Robert Baldwin
Hamilton
Summary
Dedicated professional with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and production efficiency. Proven track record of prioritizing safety while delivering high-quality results in all tasks. Eager to learn and adapt to new challenges, ensuring continuous improvement in performance. Consistently meets production goals while maintaining rigorous safety standards.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Thermal Spray Operator
Cincinnati Thermal Spray
Blue Ash
09.2021 - 07.2026
- Operated thermal spray equipment for surface coating processes, Including JP5000 tungsten carbide coating, 3M plasma ceramic coating, and Jetkote Coatings.
- Experience with wire spray process through arc wire or Oxygen/Acetylene spray gun.
- Blaster Operations including cabinet and walk-in blasters with blast media such as glass bead and grit blast media depending on what the tech plans called for.
- Prepared parts for hand spray while wearing the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment for the job at hand.
- Maintained equipment by performing routine inspections and cleaning.
- Collaborated with team members to optimize workflow and enhance production efficiency.
- Followed safety protocols to maintain a safe working environment.
- Assisted in training new operators on equipment operation and safety practices.
- Documented production activities and maintained accurate records for quality control.
- Adjusted machine settings to align with project specifications and meet material requirements.
- Inspected finished products to verify conformity to quality standards.
- Set up tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, gauges and other related parts for use in production operations.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
- Set up and operated production machinery according to specific standards and protocols of company.
- Reduced health and safety risks with strict adherence to safety protocols and PPE requirements.
- Supported production operations for steel roll coating and aerospace parts.
- Robot and lathe points setup (Start and stop points, lathe speed, traverse speed) even going as far as to document each point in a binder to streamline setup process and make process more efficient.
- Performed machining and polishing of rolls to meet specifications and polishing rolls for either tech plan requirements with 99.99% pure silver rolls or parts needing to be a required surface finish for outside processing such as heat treat.
Assembly line production
Thyssenkrupp Bilstein
Fairfield
06.2021 - 09.2021
- Collaborated with a small team to assemble shocks from start to finish, ensuring adherence to assembly line standards
- Fitted O-rings and other components into shocks to prevent leaks and non-conformities during use
- Conducted leak checks on assembled shocks to identify potential failures. and testing during multiple points in the process to ensure the highest quality parts
- Worked in the special vehicles unit of the shop creating shocks for military vehicles
Braze welder
Byron Products
Fairfield
02.2019 - 06.2021
- Brazed components using copper ring and flux to create strong, durable joints. with copper ring and flux to ensure a quality weld when part cooled down
- Tack welded parts together to secure proper alignment for assembly. together to ensure parts would not move when taken to next process in assembly
- Inspected welds to ensure quality and adherence to specifications.
- Collected materials for projects to support timely production completion.
- Tack welded parts to secure alignment for subsequent assembly processes.
- Identified non-conformities and followed procedures to repair parts.
- Gathered required materials for each project in order to meet production deadlines.
- Detected non-conformities and executed repair procedures to maintain quality standards.
Education
High School Diploma -
Fairfield Senior High
Fairfield, OH04-2011
K-9th Grade - General Studies
New Miami K-12
Hamilton, OH10-2008
Skills
- Thermal spray coating
- Production machinery operation
- Machine maintenance
- Quality control inspection
- Quality assurance
- Quality inspection
- Process optimization
- Process enhancement
- Safety compliance
- OSHA regulations adherence
- Equipment servicing
- Material handling
- Forklift operation
- Attention to detail
- Manufacturing procedures
- Adaptability
Affiliations
- Competitive Firearms participant USPSA
- Musician
Timeline
Thermal Spray Operator
Cincinnati Thermal Spray
09.2021 - 07.2026
Assembly line production
Thyssenkrupp Bilstein
06.2021 - 09.2021
Braze welder
Byron Products
02.2019 - 06.2021
High School Diploma -
Fairfield Senior High
K-9th Grade - General Studies
New Miami K-12