Kayla Shead
Westminster,SC
Summary
Versatile Production Supervisor knowledgeable about equipment operation, quality standards and safety hazards. Versed in documentation, compliance and scheduling. Streamlines workflow to maintain productivity and proactively addresses challenges to minimize downtime.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Supervisor
ERA-Contact USA
Liberty, SC
08.2020 - 10.2025
- Set and enforce performance-oriented production approach, significantly increasing worker output and reducing safety incidents.
- Resolves issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Establishes clear priorities and production quality standards.
- Evaluates team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
- Prepare in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures, and unavoidable delays.
- Train staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Achieves on-time shipments goal by empowering employees to continued success.
- Manage a team of 26 production associates, overseeing productive production processes and meeting all deadlines.
- Evaluates existing production processes and identified areas for improvement.
- Conduct's performance reviews annually, offering praise and recommendations for improvement.
- Cultivates professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Manages staff hiring, training and supervision.
- Interprets work order information and specifications to plan, schedule and complete jobs precisely.
- Creates and implements strategies for improving operational efficiency and accuracy.
Production Lead
ERA-Contact USA
Liberty, SC
08.2018 - 08.2020
- Kept production line ready for monthly inspections and yearly audits by consistently following optimal processes.
- Handled production line documentation for waste, downtime and output.
- Monitored employee activities to verify consistent use of good manufacturing principles.
- Contributed to continuous improvement and lean initiatives by implementing directives.
- Communicated clear instructions for general operations and product-specific runs to prevent errors and rework.
- Coordinated effective schedules for production employees.
- Worked with Management and other departments to manage and prioritize staffing assignments to meet customer demand and production schedules.
- Assembled products according to changing daily work orders and specific customer needs.
- Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
- Used problem-solving and issue-resolution skills to promptly and successfully address production problems.
Education
GED - undefined
West Oak High
Westminster, SC06.2006
Skills
- Assembly and production
- Production targets
- Compliance understanding
- Manufacturing
- SAP expertise
- Purchasing and procurement
- Risk analysis and management
- Excel
- FastP (SAP)
- Word
- Outlook
Certification
- 2020-10 Step up to Leadership, Certificate of Achievement Ach
- 2022-10 Train The Trainer, SCMEP
Timeline
Production Supervisor
ERA-Contact USA
08.2020 - 10.2025
Production Lead
ERA-Contact USA
08.2018 - 08.2020
GED - undefined
West Oak High