EDWIN ACUNA
Sellersburg,IN
Summary
Quality-driven production leader with proven success in organizing workflows and coordinating resources to meet challenging goals. Industrious professional and resourceful problem-solver with persistent approach to tackling operational concerns. Good decision-making and team-building abilities with open and clear communication style.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
AXN HEAVY DUTY
Louisville, KY
01.2024 - Current
- Production Efficiency Leadership. Successfully increased production output on the BOGEY suspension line from an average of 5 units per day with 12 team members to 15 units per day with only 5 team members.
- Quality and Safety Excellence. Maintained a spotless safety record and ensured zero customer quality complaints during my tenure as Production Manager, reflecting a commitment to high standards and operational excellence.
- Innovative Production Monitoring System. Designed and implemented a real-time production tracking system that measures daily output, individual operator performance, and aligns production with daily targets, significantly improving transparency and operational efficiency.
- Team Development and Performance. Fostered a high-performing and efficient team environment by optimizing workflows, training team members, and continuously exceeding production goals, while maintaining product quality and workplace safety.
Supervisot
Dakkota Intergrated Systems (FORD)
Louisville, KY
08.2022 - 11.2023
- Coordinated production requirements with material handling and staffing functions.
- Supported safety programs to reduce and eliminate employee injuries.
- Reviewed individual employee performance to correct issues and enhance productivity.
- Monitored equipment, checked supplies and coordinated manpower to meet expected demand.
- Supported safe and clean work environment by educating and directing personnel on use of control points, equipment and resources.
- Recommended and implemented measures to improve production methods and quality of products.
- Promoted employee safety awareness based on understanding of regulatory mandates and organizational best practices.
Production Supervisor
Freudenberg Medical
Jeffersonville, IN
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Motivated and empowered team members to build customer satisfaction and loyalty to support retention and growth.
- Delegated tasks to employees and monitored accurate and timely completion of tasks to meet project milestones.
- Monitored equipment, checked supplies and coordinated manpower to meet expected demand.
- Conducted performance reviews to identify and rectify areas for skill improvement.
- Reviewed individual employee performance to correct issues and enhance productivity.
- Maintained top-notch quality control standards and eliminated downtime to maximize revenue.
- Provided input for performance reviews and identified areas for additional improvement.
- Monitored staff training and output to meet compliance, productivity and revenue goals.
- Developed and implemented significant process improvements to enhance department quality and throughput.
Production Supervisor
HMI Cardinal
Louisville, KY
10.2020 - 03.2021
- Engage with company policies in safety, quality , house keeping and productivity
- Identified and corrected performance and personnel issues to reduce impact to business operations
- Established and enforced clear goals to keep employees working collaboratively.
- Interviewed applicants, recommended individuals for hiring and evaluated staff performance.
- Coordinated with internal departments to maximize operational efficiency across production and administrative areas.
- Conducted evaluations and reviews for 35 employees. Established and maintained operating schedules to provide effective coverage for key areas and achieve objectives.
- Coached and mentored 35 staff members through constructive feedback to develop long-term career goals. Realigned workflows with changing business demands by evaluating processes and employee strengths
Production Supervisor
Hartung Glass Industries Inc.
Wilsonville, OR
08.2019 - 09.2020
- Transformed work area by increasing production, reducing turnover, eliminating waste and enhancing quality.
- Created training manual for all employees to use as reference guide.
- Enhanced group productivity 57% by developing and implementing new strategies.
- in graveyard shift Developed position rotation to support continuous improvement and operator development.
- Coordinated with internal departments to maximize operational efficiency across production and administrative areas.
Quality Manager; Production Supervisor
Trulite Glass
Salt Lake City, UT
04.2016 - 07.2018
- When I first started as a glass worker, my job was very limited to a very repetitive cycle, I found problems with the quality of our glass, I found a solution and under the right supervision it was implemented
- After receiving my first promotion as a quality control leader I was part of implementing a process to bring quality involving safety first, as a result the amount of product returns reduced around 67%
- On my last promotion as a night shift supervisor, I was in charge of four production lines: cutting, fab, tempering, and insulation units I designed and applied a program that I called "learning, applying and teaching" which is focused in training workers with an interactive bilingual program (english-Spanish) in the areas of Safety, Quality, House keeping, and Production, logically our levels of productivity achieved more than expected to begin with also I Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory and production, by machine, person, team, and production line.
- We Protected company reputation and built loyal client base by working relentlessly to resolve problems and improve customer satisfaction. reducing back orders to less than 1%
Education
High School Diploma -
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
Bogota11.1994
Skills
- Production target management
- Digital Archiving
- Quality assurance expertise
- Inventory coordination
- Proactive and ethical
- Ability to motivate teams and individuals
- Focused on the integral development of processes and improvement
- Goal and Detail-oriented
- Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office
- Creative and Fluent in Spanish
Timeline
Production Manager
AXN HEAVY DUTY
01.2024 - Current
Supervisot
Dakkota Intergrated Systems (FORD)
08.2022 - 11.2023
Production Supervisor
Freudenberg Medical
08.2021 - 06.2022
Production Supervisor
HMI Cardinal
10.2020 - 03.2021
Production Supervisor
Hartung Glass Industries Inc.
08.2019 - 09.2020
Quality Manager; Production Supervisor
Trulite Glass
04.2016 - 07.2018
High School Diploma -
Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
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