James Forton
McKinney,TX
Summary
Highly motivated individual currently attending Southern New Hampshire University in pursuit of obtaining a BA in Operations Management. Ability to fulfill an organizational need within the company that utilizes my proven quality, leadership, and manufacturing experience and knowledge.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Tech, Engineering Services
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
Carrollton , TX
2021.09 - Current
- Interpret engineer drawings, technical procedures, specifications, Mil-Specs, specific quality standards, and other engineering and manufacturing documents to adequately validate incoming supplier material and contractual documents.
- Communicate inspection outcomes to Material Validation Engineers (MVE), Program Specialists, Supplier Quality Engineers, Suppliers, and Management.
- Enter hardware and documentation defects into the Quality Notification (QN) system (PRISM).
- Responsible for working in a technical environment developing and implementing practical solutions to a range of challenges as it relates to quality systems, process controls, and achieving daily operational targets.
- Apply and maintain quality standards for the processing of material to ensure compliant supplier material is delivered to the Program and Final Customer.
- Prepare reports and maintain records as needed.
- Experience with performing inspections on printed wiring boards, circuit card assemblies, wiring harnesses, and other supplier-issued parts as it relates to the aerospace industry.
- Accept or reject documents and/or hardware based on contractual requirements and quality standards as outlined by the Engineering Department.
- Experience with certain quality documents such as the First Article of Inspection (FAI), Certificate of Conformance (C of C), and other forms as it relates to material validation.
- Conduct daily report-out meetings for Supervisors and Upper-Management on the previous day’s inspection output and daily operational performance.
Poduction Lead
Sherwin-Williams
Garland , TX
2021.04 - 2021.09
- Responsible for leading a diverse team of individuals of approximately 20 employees encompassing training, coaching, and motivating in an employee union environment.
- Responsible for coordinating with the Production Supervisor on the day-to-day operations regarding the chemical manufacturing of various household and industrial paint products to prioritize production output and achieve operational targets.
- Supported the site safety programs, implement new safety procedures, recommend safety improvements, and assure safety compliance to create and maintain a safe work environment for all employees.
- Collected team performance data and provide feedback regularly to encourage continuous improvement.
- Facilitate issues related to production, quality, equipment, team, and individual performance.
- Prioritized activities and workflow to guarantee that daily operational objectives are met encompassing safety, quality, and productivity.
- Ensured that my assigned team was adequately trained and understood all job requirements and expectations.
Quality Inspection Team Leader
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX)
San Antonio , TX
2011.11 - 2021.04
- Responsible for leading a diverse team of individuals of approximately 10-35 employees in a fast-paced/mass production manufacturing environment using positive reinforcement and respect for all persons, while fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion for all.
- Responsible for facilitating daily manufacturing objectives such as preventative maintenance, building team member's daily process rotation schedules, categorizing the root cause of quality issues identified by team members, and relaying that information back to other manufacturing workshops to help ensure that the Final Customer receives a high-quality product at the least operational cost possible.
- Responsible for conducting daily audits to ensure all team members are following standardized work and safety guidelines established by Management and the Safety Department.
- Responsible for leading continuous improvement activities to enhance product quality, cut costs, minimize downtime, and reduce process waste that allows employees to only perform value-added work within their process.
- Support 5S, kaizen activities, and use certain manufacturing concepts such as Toyota Production System (TPS) and Lean Six Sigma concepts to improve cycle time, quality, productivity, and cut costs.
- Evaluated current operational practices and implemented methods that offered notable improvement.
- Train and certify assigned team members in all required work processes.
- Responsible for establishing standardized work instructions and implementing standard operating procedures based on quality engineering requirements, that encompassed safety, quality, productivity, and good ergonomics methods.
- Accountable for developing corrective action plans for assigned team members when operational targets and assignments were not adequately met.
- Assisted with the Quality Inspection Department’s first-ever major model change from a standard gas engine to a hybrid engine at Toyota’s manufacturing plant in San Antonio, TX. During this time, I worked at Toyota’s Prototype & Development (TPD) plant in Michigan.
- While working at Toyota’s Prototype & Development plant in Michigan, my responsibilities included building and testing the first-ever 300 hybrid Tundra vehicles to understand how the new model change points and required inspection processes would impact my assigned area. Developed 14 new inspection processes and trained all certified team members on the new inspection process. Created a PowerPoint presentation that was used to train the entire Quality Department on hybrid vehicle safety, and worked with the Quality Engineering Department on implementing standardized work. I also initiated a process improvement using Excel saving over 11 hours of process time.
- Handled scheduling, data tracking and other administrative functions for the quality team.
- Responsible for reporting to Upper-Management on various operational accomplishments, targets, and goals using data visualizations and Microsoft Office applications.
- Tackled employee conflicts immediately so that issues did not fester but were instead resolved and to make sure work schedules remained unaffected.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Operations Management
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH2023
Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Process Mapping
- Warehouse Management Systems (SAP/FIORI/PRISM)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Microsoft Office Applications
- Training
- Team Building
- Motivation
- Leadership
- Active Listening
- Leading Cross Functional Teams
- Critical Thinking
- Mentoring
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
Accomplishments
- Toyota Quality Manager's Award
- Raytheon Intelligence & Space award for
Awards & Accomplishments
- Toyota Quality Manager's Award
- Raytheon Intelligence and Space Award for Leadership and Accountability
- Southern New Hampshire University President's List (3.95 GPA)
- Completion of Continuous Improvement Projects
- Assisted Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX) with a Major Plant-wide Model Change
Timeline
Sr Tech, Engineering Services
Raytheon Intelligence & Space
2021.09 - Current
Poduction Lead
Sherwin-Williams
2021.04 - 2021.09
Quality Inspection Team Leader
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas (TMMTX)
2011.11 - 2021.04
Bachelor of Science - Operations Management
Southern New Hampshire University
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