MARCUS SHOPLAK
Perry
Summary
Results-driven production professional with three years of supervisory leadership and hands-on manufacturing experience. Improved operational efficiency and developed employees while solving root-cause problems. Leverages broad APOBS cross-training to foster accountability, continuous improvement, and the development of high-performing teams.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Operator
NAMMO
05.2025 - Current
- Consistently meet or exceed production goals while maintaining strict compliance with work instructions, documentation requirements, safety procedures, and quality standards.
- Supported multiple production areas, maintaining flexibility and consistency to ensure uninterrupted operations.
- Monitor material availability, support Kanban replenishment, and communicate shortages before they impact production.
- Cross-trained across the majority of APOBS assignments, with additional experience in APOBS Fuze/MI and multiple 57mm production positions.
- Identified process improvement opportunities through observation and analysis., documentation, and work-instruction improvement opportunities and communicate recommendations through supervision and Engineering.
- Coached newer operators by demonstrating procedures, explaining expectations, and reinforcing safe, quality-focused practices to enhance their performance.
Supervisor
KPL Solar
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Interviewed, hired, onboarded, and developed approximately 20 employees while building productive, safety-focused teams.
- Led crews averaging eight employees, with responsibility for teams of up to 14 across approximately 15 project sites.
- Improved project completion times by approximately 20% by redesigning workflows, establishing measurable daily goals, strategically pairing employees, and scheduling maintenance and breaks to maximize productivity.
- Mentored employees by explaining expectations and operational standards; approximately six advanced into supervisory or crew leadership positions.
- Conducted coaching, performance evaluations, safety meetings, and documentation while reinforcing accountability and operational excellence.
- Directed preventive maintenance, coordinated equipment repairs, managed inventory control, and oversaw fuel management to ensure optimal equipment availability.
- Conducted coaching, performed evaluations, led safety meetings, and maintained documentation to reinforce accountability and uphold operational excellence.
Education
High School Diploma -
Skills
- Production scheduling
- Quality Assurance
- Workflow Optimization
- Preventive Maintenance Coordination
- Inventory & Material Management
- Root Cause Analysis
- Continuous Improvement
- Safety Leadership
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Team Leadership
- Talent development
- Inventory & Material Management
Certification
Forklift Certified
LEADERSHIP IMPACT
- Improved project completion time by approximately 20% through workflow redesign, strategic workforce planning, and elimination of unnecessary downtime.
- Developed employees through coaching and accountability, with approximately six later advancing into supervisory or crew leadership roles.
- Cross-trained across the majority of the APOBS program with additional APOBS Fuze/MI and multiple 57mm assignments.
- Known for identifying process improvements, solving root-cause issues, and consistently meeting production goals while maintaining safety and quality.
LEADERSHIP & OPERATIONAL STRENGTHS
- Improved project completion time by approximately 20% through workflow redesign, strategic workforce planning, and elimination of unnecessary downtime.
- Developed employees through coaching and accountability, with approximately six later advancing into supervisory or crew leadership roles.
- Cross-trained across the majority of the APOBS program with additional APOBS Fuze/MI and multiple 57mm assignments.
- Known for identifying process improvements, solving root-cause issues, and consistently meeting production goals while maintaining safety and quality.
Timeline
Production Operator
NAMMO
05.2025 - Current
Supervisor
KPL Solar
01.2022 - 01.2025