Michelle Strong

• Operated mold machines for precision casting processes.
• Running the Machines: Controlling and monitoring the functions of various equipment. This could include CNC machinery, injection mold wax machines (to create the initial patterns for casting), or massive industrial furnaces.
• Monitored equipment performance and adjusted settings as needed.
• Conducted routine maintenance on molds and machinery.
• Following Technique Cards: Reviewing specific blueprints, work instructions, and "tech cards" to determine how the machine must be adjusted for each run.
• Prepping Tooling Dies: Assembling, aligning, and positioning heavy industrial dies or molds into machines.
• Defect Checking: Removing parts from the machines and checking them immediately for defects, cracks, or flaws.
• Precision Measuring: Using precision hand tools like calipers, micrometers, and scales to ensure the finished parts perfectly match customer blueprints.
• Trimming and Finishing: Removing sharp edges, burrs, rust, or excess wax/metal
• Assisted in troubleshooting equipment malfunctions to minimize downtime.
• Executed quality checks on finished components, ensuring adherence to specifications and quality standards.

Equipment Operation: Start up, set up, and shut down production line machinery such as industrial mixers used for blending ingredients, dicers for cutting vegetables, wrappers for sealing products, and various packaging units. Adjust settings for optimal performance and ensure all safety measures are in place during operation.

Inspected product output for consistency and quality, conducted weight checks using calibrated scales, and logged production data including batch numbers, production times, and anomalies in detailed paperwork.

Identified minor mechanical issues to minimize production line downtime.: Identify minor mechanical issues early, such as jammed conveyors or worn belts, to minimize line downtime. Quickly notify maintenance or leadership teams to address major malfunctions like motor failures or electrical issues that could halt production.

Safety & Sanitation: Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), including proper handling of raw materials and finished products, maintain a clean workspace using 5S standards,Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, and wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, safety glasses, and masks to ensure a safe and hygienic environment.

• Executed cleanroom protocols to maintain sterile environment for production.
• Operate and maintain machines, ensuring seamless production flow.
• Reviewed and analyzed schematics to ensure accurate implementation in projects.
• Streamlined machine setup processes, ensuring efficient production start-up and minimizing downtime, which led to enhanced operational efficiency.
• Conducted lockout/tagout practices to prevent accidental machine startup.
• Engaged with maintenance teams to troubleshoot technical issues, fostering effective communication that reduced response times and improved overall machine uptime.
• Utilized multiple line communication methods to improve information exchange among team members.
• Maintain clean workspace, adhering to GMP and safety standards.
• Follow all GMPs
• Clean room protocol
• Used various hand tools and fasteners to adjust electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• LOTO
• Maintain a clean workspace, adhering to GMP and safety standards.
• Streamlined machine setup processes, ensuring efficient production start-up and minimizing downtime, which led to enhanced operational efficiency.
• Conducted regular adjustments during operation, identifying and resolving minor mechanical issues to sustain machine performance and continuity.
• Engage MBPS to troubleshoot complex challenges effectively
• Executed precise production record documentation, ensuring compliance with the MMMDDYYY format, thus enhancing traceability and accountability in operations.
• Implement HACCP protocols, enhancing food safety compliance.
• Collaborated with maintenance teams to troubleshoot machinery issues, improving communication and increasing overall machine uptime.

• Managed inventory to minimize overstock and stockouts, supporting efficient loss prevention
• Engaged in cross-functional collaboration with headquarterss for quality assurance
• Analyzed market trends and customer preferences to inform product selection
• Displayed products strategically to enhance sales and improve shopping experience
• Engaged in cross-functional collaboration with headquarters for quality assurance
• Assisted with diverse responsibilities to ensure workflow continuity

• Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis for high profile/global clients
• Maintained agile organization, ensuring sustained revenue growth through monitoring industry forecasts, refining budgets, and making timely adjustments
• Oversaw accounting operations, managing transactions for payroll, financial reporting, payables, and receivables to ensure accuracy and compliance
• Used Netpak to prepare monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and take corrective action on deviations
• Tracking/filing confidential financial accounts using Netsuite, Excel, Microsoft Word, Slack, Google Doc and internal data databases
• Processed, filled, and cleared Global Correspondence invoices
• Worked in collaboration with members of the financing department
• Processed and managed payout invoices, ensuring timely and accurate disbursements

• Set up and adjust blending equipment to ensure optimal performance
• Manage and operate batch blender and mixer
• Execute detailed batching instructions
• Monitored machinery during blend process, ensuring consistent quality and preventing malfunctions
• Conducted batch quality verification tests to confirm product standards were met
• Lid and label a good product
• Separated unsellable products from inventory to prevent distributionsss
• Maintain clean and safe environment by following SOPs
• Supported Operations Manager and production team in fulfilling orders efficiently

• Developed and maintained work schedules to align staff availability with operational demands
• Clarified and documented administrative staff processes based on management directives
• Coordinated with airline agents for passenger check-in, ticket changes, itinerary rebooking, and special requests
• Managed filing systems for electronic and hard copy documents to keep organized records