Kara Culbertson
Westminster,CO
Summary
Performance-oriented manufacturing professional with demonstrated skills in enhancing workflows and resource utilization to achieve demanding manufacturing targets. Hardworking leader and analytical problem-solver with conscientious approach to tackling operations issues. Decisive leader and collaborative team-builder with good planning and multitasking abilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Owens Corning
09.2022 - Current
- Accomplished targets and met demand by assessing equipment performance, reviewing materials supplies, and organizing manpower.
- Set and enforced performance-oriented production approach, significantly increasing worker output and reducing safety incidents.
- 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 issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
Production Supervisor
Prescient CO, Inc
02.2021 - 03.2022
- Supervise a team of 30 to 40 associates.
- Manage associates time and PTO request in Paylocity.
- Responsible for implementing performance management system.
- Responsible for reviewing applications, interviewing potential employees.
- Direct associates on daily task and managed execution.
- Responsible for weekly safety huddles.
- Support team production to ensure daily outputs are meet.
- Ensure associates are trained properly and maintain training documents.
- Communicate with shift supervisor on daily task.
Production Supervisor
Checkers Safety
06.2019 - 10.2020
- Supervise a team of 15 to 25 associates.
- Manage associates time and PTO in Ultipro.
- Direct associates on daily task and Managed execution.
- Responsible for implementing performance management system.
- Participate in bi-monthly Kaizen events.
- Attend weekly supervisor meeting.
- Maintain training documents for each associate.
- Support team production to ensure daily outputs are meet.
Production Supervisor
Alfred Manufacturing Co.
08.2016 - 02.2019
- Supervise all associates on shift.
- Monitor production output to ensure quota is met.
- Assign operators to task based on production schedule.
- Manage associates hourly time and PTO.
- Schedule overtime when necessary.
- Assure each operator is properly trained on task they are assigned.
- Quality control for machines and operators.
- Troubleshoot machines when necessary.
Education
Diploma -
Iola Senior High School
Iola, KS05-1993
Skills
- Systems-Orcale ERP
- Kaba Autotime
- AQL scanning
- Ultipro
- Paylocity
- Hands on supervisor
- Team player
- Goal driven
- Audit management
- Production targets
- Production target management
- Assembly and production
- Materials management
- Staff development
- Shift checklists
- Activity reporting
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Owens Corning
09.2022 - Current
Production Supervisor
Prescient CO, Inc
02.2021 - 03.2022
Production Supervisor
Checkers Safety
06.2019 - 10.2020
Production Supervisor
Alfred Manufacturing Co.
08.2016 - 02.2019
Diploma -
Iola Senior High School
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