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Andrew Kiss

Petersburg

Summary

Manufacturing professional brings experience in production, fabrication, and forklift operation. Results-oriented with excellent interpersonal skills.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Fabricator

Faulkner Fabricators
Berrien Springs
02.2025 - 12.2025
  • Fabricated in different processes, wood for the production of wooden spools

Use wood fabrication equipment such as a nailer machine, boring table, shaper, and high-powered nagging for framing

Operated molding machine for production of molded boards and industrial skill saw for cutting to specified measurements

Splicer

Five Star Sheets
New Carlisle
12.2023 - 07.2024
  • Operated splicing equipment to join sheets with precision and quality.

Responsible for splicing various weights and various widths a paper onto a moving production line for the production of desired orders of corrugated cardboard sheets

Lead Installer

Aays Event Rentals
South Bend
04.2018 - 04.2021
  • Coordinated event setups for various client requirements and specifications.
  • Trained and supervised installation teams on safety protocols and equipment usage.

Event rental equipment included party tents ranging from 10x10ft tents to 60x120ft tents, stages of various desired heights and square footage, dance floors, graduation set-ups, which involved carpeting large arena style venues such as Notre Dame's hockey arena down to a private residences backyard.

Equipment used in the setup of such events involved luhl forklifts, Avant forklifts, regular forklifts, gas powered hammers, small box trucks, large box trucks, flatbeds

Had to coordinate with venue clients, event coordinator, local utility locators, and upper management for on time, execution of usually non reschedulable events

Manager

All Occasion Tent Rental
Greenwood
09.2016 - 04.2018
  • Managed event logistics and scheduling for various outdoor gatherings.
  • Supervised staff to ensure high-quality customer service during events.
  • Coordinated equipment inventory and maintenance for tent rental operations.

This company was contracted to the indianapolis colts for setting up their touchdown town event for all home games.

Responsibilities and duties are pretty much the same as my above descriptions for Aays, but at a far lesser scale

Logistics and transportation included the usage of three quarter ton, and above dualy trucks and eighteen foot open trailers and car haulers

Repackager

Mays Chemical Company
Greenwood
01.2015 - 08.2016
  • Unloaded various types of chemicals from tanker trucks and or larger containers into smaller, more distributional containers
  • Examples of chemicals worked with go from propylene glycol, glycerin, citric acid, phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide five percent( also known as caustic soda)
  • Obtained a handling of dangerous goods certificate, license for operation of boom lift, scissor lift and forklift equipment.
  • Summary of duties included receiving, maintaining, and shipping preparation for chemicals that are used in a food grade, quality level environment

Stunner/live hanger

Purdue
Washington
01.2014 - 07.2014
  • Operated large machinery to ensure proper stun of poultry in preparation for live hangers
  • Maintained inventory and stun log for all incoming trailers of poultry
  • Substituted as a semi driver on the private lot when needed
  • And substituted, as a live hangar, when needed.(ie shorthanded)

Leadhand

The Pic Group Inc
Princeton
01.2010 - 04.2013
  • Led daily operations to ensure efficient workflow and production standards.
  • Coordinated team activities to meet project deadlines and production goals.
  • Trained new staff on safety procedures and operational protocols.
  • Worked at toyota, with toyota receiving inspection team to set up sorts for defective in coming the material to keep them out of the production flow and/or rework defects into tolerance.
  • Used software for the creation of standardized work instruction, which in some cases had to be done from scratch, which involved safety investigation, process flow investigation, engineer approval, costs and coverage is under POs and sent to supplying companies

Team Member

Omni Plastics
Evansville
01.2010 - 04.2010
  • Operated machinery to produce plastic products efficiently.
  • Monitored quality control processes during production runs.
  • Assisted team members in troubleshooting equipment issues.

Infantryman

Indiana nashville guard
Washington
01.2007 - 02.2008
  • Operated and executed combat duties, convoy escorts. Base camp security I e d search in a combat theater

Team Leader

Futaba Indiana Of America
Vincennes
01.2006 - 10.2006
  • Led daily operations ensuring team alignment with production goals.
  • Coordinated workflow among team members to enhance efficiency.
  • Trained new employees on safety protocols and operational procedures.
  • Executed operator level, team leader level maintenance and production set-ups for robotic weld cells and laser weld cells
  • Maintained daily scrap logs and performed routine quality checks on raw materials and produced materials

Team member

Federal Assembly
Princeton
01.2005 - 12.2005
  • Worked as a team member to sort out defects for various clients at various locations.Such as futaba, vutech, and ATS for efficient integration into workflow

Infantryman

Indiana National Guard
Washington
12.2002 - 02.2004
  • Executed combat duties which included base camp security convoy, escort's in a combat theater

Assistant Manager

McDonald's
Petersburg
04.2000 - 12.2002
  • Supervised daily operations to ensure smooth restaurant functioning.
  • Trained and mentored team members on service standards and procedures.
  • Managed inventory levels and ordered supplies to meet demand.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Computer Programming

Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN

Skills

  • Wood fabrication
  • Equipment operation
  • Precision splicing
  • Machinery maintenance
  • Chauffeur's license
  • Flatbed load rigging
  • Multiple lift truck qualifications
  • Dangerous goods certificate, but now expired

Timeline

Fabricator

Faulkner Fabricators
02.2025 - 12.2025

Splicer

Five Star Sheets
12.2023 - 07.2024

Lead Installer

Aays Event Rentals
04.2018 - 04.2021

Manager

All Occasion Tent Rental
09.2016 - 04.2018

Repackager

Mays Chemical Company
01.2015 - 08.2016

Stunner/live hanger

Purdue
01.2014 - 07.2014

Leadhand

The Pic Group Inc
01.2010 - 04.2013

Team Member

Omni Plastics
01.2010 - 04.2010

Infantryman

Indiana nashville guard
01.2007 - 02.2008

Team Leader

Futaba Indiana Of America
01.2006 - 10.2006

Team member

Federal Assembly
01.2005 - 12.2005

Infantryman

Indiana National Guard
12.2002 - 02.2004

Assistant Manager

McDonald's
04.2000 - 12.2002

Some College (No Degree) - Computer Programming

Vincennes University
Andrew Kiss