Richard Simon
Machine Operator
Chicago Heights,Illinois
Summary
Reliable and organized Machine Operator with 7 years of experience leveraging excellent time management and quality assurance skills. Proficient in operation of standard warehouse equipment and committed to facilitating team productivity.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Seasonal FC Associate I
Amazon MDW
Monee, IL
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Package customer orders, induct products, or sort products, depending on daily needs
- Go to other locations or perform different tasks as guided by management
- Locate and package customer orders in the appropriate shipping box or bag
- Scan each product in order to ensure it is the correct item using either the IR or optical scanner
- Locate missing items with the help of the sorters
- Perform induction, use an IR scanner and optical scanner for individual products that come in from Inbound Induction in totes and place them into individual totes for sorting
- Sort products that come in from induction, placing each product in the correct chute for the packagers
- Keep the individual orders separated for the packagers and help locate products the packagers cannot find
- Responsible for keeping up rates for each task, area cleanliness, and replenishment of supplies
- This includes replenishment of packaging tape, boxes and bags at the station, labels, and printer paper
- Report broken or non-functional equipment to building maintenance.
Machine Operator
Duro Bag Company
Alsip, IL
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Operate, perform maintenance on, and maintain cleanliness on high-speed paper bag making machines, keeping machines running at propers speed and as much as possible during shifts in a safe manner
- Perform random quality control checks on bags to ensure paste is aligned properly plus in enough quantity, printing is correct, and handle/bag integrity is correct
- Adjust as needed
- Determine what stopped machines and fix issue(s) to bring machines back to working states in a timely manner
- Assist machine adjusters with machine repairs
- Replace main rolls and handle rolls when needed
- Check and fill dyes to full levels when depleted
- Weigh and empty buggies with bad bags in the bailer
- Replenish dyes, tape, and all supplies.
Mill Cutoff Operator
Bull Moose Tube
Chicago Heights, IL
05.2021 - 05.2022
- Responsible for tube straightness, checking for and reporting defects, and measuring tube length to ensure tubes are within tolerance with tape measures
- Monitor mill speeds and perform random quality checks on tubing
- Adjust tubing using dual Turks Head to ensure tube straightness
- Report machine defects to maintenance, supervision, and mill operators
- Program HMI for each order, setting tube lengths and adjusting if tubing is found to be too short or too long
- Print tags for each bundle of tubing, ensure all piece counts are correct
- Perform changeovers, change out Turks Head and die for different sizes and shapes of tubing, and setup de-dimpler for round bar.
Formulations Operator/Batchmaker
Nufarm Americas
Alsip, IL
10.2020 - 04.2021
- Fulfill different roles for production lines, packaging fungicide products
- Operate forklifts to move material, stage batches, load/unload truck trailers, and dispose of waste
- Create fungicide batches by loading material into tanks, charging liquid products on lower levels and filling batches with chemical mix products at upper levels
- Follow batch records to determine materials needed to create batches, PPE requirements, and other pertinent information
- Bring samples to quality control lab for analysis
- Weigh out material for batches using containers, pallets, and forklifts
- Stage batches and verify material quantities, performing triple sign-off verification.
Production Technician II
Nanophase Technologies
Romeoville, IL
11.2015 - 03.2020
- Wear proper PPE while strongly adhering to OSHA safety standards
- Mainly responsible for running a blender through HMI while packaging zinc oxide powder
- Sift zinc oxide powder into boxes at specific weights, sealing boxes with tamper and clear tape while preparing boxes for next shifts
- Document batch information into production reports and entering batch information into Microsoft Access after completion of sifting
- Stage batches of powder using forklifts and pallet jacks to load into blender
- Brush down remaining powder into transfer units from blender to sifter
- Load batches into blender from loading hopper above the sifter
- Change drums, restock supplies, and detailed cleaning of entire areas
- Operate forklift pallet jacks (powered and non) to move materials and finished products.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Networking
Kaplan University
Davenport, IA 05.2001 -
Skills
Order execution
Order picking skills
Product selection
Shipping and receiving
Pallet jack proficiency
Loading and unloading
Product restocking
Stock management
Shipping procedures understanding
Product picking
Forklift safety and operation
Warehouse safety
Inventory audits
Timeline
Seasonal FC Associate I
Amazon MDW
04.2023 - 06.2023
Machine Operator
Duro Bag Company
06.2022 - 12.2022
Mill Cutoff Operator
Bull Moose Tube
05.2021 - 05.2022
Formulations Operator/Batchmaker
Nufarm Americas
10.2020 - 04.2021
Production Technician II
Nanophase Technologies
11.2015 - 03.2020
Some College (No Degree) - Computer Networking
Kaplan University
05.2001 -