Billy Bragg
Munford,TN
Summary
Versatile Production Supervisor knowledgeable about corrugated packaging equipment setup and operation, quality standards and safety hazards. Versed in documentation, compliance and scheduling. Streamlines workflow to maintain productivity and proactively addresses challenges to minimize downtime.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Supervisor
Packaging Corporation Of America
10.2004 - 07.2019
- Managed team of 15 to 20 production associates, overseeing safety, quality, and productivity to insure meeting all deadlines.
- Coordinated with scheduling, customer service, and shipping to maintain smooth and efficient product flow with on time delivery.
- Evaluated team member on safety, quality, and productivity regularly to identify and resolve concerns to insure customer requirements are being met.
- Trained new and existing team members in working safely, one box setup procedures and performing quality checks.
- Managed staff hiring, training and supervision.
- Evaluated existing production processes and identified areas for improvement to decrease downtime and increase through put.
- Observe team members and teach them how to be more efficient, reduce downtime and increase through put.
- Troubleshot equipment to reduce service calls and downtime.
- Use 6s lean manufacturing principles (safety, sort, set, shine, standardize, and sustain) to create safe, clean, well organized high performance work areas.
- Skilled implementing one box setup procedures and SMED (single minute exchange of die)
- Conducted performance reviews weekly with crews, providing recommendations for improvement, praise and disciplinary action when necessary.
- Proficient in setting up and operating flexo-folder gluers, rotary die cutters, carton master, and Baysek die cutter
- Interpreted work order information and specifications to plan, schedule and complete jobs precisely.
Design Engineer
PEF Industries
01.2000 - 10.2004
- Drafted documentation detailing design requirements and technical specifications for HVAC units for schools.
- Conferred with research personnel to clarify and resolve problems to develop designs and make modifications as required.
- Used AutoCad 2D and 3D software to meet design specifications for functional prototypes.
- Calculated and laid out dimensions, angels, curvature of parts, materials to be used.
- Directed and coordinated manufacturing and building of prototype units.
- Created spreadsheets to aid in ordering sheet metal parts for different projects.
- Programmed parts to be cut on CNC controlled lasers and punch presses.
Fabricating Lead Man
Georgia Pacific
04.1996 - 01.2000
- Supervised and coordinated activities of 20 employees
- Ensure safety rules and regulations were followed
- Ensure labor agreement was followed (union facility)
- Scheduled production runs on machines to help increase through put
- Troubleshot quality issues, production problems and mechanical breakdowns
- Worked with ISO 9000 quality procedures
- Conducted review of warehouse inventory system to determine why there were discrepancies between spreadsheet counts and actual physical inventory
Flexographic Printing Press Operator
Georgia-Pacific
05.1989 - 04.1996
- Setting up and operating 50" Langston flexo-folder gluer
- Using factory job cards to setup and run orders to meet customer requirements
- Learned to use micrometer, #2 zahn cup, and spectrophotometer
- Operated press to achieve highest print quality and productivity with minimal scrap.
- Wrote setup procedures to minimize setup times and increase machine efficiency
- GP certified flexo-folder gluer operator
- Set production record of 1.2 million square ft in 6.5 hours
Education
Bachelor of Science - Operations Management
The University of Tennessee - Martin
Martin, TN05.1994
Skills
- Safety Policies and Procedures
- 6s Lean principles
- Quality Assurance
- Workflow Optimization
- Standard Operating Procedures Understanding
- Operational Efficiency
- Product Specifications
- Continuous Improvement Process
- AmTech
- Maintaining Clean Work Areas
- Training and Development
Certification
- Ink Management Training - 2019
- PCA Converting Leaders Training - 2017
- SMED Training - 2017
- OSHA 10-hour General Industry Safety and Health Training - 2019
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Packaging Corporation Of America
10.2004 - 07.2019
Design Engineer
PEF Industries
01.2000 - 10.2004
Fabricating Lead Man
Georgia Pacific
04.1996 - 01.2000
Flexographic Printing Press Operator
Georgia-Pacific
05.1989 - 04.1996
Bachelor of Science - Operations Management
The University of Tennessee - Martin
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