Deborah Newsome
Huntington ,IN
Summary
To use the skills and knowledge I have obtained to advance forward working for a stable and growing company.
Multi-talented Production Supervisor knowledgeable about equipment operation, quality standards and safety hazards. Able to step into any production position and work hands-on with team members in need of improvement. Versed in documentation, compliance and scheduling.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Superintendent
Teijin Automotive
Huntington , IN
01.2024 - Current
- Directed the development and implementation of production plans, schedules, and objectives.
- Monitored daily production operations to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Ensured that all safety regulations were adhered to by personnel on the shop floor.
- Maintained a safe working environment by ensuring proper use of safety equipment and materials.
- Developed strategies for improving operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Reviewed employee performance evaluations and provided feedback as needed.
- Provided technical guidance in resolving process-related problems.
- Collaborated with other departments such as engineering, purchasing, inventory control.
- Managed budgets related to production activities such as labor costs, raw material expenses.
- Assisted with determining future needs relating to workload, staffing and planning of process improvements.
- Determined manpower requirements and scheduled employees in coordination of production activities.
- Established and updated production schedules to meet changing demands.
Training and Development Specialist
Teijin Automotive
Huntington, IN
05.2022 - 01.2024
- Supported onboarding of new employees by hosting orientation sessions.
- Evaluated effectiveness of training programs and recommended improvements to upper management.
- Prepared reports to track employee progress and recruitment needs for future training.
- Identified and addressed training needs by collaborating with management and requesting more resources if necessary.
- Assessed training needs through surveys, interviews with employees or focus groups.
- Supervised, evaluated or referred instructors to skill development classes.
- Obtained and organized manuals, guides and visual materials for development and training purposes.
- Monitored, evaluated and recorded training activities or program effectiveness.
- Selected and assigned instructors to conduct training.
- Explained goals and expectations required of trainees.
Production Supervisor
Teijin Automotive
Huntington, IN
03.2020 - 05.2023
- Delegated tasks to employees and monitored accurate and timely completion of tasks to meet project milestones.
- Reviewed individual employee performance to correct issues and enhance productivity.
- Issued work orders for repairs to plan maintenance of equipment, machinery and vehicles.
- Monitored manufacturing variances to achieve quality improvement while resolving product process and equipment problems.
- Planned production operations while establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing processes.
- Completed production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel, revising schedules and establishing priorities.
- Coordinated production requirements with material handling and staffing functions.
Operations Manager
Continental Structural Plastics
North Baltimore, OH
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Planned daily operational strategies, including delivery routing, team workflows and promotional initiatives.
- Managed company operations with responsibility for profit and loss, scheduling, training and inventory control.
- Implemented process improvements based on identification of productivity or quality issues.
- Established work priorities to meet contractual obligations for schedule and installations.
- Reduced costly waste in manufacturing by identifying and eliminating overproduction.
Production Superintendent
Continental Structural Plastics
North Baltimore, OH
07.2019 - 09.2019
- Coordinated with internal departments to maximize operational efficiency across production and administrative areas.
- Managed daily operations, including supervising multiple team members.
- Managed and evaluated machine resources to ensure productivity and minimal downtime.
- Met other supervisors and business leaders to plan and guide workflow and operations.
- Supervised and evaluated the performance of the production personnel, including quality inspectors and workers.
- Created schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels.
- Developed incident management strategy, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis and timely resolution.
- Addressed employee and production issues to determine and implement optimal resolutions, preventing wasted resources and maintaining schedules.
Production Supervisor
Double H Plastics
Marion , IN
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Identified areas of improvement by conducting performance reviews.
- Addressed employee and production issues head-on to determine and implement optimal resolutions, preventing wasted resources and maintaining schedules.
- Planned and delegated work efficiently to meet daily, weekly, project or production goals.
- Maintained work environments safe and efficient at all times.
- Delegated tasks to employees and monitored the accurate and timely completion of tasks.
- Monitored employee performance and safety, conducting retraining to correct problems and optimize productivity.
- Reported on production equipment on a daily basis, including parts produced, downtime minutes and any quality concerns.
Production Supervisor
CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS
02.2016 - 05.2019
- Schedule, train and direct employees.
