Woodworking Machine Operator Resume Template
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Austin Wright
Woodworking Machine Operator · Planers & CNC Routers
Contact
Denver, CO
(303) 555-7814
austin.wright@email.com
linkedin.com/in/austinwright
Denver, CO · (303) 555-7814 · austin.wright@email.com · linkedin.com/in/austinwright
Operating Skills
Planers & jointersCNC router operationSanding machinesMachine calibrationBlueprint readingQuality inspectionMaterial handling
Equipment & Software
CNC router software
Planers & shapers
AutoCAD
Sanding & boring machines
Education
High School Diploma
2015
East High School
Profile
Woodworking machine operator with 9 years setting up and running planers, shapers and CNC routers for a cabinet and millwork shop. Cut setup time 25% and hold cut tolerances within 1/32 in.
Shop Experience
2021 – Present
Senior Machine Operator
Front Range Millwork, Denver, CO
- Set up and program CNC routers, planers and shapers to cut cabinet and millwork components.
- Adjust machine tables and cutting devices to produce specified cuts on daily production orders.
- Cut average setup time 25% by standardizing tooling and fixtures across common part families.
- Install and adjust blades, cutterheads and sanding belts and select tooling by material.
- Examine raw woodstock for defects and verify finished parts against blueprint specifications.
2017 – 2021
Woodworking Machine Operator
Rocky Mountain Cabinet Supply, Arvada, CO
- Operated drill presses, shapers, routers and sanders to produce cabinet door and panel components.
- Fed stock through feed mechanisms and conveyors into planing and sanding machines.
- Changed alignment on sanding and boring guides to prevent defects in finished panels.
- Determined machine setups and cutting sequences from blueprints and work orders.
2015 – 2017
Machine Operator Trainee
Mile High Wood Products, Denver, CO
- Fed stock into planers and sanders and removed finished parts under a lead operator.
- Selected saws, blades and bits according to workpiece and cleaned machines each shift.
Training
OSHA 10-Hour General Industry
OSHA Outreach Training Program
Forklift Operator Certification
Employer (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178)
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Skills to list
- Planers & Jointers
- CNC Router Operation
- Sanding Machines
- Machine Setup & Calibration
- Blueprint Reading
- Quality Inspection
- Preventive Maintenance
- Material Handling
Software and tools
- Computerized numerical control CNC software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office software
- ALPHACAM
- Microsoft Outlook
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Windows
Duties to describe on a woodworking machine operator resume
- Set up, programmed, operated, or tended computerized or manual woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-nailing machines.
- Started machines, adjusted controls, and made trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly.
- Monitored operation of machines and made adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications.
- Examined raw woodstock for defects and to ensure conformity to size and other specification standards.
- Adjusted machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations.
- Installed and adjusted blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules.
Titles along the way
- Machine Operator Trainee
- Woodworking Machine Operator
- Lead Machine Operator
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