Meredith Merkle
Mountain Home
Summary
Friendly and motivating
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Technician
Vantive
2025.03 - Current
- Monitor product quality through the performance of required visual and functional testing.
- Maintain a working knowledge of statistically based Sampling Plans and their applications.
- Promote process control through activities in support of equipment and process validations.
- Ensure the accuracy of measuring and testing equipment through the performance of calibrations.
- Perform periodic audits of manufacturing practices and local procedures.
- Procedural changes in response to these audits may be initiated and coordinated by the QA inspector.
- Responsible for gathering, analyzing, summarizing, and distributing process relevant data.
- Must be able to effectively communicate across all departments and levels of management.
Back up Tech 1 / Assembler 2
Baxter Laboratories
2024.03 - 2025.03
- Identify process improvements on existing process and equipment.
- Preventative maintenance, startups and changeovers, and clear faults.
- Maintain/verify documentation.
- Load equipment with parts/raw materials, supply part bins.
- Train new employees.
- Follow departmental safety procedures.
- Ensure that products meet the required specifications in the manufacturing areas.
- Must work in a safe manner both to prevent personal injury to themselves and others.
- Responsible for maintaining/updating POMS, TPM boards, batch trace, Maximo, SOP's, log sheets, JIB's, time sheets, and Infinity.
Bakery Associate
Walmart
2023.03 - 2024.03
- Thrive in fast-paced environments.
- Keeping member satisfaction as your top priority
- Can stand for long periods of time while assisting members quickly and accurately.
- A problem solver who tackles obstacles head-on to ensure each task is completed with excellence.
- Maintaining a positive attitude by smiling, greeting and thanking members.
- Maintaining a clean, neat, and member-ready area.
Assembler
ASG Connect
2019.05 - 2023.03
- Routes and ties wires to form wire harness used in electrical and electronic equipment or systems: Reads instructions, such as work orders, diagrams, and wire lists to determine materials needed and sequence of assembly.
- Marking identifying data on completed harness.
- Attaching ends of wires to components, plugs, or terminal strip, using soldering iron or crimping device.
Education
General Studies - Associates
Arkansas State University
Mountain Home, ARHigh school or equivalent -
Mountain Home High School
Mountain Home, ARSkills
- Microsoft office Knowledge
- Manufacturing/Assembly
- Quality control
- Problem-solving
- Customer satisfaction
- Mechanical knowledge
- Outgoing and friendly
- Positive Attitude
- Dependable
- Problem-solving abilities
Certification
- Driver's License
- IPC/WHMA-A-620, 10/01/22 to 10/01/24
- Certified IPC Specialist
- CPR Certification
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
Timeline
Quality Technician
Vantive
2025.03 - Current
Back up Tech 1 / Assembler 2
Baxter Laboratories
2024.03 - 2025.03
Bakery Associate
Walmart
2023.03 - 2024.03
Assembler
ASG Connect
2019.05 - 2023.03
General Studies - Associates
Arkansas State University
High school or equivalent -
Mountain Home High School