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Christopher Shellenbarger

Fountain Inn

Summary

Skilled in troubleshooting in all phases of thermoforming, tooling, thermoforming, extrusion, blending and drying equipment. Materials PP, PE, APET, PS, CPET, PLA, HIPS, HDPE 17 YEARS EXPERIENCE START FROM PACKER AND MOVED UP THE RANKS TO PROCESS ENGINEER FAST LEARNER, PROBLEM SOLVER

Poised process engineer with skills in continuous improvement. Qualified individual with knowledge of technology and process implementation. Great multitasking and critical problem-solving skills.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Process Engineer

D&W Fine Pack
Fountain Inn
01.2023 - Current
  • Manufacturing of thin gauge poly pro and foam thermoformed food packaging using roll stock processing
  • Work with corp engineer on project evolving the plant
  • Write up capital project
  • Responsible for managing the tooling/setup crew along with payroll
  • Responsible for writing work instruction for extrusion and thermoforming department
  • Responsible for all the on the job training in the extrusion department and thermoforming
  • Worked with scheduler to make sure tools were prepared and changed over, also extruder were changed over to meet customers orders
  • Responsible for setting all process and making sure production is following process sheets
  • Attend morning meeting to go over what happening in the plant and issues we are running into
  • Responsible for all the tooling and spare parts
  • Help set up pm program in extrusion and thermoforming with maintenance manager
  • Ran a continuous improvement program on all of the thermoforming line with each product to achieve the fastest cycle time without losing quality
  • Responsible for all the trials in extrusion and thermoforming department
  • Responsible for overseeing maintenance when they split dies and pulled screw in extrusion
  • Oversee vendors when work is being done in plant
  • Always working on a new continuous improvement project
  • Ran a continuous improvement project on the extrusion department to lower scrap rate and extrusion down time

Thermoforming Process Supervisor

Nursery Supplies, Inc
Orange
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Responsible for the security and safety of the entire facility during their shift.
  • Responsible for all production equipment and the supervisor of all staff.
  • Responsible for all administrative duties in all production areas, thermoforming, injection molding and blow molding.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all production personnel are working safety
  • Ensure production requirements are being met; ensure work orders that are completed be removed from machine and returned and filled.
  • Ensure shift communication takes place between shifts, keeping up with emails.
  • Maintain cycle standards, updating production monitors and machines needs to run in green.
  • Report all machine and mold repairs using proper forms.
  • Continuous physical checks of production quality.
  • Maintain accurate production counts, account for downtime on leads reports.
  • Maintain scrap levels to minimum.
  • Control labor, review staffing for scheduling, know all back up lines, and calling people in or sending people home per schedule.
  • Maintain good housekeeping practices.
  • Responsible for sending out shift summary and keeping everyone in the loop over email to how we were doing and how far we were on orders etc.
  • Responsible for keeping in with silo reading to make sure we don’t run out of material and if low using the melt calculator to figure out the best blend for the production run.
  • Work with Thermforming manager to ensure all process sheet are being used and followed

Supervisor

RPLANETEARTH
Vernon
01.2018 - 01.2019
  • Manufacturing of thin gauge thermoforming food packaging using roll stock process
  • 3 Welex extruder they were conical twin screws
  • 2 Lyle thermoformers
  • Responsible for training of all employees in manufacturing
  • Help train maintenance on how to fix problems in extrusion and thermoforming
  • Approve payroll on ADP
  • Make sure production schedule was being followed with the right blends of material
  • Make sure all finished roll stock was labeled correctly for the customer
  • Attend meeting with management to discuss problems and new things happening in the plant
  • Work with vendor to make sure the equipment was running correctly
  • Work with quality to make sure the iv and b values of or sheet was in customer specs
  • In charge of inventory of manufacturing was update and things we need were ordered
  • Responsible for writing SOP and JOA for manufacturing
  • Responsible for making sure that all paperwork was done correctly
  • Responsible for making sure line was running to process sheets
  • Responsible for giving operator there breaks and meal breaks
  • Responsible for all splitting and cleaning of die along with die pulling done in manufacturing
  • Responsible for sending out shift summary and keeping everyone in the loop over email to how we were doing and how far we were on orders etc.

Process Engineer

Genpak
Charlotte
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Manufacturing of thin gauge thermoformed food packaging using both inline and roll stock processing.
  • 1 inline machine (TSL thermoformer, Davis Standard extruder)
  • Roll stock thermoformers were 4 Irwin’s and 1 TSL
  • 3 extruders were Battenfields
  • Ran only one type of material was Polypropylene
  • Responsible for training all operator and stablishing an operator skills book.
  • Responsible for updating all process sheets.
  • Working with quality to ensure the best parts are going out the door
  • Responsible for keeping up with all tooling along with all spare tooling parts
  • Responsible for running all trials
  • Responsible for writing all SOP and JOA for operators
  • Help change over team with change overs
  • Help maintenance with any that was causing the machine to be down
  • Making sure product schedule was being followed and not over ran
  • Help with setting up a PM program with the Maintenance Manager
  • Work with Corp Engineer before new machine and new products will release to manufacturing
  • Part of Safety Committee
  • Responsible for making sure operators were following process
  • On call 24/7 to make sure the plant was running (either problem could be fixed over the phone and if not had to come in)
  • Did Safety walk through the plant along with audits to keep up with cleanness of plant

