Nicole Gumm

I began my career at Caterpillar as a material specialist 2. I started that role in logistics as a stand up fork truck driver, loading and unloading track shoes and bolts to assemblers. I quickly moved up to a puller that would drive sit down fork trucks to bring parts from one building to another. Shortly there after I was made a stager. As a stager, I went over the orders and built them based on priority and availability. I became the "unofficial" trainer and was asked to join an improvement group, which I did, until I graduated college and started my new job in components. In components, I was first put on ABA grinder. While training there I learned about changing the grinder wheel, doing quality checks, coolant chillers, hoists, cranes, and making offsets in the programs. After that, I ended with the job I wanted, as a CNC machinist at the 5 Axis. On this asset, I am responsible for the quality of master links being machined. To do that, I check all parts with hard gages and periodically do CMM checks. If any offsets are needed I put them in the program. If tooling is needed, I change inserts and rebuild tools such as mills, drills, bores, taps. I also de-burr the parts.

• Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
• Multy tasking
• Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
• Ordering product
• Cooking
• Books
• Schedules
• Payroll

I ran the day to day operations including, the banking, the books, the scheduling, hiring/firing, stocking, ordering, sales, service, payroll, and cleaning. I learned great problem solving skills as well as leadership skills.