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Edland C. Turner

Southfield,MI

Summary

  • Strategic Sales Planning
  • Relationship Management
  • Team building
  • Quality.

Dynamic, results driven supervisor in manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Production specialist with strong background in overseeing manufacturing processes and ensuring operational efficiency. Proven ability to lead teams, optimize workflows, and drive productivity in fast-paced environments. Known for strategic problem-solving, adaptability, and fostering collaborative work environments. Skilled in lean manufacturing, quality control. Drives accountability through people and processes which may include difficult conversations in a unionized environment..

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Manager

Stellantis, Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
06.2024 - Current
  • Overseeing and directing all production activities within manufacturing
  • Ensuring and maintaining safe work environment
  • Overseeing and directing all production activities within manufacturing
  • Production planning
  • Managed over 70 operators in a unionized environment
  • Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
  • Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.
  • Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on production issues, devising corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Sr. Admissions Representative

01.2016 - 03.2023
  • Responsible for recruiting qualified applicants for admissions in accordance with state and federal accreditation and institute policies and regulations, consistent with the highest ethical standard

Account Supervisor

Prestige Security & Investigative Services
11.2002 - 06.2015
  • Making sure security operations and investigations run efficiently and smoothly
  • Initiating, establishing and maintaining relationships with corporate accounts by selling security services

Account Executive

Lear Corporation
02.2000 - 10.2002
  • Responsible for sales of total interior systems to Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation and Daimler Chrysler Corporation
  • Responsibilities include developing growth strategies for current and future customer bases
  • While also providing a single, point of contact for the customer and all departments internally and externally pertaining to the account

Resident Unit Officer

Michigan Dept. of Corrections
02.1999 - 02.2000
  • Managed and maintained order within housing units while combining aptitude with acumen in handling prison population

Probation/Parole Officer

Michigan Dept. of Corrections
01.1998 - 02.1999
  • Managed a case load of100 offenders - acting as liaison within the court system

Resident Unit Officer

Michigan Dept. of Corrections
02.1993 - 01.1998
  • Managed and maintained order within the segregation unit, while combining aptitude with acumen in handling the most refractory element of prison population

Education

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Skills

  • Production planning
  • Operations management
  • Workflow optimization
  • Quality assurance controls
  • Continuous improvements
  • Safety management
  • Production optimization
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Quality control
  • Quality inspection
  • Root-cause analysis
  • Production line management

Affiliations

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. Delta Chapter. Six Sigma Certification, Green Belt.

Timeline

Production Manager

Stellantis, Sterling Heights Assembly Plant
06.2024 - Current

Sr. Admissions Representative

01.2016 - 03.2023

Account Supervisor

Prestige Security & Investigative Services
11.2002 - 06.2015

Account Executive

Lear Corporation
02.2000 - 10.2002

Resident Unit Officer

Michigan Dept. of Corrections
02.1999 - 02.2000

Probation/Parole Officer

Michigan Dept. of Corrections
01.1998 - 02.1999

Resident Unit Officer

Michigan Dept. of Corrections
02.1993 - 01.1998

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Wayne State University
Edland C. Turner