Michael S. Small
Cheraw,SC
Summary
Ability Summary Machine Operator Welder Accuracy and Attention to details Tolerant and flexible, adjusts to different situations Organization and prioritization skills
Overview
1
1
Certification
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Machine Operator/Machine Tool Operator
Crown Holdings
Cheraw, South Carolina
03.2016 - Current
- Operated machinery to produce metal containers for various industries.
- Monitored production processes for efficiency and safety compliance.
- Conducted routine maintenance on machines to ensure optimal performance.
Welder
Marley Engineered Products
Bennettsville, SC
10.2014 - 03.2016
- Set up, operate, and tend welding machines that join components to fabricate metal products and assemblies.
- Feed workpieces into welding machines to join components.
- Correct problems by adjusting controls or by stopping machines and opening holding devices.
- Inspect, measure, and test completed metal workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using measuring and testing devices.
- Record operational information on specified production reports.
- Read blueprints, work orders, and production schedules to determine product or job instructions or specifications.
- Assemble, align, and clamp workpieces into holding fixtures to bond, heat-treat, and solder fabricated metal components.
Set Up Machine Operator
Ina Bearing
Cheraw, SC
02.2005 - 08.2008
- Measure dimensions of finished workpieces to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments, templates, and fixtures.
- Mount, install, align, and secure tools, attachments, fixtures, and workpieces on machines, using hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
- Stop machines to remove finished workpieces or to change tooling, setup, or workpiece placement, according to required machining sequences.
- Transfer commands from servers to computer numerical control (CNC) modules, using computer network links.
- Check to ensure that workpieces are properly lubricated and cooled during machine operation.
- Set up and operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform one or more machine functions on metal or plastic workpieces.
- Insert control instructions into machine control units to start operation.
- Review program specifications and blueprints to determine and set machine operations and sequencing, finished workpiece dimensions, or numerical control sequences.
- Listen to machines during operation to detect sounds such as those made by dull cutting tools or excessive vibration and adjust machines to compensate for problems.
- Remove and replace dull cutting tools.
Paint Production Supervisor
Takata Restraint Systems
Cheraw, SC
04.2000 - 02.2004
- Observe machine gauges and equipment operation to detect defects and deviations from standards, and make adjustments as necessary.
- Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers.
- Weigh and measure chemicals, coatings, and paints before adding them to machines.
- Select appropriate coatings, paints, and sprays, and prepare them by mixing substances according to formulas.
- Set up and operate machines to paint and coat products.
- Record operational data on specified forms.
- Start pumps to mix solutions and fill tanks.
- Operate auxiliary machines or equipment used in coating or painting processes.
- Supervise coworkers in machine operating techniques.
Education
High School Diploma - General High School Curriculum
Cheraw High School
Cheraw, SCSkills
- Machine Operator
- Welder
- Accuracy and Attention to details
- Tolerant and flexible
- Organization and prioritization skills
Certification
- HVAC Technician Certification, Ashworth College, 05/01/13
- OSHA Certification, Occupational Safety and Health, 06/01/12
- Industrial Maintenance Certification, Northeastern Technical College, 10/01/05
- Robotics Programming Certification, MotoMan Inc., 07/01/01
Timeline
Machine Operator/Machine Tool Operator
Crown Holdings
03.2016 - Current
Welder
Marley Engineered Products
10.2014 - 03.2016
Set Up Machine Operator
Ina Bearing
02.2005 - 08.2008
Paint Production Supervisor
Takata Restraint Systems
04.2000 - 02.2004
High School Diploma - General High School Curriculum
Cheraw High School