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Nicola Lonardo
Production Line Leader
Ogden,UT
Summary
Results-driven Production Line Leader with experience in large-scale manufacturing. Skilled in leading teams of up to 25 in production operations. Committed to driving operational excellence through implementation of manufacturing systems and effective resource management.
Overview
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Line Leader
Procter & Gamble
Bear River City , UT
2020.02 - Current
- Serve as direct manager of 25 production technicians, with responsibility to grow capability within the production teams
- Prioritized employee safety to eliminate incidents, achieved zero recordable injuries since taking over as line leader
- Responsible for all results of line performance, including safety, quality and production targets.
- Own continuous improvement cycle for newly commissioned production line, using manufacturing systems and standards to achieve month-over-month production gains
- Interface daily with production planning team to deliver requested products to corporate customers
- Work with production team leaders to set daily direction for operating teams.
- Routinely evaluate employee skills and knowledge, providing hands-on training and mentoring to individuals with lagging skills.
- Work with line leadership team to develop maintenance plans for all line equipment
- Own equipment defect management system for entire module, working to find and fix critical defects across all production lines
Process Engineer/Site Equipment Area Owner
Procter & Gamble
Bear River City , UT
2019.03 - 2020.01
- Supported line teams by developing monthly gap analyses with action plans to minimize production losses
- Worked with global technical teams to benchmark losses and drive continuous improvement in owned equipment area
- Coached newly hired employees in owned equipment area
- Owned finished product quality for line by developing quality investigations and action plans to address quality incidents
- Responsible for implementing global process upgrades at the site level for owned equipment area
- Developed robust production standards to ensure safety, quality, and production goals were met
- Served as Project Start-up Leader for two large process change initiatives, responsible for managing schedule, staffing, and project execution
Education
B.S - Chemical Engineering
Colorado School Of Mines
Golden, CO 2014.08 - 2018.12
Skills
Continuous Improvement Cycle
Software
Microsoft Excel (Visual Basic)
SAP ERP
Microsoft Project
Interests
Toyota Production Systems (TPS)
Automation
Cross-functional Team Development
Predictive Maintenance
Timeline
Production Line Leader
Procter & Gamble
2020.02 - Current
Process Engineer/Site Equipment Area Owner
Procter & Gamble
2019.03 - 2020.01
B.S - Chemical Engineering
Colorado School Of Mines
2014.08 - 2018.12