Jeremy Kasper
Louisville,KY
Summary
Well-qualified production management professional knowledgeable about allocating resources, optimizing production and increasing output with a hands-on and dedicated approach. Articulate and professional problem-solver with good relationship-building abilities. Proficient in planning and implementing strategies.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Superviser
Fort Dearborn/MCC
07.2022 - Current
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Oversaw employee training initiatives to ensure all team members were proficient in company procedures, safety regulations, and job-specific tasks.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Managed team of 35 production associates, overseeing productive production processes and meeting all deadlines.
- Mentored team members through regular feedback and performance evaluations, leading to professional growth and skill development.
- Improved product quality by monitoring production processes, conducting inspections, and initiating corrective actions as needed.
- Evaluated existing production processes and identified areas for improvement.
- Consistently met or exceeded production targets while maintaining strict quality standards, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
- Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures, and unavoidable delays.
- Achieved on-time shipments goal by empowering employees to continued success.
- Resolved production bottlenecks swiftly, applying problem-solving skills to maintain smooth operations.
Production Supervisor
Nifco
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Responsible for planning out labor for Fifty plastic mold injection presses
- Responsible for managing ten production employees
- Maintain established company 2S policy
- Responsible for payroll of production employees
- Responsible for press down time/uptime to ensure customer demands are meet
- Responsible for reporting out daily production during shift
Production Manager
American Fuji Seal
08.2018 - 07.2021
- Responsible for process improvement for: efficiencies, scrap reduction, training improvement, quality improvement
- Present monthly power point of division's KPI to upper management
- Responsible for interviewing/hiring new associates
- Responsible for ensuring all customer demands are met
- Manage three production supervisors and provide coaching for supervisors to properly manage thirty production employees
- Responsible for taking away any barriers that may slow down efficiencies and reduce production output
- Responsible for managing warehouse and shipping/receiving department
- Responsible for finding root cause of any customer complaint (five why?)
- Recommend and execute quality improvements for production and product quality
- Implement performance, quality and efficiency measures to achieve aggressive production goals
Production Supervisor
Fort Dearborn Company
08.2006 - 07.2018
- Responsible for managing a crew of 15 employees to meet customer demands
- Responsible for reporting shift daily production KPI
- Responsible for continuous process improvement related to production efficiencies
- Responsible for approving time cards, vacation request, and vacation coverage
- Responsible for trouble shooting six flexo presses, digital press, digital finisher, and rewind finishing equipment directly with production employees
- Able to step in and run 10 color printing press when needed
- Responsible for writing corrective actions and finding the root cause for customer complaints
- Responsible for press approval of new label directly with customers
- Monitored materials use to identify concerns and keep costs low.
- Set and revised production schedules to meet changing demands.
Pressman
Thomas Products
02.2000 - 08.2006
- Operated press to achieve highest print quality and productivity with minimal scrap.
- Proofed all job orders, securing client approval prior to production.
- Adjusted press during production runs to maintain specific registration and color densities.
- Operated 7 inch flexographic printing press
- Operated finishing equipment
- Worked in shipping and receiving
- Served as customer contact for General Electric
Education
High School Diploma -
Fern Creek High School
Louisville, KY05.1996
Skills
- Managing experience
- Lean manufacturing
- Process improvement
- Microsoft Excel
- Power Point
- Experience in Good Manufacturing Practice
- Quality Assurance
- Excellent communications skills
- 5S
- Root Cause Analysis
- Microsoft Word
- Experience in BRC
- Conflict management
Accomplishments
Dupont "Stop" Safety Training
Kaizen events (Lean Manufacturing)
"Five Why" Root Cause Quality Training
Timeline
Production Superviser
Fort Dearborn/MCC
07.2022 - Current
Production Supervisor
Nifco
07.2021 - 07.2022
Production Manager
American Fuji Seal
08.2018 - 07.2021
Production Supervisor
Fort Dearborn Company
08.2006 - 07.2018
Pressman
Thomas Products
02.2000 - 08.2006
High School Diploma -
Fern Creek High School
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