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Travis Thomas

1768 Wood Bend Dr. Stone Mountain,GA

Summary

Seasoned Production Technician bringing 8 years of hands-on experience inspecting and testing finished products and performing maintenance tasks such as making minor equipment adjustments. Tech-savvy individual possessing outstanding safety record and documented history of increasing efficiency and decreasing costs. Well-versed in maintaining and monitoring physical inventories and creating comprehensive reports on status of operating equipment.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Technician

ALCON
02.2022 - Current
  • Execute tasks strictly following GMP, Quality, Safety and Work instruction requirements
  • Meet daily production schedule and performance expectation
  • Follow safety, quality requirement, and all applicable company policies and at all times
  • Ensure compliance to Data Integrity such that information is attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original and accurate
  • Ensure proper housekeeping and maintain cleanliness of the working area
  • Carries out other related duties as assigned by the shift team Lead or shift supervisor
  • Perform in process inspection under increased lighting and magnification
  • Support maintenance activities and perform machine line clearance and simple machine set-up
  • Responsible to ensure own's SOP training, re-certification and development plan are completed on time.

Warehouse Operator

3M
04.2021 - 11.2021
  • Maintained accurate tracking for order movements with use of RF scan gun
  • Met performance targets by quickly identifying, locating, and counting merchandise for each order
  • Moved product with battery-powered pallet jacks, forklifts, and hand trucks
  • Maintained clean and organized warehouse by collecting trash, baling cardboard, and stacking pallets.

Production Technician

Coca Cola
09.2019 - 04.2021
  • Responsible for startup, operation, change over, shut down and preventive maintenance of designed production equipment
  • Position assignments may include, but not limited to, operating production line equipment, forklifts or other power equipment
  • Performs safety audits, correcting and documenting any safety behavior issues with team members.

Production Machine Operator

PEPSICO
03.2015 - 12.2018
  • Operated one or multiple pieces of production manufacturing equipment
  • Included moving raw material to the production line, and/or filling, capping, sealing, labeling or packaging product
  • Performs basic troubleshooting and minor repairs to ensure production equipment runs efficiently
  • Conducted Autonomous Maintenance and 5s duties
  • Monitored processes to ensure quality product is produced, performed corrective actions as necessary
  • Write machine, quality, and downtime reports to communicate production issues to management.

Warehouse Foreman

PEPSICO
09.2013 - 03.2015
  • Lead a team in excess of 30 personnel consisting of certifiers, forklift operators and warehouse loaders in the supply chain process
  • Set and achieved performance standards with regards to safety, line utilization and quality
  • Coached, trained, and developed employees in company policies and compliance requirements
  • Trained workers on the correct and safe methods for completing common and advanced tasks
  • Drive power pallet jack or forklift to picking area and build pallet/load according to load sheet or voice pick audio equipment (if applicable)
  • Maintain proper housekeeping standards in work area.

Maintenance Assistant

Costco | Maintenance Assistant
01.2008 - 06.2012
  • Throughout the warehouse
  • Maintained cleanliness of warehouse by pulling trash, cleaning restrooms, sweeping floors
  • Operation of industrial floor scrubbing machine, buffing/polishing floors with high speed buffer
  • Operated forklifts and pallet jacks; picked and packed items for shipping, stocking, warehouse receiving duties
  • Managed an inventory of supplies and tools to stay ready for any maintenance or repair need
  • Created well-organized stock room, updated inventory, and kept adequate supplies and equipment on hand for assigned tasks
  • Helped with all areas of grounds maintenance, including parking lots, outdoor lighting, and routine lawn care
  • Crew leadership Forklift operation Safety compliance
  • Production preparation Quality control Strong communication
  • Pallet jack operation RF gun operation Order filling
  • Warehouse support.

Education

Diploma -

Kendrick High School

Skills

  • Testing and troubleshooting
  • Quality Control
  • Machine Operation
  • Material Handling Equipment
  • GMP regulations adherence
  • Production Optimization

Timeline

Production Technician

ALCON
02.2022 - Current

Warehouse Operator

3M
04.2021 - 11.2021

Production Technician

Coca Cola
09.2019 - 04.2021

Production Machine Operator

PEPSICO
03.2015 - 12.2018

Warehouse Foreman

PEPSICO
09.2013 - 03.2015

Maintenance Assistant

Costco | Maintenance Assistant
01.2008 - 06.2012

Diploma -

Kendrick High School
Travis Thomas