William Cole is seeking an Engineering/Manufacturing Technician position. He has over 15 years of experience in manufacturing, processing, packaging, and mechanical roles. He is proficient in Microsoft Office, Six Sigma processes, and has experience operating and maintaining production machinery. He has a track record of taking initiative to improve processes and implement systems to increase efficiency.
1. William I. Cole
Objective To be hired for the position of Engineering/Manufacturing Technician
Experienced, dependable and prompt individual seeks employment with a
team environment organization that could best utilize his knowledge and
skills. I have processing, packaging and mechanical experience in the
manufacturing sector.
Education Graduated - Baltimore Polytechnic Institute.
Work experience August 2014 – present – Pharmaceutics
International Inc.
●Issues compression tooling and manufacturing machine components
for tablet and capsule production.
●Generates Purchase Requisitions for new and current machine parts
and supplies.
●Maintains Tooling Room Inventory database with Microsoft Excel and
signature logbook.
●Measure, clean and polish all compression tooling under SOP
guidance and cGMP standards to avoid cross contamination.
●Completes appropriate paperwork necessary for drug manufacturing
and to comply with Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 210-211
with assistance from Manufacturing Technicians.
●Follows all safety procedures within the cGMP manufacturing areas
and reports all discrepancies to management immediately.
●Removes Hazardous Waste associated with the cleaning of machine
and tablet press tooling according to Pii and EPA standards.
●Ensures work area is neat, clean and orderly by end of shift.
April 2014 – August 2014 – Saft America
Battery Assembler
Responsibilities to include:
Under little to no supervision, follow blueprints to construct battery
components to be used in the final process of Lithium-Ion
batteries to be used in Armed Forces fighter jets, tanks etc.
April 2011 – April 2014 – McCormick & Co.
Manufacturing Technician
Responsibilities to include:
Under direct general supervision, positively operates under a total task,
team-based approach to move raw, packaging, and finished goods to,
from and within a department using mechanical and manual means.
Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: * Making
product changeovers. * Packaging size changes, and minor repairs and
adjustments on equipment; * Operating, processing, filling and
packaging production line equipment, * Performing consistent quality
inspection of products and packs and pelletizes finished goods, all in a
10332 Malcolm Circle, Apt. C.
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2. safe manner. * Completing all related paperwork accurately. * Using a
computerized inventory management system to select orders and input
data. * Maintaining accurate inventories.
May 2003 – Nov. 2010 – Becton Dickinson & Co.
Production Operator IV
Responsibilities to include:
●Preparation of liquid sub-assemblies for filling machine according to
SMP and cGMP standards.
●Setup and calibration of corona treatment machine for plastic holding
bases.
●Calibration and initialization of vision system to quality standards
according to SMP.
●Operate and maintain robotic base placers into drying oven.
●Setup, calibration and maintaining Branson ultrasonic welding machine
according to SMP standards.
●Setup, calibration and maintaining top and bottom labelers for sub-
assemblies being produced.
●Setup, calibration and maintaining ALLPAC wrapper machine for final
stage of process.
●Responding to and troubleshooting automatic faults (stops) to the
production line using the Allen-Bradley Panel View touch screen
computers.
●Record hourly machine production and downtime incidents into
Microsoft Excel.
●Compile monthly and YTD efficiency reports for monthly management
meeting.
●Perform machine adjustments/repairs as needed.
Jan. 2000 – May 2003 Utz Quality Foods, Hanover,
PA Packaging/Processing Supervisor
Responsibilities to include:
●Packaging of pretzels into bags and cartons for shipping to customers.
●Monitoring of quality control reports to include bag weights, pretzel
moisture, bag seals, bar code identification and electronic scale
adjustment.
●Tracking of downtime and waste generated.
Additional Employment
Quality Cut Lawn Services, Manchester, MD.
Owner and Operator
●Residential lawn care service and landscaping business.
Procter & Gamble Corp., Hunt Valley, MD.
Lead Processing/Compounding Technician
Responsibilities to include:
●Unsupervised compounding/blending of cosmetic and toiletries bulk
formulation (both liquid and powders) for packaging in the manufacturing
plant using automated batching system software.
●Follows all FDA and cGMP Pharmaceutical Regulations for Processing
and Manufacturing pharmaceutical products.
●Able to follow complex procedures documented in SOP’s (Standard
Operating Procedures)
●Completing clear, complete and precise paperwork required for
3. pharmaceutical manufacturing.
●Troubleshoot and repair problems in the mixing/blending process.
●Performs Quality Control and statistical processes (SPC) checks during
mixing/blending of raw materials.
●Perform Preventative Maintenance and repair on
processing/manufacturing equipment such as pumps, mills, electrical and
manual valves, etc.
●High mechanical aptitude and experience with analytical troubleshooting skil
Skills ●Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
●10+ years of experience with automated batching systems controlled by Allen
PLC’s for liquids and powders.
●Proficient in Microsoft Office software for generating and analyzing
manufacturing data.
●Microsoft A+ certified.
●Trained in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing theories.
●Mechanically inclined; can read and interpret equipment and process documents
and follow written instructions.
●Excellent Organizational Skills.
Accomplishments
●Started at Proctor and Gamble as a General Factory Worker and was promoted
four times to positions of higher responsibility.
●Awarded Becton Dickinson’s “Big Hit” award for development of a new and
innovative concept for tracking and compiling the department’s manufacturing
data. The first year of this development saved the company $20,000.
●Completed Microsoft A+ training at Carroll Community College.
●Completed Natoli Engineering Company “Tooling and Tablet Press Technology”
course.
●Redeveloped Tool Cleaning Process for Tablet Press Tooling At Pii.
●Constructed new “Tooling Room Inventory Sign Out Sheet” database for tracking
Tablet, Capsule and Powder manufacturing components using Microsoft Excel.
●Reorganization of Pii Tooling Room to create an efficient and orderly process for
distribution and tracking machine parts and components.