Aaron Kennedy

Seasoned Machine Operator with 17 years of experience operating and maintaining manufacturing equipment. Proficient in performing equipment inspections and preventive maintenance functions. Safety-conscious individual comfortable using overhead cranes and jib cranes. Sound time management, communication and multitasking skills.

Pickle Line Operator - Stelco Inc. - Nanticoke, ON

(2024-07)

• Setup operator with proficiency at every position of the steel pickling process.
• Attention to safety and quality paramount to everyday success.
• Use of remote/cab cranes and tow motor vehicles ranging from forklift to 40 ton coil transport.
• Chemical analysis and setting up builds to tight tolerances to ensure high quality products

Machine Operator - Unilock Ltd - Ayr, ON

(2021-03 - 2024-07)

• Use of detailed automated systems to produce high quality paving stones at high speed.
• Constantly adapting recipe to produce quality units based on everyday conditions.
• Maintaining equipment on a daily basis to prolong equipment efficiency and use.
• Daily inventory receiving and cataloging.
• Use of overhead cranes, forklifts and skid steer a daily necessity.

Line Operator - Argo XTV - New Hamburg, ON

(2020-09 - 2021-03)

Load and unload plastic body from 5 axis CNC machine, calling on part specific programs from Human-Machine Interface to create the desired finished product.

• Use power hand tools to finish the body and to fasten any necessary components to create a finished product.
• Attention to detail and to long term changes in product to maintain consistent quality in all finished products.

CNC Machine Operator - PWO Canada Inc - Kitchener, ON

(2011-09 - 2020-08)

• Monitored and adjusted processes or equipment to improve quality and productivity.
• Changed out aging tools, fixtures and offsets.
• Kept parts within close tolerances of design standards to maintain optimal quality.
• Observed company's strict safety rules during each shift to avoid job-related injuries.
• Fabricated various parts using multiple machines at once.

Injection Molding Operator - Airboss Defense - Kitchener, ON

(2008-08 - 2010-02)

Removed finished products and completed detailed inspections to verify conformance with established tolerances and order specifications.

• Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.

High School Diploma - Preston High School (2008-06)