LATASHA FINCH
Surprise,AZ
Summary
An experienced - Decisive Front Line Leader - exceptionally skilled at identifying measures to improve production methods and equipment performance. Knowledgeable about manufacturing, distribution, and aviation practices. Directs and motivates employees to accomplish challenging performance and quality objectives. Successful at cost reduction, production efficiency, and optimization while promoting safety, quality, moral ethics and integrity. Consistently achieved inventory goals and maintained minimal downtime for production lines.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Supervisor
Parker-Hannifin Aerospace
09.2022 - Current
- Collaborates with plant leadership and shift team members to champion a world-class safety culture
- Prepares shift scheduling to fulfill proper staffing needs
- Comply by FAA regulations to ensure production of airworthy products
- Oversee company's operations that provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul services to both commercial and military markets on components and accessories
- Supervise production processes and establish production schedules
- Organize relevant training sessions on various operations
- Maintain Team Improvement Boards
- Monitor daily/annual safety, quality, delivery and cost metrics
- Incorporate Pareto charting and problem solving techniques to enhance efficiency
- Implement 5S methodology practices for continuous improvement
- Engage team members in High Performance Team engagement meetings
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Contributed to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and recommending appropriate solutions for implementation.
- Planned, organized and monitored resources to deliver efficient use of labor, equipment and materials.
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures, and unavoidable delays.
- Set and enforced performance-oriented production approach, significantly increasing worker output and reducing safety incidents.
- Established clear priorities and production quality standards.
Warehouse Supervisor
Briggs & Stratton - Distribution Center
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Initiates monthly safety meetings to intensify preventative measures with incorporating daily Gemba-Walks to ensure metric targets
- Prepares shift scheduling to assure proper staffing needs are fulfilled
- Delegates labor for year-round cycle counting in all areas including component and mezzanine sectors for, up to 138 unionized employees
- Implement process improvements to increase productivity, cross-training and error reduction
- Monitors and manages a high volume of fifty-million dollars of inventory for finished goods and component materials
- Oversees inventory management of 215K sku's within a 526K Sq
- Ft
- Facility
- Assures cycle counting percentage goals are aligned monthly
- Assures stock is accounted for physically and systematically with 98% audit accuracy
- Initiates random auditing on physical inventory counts to proactively adjust discrepancies
- Manages the company's monthly profit and loss/absolute adjustments
- Motivates diverse groups to meet imperative demands and schedules to satisfy reporting requirements
- Conducts training, coaching and development, performance reviews, conflict resolution, corrective actions including terminations
- Maximizes continuous integration with the commitment to win
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA (EWM) Cloud and Kronos Incorporated
Lead Assembler
Eaton Corp.
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Establish production of voltage regulators and transformers
- Initiates inspections of equipment to assure production of high quality
- Construct components by examining accuracy and connections
- Alter dimensions to meet specifications
- Verify stipulations by measuring completed modules
- Implement 6S Lean process improvement in daily routines
- Adhere to and advocate safety measures
Customer Experience Specialist
We Energies
02.2020 - 03.2021
- Provides exceptional customer service to residential, business, and commercial customers
- Provides electrical service to areas of Wisconsin and Michigan's upper Peninsula and natural gas and steam energy to areas of Wisconsin
- Ensure that all attempts to recover outstanding debt accounts are pursued with a high sense of urgency
- Review billing information for active and discontinued accounts
- Manage delinquent accounts and assess monthly budget amounts
- Establish payment arrangements and negotiate payoff deadlines
- Disconnect and reconnect electrical and gas services
- Handle customers questions, complaints, and escalations
Production Supervisor
Quad Graphics
11.2010 - 02.2020
- Manages daily workflow by assigning responsibilities
- Prepares schedules and overtime approvals
- Guide, coach, counsel, and discipline employees
- Monitor productivity and perform verification of production output
- Oversee safety use of equipment
- Enforce safety policies/procedures and preventative measures
- Enforce standard procedures and expectations
- Enforce OSHA guidelines for employees to adhere to
- Coordinate safety meetings, team huddles and refresher courses
- Engage in employee recruiting, interviewing, onboarding and training
- Implement 6S lean process improvement and ensure Quality-Assurance
- Assist with problem solving and interventions
- Provide operative measures of troubleshooting and structuring components and operations of various areas of machinery and equipment
- Instruct, supervise, and condition employees to properly identify with trials and errors of various gadgets and devices
- Develop and implement repair orders and maintenance procedures
- Produce quality books and magazines involving the transfer of text, ink, print, images, and designs to paper
- Uphold integrity of the company and advocate for continuous improvement
Education
MS Degree -
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
05.2025
BA Degree -
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
12.2019
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Skype for Business
- Google Suite
- SAP (S4HANA & EWM)
- Kronos Incorporated
- Process improvements
- Conflict-management skills
- People-management skills
- Project accountability
- Maximizes safety
- Team leadership
- Ability to work well independently
- Ability to work well as a team player
- Excellent communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Good reasoning skills
- Analytical skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- Training and mentoring
- Production Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Quality Control
- Process Improvement
- Workflow Optimization
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Manufacturing and distribution
- Problem-Solving
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Safety Procedures
References
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Timeline
Production Supervisor
Parker-Hannifin Aerospace
09.2022 - Current
Warehouse Supervisor
Briggs & Stratton - Distribution Center
09.2021 - 09.2022
Lead Assembler
Eaton Corp.
03.2021 - 09.2021
Customer Experience Specialist
We Energies
02.2020 - 03.2021
Production Supervisor
Quad Graphics
11.2010 - 02.2020
BA Degree -
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
MS Degree -
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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