Joe French
Tipp CITY,OH
Summary
Highly skilled manufacturing supervisor with 15+ years of experience supervising, scheduling, and directing employees. Resourceful and knowledgeable in the production of silicon crystal growing and solar cell manufacturing. Track record of boosting efficiency, productivity and quality. Focused on monitoring safety in busy and potentially hazardous environment.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Crystal Growing Manufacturing Supervisor
SILFEX
2021.05 - Current
- Directed a team of 8 production associates and 2 maintenance technicians
- Ensured compliance with all workplace policies according to safety objectives
- Implemented and developed production charts to monitor associate’s workflow and tool performance
- Oversaw production monthly PMs with 100% on time completions before the due dates
- Analyzed staffing requirements to ensure efficient compliance to production schedules and budget
- Coached associates on how to identify and submit a good-catches and 5S safety audits
- Trained on shift associates on Crystal growing processes and methodologies
- Authored production documents, such as daily production reports and inventory counts and temporary process deviations
- Monitored and escalated tool performance issues to engineering
- Directed employee performance including appraisals, training, development and discipline.
Module Manufacturing Supervisor
Sunpower
2018.01 - 2020.05
- Supervised maintenance associates and maintained a PM schedule for two factories in a 24/7 operation
- Carried out weekly audits to ensure compliance with safety regulations and operating procedures
- Facilitated lean manufacturing principles to improve processes
- Developed department procedures to improve production transactions by using process flow diagrams and value stream mapping techniques
- Created and issued (CAR) corrective action reports for all departments
- Reduced unscheduled downtime on problematic tools by 30% by enforcing a maintenance problematic tool logbook.
Cell Production Supervisor
Solarworld
2013.03 - 2018.01
- Responsible for leading and executing the day-to-day production goals in a 24/7 operation with 6 areas
- Reduced recordable injuries 25% by observing and correcting tasks that require awkward lifting
- Effective management of employee performance including appraisals, training, development and discipline
- Eliminated on shift overtime from 2015 – 2018 by developing a training matrix that created a versatile team
- Developed SOP and temporary deviation notices for new and outdated processes
- Managed weekly inventory of raw materials and daily consumables
- Executed consensus decision making to overcome fluctuating workloads and tool performance obstacles
- Retrieved and analyzed production information daily to create an effective shift report
- Successfully developed enthusiastic teams, recognized for consistently meeting or exceeding monthly shift throughput goals by 8%.
Production Tech IV, Lead Operator
Solarworld
2009.01 - 2013.03
- Coordinated activities with peers to ensure continuous movement of production lots
- Operated equipment and monitored the performance of all tools for quality issues
- Verified inventory on daily consumables such as PPE, graphite and poly.
- Reviewed and scheduled work orders to ensure work is performed within a specific window of time
- Prepared production documents, such as daily production reports and inventory counts
- Trained new employees or lesser experienced on the crystal growing procedures
- Verified daily calibration of quality tools such as calipers, micrometers, scales and torque wrenches
- Received accomplishment award from department manager in 2013, recognized as important asset to the CZ / wafer closure.
PRODUCTION TECH / TEAM LEAD
MEMC ELECTRONICS
1996.07 - 2009.01
- Semiconductor production operator for 13+ years, experienced with multiple toolsets such as ID Saws, Etching, Oxidation Furnaces, and Mono Crystal Growing
- Performed corrective actions and scheduled preventive maintenance (PM) on semiconductor processing equipment
- Monitored and maintained machine calibrations as per the SOP, troubleshoot for minor error
- Generated daily throughput production reports for shift change.
Education
Applied Science / Electronics Engineering -
ITT Technical Institute
Earth City, MOAuto collision repair -
Lewis & Clark Tech School
St. Charles, MOSkills
- ADP E-Time Payroll
- Write & deliver Performance reviews
- Problem solving / critical thinking
- People management and development.
- Lean principles & 5S methodology
- Ability to organize, manage, motivate and challenge a production teams
- Self-starter with strong work ethic and good judgment
- Promotes process improvements
- Enforcing safety requirements, company policy and procedures
- Efficient with Microsoft office software (word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Experienced with ERP systems
- Safety audits
- Process Improvement
- Employee Training
Timeline
Crystal Growing Manufacturing Supervisor
SILFEX
2021.05 - Current
Module Manufacturing Supervisor
Sunpower
2018.01 - 2020.05
Cell Production Supervisor
Solarworld
2013.03 - 2018.01
Production Tech IV, Lead Operator
Solarworld
2009.01 - 2013.03
PRODUCTION TECH / TEAM LEAD
MEMC ELECTRONICS
1996.07 - 2009.01
Applied Science / Electronics Engineering -
ITT Technical Institute
Auto collision repair -
Lewis & Clark Tech School
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