Joey DePalma

• Sept 2024- Present

Production Manager

• Assisted in maintaining production schedules to ensure timely delivery of products.
• Learned and adhered to safety protocols to promote a safe working environment.
• Collaborated with team members to streamline workflow and enhance efficiency.
• Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.
• Transformed the door shop into one unit vs per line, eliminating all line stops related to doors.
• Feb 2023-Sept 2024

Weld shop Supervisor.

• Ran Both Mission and Frontier weld lines.
• Supported inventory management by tracking raw materials and supplies needed for production.
• Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
• Created streamlined production schedules and collaborated with production employees to communicate objectives and goals.
• Built up a weld whip of over $3 Million dollars (bare cages)
• Jan 2017-Feb 2023

Lead Quality control (weld shop)

• Conducted quality checks on products, ensuring adherence to company standards.
• Oversaw quality control efforts, maintaining strict adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements while achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Studied department operations to assist with development of new or improved methods of tooling and production processes.
• Created weld shop quality on-boarding process which was broke down into daily, weekly, and monthly training stages. Included how to fully inspect all types of products.
• Measured samples and dies with digital caliper and electric micrometers from Benda Aluminum company for the engineering dept.
• 2013-Sept 2015

Quality Control

• Final inspections on all four finish lines.
• Skin Audits(full time)
• Warranty check-in claims
• Work order reviews(packets)
• June 2011-2013

Mission line interior and finish production worker.

• Cut, install interior wood, kick plate, trim, etc.
• Did all finish work related to final inspection
• Collaborated with head of quality to ensure all quality guideline's were met.
• Installed all custom decals.