David Finlayson
Guelph,Canada
Summary
To maintain an opportunity for a full-time position as a trustworthy and hard-working employee
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
General Labourer
Telco Steel Works Ltd.
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Industrial blaster
- Bevel steel plates
- Saw/cut angles to degree
- Grind and clean steel beams
- Detailing
- Combi forklift
- Counter balance
- Overhead crane. Jib and Bridge
- Material handling
- Blueprint reading
- Assembly
- Packing finished product
- RF gun
- Manufacturing environment
- Familiar with all hand tools
- Layed off due to tariffs
Operator
Trusscore
09.2019 - 01.2023
- Extruder operator
- Extruder profiling/ water tanks
- Thermoplastic/pvc
- Quality checks every 2 hours
- Forklift
- Crane
- Scissor lift
- Supported process designs, tooling changeovers and optimizations to maximize quality, compliance.
Extruder Operator
Hematite
01.1998 - 12.2019
- Extruder profiling
- Thermoplastic/pvc
- Quality checks every 2 hours
- Forklift
- Crane
- Scissor lift
- Supported process designs, tooling changeovers and optimizations to maximize quality, production.
- Changed out screens, dies, and inserts to fit different production needs.
- Mitigated downtime by swiftly identifying mechanical issues with the extruder and coordinating necessary repairs with maintenance personnel.
- Started up and ran extrusion lines producing wide range of products for industry OEMs.
- Usage of rock blender.
- Mixing calcium stearate as percentages per batch
Skills
- Operational Planning
- Equipment Monitoring
- Die Maintenance
- First aid & CPR
- Quality control
- Basic Math
- Production Efficiency
- Problem Resolution
- Warehouse Experience
- Materials Handling
- Mechanical Inspection
- Equipment Operation
Timeline
General Labourer
Telco Steel Works Ltd.
08.2023 - 01.2025
Operator
Trusscore
09.2019 - 01.2023
Extruder Operator
Hematite
01.1998 - 12.2019