Cindy LaCour
MELROSE,Louisiana
Summary
Manufacturing and Production Professional with 20 years of experience leading high-producing teams and implementing continuous improvements to reduce costs and increase process efficiency. Versatile and resourceful team player with expertise in increasing productivity through enhanced operations, quality and safety practices.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Specialist
Alliance Compressors
Natchitoches, LA
06.2010 - Current
- Transported material to correct locations and documented inventory changes.
- Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
- Trained new employees on company and safety standards, providing assistance and remediation with issues.
- Maintained current knowledge base of manufacturing industry best practices for lean manufacturing.
- Coordinated with vendors, suppliers and manufacturing personnel to resolve technical and quality issues.
- Tested final products to ensure quality.
- Administered equipment maintenance, effectively troubleshooting faulty, damaged or inoperative components and systems.
- Conducted maintenance and repair on production equipment.
- Conducted annual inspection of workplace to assure safe working conditions for employees.
- Audit and scanned in compressors for Inventory with Oracle
- Liaised between executives, manufacturing teams and warehouse staff.
Operations Specialist
Alliance Compressors
Natchitoches, LA
05.2010 - Current
- Identified operational and performance issues and worked with managers to resolve concerns.
- Identified areas of deficiency and performed root-cause analysis to solve problems.
- Trained, mentored and motivated employees to maximize team productivity.
- Built strong operational teams to meet process and production demands.
- Built and developed employee talent to drive engagement, resulting in advancement within company.
- Engaged employees to create safe, energetic work environment through feedback and recognition.
Team Member
Alliance Compressors
Natchitoches, LA
12.2003 - Current
- Collaborated with peers to meet strategic objectives and deliver on productivity and profitability targets.
- Participated in and contributed to meetings by sharing concerns and ideas for improvements.
- Assisted newly hired team members by explaining company procedures and safety requirements.
- Processed and retrieved customer special orders.
- Looked for ways to go above and beyond job requirements.
- Stayed informed of company and store updates from leadership.
- Rotated through series of different stations based on team needs.
- Upheld high standards of productivity and quality in operations.
- Contributed to team safety and productivity by removing safety hazards and keeping areas neat and well-stocked.
- Operated hoists and heavy tools to move and attach parts.
- Maintained excellent levels of workplace cleanliness around equipment to enhance safety and productivity.
- Operated forklifts and overhead cranes to move supplies and finished products.
- Implemented performance, quality and efficiency measures to achieve aggressive production goals.
- Followed production orders and company standards to exceed quality scores on consistent basis.
- Worked hard to learn required tasks quickly to maximize performance.
- Troubleshot machine malfunctions and made adjustments to correct problems.
- Stacked labeled packages onto pallets and wrapped with shrink wrap to prepare for shipping.
- Initiated inventory control measures to sustain stock levels.
- Improved knowledge and productivity through continuous education and learning from senior team leaders.
- Trained new team members using approved training materials and information.
- Built and maintained working relationships with peers and upper management.
- Addressed customer needs, responding to specific requests.
Education
High School Diploma -
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LASkills
- Equipment Repairs
- Team Supervision
- Maintenance Planning
- Value stream mapping
- 5S methodology
- Quality Control
- Paint Booth
- Licensed Material Handler
- Cost-reduction strategies
- Experience in leadership
- Cost Reduction
- Improvement plan knowledge
Timeline
Manufacturing Specialist
Alliance Compressors
06.2010 - Current
Operations Specialist
Alliance Compressors
05.2010 - Current
Team Member
Alliance Compressors
12.2003 - Current
High School Diploma -
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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