Michael Lassiter
Nashua,NH
Summary
Results-driven Production Manager with 20+ years of experience in manufacturing operations, continuous improvement, and team leadership. Adept at process optimization, waste reduction, production scheduling, root-cause analysis, and employee development. Committed to delivering measurable results and consistently meeting production targets. Skilled in resource management, strategic problem-solving, and fostering a productive, high-performance work environment.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Production Manager
Airmar Technology Corporation
12.2022 - Current
- Elevated production output from $1.6M to $2.9M/month within 8 months.
- Achieved department quality goals of
- Strengthened collaboration and empowered employees to identify and solve issues at the source.
Production Supervisor
01.2015 - 01.2022
- Formalized and completed over 30 improvement projects.
- Reduced scrap by over $10K annually for five consecutive years.
- Improved on-time delivery to 99.5% annually.
- Reduced unplanned equipment downtime by 75% through TPM implementation.
- Led 5S team; redesigned assessment system reducing evaluation time from 4 days to 1.5 days.
- Drove 22% productivity improvement in Lamination department (75% → 97%).
- Encapsulation & Lamination Departments
Production Supervisor / Continuous Improvement Leader
Milton Roy
01.2001 - 01.2015
- Directed production operations to meet quality, delivery, and productivity goals.
- Led safety initiatives and developed standard work for all assemblies.
- Drove 25% reduction in customer escapes, 15% productivity improvement, and OTD improvement from 75% to 99.5%.
- Developed and delivered visual management systems (Data Tree, Control Tower).
- Created and presented customer-facing video content to enhance transparency and engagement.
- Supported relocation and stabilization of manufacturing operations from MA to CA.
- Earlier Roles (Pre-2001): Production Assembler
- Product Technician
- Production Team Leader
Education
Associate of Science - Business Administration
Hesser College
High School Diploma - undefined
Westford Academy
Skills
- Continuous Improvement (Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma Green Belt)
- Production & Process Management
- Employee Engagement & Team Building
- Quality & Root Cause Analysis
- Preventive Maintenance (TPM)
- Safety Leadership
- Project Management
- KPI & Visual Management (Control Tower, Data Tree)
- Operational efficiency
- Deadline oriented
- Health and safety regulations
- Team development
Accomplishments
- Increased overall productivity and quality by [Number]% by implementing training programs designed to increase performance levels.
- Resolved product issue.
- Proficiently supervised 100% production lines, oversaw materials inspection, scheduled production and conducted weekly physical inventories.
- Achieved by completing with accuracy and efficiency.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
- United Technologies: VSM, 5S, TPM, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, Six Sigma Green Belt
- Harvard edX: Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles (2022)
Timeline
Assistant Production Manager
Airmar Technology Corporation
12.2022 - Current
Production Supervisor
01.2015 - 01.2022
Production Supervisor / Continuous Improvement Leader
Milton Roy
01.2001 - 01.2015
High School Diploma - undefined
Westford Academy
Associate of Science - Business Administration
Hesser College
Professional Philosophy
Dedicated to cultivating empowered, high-performing teams through engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement. Passionate about creating sustainable systems that deliver measurable results and employee satisfaction.