Deborah Smith
Ripley,TN
Summary
Ambitious Production Manager with 23 years of experience in fabrication and the construction industry. I have superior competency in resource allocation, production scheduling and workflow management. I am a highly motivated individual that surpasses demanding objectives and achieves or exceeds set goals.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Shop Production Manager
Tri-State Ironworks, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee
11.2016 - Current
- Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow and output.
- Reviewed work for quality and compliance with company standards and design specifications.
- Standardized production procedures, job roles and quality assurance guidelines.
- Assessed fabrication processes and recommended improvements to increase productivity.
- Addressed personnel issues and scheduling conflicts promptly.
- Directed key personnel in correct production techniques to achieve required quality.
- Sourced materials to keep up with production goals and meet customer demands.
- Created streamlined production schedules and collaborated with production employees to communicate objectives and goals.
- Directed fabrication process and procedures to achieve goal of first run capability.
- Implemented quality improvement changes to minimize product defect rates.
- Determined suitable crew requirements, scheduled employees and worked with Human Resources to meet changing production schedules.
- Applied lean practices to balance workflow and eliminate unnecessary steps.
- Created and regularly updated department work instructions and reports.
- Implemented program changes to identify and quickly resolve root cause issues bottlenecking production levels.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
- Approved regular payroll submissions for shop employees.
- Conducted monthly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.
- Maximized productivity by keeping detailed records of daily progress and identifying and rectifying areas for improvement.
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for production labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
- Executed regular process updates to reduce discrepancies and enhance scheduling across production calendars and programs.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with project managers, sub contractors and field superintendents to manage job performance.
- Maintained projects within strict timeframes and budget constraints by solving complex problems and working closely with senior leaders.
- Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs.
- Oversaw high profile projects by planning, designing, and scheduling phases.
- Provided management for internal personnel, contractors and vendors.
- Identified, reviewed and applied policies and procedures to shop and office personnel
- Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
- Provided accurate, detailed quantity take-offs from project drawings and technical specifications as required by AISC and AWS through Fabsuite Software to produce proper documentation per each job before implementing into production.
- Reduced expenditures by effectively negotiating with vendors and service contracts to drive savings.
- Scheduled and facilitated weekly meetings between project managers, field superintendent and required shop personnel to discuss current jobs within production along with upcoming deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Reported job status daily to project managers on project hours, progress and any technical problems.
- Purchased all required materials and managed vendors needed to accomplish project goals.
- Verified quality of finished product and conformance to specifications before final shipments to jobsites.
Project Manager / QA Manager
Rose Fabricating, Inc
Covington, Tennessee
02.2012 - 03.2016
- Project managed all stacks and structural fabrication per job specification for the stack division.
- Created and implemented welding procedures per AWS and CWB while maintaining welding continuity logs for all qualified personnel.
- Implemented new quality assurance as needed per customer service standards.
- Inspected products and worker progress throughout production.
- Cooperated with engineering, fabrication and manufacturing to verify adherence to quality standards per AISC, AWS and CWB
- Purchased raw materials per job requirements of raw materials with various suppliers per grade, widths and lengths
- Document Control of all quality department standards, practices and procedures.
- Generated cut sheets to the plate processor, drill line, angle master, etc. to reduce the least amount of drop while maintaining job cost
- Scheduled and chaired quality review meetings to review effectiveness of performance mitigating risk, improving throughput and achieving customer satisfaction.
- Tracked quality issues with external customers, suppliers and internal plant operations.
- Collaborated with audit clients and action owners to apply root cause analysis guidance and establish effective corrective action plans.
- Communicated with all 3rd party inspectors and customers as required for the production of each job
- Performed visual inspections and non-destructive tests where appropriate.
- Evaluated components and final products against quality standards and fabrication specifications.
- Reviewed shop blueprints and design specs per each job before releasing into production.
- Performed routine maintenance and calibration on testing equipment.
- Completed supporting documentation for testing procedures, data capture forms, equipment logbooks and inventory forms.
- Monitored testing procedures and verified performance of tests according to established item specifications and protocol.
- Performed visual assessment of products to evaluate conformance with quality standards.
- Scheduled, documented and executed all 3rd party testing through American Industrial for all UT, MT, RT and PT on each job per specification of carbon, aluminum and stainless steel materials
Document Control /Purchasing Agent
Gallaway Industries, LLC
Gallaway, Tennessee
08.1999 - 02.2012
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
- Maintained consistent email communication with stores and suppliers to confirm and track orders and verify price revisions on purchase orders.
- Communicated frequently with stores and vendors to manage orders and verify revisions on purchase orders.
- Computed and created purchase orders in Fabtrol to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite customer orders.
- Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers.
- Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability.
- Tracked inventory shipments and prepared spreadsheets detailing item information.
- Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
- Wrote and implemented standard operating procedures per AISC quidelines.
- Provided assistance with inbound and outbound document processes, document sorting, logging and work order creation.
- Performed document reproduction, printing documents from electronic sources such as email attachments, PDF files and cloud storage.
- Converted documents from one application to another.
- Released and updated drawings and specifications.
- Completed, configured, and revised engineering change orders.
- Oversaw creation, routing and data input of bills of materials per detailed drawings
- Carefully reviewed all documents and reports for completeness and accuracy.
- Scanned, filed and transmitted various documents and adhered to digital filing procedures.
- Monitored due dates and deadlines and worked to submit all documents on time or early.
- Maintained document archive and file server of approved documents and drawings to provide easy traceability and retrievability.
- Coordinated document exchange between departments, contractors, suppliers and customers.
- Allocated unique document numbers to internal documents and incoming external documents and tracked in database.
- Checked blueprints and drawings for accuracy and completeness.
- Managed technical documentation flow of engineering, project management and construction activities.
- Liaised with project teams, vendors and third parties on documentation flow, handover and project close-out.
- Created project control documentation to support needs of important projects.
- Used Adobe Acrobat, Blue Beam and ProjectWise for document management and enhancements.
- Prepared digital files, physical documents and work requests in compliance with company guidelines.
- Transmitted documents, organized revisions and tracked changes.
- Maintained organized and efficient document flows by using excellent planning and multitasking skills.
- Prepared documents for projects in accordance with project manager, team or client specifications.
- Reviewed document management protocols and user activities against internal records policies and document management standards.
- Modified and maintained tools to support operations and business process creation using Adobe Acrobat, SharePoint, Excel and Access capabilities.
Education
Blue Print Reading & Welding - Blue Print Reading & Welding
Vocational Trade School
Covington, TN01.2013
High School Diploma -
Covington High School
Covington, TN05.1996
Skills
- Product Planning
- Time Management
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Decision Making
- Production Reports Maintenance
- Production Order Review
- Production Problem Resolution
- Organizational Policies
- Contract Management
- Total Quality Management
Timeline
Shop Production Manager
Tri-State Ironworks, Inc.
11.2016 - Current
Project Manager / QA Manager
Rose Fabricating, Inc
02.2012 - 03.2016
Document Control /Purchasing Agent
Gallaway Industries, LLC
08.1999 - 02.2012
Blue Print Reading & Welding - Blue Print Reading & Welding
Vocational Trade School
High School Diploma -
Covington High School