EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Production Manager

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates the activities of the Production Supervisors, including but not limited to: Initiate action to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process and quality system
• Identify and record any problems relating to the product process and quality system
• Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels
• Verify the implementation of solutions
• Control further processing, delivery, or installation of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has be corrected.
• Efficient maintenance of production machinery and equipment, physical plant, utilities and grounds.
• Responsible for supervising and evaluating the performance of personnel in Production Supervision. This individual recommends training requirements, has the duty to keep the staff at the highest level of skill necessary to meet company needs and objectives, and may recommend that personnel be hired or removed from these departments.
• Assists Production Supervisors with respect to production volume, cost and meeting production schedules and delivery dates.
• Stimulates maximum efficiency and productivity of production and maintenance associates.
• Confers with the Production Supervisors and Production Planning and Control Manager to establish working schedules for all departments connected with production.
• Arranges to have appropriate production records prepared and maintained.
• Assists in establishing accountabilities and goals for Production Supervisors to aid in performance evaluations.
• Responsible for participating as required by the Advanced Product Quality Planning and Control Plan, multi - disciplinary activities and reporting these in the customer-prescribed format.
• Assures efficient and economical utilization of materials, improvement of methods and elimination of wasteful practices within the department.
• Among the duties of this position are management reporting and policymaking as it pertains to the departments. In general, this individual may be looked to for technical and analytical guidance in identifying and solving problems within the functional limits of the departments.
• Keeps the General Manager informed of the facilities performance and provides advice on all production matters. Assumes other special activities and responsibilities as required or directed.
• Assures that management training and development needs are identified and programs initiated.
• Assures that a positive employee relation’s position is maintained. Ensures that the company’s management principals, policies and programs are consistently practiced.
• Assures that effective communications are maintained within areas of responsibility.
• Consults with all segments of management responsible for policy or action. Makes recommendations for improving the effectiveness of policy or practice.
• Ensures optimum performance of the function. Recommends and implements techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, cut costs, take advantage of opportunities and maintain state-of-the-art practices.

Confidential, Pulaski, TN

Pre production Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the schedule of 36 injection molding presses are met.
• Ensure the schedule is met and followed on 5 metallizers
• Maintain the day to day operations of approximately 60 direct employees and including scheduling, working with Quality and Operators to ensure quality standards are met and maintained.
• Work on and improve process to injection molding processes.
• Ensure AM and PM schedules are followed.

Production Supervisor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Ensures priorities of Safety, Quality and Productivity are maintained at the forefront of all activities performed.
• Manage employees by instructing, training, organising and monitoring the daily activities associated with operations to assure the accurate and efficient processing of orders.
• Provide employees with performance evaluations through coaching to improve and acknowledging success. This includes yearly written performance evaluations to provide guidance in performance against our company standards. It also includes evaluation of Probationary employees to ensure they are a good fit with our ‘plant culture’ before being offered full time employment.
• Effective use of manpower to cover activities such as rework, plant and equipment maintenance as required.
• Work with other departments to minimize downtime and efficiently use resources when equipment or tooling issues arise.
• Implement the Lean and 5S concepts.
• In my current position I fill in for the Shift Manager in their absence. I maintain all shift reports, manage 6 floor supervisors and approximately 500 employees.
• Maintain the day to day operation on the production floor

Confidential, Columbia, TN

Shift Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Ensures priorities of Safety, Quality and Productivity are maintained at the forefront of all activities performed.
• Manage employees by instructing, training, organising and monitoring the daily activities associated with operations to assure the accurate and efficient processing of orders.
• Provide employees with performance evaluations through coaching to improve and acknowledging success. This includes yearly written performance evaluations to provide guidance in performance against our company standards. It also includes evaluation of Probationary employees to ensure they are a good fit with our ‘plant culture’ before being offered full time employment.
• Ensure employee qualifications and ability are at the proper level to be successful in their assigned tasks and minimize exposure to quality or delivery issues due to lack of skills.
• Ensure conformance to Safety, Quality and Productivity standards through use of daily auditing and communication with employees.
• Ensure Daily Machine Schedule is sequenced properly in the system and Confidential ’s (Work Orders) are at the processing lines to cover their shift. Make required adjustment to schedule sequence when priorities are changed by the customer or equipment breakdown.
• Effective use of manpower to cover activities such as rework, plant and equipment maintenance as required.
• Review completed Confidential ’s (Work Orders) ensuring accuracy in time reporting and costing.
• Work with other departments to minimize downtime and efficiently use resources when equipment or tooling issues arise.

