Aaron M. Sanders

• Lead all aspects of value stream operations across multiple shifts, driving alignment with plant objectives and long-range business goals.

• Oversee 10 direct-report leaders and ~150 production associates to achieve safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets.

• Analyze production performance and reallocate resources to maximize throughput, reduce downtime, and improve first-pass yield.

• Partner with maintenance, engineering, planning, and quality to optimize equipment utilization and strengthen process capability.

• Lead Lean initiatives and continuous improvement projects to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and elevate employee involvement.

• Administer production schedules and execute long-term strategies focused on customer satisfaction and operational excellence.

• Build leadership capability at all levels through coaching, development planning, and disciplined performance management.

• Directed daily production operations, coordinating workforce, materials, and equipment to achieve production targets and customer delivery schedules.
• monitored team performance, driving enhancements in productivity, safety, and quality.
• Identified root causes of materials shortages, equipment failures, and process deviations; executed corrective actions.
• Educated employees on standardized work quality procedures and safety compliance to ensure consistent operations.
• Partnered with planning and engineering to ensure efficient product flow and minimize downtime.

• Managed and implemented new processes in multiple departments by identifying bottlenecks and eliminating them one at a time. Increased overall production while reducing labor costs in multiple departments simultaneously. Reduced turnover by coaching and developing employees. Acted as a liaison between employees and senior leadership. Conducted yearly employee reviews. Identified potential leaders and helped them to develop goals while working toward furthering their personal/career development. Experienced in the use of KPI’s, 5S, SQDCI, and CI.

• Working in a high-paced environment safely and efficiently. Plan and assign work tasks in order to meet production goals. Performs general and preventive maintenance on equipment. Ensures machines are working effectively at all times while producing a high quality product. Cleans and maintains work area. Responsible for training new operators. Perfect safety record for 9-year career. Operates forklift safely and efficiently. Able to unload coil trucks as received. Responsible for die change and operation of Pacific 400-ton press. Maintains constant situational awareness, while maintaining effective communication with management.

• Responsible for assembling parts using a pneumatic drill. Expected to produce enough units to accomplish set goals every shift. Responsible to prepare parts for next shift, as well as maintaining a clean, safe, work environment.

• Worked with dual-diagnosed patients to develop self-sufficient behavior with the goal of returning to society. Services included evaluation, assistance and training involving self-care, daily living and prevocational skills. Also provided recreational and prevocational support. Responsible to ensure client’s needs were met along with making sure standards and regulations were followed. Completed all documentation pertaining to clients and staff; provided inventory control and asset management.

• Initially worked as HTS with clients who were disabled. Provided services that enhanced and promoted personal growth and independence. Acted as the primary provider for in home support or residential. Promoted April 2002 to house Supervisor, responsible for supervising six staff members, scheduling and payroll responsibilities. Completed documentation pertaining to clients and staff, provided inventory control and asset management. On-call to provide assistance and care if problems/concerns arose.

• Responsible for the inventory and asset management of bank’s merchants as well as the bank. Completed daily shipping of equipment and mail of about 200 to 500 packages, entering product numbers by ten key. Learned and became efficient with the Company’s database MAPP Production. Received and separated returned equipment and logged this information into the database. Issued refunds from returned merchant supply orders. Responsible for making competent judgment calls on mishandled issued equipment and ensured merchants charged accordingly.

• Controlled and coordinated information flow regarding configuration of laptop computers. Received and processed all IBM laptop computers, scanned for viruses, created work orders and data entry in Company database. Assisted customer in recovery of equipment in the event an agent should terminate or require break/fix services. Installed and tested hardware and software options on laptop computers. Involved at the initial analysis and diagnosis of problems caused by software errors, hardware breakdowns or user misuse. Troubleshoot system configuration requirements. Responsible for repair of damaged laptops and installation of images. Coordinated the shipping and charge on computers leaving the company. Asset management using Company computer program Reflections Sessions.