Chelsea Jones
Mechanicsburg,OH
Summary
To gain better knowledge within Honda through new opportunities and continuous improvement. Committed Shift Manager with strong production background. Focused on maintaining Quality and Delivery and meeting challenging performance targets. Skilled in people managing and maintaining a safe work environment.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Shift Manager of the Paint Department
East Liberty Honda (SA)
02.2023 - Current
- Managing a production team of over 140 associates in the Paint department and all areas including manual processes and equipment
- High level people management skills and conflict resolution
- Balancing the demand of Quality and Delivery and always protecting the customer
- Ensuring all reporting is detailed and ready to send to the next shift
- Calibrating with cross-functional leads to determine root cause analysis of recurring issues
- Creating and editing triggers for the department to ensure they are ready to present
- Controlling manpower and filling special project positions
- Implementing innovative ways to decrease down time in the department
- Maintaining morale on the floor during frequent department over time
- Balancing inventories and working with other department leads to gain buy in on production capabilities
- Mentoring and leading the new generation and being present for them to ask questions and give guidance
- Completing high level reports using Excel and PowerPoint
- Presenting such reports to plant leadership and answering all questions
- Updating and ensuring Operation Standards are being utilized to their full intended purpose to streamline production
- Business planning and execution
- Reconfiguring shift alignment when needed
- I am also trusted to be the fill in Plant SRA on B shift which includes making Quality and Delivery decisions that could impact the entire plant
- Also, keeping plant leadership updated on any issues arising in the plant
- General knowledge of every department
- Updating Priority Plan in the database.
Production Manager in the Paint Department
East Liberty Honda
06.2021 - 02.2023
- Managing our time keeping system, Kronos and associate’s attendance
- Ensuring the line stays moving and all downtime is reported in a clear and concise manner daily
- Confirming quality and delivery reports are completed when triggered
- Responsible for direct reports growth and success
- Setting goals and helping them achieve them
- Managing manpower to ensue associates are in the proper places for a successful shift
- Filled in for PSM role during transition periods of management
- Assisted in interviewing line leadership with HR.
Compliance for the Paint Department
East Liberty Honda
11.2021 - 06.2021
- Assisting in internal and external audits
- Ensuring all equipment is within calibration for the Paint and Bumper Paint Department
- Sending out daily communication reports to the department
- Maintaining Record Retention and confirming all documents are turned in daily, weekly, monthly etc
- Updating and uploading Documents into ISOQuest
- Updating PQCT’s for the Paint and Bumper Paint Departments
- Performing weekly internal audits in the different areas within the paint department
- Following up and keeping track of IPC’s.
Quality Staff in Bumper Paint
East Liberty Honda
10.2018 - 11.2021
- Analyzing quality and determining root causes and containment in an efficient manner with little to no direction
- Performing quality tests using a microscope and gathering data on SRS air bag units to deem them safe for the public
- Examining film builds, detailed daily reporting using Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
- Supporting production and working in a team to implement counter measures
- Writing Operation Standards/work instruction and submitting them into ISO Quest, Assisting in defect tracking and assigning accountability
- Leading Honda checks when defects make it out of the department/plant
- Inputting data in QICS and GALC systems and retrieving data from them as well
- I was also the back up Production Manager for B shift BPA and assumed all responsibilities when in that role.
Production Staff of Equipment in Bumper Paint
East Liberty Honda
11.2017 - 10.2018
- Ensuring the proper function of 14 robots
- Making sure the robots are finishing every job on every part without interruption
- Performing preventative maintenance on all robots and removing and rebuilding Fanuc and Durr paint guns
- Determining root causes from alarms robots are throwing or interpreting their spray patterns
- Calculating downtime and maintaining an exceptionally clean environment for parts to be painted.
Line Associate in Paint Department
East Liberty Honda
01.2017 - 11.2017
- Inspecting cars for dirt, deforms, defects, contaminants, excess sealer, and scuffs, differentiate between contaminants to feedback to operators, also scanning cars into the QICS system to route them after leaving the paint department.
Education
Communications Major - undefined
The Ohio State University
04.2010
Skills
- Staff Development
- Technical knowledge
- Production Planning
- Effective Leadership
- Workplace Safety
- Decision-Making
- Production Problem Resolution
- Staffing Requirement Determination
- Production Oversight
- Critical Thinking
- Documentation abilities
Extracurricular Activities at Honda
- I had the opportunity to share my experience of my journey through my accomplishments at Honda for the onboarding video for HDMA.
- I was interviewed and was able to discuss female empowerment within the auto industry.
- I have been chosen by my department to be a key communicator for third party issues and associate education.
- I am a class facilitator for ELP’s Foundations of a Honda Leader which was launched in the spring of 2024. I get the opportunity to mentor new line leadership and share experiences all while covering educational material.
Training
- J-Course
- Foundations for a Honda Leader (6 modules)
- Leading With Influence
- Crucial Conversations
References
- Cameron Williams, Business Unit Manager Paint Department, East Liberty Honda, 937-243-9511, Cameron_Williams1@na.honda.com
- Norm Keys, Bumper Paint Unit Manager, East Liberty Honda, 937-441-6282, Norm_keys@na.honda.com
- Vanda Lim, Staff Engineer over Equipment in The Paint Department, East Liberty Honda, 937-823-8217, Vanda_Lim@na.honda.com
Timeline
Production Shift Manager of the Paint Department
East Liberty Honda (SA)
02.2023 - Current
Compliance for the Paint Department
East Liberty Honda
11.2021 - 06.2021
Production Manager in the Paint Department
East Liberty Honda
06.2021 - 02.2023
Quality Staff in Bumper Paint
East Liberty Honda
10.2018 - 11.2021
Production Staff of Equipment in Bumper Paint
East Liberty Honda
11.2017 - 10.2018
Line Associate in Paint Department
East Liberty Honda
01.2017 - 11.2017
Communications Major - undefined
The Ohio State University
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