Ryan Forsythe
STRABANE,tyrone
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Production Operator
Zeus
Letterkenny, Donegal
04.2007 - Current
- Work in different departments ie. paste / heatshrink / secondary / compounding
- Set up production equipment, verifying correct functionality and calibration compliance to maximise machinery efficiency.
- Consistently followed company safety regulations, maintaining secure, low-risk working environments.
- Operated production equipment safely and effectively, maximising quality output.
- Performed regular in-process tests, yield calculations, running checks and product sampling, ensuring production met predefined quality targets.
- Identified production improvement opportunities, reducing department costs.
- Performed cleaning activities across site to maintain safety and compliance.
- Covered shift breaks and other production areas to minimise disruptions.
- Maintained clean workstation to comply with safety guidelines and protocols.
- Operated machinery and equipment and conducted adjustments to meet safety measures.
- Verified documentation and work order requirements.
- Consistently demonstrated best practices and conformance to company standards and safety regulations.
- Mentored new Operators in machine operating best practices and safety regulations through demonstrations.
- Achieved production targets with excellent planning and machine operation.
- Completed work according to schedule, helping struggling team members as required to maintain smooth-running operations.
- Created top-quality products by following strict standards and specifications.
- Maintained strict quality requirements using scales, callipers and micrometres.
Production Operator
Mulrines
Ballybofey, Donegal
07.2005 - 04.2007
- Verified documentation and work order requirements.
- Performed planned preventative maintenance to minimise production downtime.
- Consistently demonstrated best practices and conformance to company standards and safety regulations.
- Investigated complex machine faults through fault-finding and quality analysis.
- Packaged and promptly moved completed products to storage areas, maintaining smooth and efficient operations.
- Achieved production targets with excellent planning and machine operation.
- Supported health and safety by carefully operating machinery.
Production Operative
Rimedia
omagh, tyrone
06.2004 - 06.2005
- Verified documentation and work order requirements.
- Consistently demonstrated best practices and conformance to company standards and safety regulations.
- Performed planned preventative maintenance to minimise production downtime.
- Performed intensive quality control through inspections and testing.
- Mentored new Operators in machine operating best practices and safety regulations through demonstrations.
- Covered supervisor when off site
- Done handovers with oncoming shift
- Debrief at morning meeting with management
Production Operator and Team Leader
Herdsman Mill
Sion Mills, Tyrone
06.1996 - 05.2004
- Operated production equipment safely and effectively, maximising quality output.
- Consistently demonstrated best practices and conformance to company standards and safety regulations.
- Completed work according to schedule, helping struggling team members as required to maintain smooth-running operations.
- Achieved production targets with excellent planning and machine operation.
- Mentored new Operators in machine operating best practices and safety regulations through demonstrations.
- Provided leadership and direction for employees, supervising activities to drive productivity and efficiency.
- Participated in safety and risk assessments and suggested hazard reduction strategies.
- Reported all accidents, near miss incidents and work-related ill health conditions to supervisor.
- Reduced personnel injuries through encouraging safe behaviour in workplace.
Education
GCSEs - English , Maths , CDT , Geography
Strabane High School
Strabane, Derry City and Strabane 09.1990 - 06.1995
Skills
- Trainer / Team Lead
- Machinery operation
- Equipment testing
- Performed preventive maintenance and calibrated machines
- Excellent communicator
- Keen problem solver
- Production line quality control
- Team player
- Continuous improvement
Timeline
Production Operator
Zeus
04.2007 - Current
Production Operator
Mulrines
07.2005 - 04.2007
Production Operative
Rimedia
06.2004 - 06.2005
Production Operator and Team Leader
Herdsman Mill
06.1996 - 05.2004
GCSEs - English , Maths , CDT , Geography
Strabane High School
09.1990 - 06.1995
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