Confidential, Fayetteville, TN

Shift Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Supervised 65-165 employees and ensured all safety and manufacturing standards were followed. Resolved any issues between employees in my department and union. Approved payroll and time off.
• Planned the production schedule to insure the lines have the proper coils. Scheduled training and keep certifications current. Completed manpower studies for my department and adjusted accordingly to optimize efficiency and profit.
• Assets managed approximately fifteen million dollars in equipment, seven-hundred fifty thousand dollars in materials, 240-800-man hours a day. Ran prototype units for field testing and assist engineering in various projects involving the Aluminum HVAC system and Heat units.
• Assisted in start-up of the Aluminum Coil Department in nine months, which has taken up to five years in some plants. Responsible for staffing, discipline and day to day operations for Aluminum Coil, Wiring and Plastic Dept. Investigated to find the root cause any issues that may arise and correct them.
• Assisted Engineering with improvements in the manufacturing process to develop a higher quality product with less manpower.
• Took on the duties of my supervisor when he is out of the plant. Planned, organized, coordinated with other departments to complete special projects on schedule. Supervised ten injection molding machines and the manpower studies so that they would operate efficiently. Supervised five wiring machines, four Panduit’s and harnesses builders. The wiring department also supplied the wire and harnesses assemblies to our other plants.
• Training; advanced leadership development, team building, OSHA 10, KRONOS, time study, standardized work, budgeting, change management, confined space rescue, tow-motor operation, press operation, injection mold operation, aluminum brazing, wiring machine operation, auto brazier, overhead crane, welding, some tool and die, hand terminator machine, copper brazing, polymer types and needs, mold and die design, optimum process changes, injection molding, trouble shooting.

Confidential, Athens, AL

Nuclear security officer

Responsibilities:

• 02 Security clearance (all access), static and mobile security, maintained security of nuclear plant and staff.
• Maintained security check points and controlled movement in and out of secured areas.
• Training includes but not limited to: tactics for emergency response to various incidents that may arise in a nuclear setting, radiation worker certification, decontamination, containment, dress out, leadership development, search of person and objects, OSHA work place safety and hazards training, use of force lethal and nonlethal specialized training (site specific, need-to-know basis).

Confidential, Lawrenceburg, TN

Shift Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance Maintained Safety and Security of the Citizens of Lawrence County through proactive Law Enforcement
• Served Civil Process and Criminal Warrants and of the Courts
• Patrolled the designated areas in the County with proactive traffic enforcement, criminal interdiction, and community policing
• Built a good working relationship with the citizens and business owners through professionalism and hard work
• Assignments having included U.S. Marshalls Fugitive Task Force, District Attorney Child Support Division and Assisting the Crime Suppression Unit
• Training received: Post Certified Radar and Intoximeter Certified, Weapon Certified (Glock 31 C, M4, M14, Remington 870, Asp Baton, Freeze + P spray), Crime Scene Investigation and Processing, Domestic Violence / Child Sex Abuse / Handling of the Mentally Ill, Confidential ., First Responders of Meth Labs, Crash Investigation, Perimeter and Physical Security

Confidential, Lawrenceburg, TN

Welder/Fabricator

Responsibilities:

• Fabrication of fenders, tanks, seat pans, any type of custom fabrication of metal.
• Installation of wiring, repair and customization of factory bikes
• Assisted in ground-up construction of custom motorcycles
• Used plasma cutter, cutting torch, welder (wire. Stick), air and hand tools, blue prints both formal drawn and napkin drawn.

Confidential, Lawrenceburg, TN

Owner/ Carpenter

Responsibilities:

• Employed a staff of ten.
• Managed payroll and collection activities
• Ground up construction and finishing for Confidential
• Covering Middle Tennessee, Southern Kentucky, and Northern Alabama
• Performed all aspects of site built homes except for electrical services