Diligent manufacturing team member specializing in tire building and treading. Operates both manual and automated machinery. Knowledgeable about safety standards and adept at working in deadline-driven environments to exceed production targets. Responsible [Job Title] with expertise in operating equipment, tools and machinery to move materials and construct tires while maintaining strict tolerances with design specifications. Team-oriented and results-driven with hardworking and dedicated nature. Proven skills in working with cutters, cement, hot rubber and other materials to complete tire production tasks. Accustomed to completing frequent safety and quality control checks. Skilled in maintaining inventory levels and outperforming objectives.
Assembled tire with tire components to form tire to send to curing.
Loaded materials into machine and measure to make sure everything matches to specifications of tire we are building.
Inspect final tire to make sure there is no defects and everything measures in spec
Build up to 600 tires and stage tires on racks on 12 hr shifts.
Worked in production environment to get my numbers but safety and quality was #1 goal.
Cross trained on both sides of machine so I could help tire building partner where we could change each other products out and I could help troubleshoot if there were problems.
Followed production schedule to run different codes of treads
Identified tread we ran by applying identifying codes and colored stripes
Cross trained with operator and bookers who booked tread
Measured everything to make sure measurement was in specifications of tread manual
Drove forklift to get rubber in warehouse to put in mill
Worked successfully with team members to troubleshoot any problems and learned great communication skills
Worked 12 hr shifts and worked on other shifts when short handed
Loaded tires on 53 ft trailer to go to customers.
Used forklift to bring metal pallets of tires to be unloaded
Kept track of number of tires and different codes of tires which were totaled up on sheet with po number and bill for trucker.
Manually laced tires to top of trailer to make a wall of tires and maximize how many we fit on trailer.
Practiced safety in everything we did and communicated with Michelin employee that brought us tires.
Bowling Softball Baseball Played college football I've had Tree Trimming and Removal business which is corporation now for 25 years
Golden Glove Award High School Charlie Hustle Award high school baseball Most Improved Player high school football Scholarship earned in college for football at age 28