Kelvin Morgan
Inman,SC
Summary
Knowledgeable Manufacturing Production Supervisor skilled in optimizing production workflows and enhancing operational efficiency. Proven track record of managing teams to achieve consistent output and quality standards. Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving abilities in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
Experienced with managing manufacturing operations and leading production teams to achieve optimal results. Utilizes strong leadership and problem-solving skills to enhance efficiency. Track record of implementing quality control measures and improving workflow.
Professional production specialist with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in overseeing production processes, optimizing workflows, and ensuring quality standards. Reliable and adaptable, effectively managing resources and fostering productive work environment. Expertise in safety protocols, inventory management, and process improvement.
Diligent with solid background in overseeing manufacturing processes and enhancing production efficiency. Proven track record in implementing quality control measures and optimizing workflow. Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Supervisor
Dart Container Corporation
01.2018 - 05.2023
- Manages employees in the manufacturing of plastic containers used in the food industry.
- Maintains 5S, visual factory, and enforces safety policies and procedures.
- Provides mentoring and coaching to my reports.
- Maintains and manages time and attendance.
- Disciplines employees and rewards employees through positive reinforcement
- Manages Lean Manufacturing by reducing nonvalue added processes and scrap
- Uses Lean Manufacturing to schedule priorities.
Production Supervisor
JAC Products
11.2016 - 01.2018
- Managed employees in the manufacture of aluminum products for the automotive industry.
- Maintains 5S, visual factory, and enforces safety policies and procedures
- Mentor’s employees by promoting teamwork and collaboration
- Evaluates employee performance by giving reviews and providing feedback
- Disciplines employees and rewards employees through positive reinforcement
- Delegates responsibilities by assigning job responsibilities daily.
- Manages employee time and attendance.
Production Supervisor
Dayco
11.2015 - 10.2016
- Manages 65 employees in producing rubber products used for belts
- Maintains 5S, visual factory, and enforces safety policies and procedures
- Mentor’s employees by promoting teamwork and collaboration
- Evaluates employee performance by giving reviews and providing feedback
- Disciplines employees and rewards employees through positive reinforcement
- Delegates responsibilities by assigning job responsibilities on a daily basis
- Interviews potential employees
Production Supervisor
McElroy Metals
10.2014 - 11.2015
- Supervisor of production manages a group of 30 employees.
- Mentor's employees.
- Evaluates employee performance.
- Disciplines employees.
- Delegates responsibilities.
- Interviews potential employees.
Assembly Technician
MTU (Detroit Diesel)
04.2011 - 10.2014
- Assembly of diesel engines.
- Performing redundant torque checks on parts before assembly.
- Team Leading in engine assembly area.
Metal Fabricator
Southern States
08.2010 - 04.2011
- Metal Fabrication of parts used in the electrical power industry.
- Grinding, Drilling, and Tapping parts per customer specifications.
- Reading blueprints.
Production Supervisor, Facility Engineer, Manufacturing Specialist
Caterpillar
06.1998 - 08.2010
- Diesel Engine test and Diagnostic repair.
- Quality assurance (inspected parts per engineering specification).
- Material Planning (planed material for assembly line, per customer requirement).
- Team lead in engine test area (responsibilities included scheduling time off and materials to run).
- Supervisor in engine test area (managing 5S, production, value stream mapping, and rapid improvement workshops).
- Test engineering support (edited, changed, and uploaded new test programs).
- Facility engineer (Communicated with Vendors and outside contractors to maintained facility functions, such as wastewater treatment, fuel and oil supplies, heating and air conditioning).
- Assembly Planning Support (routed building materials, implemented engineering changes, new product introduction).
- Project Management (managed continuous improvement projects, concentrating on material, quality tooling, safety and assembly processes).
- Manufacturing Specialist (providing tools and fixtures for assembly, documentation of engineering changes, and processes, creating and maintaining Standard Work and safety job procedures, documenting assembly instructions).
Service Technician
Bryant's Mobile Home Services
Augusta, Georgia
07.1993 - 07.1997
- Service Technician (set up mobile homes per South Carolina building code).
- Service Homes (repairing dry wall, floors, ceilings, plumbing and electrical).
Injection Molding Operator
ASCO
Aiken, South Carolina
01.1993 - 06.1993
- Die Cast Machine Operator (injection molding of aluminum).
- Quality assurance (inspecting casting for cracks, cold shots and porosity).
- Aiken, South Carolina
Machine Tool Operator
FMC Corporation
Aiken, South Carolina
04.1990 - 12.1992
- Operating C+C machines, operating manual drill, milling machine and cutting equipment such as a broach.
- Blueprint reading.
- Using calipers and micrometers to measure parts.
- Aiken, South Carolina
Education
General Education- Diploma - General Education
Aiken Technical Collage
Aiken, South CarolinaAssociates Degree - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Skills
- Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
- Lotus Notes
- SAP
- MRP
- Manufacturing processes
- Operations management
- Kaizen principles
- Workforce planning
- Health and safety
- Machine operation
Accomplishments
- Controls cost by using lean methodology.
- Saved 360,000 dollars by changing the testing times at Caterpillar.
- Reduced start up scrap by 20%. Went from 8-hour shifts to 12 hours so machines could continuously run at Dayco.
- Saved 100,000 dollars by sequencing parts at the POU at MTU.
- Increased machine uptime from 72% to 85% at Dart by using FAR and operator walk throughs at the beginning of the shift.
Certification
- Fork truck training
- 6 Sigma green belt
- QS 9000
- JIT
- CPS Green belt
- Continuous Improvement
Special Training
- Hazardous material (transport and storage)
- Lifting and rigging devices
- Lock out tag out
- Confined space
- Leadership in the workplace
- Lean manufacturing
- Ergonomics
- FMEA
- Georgia Work Ready Certificate (Silver)
- SPC
- Quality Auditing
- ISO 9001, 8001, 9000
- CPS
- Operational Excellence
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Dart Container Corporation
01.2018 - 05.2023
Production Supervisor
JAC Products
11.2016 - 01.2018
Production Supervisor
Dayco
11.2015 - 10.2016
Production Supervisor
McElroy Metals
10.2014 - 11.2015
Assembly Technician
MTU (Detroit Diesel)
04.2011 - 10.2014
Metal Fabricator
Southern States
08.2010 - 04.2011
Production Supervisor, Facility Engineer, Manufacturing Specialist
Caterpillar
06.1998 - 08.2010
Service Technician
Bryant's Mobile Home Services
07.1993 - 07.1997
Injection Molding Operator
ASCO
01.1993 - 06.1993
Machine Tool Operator
FMC Corporation
04.1990 - 12.1992
General Education- Diploma - General Education
Aiken Technical Collage
Associates Degree - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix