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James Primm

Pinckney

Summary

Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Assembly Line Worker

General Motors LDT
05.2024 - Current
  • Operated various tools, machinery, and equipment to complete assembly tasks efficiently and accurately.
  • Performed visual and functional inspection of components to determine quality and identify defects.
  • Followed protocols to enhance protection and maintain safe work environment.
  • Reduced product defects by maintaining a clean work environment and adhering to strict quality control standards.
  • Demonstrated adaptability in learning new assembly processes quickly as required for evolving project specifications.
  • Assembled components with minimal supervision, exceeding expected project milestones.
  • Trained and mentored new employees to apply best practices on assembly line operations and comply with procedures and regulations.
  • Helped reduce waste by recycling materials when appropriate and disposing of scrap components responsibly.

Heavy Equipment Operator

Starlight Industrial Supply
05.2023 - 05.2024
  • Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
  • Operated excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks to transport heavy materials, practicing safety measures.
  • Adapted quickly to changing project requirements or unexpected obstacles encountered during the course of work assignments.
  • Demonstrated versatility in skillset by operating multiple types of heavy machinery to accommodate project needs.

Plant Manager

Tri-Bar Manufacturing
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Managed each and every department within the four walls of my facilities.
  • Maintained the day to day operations in cooperation with each department head.
  • Monitored employee performances.
  • Developed production tracking and quality control systems that would analyze production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports to detect efficiency and quality issues.
  • Worked hand and hand with each department head to implement and enforce company policies and procedures.
  • Found, interviewed, and hired all production staff.
  • Evaluated ongoing operations utilizing Lean Manufacturing Processes and daily management principles to make necessary improvements.
  • Implement and enforce all EHS guidelines to ensure the safety of the workforce.
  • Started and headed the company wide safety committee for all Wixom facilities.
  • Worked with scheduling and MP&L to ensure customer requirements were reported and met on an hourly basis.
  • Involved all operational employees in the SQCDMP method. (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Maintenance, and People) Installed a communication board on the floor to display, and communicate these topics to the rest of the facility.
  • Directly responsible for lowering the daily scrap of our assembly facility from $8700 daily to $496 daily using secondary review and rework processes.
  • Produced the highest throughput out of our assembly facility each year.

Plant Supervisor

Gil-Mar Manufacturing
11.2005 - 08.2022
  • Staffed all the operations each day for optimal throughput
  • Met with floor supervisors and team leads to discuss daily production scheduling and planning.
  • Discussed any and all quality alerts and issues with the department and all essential employees to those operations.
  • Worked with employees daily to ensure each work cell was setup ergonomically for optimal throughput and employee safety.
  • Responsible for assisting the maintenance team with CNC repairs, programming, and development and implementation of PM systems and procedures.
  • Developing and monitoring daily production reporting of each work cell.
  • Developed downtime reporting system based on reason, amount of time, and loss of efficiency which in turn helped the maintenance department in upgrades and repairs.

Education

Associates Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI
09.2025

Skills

  • 5S Processes and Procedures
  • Basic and Advanced Ergonomics
  • Training and Development
  • Excellent Communication
  • Time Management Skills
  • Operations Management
  • Development and Implementation of Machine PM Procedures
  • Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
  • Reports Generation and Analysis
  • Lean Manufacturing Processes and Procedures
  • Use and Exposure to the AIM and PLEX systems
  • File/Records Maintenance
  • Kaizen Methods
  • Results Oriented
  • ERP Systems
  • Logistics
  • Quality Control
  • Labor Cost Analysis
  • IATF 16949:2016
  • ISO 9001
  • Product Development
  • Facilities Maintenance
  • Supply Chain
  • Forecasting
  • CNC
  • Plant Management
  • Mechanical Engineering

Certification

Welding Certification

Timeline

Assembly Line Worker

General Motors LDT
05.2024 - Current

Heavy Equipment Operator

Starlight Industrial Supply
05.2023 - 05.2024

Plant Manager

Tri-Bar Manufacturing
08.2022 - 05.2023

Plant Supervisor

Gil-Mar Manufacturing
11.2005 - 08.2022

Associates Degree - Mechanical Engineering

Schoolcraft College

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