Brandon McGovern
Douglasville,GA
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in lean manufacturing, production, fabrication and distribution specializing in Leadership Development & Culture Change. Strong interpersonal relationship and communication skills that motivate, engage, and coach others in a supportive and collaborative team environment. Proven ability to lead learning initiatives, create leadership and professional development programs, aligning business priorities with organizational strategy and implementing creative solutions to meet business needs utilizing best practices.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Regional Facilitator
DHL Supply Chain
09.2023 - Current
- Build rapport with diverse groups of stakeholders by demonstrating empathy, active listening skills, and cultural competence during facilitated sessions.
- Foster an inclusive learning environment by addressing diverse needs and adapting facilitation techniques as needed.
- Deliver high-quality training sessions, ensuring participants developed a thorough understanding of the subject matter.
- Serve as a resource for trainees post-session completion by providing follow-up support via email or phone consultations.
Quality Manager
DHL Supply Chain
06.2022 - 09.2023
- Report daily, weekly and monthly internal and external shipping errors to managers and supervisors.
- Establish and track quality department goals and objectives.
- Track quality issues with external customers, suppliers, and internal warehouse operations.
- Collaborate with warehouse operations and action owners to apply root cause analysis guidance and establish effective corrective action plans.
- Updated quality control standards, methods, and procedures to meet compliance requirements.
- Mentored and encouraged employees to strive for excellence while fostering professional growth.
Performance Supervisor
DHL Supply Chain
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Primary point of contact for operational leaders in regards to operational performance and related initiatives (labor/resource planning, operational standardization, continuous improvement and operational management systems)
- Actively engage with the Operational Excellence team for guidance on the execution of core OE activities including execution of management system or program requirements, site level trainings and SOPs, site assessments and reporting.
- Site HSE & Security Champion responsible for managing health and safety programs throughout facility.
- Oversee quality management system implementations, evaluations, assessments, and reporting.
High Performance Teams Coordinator
Johnson Controls
07.2019 - 05.2021
- On-site, Subject Matter Expert (SME) on culture change and implementation of self-directed High Performance Teams (HPT).
- Provides regular guidance and recommendations to Plant Manager and Area Production Managers to bring teams to self-direction.
- Developed and implemented new onboarding process that reduced turnover rate by 37%.
- Provides direct support and coaching to managers and supervisors regarding change management leadership behaviors.
- Created and implemented controlled documents and forms to be used throughout facility to promote standardization & sustainability.
Continuous Improvement Supervisor
JAC Products
09.2017 - 01.2019
- Determine root causes of failures using statistical methods and recommend changes in designs, tolerances, or processing methods.
- Apply continuous improvement methods to enhance manufacturing quality, reliability, or cost-effectiveness.
- Prepare reports summarizing information or trends related to manufacturing performance.
- Coordinate and Facilitate Employee Involvement team deployment within Business Units.
- Understand management needs and objectives to develop and execute action plans.
Continuous Improvement Technician
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing
02.2011 - 09.2017
- Identify and track quality issues, downtime, and inefficient work processes and develop improvement strategies.
- Lead / Facilitate / Support Associates in Kaizen Blitz and Small Group activities.
- Perform 5S, Quality Principle, and Operator Audits.
- Managed development and implementation of lean and continuous improvement manufacturing initiatives across production environment.
Education
GED -
Newnan High School
Newnan, GA08.2003
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office 365
- Lean Concepts and Tools
- Interpersonal Communication
- Training & Development
- Critical thinking
- Work Organization and Prioritization
- Team Building
- Improvement initiatives
Certification
- Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Georgia Institute of Technology - Apr 2016
- OSHA 2045 (Machine Guarding Standards), Georgia Institute of Technology - Aug 2017
- OSHA 511 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Georgia Institute of Technology - Jun 2017
- MS Excel & PowerPoint, West Georgia Technical College - Aug 2015
Timeline
Certified Regional Facilitator
DHL Supply Chain
09.2023 - Current
Quality Manager
DHL Supply Chain
06.2022 - 09.2023
Performance Supervisor
DHL Supply Chain
05.2021 - 06.2022
High Performance Teams Coordinator
Johnson Controls
07.2019 - 05.2021
Continuous Improvement Supervisor
JAC Products
09.2017 - 01.2019
Continuous Improvement Technician
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing
02.2011 - 09.2017
GED -
Newnan High School
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