Araphat Karim
Fort Wayne,IN
Summary
Manage and motivate everyone professionally to achieve and surpass company targets. Equip employees to meet goals by building collaborative and skill-based culture. Focused on delivering decisive, forward-thinking and positive team leadership to enable employee success with effective workflows. Experienced production leadership roles and knowledgeable about JBS practices and regulatory requirements. Capable of directing and motivating employees to accomplish challenging performance and quality objectives. Successful at keeping costs under control and employee job satisfaction highly while promoting safety and compliance. Dedicated to working quickly and accurately to trim parts. Knowledgeable about inspecting products and maintaining safety procedures. Highly efficient and flexible to meet changing demands.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Manager
Lippert Components
10.2021 - 08.2024
- Tracked new material shipments and coordinated flow of materials at different stages of manufacturing to align with procurement expectations.
- Reviewed processing schedules and production orders concerning inventory requirements, staffing requirements, work procedures and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
- Applied lean principles to improve workflow and quality and reduce waste.
- Identified strategic business opportunities to advance technology through licensing and project development.
- Ensure effective team member relations and building trusting relationships
- Balance quality, productivity, cost, labor, safety, and morale to achieve positive results in all areas.
- Provide leadership through activities like recruiting, interviewing, routine 1 on 1 discussions, annual reviews, and disciplinary conversations.
- Assist with accident investigations as needed.
- Maintain proper inventory levels if applicable within business unit
- Manage department priorities which could include production scheduling, lean projects
- Track absenteeism and timekeeping.
- Review and correct errors in time punch reports for designated team members to ensure accurate payroll processing.
- Responsible for reporting machine or system issues to maintenance
- Actively participate in manufacturing products when demand calls for it or team building
- Work closely with internal and external customers
Quality Assurance Technician
JBS Beef Plant
11.2018 - 05.2021
- Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team
- Prepared, calibrated and monitored production machinery to maintain optimal production levels and consistently achieve daily targets
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand
- Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities
- Developed and audited practices, programs and metrics reporting systems to ensure optimal efficiency
Education
High School Diploma -
Alhambra High School
Phoenix, AZ01.2018
Skills
- Test implementation
- Documentation skills
- Incidents management
- Materials handling
- Quality assurance controls
- Public speaking
- Team collaboration
- Computer knowledge
- Computer skills
- Project management
- Consulting
- Negotiation
- Issue resolution
- Motivated team player
- Audits
- Knife handling
Languages
Burmese
Native or Bilingual
Thai
Full Professional
Timeline
Manufacturing Manager
Lippert Components
10.2021 - 08.2024
Quality Assurance Technician
JBS Beef Plant
11.2018 - 05.2021
High School Diploma -
Alhambra High School