Richard Sherk

Certified in mixing large batches of chocolate and operating large computer controlled refiners. Used overhead cranes to load bags of sugar to bulk station. Operated cocoa butter and chocolate liquor melter and conveyor. Printed out and accurately followed recipes to make products. Staged upcoming work orders and weighed out products for recipes. Worked on packaging lines using box formers, conveyors, scales and labeled products. Used palletizer to shrink wrap finished products. Operated forklifts and electrical hand trucks to transport and put away ingredients as well as finished products. Used ERP systems for inventory, machine down time tracking, waste recording, rework, efficiency tracking, recipe programs, and tracking documentation. Additionally served as back up Senior Tech, staying after hours as needed. Weighed out all waste from areas in plant and documented all excessive waste. Communicated through emails to Plant Managers and Senior Techs on all shifts. Served as a Safety Champion, attending safety meetings, bringing safety awareness to my shifts, and documenting unsafe acts, conditions and equipment. Completed several food safety courses for GMP compliance.

In charge of the quick production of spray textures and custom hand textures. Used forklifts to load and unload materials. As the lead was responsible for quality control on finished products. Lead texture patch sprayman for matching existing textures. Conducted weekly safety toolbox talks with employees. Recorded inventory audits and reported back changes in inventory. Assisted with site safety and investigated root cause of injuries. Consistently received feed back from contractors praising my attention to detail and quality.

Communicated with owner, contractors, and employees to coordinate the completion of jobs by scheduled deadlines.

Oversaw high production CNC Laser, CNC Plasma cutter, Trax machine, and Robotic welders producing over 1,000,000 dollars worth of product a month. Helped operators with programming problems and fix on the fly. Helped operators make their time efficiency's. Made sure machines received scheduled maintenance and if their was problems I would fix them and log information. Safely used the forklift to kit jobs for operators. Helped load operators machines with over head cranes. Worked closely with inventory control conducting material audits recording accurate findings. Participated in the company safety committee held for supervisors. Conducted weekly toolbox talks with employees. Recorded weekly safety behavioral audits, coaching employees on any unsafe behaviors observed. Discussed weekly efficiency reviews with individual employees. Responsible for quality control of all products made in my departments. Complied end of shift reports with detailed information for the Plant Manager. Managed two to three production buildings to make sure plant was running smoothly and efficiently.

Was in charge of site production, safety, quality control, spray textures, and patchwork. Managed crews from 6-18 people. Maintained good working relationship between builder and company. Scheduled due dates of different areas of production. Trained employees on safety and safe work practices. Documented all extra's that needed to be billed. Made sure proper inventory supplies were at each job and documented any extras or additional materials needed. Would help where needed to make sure production deadlines were met.

Oversaw high production CNC Laser, CNC Plasma cutter, Traxs machine, and Robotic welders producing over 1,000,000 dollars worth of product a month. Helped operators with programming problems and fix on the fly. Helped operators make their time efficiency's. Made sure machines received scheduled maintenance and if there was problems I would fix them and log information. Safely used the forklift to kit jobs for operators. Helped load operators machines with over head cranes. Worked closely with inventory control conducting material audits recording accurate findings. Participated in company safety committee held for supervisors. Conducted weekly toolbox talks with employees. Recorded weekly safety behavioral audits, coaching employees on any unsafe behaviors observed. Discussed weekly efficiency reviews with individual employees. Responsible for quality control of all products made in my departments. Complied end of shift reports with detailed information for the Plant Manager. Managed two to three production buildings to make sure plant was running smoothly and efficiently.