Victor Atwood

Machine Operator

Knoxville, IOWA

12.2007 - 10.2021

Prepared machine for production processes by equipping with required tools and parts.
Documented daily production data and submitted accurate time logs to keep management up-to-date.
Monitored and observed production line to watch for pile-ups and jams.
Verified production orders prior to starting set-up.
Detected work-piece defects and machine malfunctions, maintaining apparatus to prevent future issues.
Manipulated controls to set, activate and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
Set up machines for various jobs to maintain compliance with manufacturing thresholds and waste reduction initiatives.
Conducted preventable maintenance on process line and quickly resolved production problems to minimize downtime.
Maintained assigned equipment and performed daily inspections to increase equipment longevity and cut costs.
Lubricated parts and performed minor maintenance to improve machine function.
Organized pallets and secured materials with plastic wrap to prepare for movement to skids.
Operated forklift to place finished products on skids and transport to warehouse.
Read and understood blueprints, product specifications and tooling instructions to plan correct operational sequences and prevent materials waste.
Completed written reports of problems and necessary repairs to forward to management and maintenance personnel.
Operated multiple fabricating machines, cutoff saws, shears and forming or spinning machines.
Placed finished products on skids and wrapped and transported to warehouse with forklift.
Established and adjusted feed rates and cutting parameters to keep operations in line with production demands.
Utilized fastening equipment to fasten, package and stack materials and products.
Maintained proper chemical inventories.
Trained new operators and implemented new division operator training program to improve retention rates and increase production.
Responded to and initiated proper corrections to process alarms.
Monitored process units and quality control testing performance for plant processes and water quality sampling.