NICHOLAS CRANE
Seattle,WA
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Water Jet Operator
West Coast Waterjet
Seattle, Washington
06.2025 - Current
- Relocate shipments, finished products, inventory, and waste with a forklift daily.
- Kept accurate records of job specifications, materials used, and maintenance performed on equipment for future reference.
- Assisted in minimizing material waste by optimizing cutting patterns and nesting parts strategically.
- Maintained a clean work environment, ensuring all debris was removed from the water jet machine after each use, for optimal performance.
Water Jet Operator
Boyd
10.2023 - 02.2025
- Run, prepare and setup machine necessities before and after operations
- Calculate measurements, ratios, and quantity of a specific part in both multistage cuts and in rig/fixture creation
- Troubleshooting, maintenance and replacing parts when necessary while also keeping water filters clear of debris
- Cross examining blueprints, material lists and part logs to create the exact requested product
- Working with other stations and people to keep everything running smoothly between orders
Pool Cleaner
Greater Quality Pool Service
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Exercised strong knowledge of swimming pool motors, pumps and filtration systems to service and monitor pool and equipment
- Brushed walls and floors
- Vacuumed pool using to remove dirt, debris and contaminants
- Obtained water readings and adjusted water chemistry to keep pool clean and sanitized
- Wrote and revised maintenance procedures
- Transported reactive chemicals safely and efficiently
- My Route consisted of 20 pools in total, which was a rotation of 10 pools per day.
Food, Service and Utility
Compass Group Management
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Greeted customers and made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction
- Sanitized kitchen surfaces and washed food prep tools, utensils and equipment
- Closed Restaurant and prepped for opening
- Cross-trained in the utility worker position
- Disposed of garbage and recycling after each shift
- Removed dust and food particles by sweeping and scrubbing floors
- Followed daily checklist to maintain kitchen cleanliness and support during service periods
Assembly Worker
Midco
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Establishing clean and organized work stations
- Trained and assisted new employees in my designated work area
- Assembled components with minimal supervision, exceeding expected project milestones
- Tested components, assemblies and power tools for proper functionality
- Insured quality by inspecting items and removing defective parts
- Followed detailed assembly instructions, processes, and procedures.
Deconstruction Trainee
Evanston Rebuiling Warehouse
05.2021 - 02.2022
- Assisted with successful, time-sensitive renovations of various structures
- Prepared and cleaned surfaces for rebuilding purposes by removing damaged tiles, bricks and mortar
- Loaded, unloaded and moved material to and from storage and production areas
Reset Merchandiser
SAS
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Changed shelves, racks and displays to meet new schematic designs
- Traveled to assigned location using personal vehicle, showed up time and worked efficiently to complete jobs
- Built fixtures according to plan to effectively display new store merchandise
Shift Supervisor
Epic burger
12.2012 - 02.2020
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas
- Completed store opening and closing procedures and balanced tills
- Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns
- Strictly followed sanitation and food safety guidelines as required by regulatory agencies and company
- Helped maintain a schedule, inventory, stock, COGS and labor
- Trained new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities.
Skills
- Machine operation
- Adaptive learning
- Equipment calibration
- Inventory management
- Blueprint reading
- Loading and unloading procedures
- Supply restocking
- Forklift operation
- Material handling
- Customer service
- Patience and composure
- Cash handling
- Customer complaint resolution
- Chemical handling
- Water chemistry
- Staff supervision
- Relationship building
- Employee training
Timeline
Water Jet Operator
West Coast Waterjet
06.2025 - Current
Water Jet Operator
Boyd
10.2023 - 02.2025
Pool Cleaner
Greater Quality Pool Service
04.2023 - 09.2023
Food, Service and Utility
Compass Group Management
09.2022 - 03.2023
Assembly Worker
Midco
02.2022 - 09.2022
Deconstruction Trainee
Evanston Rebuiling Warehouse
05.2021 - 02.2022
Reset Merchandiser
SAS
07.2020 - 05.2021
Shift Supervisor
Epic burger
12.2012 - 02.2020