Adam Powers
Bennettsville,SC
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor of Operations
Schaeffler Group USA
Cheraw, S.C
03.2024 - Current
- Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner while maintaining high customer satisfaction ratings.
- Maintained accurate records for tracking progress and performance of team members.
- Developed and enforced safety protocols, significantly reducing workplace accidents.
- Recruited, hired and trained crew members on application of projects, customer relations, and customer service.
- Provided training and guidance to team members on operational procedures and best practices.
- Partnered with vendors to negotiate contracts for services related to operations.
- Evaluated existing processes regularly for potential optimization opportunities.
- Inspect finished products for quality assurance purposes.
- Operate hoists or cranes to move heavy objects within the facility.
- Test completed work pieces to ensure that they meet specifications using appropriate measuring instruments.
- Collaborated with team members to complete projects in a timely manner.
- Train new employees on the proper use of set-up equipment.
- Record operational data in prescribed forms or logbooks including details such as settings used, production times.
- Load materials into production equipment according to specified instructions.
- Perform regular maintenance on machinery such as oiling, cleaning, replacing broken parts.
- Check work pieces for conformance to specifications using micrometers, calipers, templates and other measuring instruments.
- Set up and operate machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.
- Maintained a safe working environment by following safety protocols at all times.
- Provide input on improving productivity through better setup techniques or improved tooling designs.
- Adjust machine feed and speed, change cutting tools, or adjust machine controls when automatic programming is faulty or if machines malfunction.
- Calibrate and adjust equipment to ensure accuracy of production.
- Clean machines prior to use by removing chips or debris from working areas.
- Performed routine maintenance on machines to ensure optimal performance.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Troubleshoot problems that arise during operation of machinery.
- Unload finished products from machinery.
- Monitored machine operations to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining conditions.
- Maintain accurate records of materials used in production processes.
Owner/Operator
Hired Guns Land Management llc.
Bennettsville, SC
03.2022 - Current
- Conducted regular performance reviews of staff members to ensure efficiency and productivity goals were met.
- Established pricing models that balanced competitiveness with profitability goals.
- Improved productivity initiatives, managing budgets and accounts, coordinating itinerary and scheduling appointments.
- Negotiated contracts with clients for products or services rendered by the company.
- Demonstrated safe driving by observing road rules, exercising caution in unfamiliar areas and maintaining vehicle control.
- Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
- Drove tractor-trailer combinations to transport and deliver products, livestock or other materials.
- Conducted vehicle inspections before and after every trip and performed minor repairs to keep truck functional.
- Established long-term relationships with customers by promoting great service and engagement skills and quickly resolving issues.
- Calculated net income and adjusted strategies to increase income and bottom-line profits.
Setup Operator
Schaeffler Group USA
Cheraw, SC
03.2012 - 03.2022
- Read blueprints and job orders to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations and setup requirements.
- Clean machines prior to use by removing chips or debris from working areas.
- Reduced health and safety risks with strict adherence to safety protocols and PPE requirements.
- Prepared for work to be completed by studying assembly instructions, blueprint specifications and part lists.
- Load materials into production equipment according to specified instructions.
- Test completed work pieces to ensure that they meet specifications using appropriate measuring instruments.
- Followed daily preventive maintenance schedule for cleaning and lubricating machinery.
- Sorted product components on work tables to maintain maximum organization and productivity.
- Used hand trucks and forklifts to unload, load and transport items.
- Separated products according to weight, grade and size of material to produce final product.
- Met or exceeded target for on-time customer shipments.
- Check work pieces for conformance to specifications using micrometers, calipers, templates and other measuring instruments.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Set up and operated production machinery according to specific standards and protocols of company.
- Troubleshoot problems that arise during operation of machinery.
- Calibrate and adjust equipment to ensure accuracy of production.
- Classified defects from finished orders for record tracking and statistics.
- Operate hoists or cranes to move heavy objects within the facility.
- Train new employees on the proper use of set-up equipment.
- Attached identification labels to finished packaged items or stamped lot number and shipping destination information on containers.
- Set up and operate machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments.
- Calibrated machines to adhere to quality standards and maintain required productivity levels.
Education
High School Diploma -
Marlboro County High School
Bennettsville, SC01-2007
Skills
- Operations Management
- Financial Planning
- Personnel Management
- Operational Reporting
Timeline
Supervisor of Operations
Schaeffler Group USA
03.2024 - Current
Owner/Operator
Hired Guns Land Management llc.
03.2022 - Current
Setup Operator
Schaeffler Group USA
03.2012 - 03.2022
High School Diploma -
Marlboro County High School