Brittany Loucks
Mishicot,WI
Summary
Motivated Finishing Department Supervisor with 6 years of supervisory experience with a quantity of 25-30 employees in manufacturing environment working under pressure and meeting deadlines to maintain production schedule. Excellent management skills and proven expertise in promoting teamwork and accountability to support and lead individuals in day-to-day finishing operations. Maintains high production levels through sound decision making, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Finishing Supervisor
Multi-Color Corporation
Algoma, WI
08.2016 - Current
- Supported department policies, procedures and standards to advocate for organization and maintain compliance.
- Identified process improvement areas and employee professional development needs through observations, interactions and production floor walk-throughs.
- Informed leadership of problems and situations that affected department performance and drove accountability by formulating solutions to resolve issues.
- Maintained work area and equipment and followed prescribed safety procedures to minimize injuries and incidents.
- Reported injuries and incidents and submitted supporting documentation to facilitate company investigation.
- Applied leadership and technical skills to facilitate safe and effective department operations.
- Supervised and supported employees by overseeing production, submitting work hours, processing time off requests and performing evaluations to maximize department productivity and efficiency.
- Assisted employees with processes and troubleshooting to advance employee skill levels.
- Interacted with warehouse personnel to resolve inventory discrepancies and quality issues to reduce downtime.
- Provided guidance, assistance, and training to employees when needed.
- Continually sought to reduce costs, accelerate throughput time, minimize work in process and improve quality.
- Set production goals and motivated team to achieve such goals.
- Reviewed time sheets and work orders.
- Assigned work making full use of employees' abilities and knowledge and promoted good labor relations through fairly administered rules.
- Developed and implemented new production processes.
- Established work schedules and managed employee activities.
Finishing Lead
Multi-Color Corporation
Algoma, WI
04.2015 - 08.2016
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
- Worked different stations to provide optimal coverage and meet production goals.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
- Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.
- Instructed junior team members on protocols and procedures of each station to maximize contributions.
- Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
- Operated production machinery safely to reduce workplace accidents.
- Handled troubleshooting tasks and used repair methods to immediately rectify assembly line issues.
- Adapted plans and adjusted equipment to maintain high standards of functionality and safety.
Printing Press Operator Assistant
Multi-Color Corporation
Algoma, WI
06.2014 - 04.2015
- Used wrenches to install die in press beds or on press cylinders.
- Set up and operated printing press machines.
- Multi-tasked to keep all assigned projects running effectively and efficiently.
- Examined job orders to determine quantity, stock specifications, colors and special printing instructions.
- Checked job information at each press to verify that correct ink was delivered.
- Successfully completed monthly safety training sessions.
Machine Operator
Multi-Color Corporation
Algoma, WI
08.2007 - 06.2014
- Operated machining equipment safely with team of operators.
- Complied with company and OSHA safety rules and regulations.
- Set up and ran machinery to produce exceptional products for industrial needs.
- Monitored machines during operation to detect sounds of malfunction or excessive vibration and adjusted machines to eliminate problems.
- Calibrated, tested, and adjusted machine settings or controls in preparation for production operations.
- Maintained equipment performance by lubricating and cleaning components.
- Updated daily production logs and informed management of production incidents or non-conformance issues.
- Set appropriate stops and guides to specified lengths as indicated by scale, rule or template.
- Dismantled machinery to access, remove and replace worn components and keep production within optimal tolerances.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kiel High School
Kiel, WISkills
- Operational Procedures
- Staffing Requirement Determination
- Inventory Assessments
- Interpreting Job Specifications
- Disciplinary Action
- Coordinating Daily Operations
- Process Planning
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Continuous Improvement Projects
- Production Goals
- Corrective Actions
- ADP Payroll
- Production Oversight
- Production Reports Maintenance
- Company Safety Policies
- Standard Operating Procedures Maintenance
- Employee Performance Reviews
- Motivational Leadership
Timeline
Finishing Supervisor
Multi-Color Corporation
08.2016 - Current
Finishing Lead
Multi-Color Corporation
04.2015 - 08.2016
Printing Press Operator Assistant
Multi-Color Corporation
06.2014 - 04.2015
Machine Operator
Multi-Color Corporation
08.2007 - 06.2014
High School Diploma -
Kiel High School
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