Vonman Whetsell
North Charleston,South Carolina
Summary
Dynamic Operator Technician with a strong track record in quality control and production monitoring. Expertise in reducing scrap rates and enhancing operational efficiency through effective team collaboration. Committed to safety compliance and preventive maintenance, ensuring optimal equipment performance.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Operator Technician
Robert Bosch
North Charleston, SC
01.2023 - 08.2025
- Monitors operations, reduce scrap and rework rates, audits parts, and when required performs adjustments necessary to maintain proper setup and to ensure quality production.
- Reduces setup time, and general downtimes, controls parts flow and monitors production quantities.
- AM/PM checks
- Analyzes equipment/machine problems, performs repairs, or initiates corrective actions if beyond scope of experience.
- Replaces defective parts such as gears, clutches, bushings, shafts, bearings, solenoids, valves, pumps, direction controls, etc.
Forklift Mechanic
Walter P Rawl & Sons Inc.
Pelion, SC
11.2019 - 12.2020
- Assessed equipment to determine the cause of issue or malfunction and identified the type of repair that would be required.
- Troubleshot and diagnosed issues with electrical, hydraulic systems.
- Located and removed outdated, malfunctioning and worn components to repair, refurbish or replace with new parts.
- Removed defective wiring systems, hydraulics and braking systems and replaced with new parts, enabling machines to return to service.
- Disassembled equipment using hand tools to begin repair work.
- Kept accurate records of all machine and equipment repair work that had been performed.
- Completed regular installations of new parts.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Motivated and encouraged team members to communicate more openly and constructively with each other.
Foundry Worker
Akebono Brake Corporation
West Columbia, SC
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Comply with all safety initiatives.
- Clean shop and ensure all maintenance tools are in proper working condition.
Maintenance Technician
Dura ber Lugo
South Carolina
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Assemble, disassemble, and x facility equipment.
- Clean shop and ensure all maintenance tools are in proper working condition.
- Conduct routine and scheduled service checks.
Machine Operator Supervisor/Programmer
McEntire Produce
Columbia, SC
08.2009 - 11.2015
- Operate Bosch, Hayseen and Matrix bagger machines.
- Assist in training new employees on the Bosch and Matrix machines.
- Perform minor repairs on equipment.
Quality Control Mechanic
El Cheapo Lifts
Riviera, CA
02.2008 - 08.2008
- Inspect equipment to ensure proper working order and safety.
- Performed daily preventive maintenance.
Facility Forklift Mechanic
Dart Logistics
Walnut, CA
05.2006 - 01.2008
- Maintained building maintenance.
- Performed regular and preventive maintenance on 75 electric forklifts - electrical, mechanical and hydraulic.
Truckline Leadsman
King Architectural Metals
Commerce, CA
04.2002 - 02.2006
- Responsible for audits, inventory cycle counts, pulled packed and loaded orders.
- Supervised the shipping department.
- Assigned crews daily tasks.
- Assured the accurate completion of crew work orders and company deliver drivers.
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Parsec Hobart
Commerce, CA
07.1995 - 11.1998
- Installation, troubleshooting, maintenance and general repair of all rail yard heavy equipment.
- Maintained upkeep, dependability and performance of equipment (2).
Education
High school -
Engineman Auxillary School
Chicago, Ill01.1992
High school -
C. A. Johnson High School
Columbia, South Carolina01.1990
Skills
- Diesel and heavy equipment
- Building maintenance
- Electric forklifts operation
- Inventory control and management
- Boiler maintenance
- General repair and troubleshooting
- Engineman skills
- Training and development
- Compressors and pneumatic systems
- Industrial machinery operation
- HVAC systems maintenance
- Auditing and quality assurance
- Robotics and automation
- Quality control processes
- Repairs and parts replacement
- Production monitoring strategies
- Safety compliance measures
- Preventive maintenance techniques
- Team collaboration skills
- Time management strategies
- Problem solving abilities
- Effective communication skills
- Attention to detail in tasks
Timeline
Operator Technician
Robert Bosch
01.2023 - 08.2025
Forklift Mechanic
Walter P Rawl & Sons Inc.
11.2019 - 12.2020
Foundry Worker
Akebono Brake Corporation
03.2017 - 03.2018
Maintenance Technician
Dura ber Lugo
01.2016 - 01.2017
Machine Operator Supervisor/Programmer
McEntire Produce
08.2009 - 11.2015
Quality Control Mechanic
El Cheapo Lifts
02.2008 - 08.2008
Facility Forklift Mechanic
Dart Logistics
05.2006 - 01.2008
Truckline Leadsman
King Architectural Metals
04.2002 - 02.2006
Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Parsec Hobart
07.1995 - 11.1998
High school -
Engineman Auxillary School
High school -
C. A. Johnson High School