Andrew Smith
Jordan,MN
Summary
Professional production specialist with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in overseeing production processes, optimizing workflows, and ensuring quality standards. Reliable and adaptable, effectively managing resources and fostering productive work environment. Expertise in safety protocols, inventory management, and process improvement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Documentation and Warranty Specialist
Jordan Transformer
03.2024 - 12.2024
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and reduce warranty costs.
- Provided clear communication between the warranty department and other internal teams, fostering a collaborative environment that expedited problem resolution.
- Developed strong relationships with vendors to negotiate favorable terms for warranty repairs and replacements.
- Produced on-time communications in support of new product submissions for regulatory agencies.
- Reduced revision timeframes by proactively addressing potential issues during document development stages through attention to detail and strong communication skills.
- Coordinated with external vendors to acquire necessary documentation for product integration, expediting project timelines.
- Facilitated the smooth transition of new employees through the creation of comprehensive training manuals and onboarding materials.
- Developed and maintained a comprehensive style guide for company-wide use, resulting in increased consistency across all written materials.
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Jordan Transformer
01.2022 - 12.2024
- Coordinate jobs in and out, working with engineering and production to complete necessary tests inspections
- Collaborate with procurement group to ensure that purchase orders are used per QA procedures.
- Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
- Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.
- Gathered requirements for ongoing projects and organized details for management use.
- Collaborated with project leaders to comply with accounting needs for project maintenance requirements.
- Oversaw productivity streams for ongoing and special projects.
- Counseled departmental leaders to determine issues and deliver solutions to individualized problems and concerns.
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
- Developed comprehensive project plans, outlining scopes, timelines, deliverables, and milestones.
Quality Control
Jordan Transformer
08.2015 - 01.2022
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
- Performed visual inspections and non-destructive tests where appropriate.
- Reported repeated issues to supervisors and other departments, collaborating to identify issue roots and rectify problems.
- Created and deployed best practices to improve efficiency and reduce defects.
- Studied blueprints and design specs to uphold best-in-class knowledge of transformer products.
- Located and investigated production concerns and helped management implement corrective actions.
- Gathered all NCR information and created a spreadsheet that they company could use and track on going issues.
Recon
Jordan Transformer
03.2013 - 08.2015
- Cleaned and refurbished transformer parts
- Trained new Recon workers to improve efficiency of department and cultivate productive work atmosphere.
- Reviewed and studied blueprints to double-check installation and implementation project requirements.
- Shrunk knowledge gaps with ongoing training and close employee mentoring for new and less experienced team members.
- Shipment prep on outgoing power transformer along with mobile transformers.
- Flushed transformer radiators by following internal procedures and checklists to verify the job was done correctly.
- Measure and cut gaskets to fit in machined flanges or replace OEM gaskets.
Volunteer Firefighter
City Of Jordan
04.2017 - Current
- Conducted thorough tests and inspections of gear, equipment and tools to stay ready for every type of fire.
- Assessed and repaired fire extinguishers and various fire equipment for stations.
- Laid and connected hoses, held nozzles and directed water streams as part of fire suppression activities at active scenes.
- Administered first aid and conducted emergent response management.
- Effectively supported fire suppression by setting up and maintaining water supply lines.
- Led team in fighting fires and exercised considerable judgment in deciding best way to extinguish based on type of fuel and environment.
- Prepared incident reports detailing personnel, location and results of each call.
- Inspected apparatus, equipment, grounds and stations for proper order and condition on monthly basis.
- Provided station tours, pre-incident surveys and installed smoke detectors to provide fire education to public.
Education
No Degree - Environmental Science
Mankato State University
Jordan High School
Skills
- Project Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Planning and Execution
- Task Prioritization
- Data Collection
- Good Judgment
- Critical Thinking
- Team Leadership
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Strategic Direction
- Microsoft Office
- Editing and proofreading
- Project management
- Schedule coordination
- Efficiency optimization
Morris A. Miller Outstanding Service Award
The Scott County Morris A. Miller Outstanding Service Award is for individuals who have made significant contributions toward improving health and safety of Scott County residents as well as others in their case, extraordinary decisiveness and presence of mind, and unusual swiftness of action to save and protect human life and property during emergency events involving citizens and visitors of Scott County.
Timeline
Documentation and Warranty Specialist
Jordan Transformer
03.2024 - 12.2024
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Jordan Transformer
01.2022 - 12.2024
Volunteer Firefighter
City Of Jordan
04.2017 - Current
Quality Control
Jordan Transformer
08.2015 - 01.2022
Recon
Jordan Transformer
03.2013 - 08.2015
Jordan High School
No Degree - Environmental Science
Mankato State University
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