Zachary Macwhirter
Cheektowaga
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive experience at Sumitomo Rubber USA as a Finishing Quality Inspector. Expert in visual inspection and quality control, ensuring compliance with safety standards. Proven problem solver with strong equipment maintenance skills, dedicated to enhancing product quality and operational efficiency. Committed to achieving excellence in all tasks.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Finishing Quality Inspector/Middle Man
Sumitomo Rubber USA
01.2019 - 11.2024
- Performed frequent visual inspections to root out tolerance and compliance issues.
- Maintained the tier testing machines to keep them running.
- Managed tier flow/destination
- Discarded and rejected products, materials and equipment not conforming with specifications.
- Forklift experience
Industrial Sewing Machine Operator
Hanes Supply Inc.
09.2015 - 12.2018
- Streamlined the manufacturing process by swiftly completing assigned tasks according to established guidelines and specifications.
- Demonstrated adaptability in adjusting to new product lines or modifications within existing ones–ensuring seamless transitions during changeovers.
- Complied with all relevant regulations, industry standards, and workplace policies for the safe operation of equipment and handling of materials.
- Conducted routine sewing machine maintenance, lubrication, belt changes and lint removal.
- Maintained high quality standards by conducting regular inspections of finished products for defects.
Concrete Laborer
Regional Concrete
06.2015 - 09.2015
- Utilized wheelbarrows, shovels and other tools to move, spread and level concrete.
- Leveled, smoothed, and finished surfaces of poured concrete for construction projects.
- Demolished and repaired old concrete surfaces.
- Set wood and other forming materials to prepare for concrete pours.
Education
GED -
West Seneca West Senior High
West Seneca, NY06-2015
Skills
- Visual inspection
- Equipment maintenance
- Regulatory compliance
- Machine operation
- Quality control
- Safety standards
- Forklift operation
- Problem solving
- Product inspection
- Quality assurance
- Defect identification
- SAP software
- Measuring instruments and tools
Timeline
Finishing Quality Inspector/Middle Man
Sumitomo Rubber USA
01.2019 - 11.2024
Industrial Sewing Machine Operator
Hanes Supply Inc.
09.2015 - 12.2018
Concrete Laborer
Regional Concrete
06.2015 - 09.2015
GED -
West Seneca West Senior High
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