Tony Gregory
Hartsville,SC
Summary
Maintenance Technician with extensive turbine and boiler operation experience, monitoring systems and inspecting bearing, oil and cooling tower parameters to maintain continuous plant operations. Performs preventive maintenance, Lockout/tag outs and hydraulic troubleshooting to reduce downtime and extend equipment life. Operated sit-down forklift and staged shipments to support safe material handling and dispatch.
Overview
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Certification
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Material Handler/Lead Forklift Operator
Carpenter Technology Corporation
McBee, South Carolina
07.2025 - Current
- - Operated sit-down forklift to load and unload trucks, improving dock turnaround time.
- - Picked and staged customer orders with RF scanner, keeping shipment readiness accurate.
- - Performed daily equipment inspections and reported defects to maintenance for timely repairs.
- Secured loads with straps and pallet wrap, ensuring cargo stability during transit.
- Transported raw materials and finished parts throughout production areas, facilitating smooth operations.
Changeover Laborer
Carolina Canners Inc,
Cheraw, South Carolina
02.2024 - 03.2025
- Disassembled and reassembled conveyor sections during changeovers,meeting sanitation and safety checks.
- Diagnosed and corrected defects in low-fill bottles after flavor runs to uphold production quality.
- Troubleshot bottle line issues to minimize downtime and swiftly restore normal operations.
Turbine Operator
Sonoco Products Co.
Hartsville, South Carolina
08.2009 - 02.2025
- Monitored turbine and boiler systems from control room to maintain continuous plant operations.
- Inspected bearing oil flow, bearing and hood temperatures every four hours to prevent equipment failure.
- Verified gauge readings and oil levels, addressing anomalies to maintain operational reliability.
- Tested cooling tower water for silica, hardness and pH and inspected fans and pumps to protect heat rejection systems.
- Preventive maintenance on boilers and turbines.
Winder Operator
Sonoco Products Co.
Hartsville, South Carolina
11.2007 - 08.2009
- Operated winding and splitting equipment to produce consistent paper rolls while maintaining quality control.
- Assisted helper with paper weighing to ensure accurate batch weights and reduced material variance.
Winder Helper
Sonoco Products Co.
Hartsville, South Carolina
10.2005 - 11.2007
- Assisted winder operator in running sets.
- verify cores width
- Weight out paper and label for shipment
Fifth Hand Operator
Sonoco Products Co.
Hartsville, South Carolina
08.2004 - 10.2005
- Assisted winder operator to maintain continuous production runs and reduce downtime.
- Verified core widths to ensure correct fit and prevent assembly rejects.
- Measured and labeled paper shipments to guarantee accurate inventory and tracking.
- Cut and prepared cores and hauled broke to beater room to maintain material flow.
Education
High School Diploma -
McBee High School
McBee, SC05-1987
Skills
- Forklift operation
- RF scanning
- Load securing
- Equipment inspection
- Inventory staging
- Warehouse safety
- Preventive Maintenance
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
- Reliability
- Teamwork
- Hydraulic Systems
- Lockout/Tagout
- Level 2 Turbine operator
- 10,11,12 Boiler Operator
- Shipping and Receiving
- Winder Operator in Paper Mill
Certification
- Medical Supply Specialist for US Army National Guard
- Certified Forklift Operator
- Certified Turbine Operator
- Certified Bolier Operator
Timeline
Material Handler/Lead Forklift Operator
Carpenter Technology Corporation
07.2025 - Current
Changeover Laborer
Carolina Canners Inc,
02.2024 - 03.2025
Turbine Operator
Sonoco Products Co.
08.2009 - 02.2025
Winder Operator
Sonoco Products Co.
11.2007 - 08.2009
Winder Helper
Sonoco Products Co.
10.2005 - 11.2007
Fifth Hand Operator
Sonoco Products Co.
08.2004 - 10.2005
High School Diploma -
McBee High School