Christopher Nicholson
Kentwood
Summary
Harmonious Manufacturing Supervisor committed to establishing close professional relationships with teammates and managerial staff. Processed orders and kept parts in proper working order. Experience leading team of employees and training onboarding employees.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manufacturing Supervisor
Bradford White Corporation
Middleville
05.2023 - 01.2026
- Supervised 28 to 35 employees to ensure safety, quality, and adherence to production schedule while facilitating communication with upstream and downstream departments for successful production runs.
- Supervised daily operations in manufacturing facility ensuring smooth workflow.
- Trained and mentored production staff on safety protocols and best practices.
- Implemented process improvements to enhance production efficiency and quality standards.
- Tracked production metrics and validated labor while implementing 5s practices and troubleshooting downtime and quality issues.
General Manager (GM)
General Aluminum Manufacturing Company (Park Ohio Company)
Ravenna
10.2021 - 01.2023
- Led focus teams to enhance efficiency and minimize waste, supporting increased profitability in plant operations.
- Managed staff and oversaw budget, contributing to overall business operations.
- Reported to higher-level executives while supervising lower-level managers to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
Operations Manager
General Aluminum Manufacturing Company (Park Ohio Company)
Conneaut
03.2019 - 10.2021
- Oversaw Conneaut Plant operations and implemented best practice methodologies to optimize workflows.
- Coordinated cross-departmental efforts to enhance productivity and improve communication.
- Work with focus teams to identify problems and find solutions to reduce wasted costs.
- Fostered positive work environment to boost employee engagement and morale.
Business Unit Manager
Fluid Routing Solutions (Park Ohio Company)
Mexico
07.2015 - 03.2019
- Managed Fuel Filler Division at Acuna plant and Del Rio warehouse, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
- Facilitated team development, ensuring adherence to company strategies and focus on productivity and efficiency goals.
- Delivered project update reports to senior management, providing insights on progress and next steps.
Production Supervisor/Manager
Fluid Routing Solutions (Park Ohio Company)
Big Rapids
01.2003 - 01.2013
- Managed production teams through hiring, appraising, training, and disciplining staff to enhance team capabilities.
- Minimized production downtime and scrap while fostering a continuous improvement culture.
- Conducted production process reviews to identify and implement improvement opportunities.
- Ensure production processes were being carried out in line with company and regulatory requirements
- Ensures production teams had access to all relevant raw materials and equipment - ensure the smooth running of production
- Will work facility teams (such as Maintenance, Engineering, Quality and Human Resource) to ensure that production teams and equipment were fully compliant and up to date with training
- Developed detailed production schedule to optimize workflow and resource allocation.
Education
High school diploma -
Reed City High School
Reed City, MI01.1990
Skills
- Production Management
- Manufacturing
- Process Improvement
- Lean
- Lean practices
- Kanban
- 5S
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Inventory Control
- Production Planning
- Maintenance
- ERP Systems
- Microsoft Outlook
- Team Management
- Organization
Certification
- Fork Truck, Present
- Toyota Lean System Certification, 12/01/25 to Present, Lean Systems Certification - True lean systems program through The University of Kentucky /Toyota partnership.
- First Aid Certification, 10/01/22 to 10/01/25
- CPR Certification, 09/01/25
- Driver's License, 02/01/25
- Up Tower Rescue & Climbing
Personal Information
- Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
- Authorized To Work: US for any employer
- Title: Manufacturing Operations/Production Supervisor
Affiliations
Regularly engage in physical fitness activities to maintain mental and physical well-being.
Timeline
Manufacturing Supervisor
Bradford White Corporation
05.2023 - 01.2026
General Manager (GM)
General Aluminum Manufacturing Company (Park Ohio Company)
10.2021 - 01.2023
Operations Manager
General Aluminum Manufacturing Company (Park Ohio Company)
03.2019 - 10.2021
Business Unit Manager
Fluid Routing Solutions (Park Ohio Company)
07.2015 - 03.2019
Production Supervisor/Manager
Fluid Routing Solutions (Park Ohio Company)
01.2003 - 01.2013
High school diploma -
Reed City High School