Lead Operator

Wna
Chattanooga
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Manufacturing of light gauge and heavy gauge thermoformed food packaging using both in line and roll stock processing.
  • Facility house 6 thermoformers (Lyles and Browns) and 6 Welex extruders
  • Material processed include PET, PLA, Polypropylene, and HIPS
  • Responsible for training operators
  • Filling in for supervisor when on vacation
  • Approving payroll on ADP
  • Making sure line are running to process sheet
  • Filling out shift summary’s and email to inform everyone of what happening in the plant.
  • Making sure operators are doing all their paperwork
  • Guide operators in trouble shooting of the machine and give a hand with starting up the machine, so any other task the operator may have to do through the night.
  • Working hand and hand with maintenance
  • Making sure product schedule is being followed
  • Gave operators and packers there breaks.

Extrusion Operator

Octal
Cincinnati
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Responsible for operating PTI twin screw extruder in the production of light gauge PET sheet that is sold to thermoforming companies.

Operator Level 3

Sabert
Shepherdsville
01.2009 - 01.2016
  • Manufacturer of light gauge thermoformed food packaging products using both inline and roll stock processing.
  • Facility houses 6 thermoformers (Brown, Lyle and Komatsu) and 6 Reifenhauser extruders.
  • Materials processed include PET, PLA, polypropylene and CPET
  • Adjust machine (heat, vacuum, air, clamps, water rails and others)
  • Keep up with boxes and bags on the line.
  • Responsible for giving packers their breaks.
  • Filled in for Shift Supervisor/Shift Manager during vacations, breaks and illness.
  • Gained a good understanding of SAP during tenure.
  • Do quality checks every two hours to make sure that the parts are at the right weight and specs.
  • Oversee keeping up with making sure that there is material going to the line and that we are making good sheet.
  • If there is a tool change, must get extruder set up for the job we are running and make good sheet. Then either must help with the tool change or do it myself. Then bring machine up and make sure that the processes are good and that we are making a good finished product.
  • Machine setup / troubleshooting: Give direction to other workers regarding machine setup and use. Perform effective troubleshooting of thermoformer, extruder and materials
  • Safety: As a first responder, would be the first on the site of an injury for assigned shift. Would also to make sure people are safely out of the building if there is a fire or storm.
  • Safety Audit: Do a “walk around” every morning before shift to identify any problem or issues that need attention.
  • Production: Consistently meet production and schedule level and at the top of production levels.
  • Extruder set up: Can re-deckle die and set roll height to make good sheet, and adjust melt pump to get right part weight, and troubleshoot problems with material getting to get to extruder.
  • Machine operation: Enter / document the correct run time of the machine, any down time and how much was used on that machine everyday.

Process Technician

Berry Plastics
Louisville
01.2015 - 12.2015
  • Plant made injection molded 50 milliliter bottles for the beverage market
  • Responsible for troubleshooting equipment and processing issues
  • Perform color changes
  • Changed out Gaylord packaging and Loaded semi-trucks
  • Handled breaks for other employees as needed.

Field Service Technician

Dematic Electrical Contractors
Grand Rapids
06.2006 - 09.2009
  • Travelled throughout the country assisting in the installation of distribution systems at Wal-Mart stores

Education

high school diploma -

Lakewood High School
Lake Odessa, MI

Skills

  • Process optimization
  • Tool management
  • Production scheduling
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Work instruction writing
  • Manufacturing safety
  • Quality assurance
  • Resource allocation
  • Team leadership
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Continuous improvement
  • Training and development
  • Project management
  • Vendor coordination
  • Design validation
  • Six sigma methodologies
  • Design of experiments
  • Report generation
  • Equipment optimization
  • Analysis of process flows
  • Internal and external regulations
  • Process flows
  • Production efficiency
  • Project oversight
  • Manufacturing improvement
  • Manufacturing execution system
  • Process validation
  • Documents and reports
  • Process templating
  • Scheduling techniques
  • Product engineering support
  • Lean environments
  • Cross-functional teamwork
  • Process development
  • Data analysis
  • Process flow analysis
  • Machine troubleshooting
  • Material requirements planning
  • Improvement tracking
  • Automation technologies
  • Waste reduction
  • Team collaboration
  • Mechanical engineering knowledge
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Control systems
  • Cost reduction strategies
  • Production reporting
  • Troubleshooting

Training

Completed all of the extrusion and thermoforming Paulson training classes.

Timeline

Process Engineer

D&W Fine Pack
01.2023 - Current

Thermoforming Process Supervisor

Nursery Supplies, Inc
01.2019 - 01.2023

Supervisor

RPLANETEARTH
01.2018 - 01.2019

Process Engineer

Genpak
01.2017 - 01.2018

Lead Operator

Wna
01.2016 - 01.2017

Extrusion Operator

Octal
01.2015 - 01.2016

Process Technician

Berry Plastics
01.2015 - 12.2015

Operator Level 3

Sabert
01.2009 - 01.2016

Field Service Technician

Dematic Electrical Contractors
06.2006 - 09.2009

high school diploma -

Lakewood High School

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