Melissa Hatfield
Evansville,IN
Summary
Experienced with operating and maintaining production machinery to ensure efficient and high-quality output. Utilizes troubleshooting skills to address technical issues promptly and maintain continuous operations. Knowledge of adhering to safety protocols and optimizing workflow processes.
Results-driven manufacturing professional with strong experience in production processes and machinery operation. Known for effective team collaboration and ability to adapt to changing needs. Skilled in quality control, equipment maintenance, and safety protocols. Reliable and focused on achieving high standards in every task.
Knowledgeable [Desired Position] with extensive experience in production processes, ensuring seamless operations and high-quality output. Proven track record of optimizing workflows and maintaining equipment to reduce downtime. Demonstrated expertise in troubleshooting technical issues and adhering to safety standards.
Skilled Production Operator with a [Number] year background in overseeing and managing assembly lines. Proficient in final product assembly and quantity control. Customer-oriented, professional and flexible.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
DSP
ResCare
08.2025 - Current
- Supervised daily operations to ensure compliance with safety protocols and quality standards.
- Trained and mentored new staff on operational procedures and best practices.
- Streamlined workflows, enhancing efficiency in service delivery and task execution.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to address operational challenges and improve processes.
Process Technician
AMCOR
11.2024 - 07.2025
- Operated and maintained production machinery to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime.
- Monitored quality control processes, identifying defects and implementing corrective actions.
- Trained new staff on safety protocols and standard operating procedures to enhance workplace safety.
- Streamlined workflow processes, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced waste during production runs.
Production Operator
LyondellBasell
11.2022 - 11.2024
- My job is a production Operator./Mixer
- I run a line that produces hot melted plastic that goes down a water table and into a cutter that produces tiny small pellets. The pellets are then packed in a box , or a bulker to be transported to the buyer to be formed into their product they make .
- I also troubleshoot the machine it something goes wrong
- Example: If my lines drop it can range from dropping out of the cutter to shutting down and cleaning the dye head or changing the dye plate . Also, i check the temperature, Rpms, and the monitor the computer and the performance of machine.
- Read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, blueprints, specifications, work orders, or reports to determine materials requirements or assembly instructions.
- Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
- Monitor automated press operation systems and respond to fault, error, or alert messages.
- Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
- Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.
- Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or efficiency.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Position and secure workpieces, using hoists, cranes, wire, and banding machines or hand tools.
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
- Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
- Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
- Connect cables, tubes, and wiring, according to specifications.
- Load workpieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
- Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies.
- Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as necessary to complete work.
- Set up and adjust machines and equipment.
- The other part of my job
- Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning.
- Investigate products or markets to determine areas for opportunity or viability for merchandising specific products, using online or offline sources.
- Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems
- Train users to use new or modified equipment.
- Second job is Mixer:
- I mix components together in the back such as Resin , additives, color and either Glass , Calcium or Talc to make a mix to go in the blender to blend and then i drop the mix into the machine for the operator’s to run through the machine to produce the orders for our clients.
Operator
Action Industries OEM
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
- Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools.
- Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves, or cutters on arbors.
- Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
- Load workpieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
- Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies.
- Clean and lubricate machines.
- Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
- Test and adjust machine speeds or actions, according to product specifications, using gauges and hand tools.
- Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, or table angles for specified operations.
- Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
- Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
Cultivator
Ataraxia
06.2022 - 09.2022
- Inspect trees and collect samples of plants, seeds, foliage, bark and roots to locate insect and disease damage.
- Apply pesticides and fertilizers to plants.
- Inspect crops, fields, or plant stock to determine conditions and need for cultivating, spraying, weeding, or harvesting.
- Install gauges, stream flow recorders, and soil moisture measuring instruments, and collect and record data from them to assist with watershed analysis.
- Prepare soil for planting, and plant or transplant seeds, bulbs, and cuttings.
- Direct crop production operations, such as planning, tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, spraying, or harvesting.
- Cut and prune trees, shrubs, flowers, and plants.
- Replace chemical insecticides with environmentally friendly practices, such as adding pest-repelling plants to fields.