- Maintain quality in all areas of the production floor.
- Maintain all required department paperwork, maintain employee performance levels.
- Troubleshoot and help resolve issues with employees and production equipment.
- Good communication with all departments and customers as well as the previous and following shift.
- Communicate and enforce company policies and rules.
- Follow up with all team leaders, provide assistance and suggestions in order to provide good quality parts as well as meeting rate requirements.
Quality Supervisor
Continental Structural Plastics
Huntington, IN
03.2013 - 05.2016
- Conducted weekly meetings to help consistency in teamwork.
- Supported a department of [30 ] by distributing assignments, providing technical instruction and answering personnel questions.
- Investigated and determined the cause of faulty work.
- Appraised customers’ requirements and worked to maintain high satisfaction.
- Monitored product trends and suggested changes.
- Kept records of quality reports and statistical reviews.
- Troubleshot product issues and fixed problems.
- Supervised and guided inspectors, technicians and other staff.
- Made suggestions with regard to procedures, standards, and equipment to facilitate work and maintain product quality.
- Managed the recruitment and hiring of new employees.
Document Controller
Continental Structural Plastics
Huntington , IN
01.2013 - 03.2013
- Controlling documents for all departments.
- Producing ECN's and Quality Alerts.
- Creating and Editing work instructions for all areas of production.
- Helped create job descriptions, forms and visual aids for production, quality and engineering groups and maintain the current document system.
Quality Team Leader
Continental Structural plastics
Huntington, IN
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Plant was a startup facility, started before production began.
- Team Leader for all three shifts.
- Scheduling around absences and over time schedule.
- Training of Auditors.
- Communicating with all personnel.
- Problem solving on FORD and GM automotive parts including molded, bonded, and finished goods.
- Various paperwork and computer work.
- Use of dytamite, gauges, calipers, barromic and various tools used on production floor.
- On call 24 hrs.
- and weekends for problem solving and emergency's.
- Work side by side with Quality Engineers are for FORD and GM facilities.
- Filing of daily paperwork.
- Ability to communicate with all departments in the facility and problem solve as a group.
- Confidence to make decisions when Engineers are absent to make a call on processes that determine good parts from scrap or rework.
- Work in every area of department filling in for breaks and absence.
Education
ISO 90012008 Internal Auditor Automotive Sector Certification -
Skills
TS 16949 Core Tools Training Certificate Basic Supervision Certificate
- Automotive, Basic, calipers, Editing, filling, Filing, forms, Internal Auditor, ISO, Team Leader, personnel, policies, problem solving, processes, Producing, Quality, Scheduling, Supervision, Troubleshoot
- Inventory coordination
- Quality inspection professional
- Quality assurance expertise
- Initiative to work independently
- Production target management
- Schedule oversight
- Production scheduling familiarity
- Workflow Optimization
- Quality Control
- Schedule coordination
- Employee training
- Classroom experience
- Orientation procedures
- Training program design
- Training program development
Certification
TS 16949 Core Tools Training Certificate Basic Supervision Certificate
- Job Instruction Training - 2022
- Leader And Communicator - 2022
References
References
Kevin Cagala- Continental Structural Plastics, 260-409-9265
Greg Glass - Continental Structural Plastics , 765-661-8662
Ted Heneke - Continental Structural Plastics (248) 321-8702
Timeline
Production Superintendent
Teijin Automotive
01.2024 - Current
Training and Development Specialist
Teijin Automotive
05.2022 - 01.2024
Production Supervisor
Teijin Automotive
03.2020 - 05.2023
Operations Manager
Continental Structural Plastics
09.2019 - 05.2020
Production Superintendent
Continental Structural Plastics
07.2019 - 09.2019
Production Supervisor
Double H Plastics
01.2019 - 07.2019
Production Supervisor
CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS
02.2016 - 05.2019
Quality Supervisor
Continental Structural Plastics
03.2013 - 05.2016
Document Controller
Continental Structural Plastics
01.2013 - 03.2013
Quality Team Leader
Continental Structural plastics
01.2010 - 12.2012
ISO 90012008 Internal Auditor Automotive Sector Certification -
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