Michael Higgins
South Glens Falls
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive experience at Target and GL&V, excelling in production coordination and quality control. Demonstrated expertise in crane operation and critical thinking, ensuring safety and efficiency in high-pressure environments. Proven track record of meeting production quotas while fostering teamwork and maintaining inventory accuracy.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Worker
Target
Wilton
09.2021 - 09.2025
- Maintained inventory accuracy using handheld scanners.
- Organized and labeled storage areas for easy access.
- Followed safety protocols to ensure a safe working environment.
- Collaborated with team members to fulfill order requests promptly.
- Operated scanners, computers, and other equipment to track orders.
- Staged and sorted multiple types of products for loading.
Journeyman Molder
GL&V (Valmet)
Hudson Falls
10.1989 - 05.2020
- High rate of accuracy during pours producing high quality molds for use in production
- Monitored and operated multiple machines to form shell molds
- Formed and assembled slab cored around patterns and positing wire to reinforce molds with hand tools and glue
- Consistently monitored and documented raw material inventory to ensure production quotas were met
- Moved and positioned workpieces using a crane while adhering to all safety protocols
Pattern Maker Third Class
United States Navy
Norfolk
08.1985 - 10.1989
- Assembled pattern sections using hand tools and welding equipment
- Used emery clothes and filed to clean and finish pattern templates
- Designed and created patterns and templates according to customer specifications
- Accurately read and interpreted blueprints of parts to be cast and patterns to be made
- Ensured the conformance of patterns to specifications using calipers, scales, and micrometers
Education
High School Diploma -
Hudson Falls High School
Hudson Falls, NYMolder/Coremaker Apprenticeship -
New York State
Hudson Falls, NYSkills
- Production Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Resource Allocation
- Safety Oriented
- Complex Problem Solving
- Lockout/Tagout
- Crane Operation
- Systems Analysis
- Technical Support
- Time Management
- Quality Control
- Packaging
- Leadership
Certifications Trainings
- Forklift Truck Operator
- Respirator Protection
- Rigging Safety
- Crane Operator
- Electrical Hazard
- Lockout/Tagout
- Fire Extinguisher
- Written Hazard Communication
- TQM Associate Training
- Confined Space
Professional Skills
High rate of accuracy during pours producing high quality molds for use in production, Monitored and operated multiple machines to form shell molds, Formed and assembled slab cored around patterns and positing wire to reinforce molds with hand tools and glue, Consistently monitored and documented raw material inventory to ensure production quotas were met, Moved and positioned workpieces using a crane while adhering to all safety protocols, Assembled pattern sections using hand tools and welding equipment, Used emery clothes and filed to clean and finish pattern templates, Designed and created patterns and templates according to customer specifications, Accurately read and interpreted blueprints of parts to be cast and patterns to be made, Ensured the conformance of patterns to specifications using calipers, scales, and micrometers
Timeline
Warehouse Worker
Target
09.2021 - 09.2025
Journeyman Molder
GL&V (Valmet)
10.1989 - 05.2020
Pattern Maker Third Class
United States Navy
08.1985 - 10.1989
High School Diploma -
Hudson Falls High School
Molder/Coremaker Apprenticeship -
New York State
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