Gregory Cobble
Munford,TN
Summary
Dedicated professional with 10 years of experience in operations and management, consistently achieving operational excellence and customer service targets. Proven ability to enhance team performance while aligning with business objectives. Strong leadership skills and a commitment to fostering a collaborative work environment. Career aspirations include driving innovation and efficiency in manufacturing processes.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Manager
V&S Galvanizing
Millington, TN
02.2022 - Current
- Managed and expanded a workforce consisting of 70-80 team members.
- Converted an 80% temporary staff to permanent employees.
- Increased production by more than 100% by executing time-saving methods, including restructuring of the racking and cleanup processes.
- Improved material quality by researching caustic, acid, and flux chemistries, and making changes.
- Played a key role in increasing plant profitability by 80%.
- Chemical testing to ensure acid and caustic tanks are up to company standards.
- Set new organizational standards for volume of steel galvanized.
- Minimized employee turnover to nearly non-existent levels.
- Coordinated with management team to boost customer satisfaction.
- Significantly contributed to rebuilding relationships with past customers.
- Collaborated with other managers to ensure compliance during ISO, customer, and government audits.
- Monitored activities to uphold safe practices consistently.
- Significantly contributed to securing return business from clients who once used competitors, owing to improved project delivery standards.
- Optimized production schedules to achieve perfect delivery punctuality through regular customer interactions.
- Supported plant and operations managers with ongoing management tasks.
Operations Manager
Finishing Innovations LLC
Atoka, TN
05.2018 - 09.2021
- Assigned tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
- Greeted and encouraged feedback from customers to implement facility operational changes.
- Collaborated with staff and leadership members to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures, and improve bottom-line profitability.
- Ensured EPA and OSHA regulations were followed during hazardous waste generation and processing including proper PPE, procedure adherence, documentation, labeling, etc.
- Investigated misconduct, mediated problems and determined appropriate discipline for staff.
- Achieved a 100% increase in net profitability.
- Achieved and sustained over 98% in customer satisfaction metrics.
- Tracked and replenished inventory to maintain par levels.
- Reviewed financial statements and sales or activity reports to measure productivity or goal achievement.
- Represented company at trade shows to engage potential clients and partners.
- Strengthened customer relations by hosting discussions to align on expectations and performance metrics.
- Collaborated with Quality Manager in managing various audit processes including ISO, customer, and governmental inspections.
- Lead efforts alongside the president to develop a new aluminum anodizing process that nearly doubled the plants volume.
- Directed operations for a group of 50-60 staff members.
Production Manager
Finishing Innovations LLC
Atoka , TN
11.2015 - 04.2018
- Established and updated production schedules to meet changing demands.
- Improved efficiency by minimizing downtime.
- Mitigated production issue risks by identifying potential problems and taking effective action.
- Supervised production schedules, production quality and on-time delivery.
- Achieved near-perfect on-time delivery performance with a significant rise from 50-60% to 98-100%, while maintaining only a 3-day lead time.
- Boosted order volume and sales by over 100%.
- Contributed to new plant startup and implementation of processes for manufacturing, shipping and receiving and inventory management.
- Trained new employees on proper use of equipment, safety procedures, and job functions.
- Guided production team of 30-40 employees.
Plating Operator
Finishing Innovations LLC
Atoka, TN
08.2014 - 10.2015
- Maintain and monitor chemical concentrations in plating baths.
- Performed minor maintenance on machines and notified Plating supervisor of needed repairs.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations when handling hazardous chemicals.
- Set up plating tanks according to standard operating procedures.
- Identify faulty parts or defective coatings and make necessary adjustments to correct them.
- Completed highest volume of plating operations as sole operator.
- Executed sandblasting and multiple pre-treatment processes on materials before plating.
Education
Munford High School
Munford, TN05.2016
Skills
- Staff development
- Issue and conflict resolution
- Workforce Management
- Time management
- Collaboration
- Work ethic
- Problem resolution
- Quality control
- Chemical testing
- Continuous improvements
Certification
- Small quantity hazardous waste generation. Training - 2020
- RCRA
- Forklift Certified
- Crane certified
- CPR
Timeline
Production Manager
V&S Galvanizing
02.2022 - Current
Operations Manager
Finishing Innovations LLC
05.2018 - 09.2021
Production Manager
Finishing Innovations LLC
11.2015 - 04.2018
Plating Operator
Finishing Innovations LLC
08.2014 - 10.2015
Munford High School
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