MANUFACTURING/LABOR

        This category includes machine operators, assemblers, machinists, tool and die makers, technicians, laborers, warehouse workers, and carpenters, as well as any people who work with their hands.

        The main goals for your resume should be to show the breadth of your experience, the tools and equipment you can use, and the fact that you are very good at what you do.

        It may be appropriate for you to use a section called “Tools,” “Equipment,” or “Processes.” In other words, if you have special knowledge or experience, you may want to use a special category to showcase it. You’ll need to come up with the most appropriate term.

        As with all resumes, identifying results will help set you apart from the competition. Try to recall any improvements you have brought about. Perhaps you discovered ways to produce a product with fewer steps. For example, perhaps you found a way to produce a part using only three different machines instead of four. Perhaps you discovered that a hole was specified at plus or minus .001, but you determined that for the product’s purpose, .005 was actually quite acceptable, and as a result fewer parts were rejected. Perhaps you discovered a faster way to assemble a component and thus increased productivity by 15%. Perhaps you found a way to maintain equipment more effectively and thereby reduced downtime. The possibilities are nearly endless.

        Use your cover letter and resume to demonstrate that you learn new pieces of equipment easily and that you are the type of person who is always looking for a better way to do things.

 

 

 

 

Machine Operator                                                                                 Tahoma

 

PAUL YOKIHANA

13097 Mona N.E.

Honolulu, Hawaii 96821

(808) 292-3724

 

OBJECTIVE: Machine Operator

QUALIFICATIONS

•   Strong mechanical, tool, and woodworking ability.

•   Excellent knowledge of the working characteristics of a variety of hardwoods.

•   Easy to get along with. Cooperative. Flexible.

EDUCATION

     Wood working, Kauai Community College, 60 credits (1995)

EMPLOYMENT

Exotic Woods Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii 6/95 - Present

Machine Operator

•   Responsible for production of domestic and exotic hardwood molding for this small picture frame manufacturer.

•   Handle all operations including selecting wood, ripping, rabbeting, shap­ing, rough sanding, finish sanding, stain­ing and oiling.

•   Set up and operate jointer, table saws, wide belt sander, molder-planer, radial arm saw, and wood shaper.

•   Duties include operation of hand sanders and chopsaws.

•   Occasionally finish and assemble frames.

•   Train new employees and ensure smooth operations in the shop.

•   Produce a very high quality product which has helped the firm to double its business since 1995.

Previous Employment

     Maintenance, CST Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii 5/91-6/95

     Waiter, Spring Winds Resort Hotel, Kapaa, Hawaii 4/89-5/91