Operating
Berry plastic
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Clean parts, using cleaning solutions, air hoses, and cloths.
- Examine completed workpieces for defects, such as chipped edges or marred surfaces and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
- 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.
- Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.
- Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.
Retail
Liquor locker
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
- Select themes, lighting, colors, or props to be used.
- Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers' needs.
- Provide product samples, coupons, informational brochures, or other incentives to persuade people to buy products.
- Stock shelves with products.
- Keep areas neat while working and return items to correct locations following demonstrations.
Operator
Bootz industry
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Inspect, test, and adjust completed units to ensure that units meet specifications, tolerances, and customer order requirements.
- Measure parts to determine tolerances, using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, and verniers.
- Drill, tap, ream, countersink, and spot-face bolt holes in parts, using drill presses and portable power drills.
- Position, align, and adjust parts for proper fit and assembly.
- Pack or fold insulation between panels.
- Stack or arrange tested products for further processing, shipping, or packaging.
- Inspect, test, or measure materials, products, installations, or work for conformance to specifications.
- Remove defects, such as chips, burrs, or lap corroded or pitted surfaces.
- Notify supervisors or other personnel of production problems.
Sewing operation
Eluxury
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Trim excess material, using scissors.
- Position patterns of garment parts on fabric, and cut fabric along outlines, using scissors.
- Press garments, using hand irons or pressing machines.
- Examine tags on garments to determine alterations that are needed.
- Measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
- Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
- Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- Take up or let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts such as sleeves.
- Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
Cashier/ Retail
Meijers
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Instruct sales staff in color coordination of clothing racks or counter displays.
- Change or rotate window displays, interior display areas, or signage to reflect changes in inventory or promotion.
- Install decorations, such as flags, banners, festive lights, or bunting on or in building, street, exhibit hall, or booth.
- Dress mannequins for displays.
- Arrange properties, furniture, merchandise, backdrops, or other accessories, as shown in prepared sketches.
- Stock shelves with products.
- Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers' needs.
Home Health Aid
Adaptive
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
- Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.
- Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine.
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
Private In home client
Home Health aid
01.2018 - 09.2018
- Change dressings.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
- Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine.
- Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Massage patients or apply preparations or treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lamp stimulation.
Team lead
McDonald’s
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Clean food preparation areas, cooking surfaces, and utensils.
- Cook and package batches of food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, which are prepared to order or kept warm until sold.
- Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
- Pre-cook items such as bacon, to prepare them for later use.
- Take food and drink orders and receive payment from customers.
- Clean, stock, and restock workstations and display cases.
- Serve orders to customers at windows, counters, or tables.
- Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep-fat fryers, or griddles.
- Prepare and serve beverages such as coffee and fountain drinks.
- Wash, cut, and prepare foods designated for cooking.
- Cook the exact number of items ordered by each customer, working on several different orders simultaneously.
- Verify that prepared food meets requirements for quality and quantity.
- Read food order slips or receive verbal instructions as to food required by patron, and prepare and cook food according to instructions.
Education
High School Diploma -
Stratford Career institute
Saint Albans, Vt06.2005
Skills
- Teamwork
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Fast learner
- Problem-solving
- Chemical handling
- Machine setup
- Production monitoring
- Strong work ethic
- Product Inspections
- Safety checking
- Flexible schedule
Languages
English
Timeline
DSP
ResCare
08.2025 - Current
Process Technician
AMCOR
11.2024 - 07.2025
Production Operator
LyondellBasell
11.2022 - 11.2024
Operator
Action Industries OEM
09.2022 - 11.2022
Cultivator
Ataraxia
06.2022 - 09.2022
Operating
Berry plastic
10.2021 - 06.2022
Retail
Liquor locker
07.2021 - 10.2021
Operator
Bootz industry
02.2021 - 07.2021
Sewing operation
Eluxury
01.2020 - 12.2020
Cashier/ Retail
Meijers
08.2019 - 01.2020
Home Health Aid
Adaptive
09.2018 - 08.2019
Private In home client
Home Health aid
01.2018 - 09.2018
Team lead
McDonald’s
01.2017 - 01.2018
High School Diploma -
Stratford Career institute