Jerry Wells
Manufacturing Supervisor
Waterloo,SC
Summary
Seasoned Manufacturing Supervisor with a proven track record at Ascend Performance Material, elevating A-Grade yields to 86.5% through continuous improvement and effective communication. Skilled in Lean Six Sigma principles and SAP, adept at driving cost reduction and enhancing team performance. Prioritizes safety and quality, fostering an environment of innovation and growth.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manufacturing Supervisor
Ascend Performance Material
Greenwood, SC
06.2023 - Current
- Provide leadership and support to the Bulk Continuous Fibers Manufacturing Team
- Responsible for ensuring operations compliance with operating procedures, safety rules, training standards, and housekeeping expectations
- Identify and remove barriers that restrict the operating teams from accomplishing production, safety, yield, quality, and personnel goals and requirements, and take action through coaching or their efforts to minimize or eliminate barriers
- Help the operating teams to set and achieve goals around cost reduction, labor utilization, quality and yield improvement, etc
- Assisted in driving the improvement of RFI, which raised A-Grade yields from 81.9% to 86.5% in BCF Fibers, resulting in record high yields over the past 4 years
- Ensure that all operators are adequately trained
- Championing and implementing A2E projects and processes
- Conducting and participating in ESSH audits and completing corrective actions for ESSH recommendations
- Monitoring the process and troubleshooting upsets and unusual conditions
- Promoting employee engagement, teamwork, trust, creativity, innovation, inclusion, and growth
- Supervising, mentoring, and developing the operations team
- Coach all team members for maximum performance and maintain accurate records of their performance and their associated coaching
- Carry out disciplinary action as needed
- Manage direct reports’ vacation and absenteeism rate
- Observe, communicate, and correct floor operations/reporting
- Respond to all emergencies on the site that may occur
- Manufacturing Supervisor must direct all site activities during these situations until additional site leadership arrives on the scene
Utility Operator
Ascend Performance Material
Greenwood, SC
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Ensure that boilers, air compressors, and vaporizers are operating at peak levels and providing the correct amount of steam, air, and therminol to all operational areas
- Maintain North and South Plant HVAC Units, air washers
- Support environmental site sewer systems (sanitary, storm, process)
- Troubleshooting of problems/ failures and crises in daily operations
- Maintain daily activity logs
Polymer/Pack Out Operator
Ascend Performance Material
Greenwood, SC
01.2007 - 01.2021
- Distribute nylon polymer flake to proper containers
- Transfer and load A-grade material into tankers, sea bulk containers, boxes, and railroad cars
- Process defective material
- Perform operator adjustments on the casting machine to maintain uniformity of cuts
- Operate the casting control panel to ensure each batch is cut, cooled, and stored in the proper locations
- Perform all necessary quality checks to ensure product quality and uniformity are maintained
- Prepare the necessary documentation required to track individual batches
- Notify Control Room of potential problems with Autoclaves and Casting Machines
- Interpret Control Chart, Lab Data, and Performance Data on batches and relay out-of-limit conditions to appropriate staff
- Maintain work areas' cleanliness and safety
Airman First Class
US Air Force National Guard
01.1993 - 01.1999
- Tested new weapon systems and loaded ordnances onto aircraft
- Oversaw and installed systems that launched, released, and monitored bombs, rockets, and missiles
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
09.2024
Associate’s Degree - Business Management
Piedmont Technical College
05.2022
Skills
- Microsoft 365
- Goal-oriented
- Continuous Improvement
- Effective communication
- SAP
- Hazard Recognition Coach
- Lean Six Sigma/White Belt
- Cost reduction strategies
- Defect detection
- Six sigma processes
- Scheduling coordination
- Employee training
- Safety audits
- Quality control
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Manufacturing software proficiency
- Lean manufacturing techniques
- Safety oversight
- Quality inspections
- Manufacturing management experience
- Priority management
- Material handling
- Shipment coordination
- Health and safety compliance
Certificatesawards
- Human Resource Management Certificate, Piedmont Technical College, 12/10/21
- Entrepreneurship Certificate, Piedmont Technical College, 12/10/21
- Glo-Bus Industry Champion Award, Piedmont Technical College, 2022
Certification
- Human Resource Management
- Entrepreneurship
Timeline
Manufacturing Supervisor
Ascend Performance Material
06.2023 - Current
Utility Operator
Ascend Performance Material
01.2021 - 06.2023
Polymer/Pack Out Operator
Ascend Performance Material
01.2007 - 01.2021
Airman First Class
US Air Force National Guard
01.1993 - 01.1999
- Human Resource Management
- Entrepreneurship
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University
Associate’s Degree - Business Management
Piedmont Technical College
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