John Turner
Boiling Springs,SC
Summary
Accomplished Production Control Supervisor offering exemplary skills in onboarding, training and mentoring departmental employees. Innovative professional with over 20 years of prioritizing workflows and tasks. Possessing laudable critical thinking skills and a track record of building highly successful teams. Exceptionally skilled at identifying measures to improve production methods and consistently maintained minimal downtime for production lines. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
20
20
Years of Manufacturing Leadership
Work History
Production Control- Operational Lead
BMW Manufacturing LLC
03.2018 - Current
- Manages Vehicle Control Team within Production Control Department. Coordinates Plant Spartanburg's overall Vehicle Control activities to ensure execution of program with production technologies and other organizations. Monitors and controls production flow and sequence of vehicles through all technologies. Analyzes production and process requirements to ensure successful achievement of F2 adherence, sequence and through-put time. Coordinates IPS adaptations/projects in collaboration with German colleagues and Plant Spartanburg IT department. Coordinates build schedules and ensures execution of Plant Spartanburg Program Plan. Facilitates downtime (lost volume) catch back activity. Provides aged car transparency by monitoring and coordinating resolution of issues with technologies. Participates in Production Optimization Circle to examine stacker capabilities to meet technology decoupling, downtime buffer and sequence. Manages Production Control Department. Coordinates Plant Spartanburg's overall Vehicle Control activities to ensure execution of program with production technologies and other organizations. Monitors and controls production flow and sequence of vehicles through all technologies. Analyzes production and process requirements to ensure successful achievement of F2 adherence, sequence and through-put time. Coordinates IPS adaptations/projects in collaboration with German colleagues and Plant Spartanburg IT department. Coordinates build schedule and ensures execution of Plant Spartanburg Program Plan.
- Lead Daily Plant Production Meeting with Senior Management
- Managed daily production activities, ensuring timely completion of tasks and meeting customer deadlines.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify areas of improvement.
- Conducted root cause analysis for production issues, implementing corrective actions to minimize future occurrences.
- Reviewed production reports regularly, ensuring accuracy of data input and making adjustments as needed for continuous improvement efforts.
- Participated in weekly management meetings to discuss updates on projects status while sharing feedback from team members regarding any challenges faced during their tasks execution.
Production Control- Time Quality Specialist
BMW Manufacturing LLC
05.2015 - 03.2018
- Responsible for Plant Spartanburg's group level target of processing production bodies to dealers and transport vessels in agreed time frame.
- Implemented robust quality management system, leading to more consistent product output and reduced defects.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify process improvements, resulting in increased production efficiency and cost savings.
- Analyzed data from various sources to identify trends impacting product quality, making strategic recommendations for improvements based on findings.
- Provided regular updates to team leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems or production deficiencies.
Production Control Specialist
BMW Manufacturing LLC
07.2004 - 05.2015
- Monitors and controls production flow and sequence of vehicles through all technologies. Analyzes production and process requirements to ensures achievement of F2 adherence, sequence and through-put time. Coordinates IPS adaptations/projects in collaboration with German colleagues and Plant Spartanburg IT department
Paint Shop Supervisor
BMW Manufacturing
07.2002 - 07.2004
- Section Leader responsible for 50 member team tasked with quality preparation of production units, prior to paint application process.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve overall production efficiency and quality standards.
- Resolved conflicts within team effectively, fosters positive work atmosphere that encouraged collaboration.
- Spearheaded process improvements initiatives, resulting in reduced production times without sacrificing quality standards.
- Process optimization efforts led to increased output capacity without compromising on product quality or worker safety.
Paint Repair Specialist
BMW Manufacturing
11.1995 - 07.2002
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, SCHigh School Diploma -
Boiling Springs High School
Boiling Springs, SC05.1993
Skills
- Demand forecasting
- Effective Communication
- Workflow monitoring
- Production control strategies
- Production Scheduling
- Leadership abilities
- Training and mentoring
- Production targets
- Assembly and production
- Production Planning
- Operations Management
- Production Schedule Review
Quote
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill
Timeline
Production Control- Operational Lead
BMW Manufacturing LLC
03.2018 - Current
Production Control- Time Quality Specialist
BMW Manufacturing LLC
05.2015 - 03.2018
Production Control Specialist
BMW Manufacturing LLC
07.2004 - 05.2015
Paint Shop Supervisor
BMW Manufacturing
07.2002 - 07.2004
Paint Repair Specialist
BMW Manufacturing
11.1995 - 07.2002
Some College (No Degree) - Electrical, Electronics Engineering Technologies
Greenville Technical College
High School Diploma -
Boiling Springs High School