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
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
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.
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, SC
Cyber Security - Cyber Security
DeVry University
Illiopolis, IL
HVAC Technician - HVAC
Ashworth College
Norcross, GA
06.2013
Skills
Machine Operator
Welder
Accuracy and Attention to details
Tolerant and flexible, adjusts to different situations
Organization and prioritization skills
Certification
HVAC Technician Certification - Ashworth College - 2013-05
OSHA Certification - Occupational Safety and Health - 2012-06
Industrial Maintenance Certification - Northeastern Technical College - 2005-10
Robotics Programming Certification - MotoMan Inc. - 2001-07