Jason Smith
Clearwater
Summary
Production Lead with 18 years of experience in manufacturing. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Consistently saved costs while increasing profits.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Lead
Formulated Solutions
07.2022 - Current
- Trained new hires on production procedures, ensuring a quick ramp-up time and consistent performance levels across the team.
- Managed a team of production workers, ensuring timely completion of tasks and adherence to safety protocols.
- Maintained safe work areas by keeping pathways and stations free of hazards and excess waste or materials.
- Improved production efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing effective scheduling techniques.
- Documented and maintained manufacturing procedures.
- Performed change overs on equipment for customer specifications.
Quality Inspector
Jabil
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Collected samples during production and tested randomly to determine in-process product quality.
- Maintained high standard of workmanship by using only approved data, materials, tools and test equipment.
- Discarded and rejected products, materials and equipment not conforming with specifications.
- Inspected and packaged products meticulously according to manufacturing specifications.
Quality Assurance Technician
Avantor
11.2019 - 02.2021
- Evaluated samples against standards by completing measurements, visual inspections and other established tests.
- Documented findings and entered into Agile program for tracking.
- Performed thorough inspections of incoming materials and outgoing products.
- Cut waste and organizational costs.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
Sr Operator
Avantor
12.2005 - 11.2019
- 15 year Expert working with and testing Gel, Base and HCR.
- Met aggressive project deadlines and production goals by implementing Lean manufacturing methodologies.
- Mentored new team members by demonstrating leadership and explaining departmental procedures.
- Conducted safety inspections and instructed all workers to follow procedures to avoid mishaps and accidents.
- Kept plant areas clean and ready for inspections to maintain high audit and compliance scores.
- Helped uncover and fix production problems in order to reduce overall defect rates.
- Evaluated samples against standards by completing measurements, visual inspections and other established tests.
- Collected samples to evaluate trends using test methods and history data.
Education
High School Diploma -
Carpinteria Senior High School
Carpinteria, CA2004
Skills
- Testing procedures
- Hazwoper trained
- Attention to detail
- Chemical processing
- Lean manufacturing expert / 6 S
- In-depth OSHA knowledge
- Operational improvement
- Documentation expertise
- Materials inspections
- Data analysis
- Auditing
- Kaizen
Timeline
Production Lead
Formulated Solutions
07.2022 - Current
Quality Inspector
Jabil
08.2021 - 06.2022
Quality Assurance Technician
Avantor
11.2019 - 02.2021
Sr Operator
Avantor
12.2005 - 11.2019
High School Diploma -
Carpinteria Senior High School
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