AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
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Objective: Seek the Position of Conveyor Operator
SUMMARY: Remarkably talented Conveyor Operator with huge experience in controlling or tending conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles; and in controlling speed and routing of materials or products.
Summary of Qualifications
Over seven years experience.
Strong knowledge of the operation of heavy construction equipment, including bulldozers, backhoes, loaders, rollers, motor graders and related experience.
Thorough knowledge of minor equipment repairs and adjustments.
Remarkable ability to utilize heavy equipment in grading, excavating, bulldozing, loading, compacting, moving of wastewater sludge and related applications.
Exceptional ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
Profound ability to read grade stakes, and construction plans.
Solid knowledge of safety practices and procedures in the operation of heavy equipment and especially while working in confined spaces in wastewater treatment operations.
Excellent ability to prepare adequate records and reports.
Strong ability to utilize operations manuals and manufacturer's specifications in operating specialized equipment specific to wastewater treatment operations.
Professional Experience
Department of Civil Service, Minneapolis, MN 2002 - Present
Conveyor Operator and Tender
Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, and spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
Weigh and measure materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, and read scales on conveyors that continually weigh products, in order to verify specified tonnages and prevent overloads.
Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges, in order to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
Operate elevator systems in conjunction with conveyor systems.
Read production and delivery schedules, and confer with supervisors, to determine sorting and transfer procedures, arrangement of packages on pallets, and destinations of loaded pallets.
Repair and replace equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
Department of Civil Service, Minneapolis, MN 1998 - 2002
Heavy Equipment Operator
Operated a 15-ton truck crane, 20-ton tractor and tilt trailer on grade-all.
Operated a motor grader to set crowns for roads and streets, to finish grade bottoms, dry lagoons and to repair roads and dikes.
Operated a chip spreader for sealing streets.
Operated a backhoe to excavate for pipes and sewer line repairs; backfilled excavated areas.
Operated a bulldozer for cleaning fire trails and creek beds and for mixing and windrowing sludge to enhance solar drying.
Operated a compactor, scraper, and roller to level and compact refuse at disposal grounds.
Operated a loader with a one-ton or over capacity to pull out stumps, rip asphalt/concrete, load dirt into trucks, rough grade properties, load "chips", bury refuse, load sludge and do general cleanup.
Operated a floating sludge dredge to remove sludge from storage lagoons when maximum efficiency levels are reached.
Operated a conveyor to remove grit and debris from digesters.
Performed minor field repair and service on assigned equipment.
Observed and reported possible problems with utility lines and other obstructions that might be affected by the movement of earth.
Collected samples of liquid and dried sludge according to standardized procedures in wastewater treatment operations.