attention to detail, exemplary communication and exceptional mechanical abilities while maintains quality standards.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Technician
Cobalt Boats
Lenior city , Tennessee
10.2024 - 07.2025
- Conducted quality inspections on boat components to ensure compliance with standards.
- Collaborated with production teams and engineer departments to identify and resolve quality issues promptly.
- Utilized measuring tools and equipment to assess product dimensions accurately.
- In process/ final detail inspection and audits.
- Nautical upholstery, resin checks, gel coat inspection, and final documentation of product before shipment.
- Electrical blueprint reading and inspection of in process builds of harnesses and other nautical electrical components/ final inspection and testing before shipment.
- Documented inspection results and non-conformance reports for tracking purposes.
- Assisted in training new technicians on quality assurance practices and procedures.
- Participated in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality processes.
- Ensured that all materials meet required specifications before releasing them for use in production.
- Investigated customer complaints about product defects or deviations from specified requirements.
Quality Technician II
TGS Precision
Lenoir City, TN
05.2023 - 07.2024
- Preforming quality test and final inspection with CNC machined parts and fabrication, (welding, other laser systems, powder coat, anodize, bead/sand blast, chrome/zinc finish, etc) problem solving with engineering, use of calipers and various gauges, assist in collecting data.
- Blueprint reading and checking materials accurately and efficiently.
- Sort out and identify non conforming materials.
- Help build and maintain 5S standards.
- Inspect products and complete in-process inspection on all shop machines and parts being fabricated, assembled, welded or otherwise manufactured in shop to assure compliance with quality standards.
Quality Control Inspector
PRP
Etowah, TN
01.2021 - 04.2021
- Third party quality company, we check the parts for the Waupaca Foundry to make sure all castings/casting dates are good.
- Parts are of the best quality, as safely is the guideline working with car parts.
- Monitor the quality of incoming and outgoing products or materials for the company.
- Check each for any critical defects that may have missed previous rounds of quality.
- Ensure all parts are the same and not non-conforming.
- Mark each part as checked, do test to ensure the rigidity, and depth of any holes in casting.
- Keep documentation of our work, defects, and major issues.
Wire Technician
Morgan Olsen
Loudon, TN
11.2020 - 01.2021
- Running wire, creating data connections, installing network racks.
- Ensured all electrical systems were wired accurately and working correctly.
- Handled the responsibility for diagnosing and repairing the electrical systems for new units.
- Install and connect electrical systems such as full Dashes, lock box systems, made sure the fuse fox was correct, checked all things worked (switches, lights, locks, WW, AC, atc.) And removed original hoses and put in natural gas heater lines in UPS, FedEx, and Post Office trucks.
Production And powder coat Team Leader
National Seating Co
Vonore, TN
12.2018 - 01.2020
- Coordinated with internal departments to maximize operational efficiency across production and administrative areas.
- Kept areas clean, neat and inspection-ready at all times to comply with product guidelines.
- Notified supervisors about production problems and helped identify and correct concerns.
- Addressed employee and production issues to determine and implement optimal resolutions, preventing wasted resources and maintaining schedules.
- Used Drills and power tools to perform basic electrical and mechanical assembly functions.
- Evaluated subordinate performance and communicated with employees to provide feedback for work performance improvement.
- Conducted frequent cycle counts and inventory audits to verify accuracy of computer records.
- Conducted monthly Quality Audits, and ensured a quality controlled environment for all nonconforming, bad, or repair parts.
- Worked with other quality team members to read blueprints, determine part numbers, keep inventory records, and ensure no flaws or defects.
- Repaired old paint jobs, created customized paint jobs, maintaining schedules to meet deadlines, preparing surfaces to be painted, removing parts that are not to be painted, and kept control of all factors that determine the success of painting.
- Preformed toxic/harmful chemical control to meet all safety rules, procedures, and guidelines.
- Tested pH levels, temp., on a multiple times on a daily basis.
- Monitor chemical processes and test the quality of products to make sure that they meet standards and specifications.
- Set up and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment.
- Troubleshoot production problems or malfunctioning instruments.
- Prepare chemical solutions.
- Conduct, compile, and interpret results of chemical and physical experiments, tests, and analyses for a variety of purposes, including development.
- Prepare technical reports that summarize their results.
- Maintained the Nordstrom Powder Coat paint system, ensured all equipment was properly working to ensure quality.
- Cleaned out and replaced hoses, paint guns, electrodes, rebuilt paint guns, successful identified problems and resolved them.
- Can operate overhead cranes, operated Fluidized Sand Bed Burn-Off Oven, to burn off excess powder coat paint on hooks used to paint parts on assembly line.
Education
High School Diploma -
Tellico Plains High School
Tellico Plains, TN05.2017
Skills
- Cash Flow analysis
- Incidents management
- Continuous improvements
- Quality assurance controls
- Human management
- Production management
- Leadership skills and problem solving
- Workforce training
- Performance reporting
- Inventory management
- Problem resolution
- Supervision
- Team building
- Communications
- Project organization
- Planning and coordination
- Organization
- Team management
- Customer service
- Knowledgeable of the Powdercoat systems and also rework of parts powdercoated and not
- Employee Evaluation
- Quality inspection
- Root cause analysis
- Micrometer
- Manufacturing
- Calipers
- Lean Manufacturing
- Quality Control
- Process Improvement
- Blueprint Reading
- Quality Audits
- Electrical Experience
- Time management
- Quality assurance
- AS400
- Serving
- Communication skills
- Restaurant experience
- 5S
- Manufacturing facility
- Negotiation
- Supervising experience
- Typing
- Blueprint reading
- Precision measuring instruments
- Cash handling
- Management
- Quality control
- Continuous improvement
- Analysis skills
- Assembly
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Employee training
- Customer complaint investigation
Assessments
- Delivery driver, Proficient, 03/01/23
- Attention to detail, Proficient, 05/01/22
- Work motivation, Proficient, 05/01/22
- Management & leadership skills: Impact & influence, Proficient, 12/01/22
- Retail customer service, Proficient, 05/01/22
- Work style: Reliability, Proficient, 04/01/22
- Manufacturing skills, Proficient, 07/01/24
- Cooking skills: Basic food preparation, Proficient, 10/01/22
- Customer service, Proficient, 02/01/21
- Customer focus & orientation, Proficient, 03/01/24
- Front desk agent (hotel), Proficient, 03/01/24
- Attention to detail, Proficient, 12/01/23
- Customer service, Proficient, 07/01/22
- Call center customer service, Proficient, 07/01/22
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Timeline
Quality Technician
Cobalt Boats
10.2024 - 07.2025
Quality Technician II
TGS Precision
05.2023 - 07.2024
Quality Control Inspector
PRP
01.2021 - 04.2021
Wire Technician
Morgan Olsen
11.2020 - 01.2021
Production And powder coat Team Leader
National Seating Co
12.2018 - 01.2020
High School Diploma -
Tellico Plains High School