Thomas Morgan
Erie,PA
Summary
Organized automatic press operator familiar in setting up printing presses and materials for various printing jobs. Several years' background operating and maintaining advanced printing presses. Consistently uses micrometers to mount and align printing plates correctly. Hardworking and accurate.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Press Operator
Howard in
Laurel, Ms
06.2025 - 09.2026
- Operated press equipment in Howard in production area following safety procedures.
- Set up dies, feeds, and press controls for daily production runs.
- Monitored press output for alignment, quality, and material flow.
- Adjusted press settings to maintain steady operation during shifts.
- Inspected finished parts for defects and reporting issues to supervisors.
- Assisted team members with changeovers and routine machine checks.
- Ensure that all safety regulations are followed while operating machinery.
- Maintain detailed logs of work performed including timesheets and materials used.
- Troubleshot press when product defects occurred and immediately remedied issues.
- Follow written instructions from supervisor regarding production jobs to be completed.
- Train new employees in safe operation procedures for printing presses.
- Performed minor repairs to machines.
- Perform maintenance tasks such as lubricating moving parts or cleaning presses after use.
- Set up and operated progressive presses to produce materials to customer specifications.
- Load rolls of material onto feed mechanism of press.
- Used air hoses and swabs to clean compression chambers, arbors and molds.
- Feed sheets into press manually if necessary.
- Inspect and test printed materials for defects such as smearing, blurring, fading, or streaking.
- Change plate cylinders when switching jobs during production runs.
- Collaborated with technicians to diagnose equipment breakdowns and address quality issues.
- Cleaned and lubricated presses and components using oil, solvents and rags.
- Inspected printed products for clarity, color accuracy and conformance to provided specifications.
- Troubleshoot mechanical problems using hand tools and gauges.
- Place finished prints into containers for shipment or storage.
- Carefully loaded molds to ensure proper material positioning during production. molds to keep materials properly positioned.
- Reviewed daily production to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
Maintenance Technician
Southern hen
Moselle, Mississippi
10.2018 - 05.2020
- Supervised maintenance crews across daily repair, inspection, and preventive work at employer site.
- Coordinated work orders, priorities, and schedule changes with operations and facility teams.
- Inspected equipment, building systems, and safety conditions for maintenance needs.
- Assigned technicians to troubleshoot electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and mechanical issues.
- Trained staff on safe tool use, lockout procedures, and repair standards.
- Documented service requests, completed repairs, and equipment status in maintenance logs.
- Communicated with vendors and contractors for outside repairs and facility support.
- Maintained clear and safe workspace areas to meet OSHA standards.
- Scheduled repair and maintenance of machines, tools and equipment to support continuous production operations.
- Monitored and evaluated the performance of personnel in the maintenance department, providing guidance and coaching when necessary.
- Inspected facilities to determine problems and schedule necessary maintenance.
- Ordered replacement parts as required to keep machines running efficiently.
- Diagnosed equipment malfunctions and performed repairs to restore equipment and maintain uptime.
Education
Eccc
Scuba , MsSkills
- Press setup operations
- Press control settings
- Die alignment
- Quality inspection
- Press troubleshooting techniques
- Mechanical troubleshooting techniques
- Equipment diagnostic procedures
- Equipment maintenance tasks
- Preventive maintenance tasks
- Equipment calibration procedures
- Work order coordination
- Work order tracking
- Safety compliance
- Lockout procedures
- Spare parts procurement
- Parts inventory management
- Production scheduling management
- Vendor management
- Team leadership
Certification
- Forklift
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Press Operator
Howard in
06.2025 - 09.2026
Maintenance Technician
Southern hen
10.2018 - 05.2020
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