Prentiss T. Gurley
Bennettsville,SC
Summary
Proven professional with extensive experience in operational efficiency and quality control, notably at Palmetto Brick Company. Skilled in health and safety compliance and adaptive learning, demonstrated through zero accidents and reduced waste. Expertise in raw material handling and stress tolerance, ensuring top-notch product standards and workplace safety.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kiln Operator
Palmetto Brick Company
06.2008 - Current
- Reduced and eliminated downtime to drive quality of products.
- Checked temperature control to maintain proper conditions.
- Performed inspections throughout processes to meet quality standards.
- Determined practical methods to improve assembly and fitting of most parts.
- Reviewed bonding and process specifications, blueprints and production schedules to perform sequences.
- Changed molds to accommodate production schedule.
- Maintained work area and equipment to comply with company and sanitary standards.
- Leveraged measuring equipment to obtain proper weights.
- Observed, maintained and addressed issues to prevent and reduce waste.
Over the Road Truck Driver
US Express
11.2007 - 05.2008
- Maintained daily, legible DOT log book and submitted corresponding documents.
- Dropped and hooked trailers and changed configuration of equipment.
- Minimized delays by planning and adjusting routes to account for changing weather and traffic conditions.
- Demonstrated safe driving by following regulations and safety procedures, resulting in zero accidents.
- Completed preventive maintenance checks and basic repairs to vehicles.
- Inspected trucks and trailers before each trip to assess safety and identify maintenance concerns.
- Inspected vehicle before and after trips and logged and reported mechanical problems to avoid unsafe hazards.
Warehouse Associate
Olsten Staffing Services
03.2004 - 03.2005
- Prepared orders for shipment by picking, packing, and labeling merchandise.
- Worked safely around moving machinery.
- Performed inventory control, such as counting, and stocking merchandise.
- Assembled orders and packed items for shipment, conveying orders to shipping personnel
Education
High School Diploma -
Marlboro County High School
Bennettsville, SC06-1994
Skills
- Health and safety compliance
- Adaptive learning
- Raw material handling
- Stress tolerance
- Record keeping
- Quality control standards
- Safety protocol
Certification
Basic Electronics School, Great Lakes, Illinois 11/94-2/95 Certificate
Electrician “A” School, Great Lakes Illinois 3/95-4/95 Certificate
Electrical Equipment Repair, USS Independence 5/95-6/95 Certificate
Timeline
Kiln Operator
Palmetto Brick Company
06.2008 - Current
Over the Road Truck Driver
US Express
11.2007 - 05.2008
Warehouse Associate
Olsten Staffing Services
03.2004 - 03.2005
Basic Electronics School, Great Lakes, Illinois 11/94-2/95 Certificate
Electrician “A” School, Great Lakes Illinois 3/95-4/95 Certificate
Electrical Equipment Repair, USS Independence 5/95-6/95 Certificate
High School Diploma -
Marlboro County High School
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