Jason Witherell
Tacoma
Summary
Dedicated professional committed to workplace safety and excellence in service delivery, leveraging extensive knowledge of TGP/Allegion products and workflows. Aiming to contribute to continuous organizational growth by ensuring timely, high-quality solutions for customers. Passionate about fostering a safe work environment while enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Eager to apply expertise in driving results that align with company goals and values.
Overview
1
1
Certification
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
TGP/Allegion
01.2021 - Current
- Responsible for ~100 staff members, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and quality delivery
- Reinstated day/swing supervisor hand off meeting
- Created blasting process for small steel parts to be used in welding, saving welder prep time
- Supported staff changes in machining, welding, and machining
- Has support/respect of team members and is establishing relationships with key leadership and staff members
Powder Coat Supervisor
TGP/Allegion
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Drove employee engagement from 2019: engagement mean 3.90, overall satisfaction 3.25, to 2020: engagement mean 3.99, overall satisfaction 4.0
- Manages Department of Ecology wastewater discharge compliance, including; testing, process control, and record keeping
- Increased throughput from 30 load bars per day to upwards of 60 per day from 2013 to 2021
- Maintain superior quality with no customer claims related to powder quality
- Developed and trained staff to new fall protection requirements. Achieved “fall protection competent person” certificate and can teach fall protection classes
- Drove MDI implementation, its maintenance, and problem-solving activities
- Lead the selection and implementation of the GOFF profile blast machine, including tooling/carrier design, and best practices
- Ensured COVID protocols are in place and being followed, including best practices
Powder Coat Lead
TGP
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Responsible for day to day operations
- Responsible for creating job packets and ordering of supplies
Powder Coat Applicator
TGP
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Hired for technical knowledge of powder coating
- Participated in equipment installation/commissioning
- Participated in hiring and recruiting of staff
- Trained all new staff
- Established quality standards, cycle times, and tooling
- Established vendors and powder suppliers
- Recommended and drove washer improvements
- Performed all maintenance prior to maintenance dept
- Recommended PAPR safety equipment
Supervisor
Rainier Industries
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Responsible for hiring and staff management, training, working directly with vendors, and coating custom projects
Shop Manager
American Powder Coating
01.1998 - 01.2007
- Responsible for all hiring, staff management, training, project estimating, customer payments, payroll, and coating all custom jobs
Education
AA - Business Management
Straighter Line Through WGU
WA2029
Skills
- Collaboration improvement
- Quality commitment
- Supplier management
- Problem solving
- Manufacturing coordination
- Workforce planning
- Root cause identification
- Operations oversight
- Equipment management
- Production management
- Interdepartmental teamwork
- KPI reporting
- Efficiency management
- Continuous improvement
- Proficient in metrics analysis using MDI
Certification
- Powder Coat Institute 101 Beginner
- Powder Coat Institute 202 Advanced
- Powder Coat Institute Custom Coater Forum
- Nordson Optimizing a powder coat system
- Powder Coat Institute Wash Line Chemicals (Zirconium)
- Wagner equipment training
- Washington employers excel & outlook training
- Washington Employers manager/supervisor training
- Industrial environmental manager
- 24-hour fall protection competent person
Timeline
Production Manager
TGP/Allegion
01.2021 - Current
Powder Coat Supervisor
TGP/Allegion
01.2018 - 01.2021
Powder Coat Lead
TGP
01.2015 - 01.2018
Powder Coat Applicator
TGP
01.2013 - 01.2015
Supervisor
Rainier Industries
01.2010 - 01.2013
Shop Manager
American Powder Coating
01.1998 - 01.2007
AA - Business Management
Straighter Line Through WGU