Robert Griffith
Festus,Missouri
Summary
Results-driven Surgical Instrument Maker/Repairman bringing 20+ years of experience in Surgical Instrument Manufacturing and Repair operations. Focused on boosting team productivity and increasing profits by proactively managing and improving operations. Proficient in overseeing quality, production and employee management.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Owner/Operator
Cutting Edge Instruments LLC
Festus, United States
01.2018 - Current
- Oversaw end-to-end business processes to maintain proficiency and profitability.
- Served as primary point-of-contact with suppliers and contractors to achieve inventory expectations.
- Kept all equipment functional and well-maintained to operate business and function on a daily basis.
- Served as principal stakeholder over organization's complete operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
Surgical Instrument Repair Technician
Unitas Medical Services
St. Louis, Missouri
03.2016 - 12.2017
- Discuss expectations of clients needs regarding their instrumentation.
- Advice possible efficiency methods to improve longevity of customers instruments.
- Inspect/Repair customers instruments back to factory specifications.
- Conduct in-house training to facilities staff members to provide awareness of instrument issues and faults.
- Maintain equipment for daily usage.
Supervisor/Journeyman Instrument Maker
Anodyne Surgical
O'Fallon, Missouri
12.2010 - 03.2016
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
- Handled customer complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
- Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
- Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives and communication goals.
- Manufacture custom instruments per customers request.
- Maintain delivery deadlines.
- Develop efficient training methods and procedures to optimize production.
CMM Layout Inspector
Chrysler Corporation
Fenton, Missouri
09.1995 - 11.2010
- Perform various tests to monitor product manufacturing.
- Coordinate with engineers of changes needed to improve quality.
- Record data on product being manufactured to compare production variations.
- Suggest possible changes in equipment and fixtures to reach set standards by the company.
Surgical Instrument Maker
Bausch And Lomb
St. Louis, Missouri
06.1986 - 09.1995
- Trained under a Journeyman Instrument maker to learn abilities to make various surgical instruments.
- Used various shop equipment (lathes, mills, drill press, bench motors, etc.).
- Worked with drawings to manufacture instruments per specifications.
- Used various measuring tools (calipers, micrometers and scales).
- Handcraft instruments to achieve end results.
- Meet QC standards to pass requirements.
Education
High School Diploma -
Grandview High School
Hillsboro, MO06.1986
Skills
My work experiences has given me the ability to process production operations to help improve efficiency levels and provide training methods to achieve end results I believe that I think outside the box to discover better methods to acquire the goal at hand Learning new ideas helps me to be more creative and look at long term development
Timeline
Business Owner/Operator
Cutting Edge Instruments LLC
01.2018 - Current
Surgical Instrument Repair Technician
Unitas Medical Services
03.2016 - 12.2017
Supervisor/Journeyman Instrument Maker
Anodyne Surgical
12.2010 - 03.2016
CMM Layout Inspector
Chrysler Corporation
09.1995 - 11.2010
Surgical Instrument Maker
Bausch And Lomb
06.1986 - 09.1995
High School Diploma -
Grandview High School
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