Adam Smith

Managing four shifts of approximately 170 employees, ensuring continuous 24/7 operations. Working alongside SIOP, EHS, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to optimize efficiency and safety throughout the facility.

• Lead team tier meetings to discuss performance, challenges, and strategic initiatives.
• Prioritized safety, quality, cost management, and future planning initiatives.
• Digitized safety reporting for BSO's, forklift checklists, rejected batch investigation and initial incident reports for efficient tracking post-MS168 audit with Tremco Corsicana.
• Removed forklifts from production floor during operating hours using MS Forms data.
• Enhanced Sunpar bulk storage capacity to reduce costs by $70k to $80k annually.
• Managed the safety budget through careful consumption tracking and vendor sourcing at $15k annually.
• Restructured supervision headcount to minimize downtime, improve training, and drive process enhancements, yielding $180k in annual savings.
• Addressed bottleneck issues at DAP Tipp City and participated with Mixer 10 FIT event at DAP Baltimore.

Oversaw safety, quality, and daily performance for Packaging and Compounding Departments.

• Increased OEE from 38.5% to 54.5% through enhanced operator cross-training, and improved scheduling by size and product, to reduce changeover downtime.
• Executed wastewater generation reduction project, achieving 50% decrease in disposal costs ($100k annual savings).
• Designed Compounder University curriculum to lower rejected batches by enhancing training and quality standards.
• DAP Dallas MS168 Awards: 2020 Plant, 2021 Growth, and 2022 Growth.

• Coordinated production schedules to optimize resource allocation and workflow efficiency.
• Managed inventory levels to ensure timely availability of raw materials for production.
• Trained team members on scheduling software and best practices for efficiency.

Oversaw 45 employees at 280,000 square-foot steel spring manufacturing facility.

• Monitored production schedules to meet quality and delivery standards.
• Ensured compliance with safety regulations and company policies during operations.
• Managed operations of waste-water treatment tower to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Supervised chemical bath coil pickling process to enhance production efficiency.
• Directed two patenting lead furnaces to optimize heat treatment processes.
• Oversaw four tempering lead furnaces for quality control and consistency.
• Managed one induction furnace and one induction shaver for advanced metal processing.
• Supervised two rolling mills to maintain production quality and output.
• Directed operations of 15 wire drawing machines to streamline manufacturing.

• Operated overhead crane and CAT yard machine efficiently and safely.
• Cross-trained to operate all machinery within facility, ensuring coverage for call-offs.
• Consistently maintained high standards of safety and operational excellence across various machines.