Experienced Production Supervisor with a demonstrated knowledge and history of working in the consumer good industry. Skilled in Construction, Manufacturing, Management, Production Management, and Team building.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Supervisor
Woodgrain
12.2022 - Current
Managed the OPTI 2 department, and rip saw area
Led a team of 19+ team members
Played a key role in strategic planning, team building, along side upper management
Implemented cross training matrix
Responsible for working together with scheduling department, and planning product flow
Responsible for working with management to ensure multiple shifts ran smoothly.
Planned, and managed labor hours.
Ensured labor hours were always above target.
Played a key role in ensuring employees were on sequence, and quality standards were met.
Worked closely were engineering techs to ensure quality parameters were correct.
Promoted to Optimizing 1 supervisor.
Played key role in in inventory management.
Managed 3 shifts and 2 different departments.
Production Supervisor
Vantage Mobility International
10.2021 - 11.2022
Managed the assembly department
Had 40+ direct reports at one point
Made quality improvements using DPU data
Improved productivity from 8 units produced daily to an average of 12
Worked with design and engineering to correct installation issues
Played a big part in hiring and training new employees
Played a big part in overall communication and process improvements
Brought HPV down from 240 HPV to 184
Reduced defects per unit by 38%
Reduced OT from 13% to 4.8% for the assembly department
Entered and presented Data for defects broken down by station
Coached department members on quality standards and criteria broken down by used and new units
Reported KPI's to upper management
Taught department on lean principles.
Production Supervisor
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
10.2020 - 10.2021
Managed the receiving and unit build departments
Managed the unit build and mattress build departments
Had 30+ direct reports
Worked closely with Manger to reduce M.O.S.T. scores for each department.
Reduced the Mattress assembly department M.O.S.T. score from 134% to 109% on average.
Lead Kazan events to re-layout both Unit build and Matt build departments.
Supported other facilities in the U.S as needed.
Coached team leads on Lean principles, and basic 5S principles.
Played a key role installation of new machinery.
Coordinated with Maintenance to PM machinery based on production availability
Production Supervisor
HercuTech Manufacturing
02.2020 - 09.2020
Managed and led the facility team
Mentored team leads on process improvement
Reviewed manufacturing drawings and reported issues
Played a key role in plant safety
Developed job descriptions for facility team members
Coached team members on basic Lean manufacturing and 5S principles
Worked closely with Operations team to develop a formal reviews process
Worked with Director of Quality and operations team to implement Q- points
Tracked KPI's and reported back to operations team
Played a key role in continuous improvement
Worked closely with drafting dept. to develop proper sequencing for production
Production Supervisor
Katerra Manufacturing
08.2017 - 01.2020
Managed a team of 75+ employees
Coached leads and other employees on how to speak with other team members
Met with team members to resolve performance and attendance issues
Reviewed production plans, and submitted redlines where changes should be made
Worked closely with Quality Control and process engineering to improve processes and quality standards.
Worked closely with HR and operations to staff team to meet production needs
Worked with warehouse department to fill productions needs for raw material and goods.
Tracked and reported injuries and near misses to Health and safety department
Implemented Lean manufacturing and 5S principles
Held safety meetings and coached team members on proper ways to complete tasks
Production Team Lead
Katerra Manufacturing
03.2017 - 08.2017
Managed and led a team of 30+ employees
Worked closely with production manager to plan production layout
Filled in for production manager when he was absent
Worked closely with Component design to improve production drawings
Worked closely with Loadout to ensure shipping deadlines were met.
Framer/ Foreman
Paradise Building
05.2014 - 01.2015
Assisted in all aspects of residential construction
Worked with customers to make changes, and ensure quality expectations were met
Worked closely with supervisor to make weekly plans