Arman Hill
Venus,TX
Summary
Successful Business Planner with expertise in developing process improvement solutions resulting in better efficiency, safety and quality. Focused on reducing waste by implementing changes in processing based on lean methodology. Driven to monitor performance improvements by developing metrics and tracking systems.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
General Assembly Business Planner
General Motors Co
10.2023 - Current
- Maintained awareness of quality standards, communicated department quality goals, and utilized resources to solve quality issues.
- Implemented and followed systems that prevented reoccurrence of known issues.
- Promoted safe work practices and achieved objectives for ergonomics, health and safety and housekeeping.
- Motivated, trained, and developed employees to effectively perform their jobs utilizing standardized methods.
- Developed and Implemented initiatives to ensure we met/did not exceed Department budget.
- Worked with Business Managers to have all safety talks completed and submitted before end of each month.
- Coordinated all rebuilds for GA Department with controls team, material team, and maintenance team.
- Analyzed data related to performance and delivery of capital and operating projects.
General Assembly Launch Coordinator
General Motors, GM
01.2023 - 10.2023
- Communicate build issues and facilitate employee growth and development through coaching, training and company-offered learning opportunities.
- Ensure build events have no impact on Quality and Throughput.
- Manage post-build meetings to document issues identified during build events.
- Communicate with production, engineering, and launch team to develop countermeasures and assign action item owners for each issue.
- Maximize performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Establish and update work schedules to account for changing staff levels and expected workloads.
- Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
Chassis Continuous Improvement Lead
General Motors, GM
02.2021 - 01.2023
- Elimination of Chassis Containment Jobs.
- Chassis Throughput Improvement (Target of 61 Jobs Per Hour).
- Chassis Productivity (Increase %Value Added & Minutes Per Hour).
- Operational Excellence Project Leader.
- Manage Production Trial Runs (PTRs).
- Lead Verification Process Development for Error Proofing that can be Defeated.
- Managed GMS Implementation.
- Managed development and implementation of lean and continuous improvement manufacturing initiatives across production environment
- Applied coaching techniques and tools to support managers and team members in improving performance
- Developed quality planning for multiple new product launches by verifying customer requirements and implementing in production
Production Supervisor
General Motors, GM
07.2017 - 02.2021
- Managed team of 45 operators in achieving plant quality target of 98.8% Direct Run Rate and new throughput target of 427 jobs per shift.
- Championed all quality reports across department and ensure we are never delinquent.
- Coached all new supervisors on processes such as downtime capturing/reporting, timekeeping, and Business Plan Deployment.
- Recognized 50 times for “One Team” behavior and “It’s on Me” mentality.
- Facilitated team that led 1st shift to throughput record of 420 jobs.
- Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards
- Evaluated existing production processes and identified areas for improvement
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets
- Implemented cost-saving initiatives to reduce production costs while maintaining high quality standards
- Implemented policies and standard operating procedures for continuous improvement
Production Supervisor
General Motors, GM
08.2015 - 07.2017
- Led team of 20 operators to achieving department production goal of 4002 castings daily.
- Actively engaged in Professional Manager Network E-Board.
- Awarded 3 times for always putting customer first.
- Developed better forms of shift to shift communication, such as implementing white board round table meetings held on floor, as part of Best Practices Team.
- Stepped forward and volunteered to go to Toledo, OH for 1 month to facilitate quality spill and was awarded for my efforts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN05.2015
Skills
- Customer Focus
- Timely Decision Making
- Ethics and Values
- Learning on Fly
- Motivating Others
- Peer Relationships
- Problem Solving
- Building Effective Teams
- Time Management
Timeline
General Assembly Business Planner
General Motors Co
10.2023 - Current
General Assembly Launch Coordinator
General Motors, GM
01.2023 - 10.2023
Chassis Continuous Improvement Lead
General Motors, GM
02.2021 - 01.2023
Production Supervisor
General Motors, GM
07.2017 - 02.2021
Production Supervisor
General Motors, GM
08.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Indiana University