Robert Erickson
Mora
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1988
1988
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Press Operator
Commercial plastics
211 North Industrial Rd Mora
06.2025 - Current
- Operated and maintained press machinery, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to safety protocols during production runs.
- Monitored production output, identifying and resolving issues to maintain consistent quality and efficiency throughout operations.
- Conducted routine maintenance checks on equipment, reducing downtime and ensuring continuous operational flow on the production line.
Grinder
Prospect foundry
1225 Winter St Ne Minneapolis
05.1997 - 01.2025
- Operated and maintained grinding machinery, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to safety standards throughout production processes.
- Conducted quality checks on finished products, guaranteeing compliance with specifications and enhancing overall product reliability.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline grinding operations, which improved workflow efficiency and reduced downtime.
- Trained junior staff on equipment operation and safety protocols, fostering a culture of safety and competence in the workplace.
- Monitored grinding processes to ensure consistency and precision in product dimensions, contributing to superior quality control outcomes.
- Cleaned all machines after use before leaving the area.
- Maintained work area safety and appearance, focusing on safety, organization, and cleanliness.
- Operated equipment in environment with attention towards safety to avoid workplace accidents.
- Deburred rough edges on machined parts by filing, scraping, sanding or buffing them with hand tools.
- Selected correct grinding wheel for material being ground.
- Inspected parts for surface defects, wear, proper clearance and conformance to specifications.
- Adjusted grinding wheels to obtain specified dimensions and surface finish of workpiece.
- Set up and operated grinding machines to grind external or internal cylindrical or tapered surfaces of metal pieces.
- Performed deburring, buffing and polishing surfaces to remove scratches and other imperfections.
- Trained new employees on company and safety standards, providing assistance and remediation with issues.
- Reviewed pieces to assess compliance and note defects.
- Checked material stock levels in order to replenish supplies as needed.
- Contributed to team-based environment to maintain line productivity and meet expected deadlines.
- Calculated size adjustments and machine settings to achieve specified results.
- Recorded data from each operation performed on the job card.
- Mounted attachments such as fixtures onto grinder spindle nose in order to hold parts during grinding operations.
- Dressed wheels according to shape and size of the part being ground.
- Understood and complied with plant environmental, health and safety, environmental and OSHA regulatory requirements.
- Equipped machines to meet or exceed target production output with low scrap numbers.
Education
Centennial High School
Circle Pines, MNSkills
- Press operation
- Equipment maintenance
- Production monitoring
- Quality assurance
Timeline
Press Operator
Commercial plastics
06.2025 - Current
Grinder
Prospect foundry
05.1997 - 01.2025
Centennial High School