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Paul Sass

Manufacturing Supervisor
New Baltimore,MI

Summary

Well-qualified Management Leader, Training Specialist and Teams Leader; adept at planning and implementing a variety of programs for efficiency and effectiveness. Authoritative and clear communicator with a charismatic style and insightful approach. Pursuing new professional opportunities with room for advancement. Organized Leader with over 20 years of management experience. Expert in managing teams and coordinating training with extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office use and manufacturing procedures. Proven leader ready to make hard decisions and counsel companies/ employees to long-term success. Dedicated professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.

Overview

8
8
years of post-secondary education
27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Manufacturing Process Coach

Ford Motor Company
Romeo, Michigan
10.2018 - Current
  • Used various software to design training for hourly employees and increase company retention and productivity rates year-over-year.
  • Identified workers with specific skill sets to recommend for promotions or raises, increasing efficiency and effectiveness of teams for production measures in manufacturing process.
  • Trained and mentored over 150 new personnel previously and new-to-hired positions to fulfill various roles in workplace team environment.
  • Decreased training time by designing effective new training programs, matched to efficient paradigms.
  • Monitored day-to-day activities of manufacturing employees, and processes, noting areas needing improvement and implementing plans for rectification. Utilizing database applications for optimum pinpointing of root cause, 5-why analysis and SIGMA panel resolve.
  • Liaised between upper management and entry-level workers, facilitating smooth communication and successfully achieving ongoing results.
  • Appropriately allocated resourced, budgets, inventories, training support and team building materials to increase overall productivity.
  • Coordinated workshops for employees to better understand company mission, streamlining daily activities and aligning worker and company priorities.

Manufacturing Supervisor

Ford Motor Company
Sterling Heights, Michigan
05.2000 - 10.2018
  • Coach Safety, Quality and Productivity to ensure objectives are met through following standardized work processes.
  • Safety − Enforce compliance with Safety Operating System practices to include, but not limited to: Combustion Safety; Energy Lockout; Pedestrian and Vehicle Safety; Working at Heights; Pre-Task Analysis (PTA); and licensing and safety training requirements − Perform safety inspections using corporate tools (OHSIM, MSS, SPRB) and conduct safety talks − Identify and ensure that safety hazards and unsafe practices are promptly corrected − Complete 100% of mandated FAS08 PMs at prescribed frequency.
  • Quality − Drive Continuous Improvement through a focused maintenance program designed to reduce scrap and ensure reliability of error-proofing devices − Maintain automation in a state of compliance with specifications, fit, form, and contamination standards. Delivery (Productivity) − Lead skilled trades/maintenance personnel to evaluate controls requirements for maintaining and improving production yields, throughput, and up time − Responsible for monitoring day-to-day production processes, tooling, and operations related to automation equipment − Analyze equipment performance and work to improve efficiencies; actively participate in Constraint Review Process
  • − Ensure equipment start-up readiness for production
  • − Use ANDON data (FIS, POSMON, PAARS, Maximo, etc.) to prioritize efforts and achieve 100% flow.
  • Cost − Optimize throughput in accordance with budgets and cost objectives: meet or beat schedule − Meet FTT, inventory, cost, scrap, supply, and tooling expense targets − Minimize overtime by improving JPH, controlling absenteeism, using predictive maintenance programs; preparing for and fully utilizing down time; optimizing use of skilled labor throughout shifts− Supervise material control (spare part inventory), repair and rebuild programs, and reliability and maintainability reviews.
  • People
  • − Build Team Leaders’ and Team Members’ capabilities
  • − Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities/tasks; build and foster a team environment between production and maintenance − Maintain a versatility matrix that ensures technical coverage at all times − Assist and teach maintenance troubleshooting techniques to improve mean time between failure and mean time to repair − Participate in Time & Data Management meetings as prescribed by Ford Production System (FPS).
  • Maintenance − Supervise preventive maintenance schedules, preventive and predictive inspections, and repairs to minimize down time − Coordinate and schedule manpower and materials to meet maintenance requirements to minimize down time; coordinate maintenance activities with other plant operations − Conduct root cause analysis of downtime issues to prevent recurrence (4D process) − Work with ME/PE to launch new programs or equipment, optimize floor layouts, coordinate equipment refurbishment, and develop standardized PM programs from FMEAs − Execute prioritized daily maintenance activities (predictive, preventive and crisis maintenance) obtaining full utilization of work force while optimizing available opportunities for all maintenance − Use Maximo for Maintenance (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (crisis and planned); provide quality assurance of MFM inputs to enable in-depth data analysis.
  • Environment − Fully integrate Leak Tag and Jumper Tag process into daily operations − Control and monitor oil, water, and energy usage − Manage and maintain support systems (plant power-trains (air, electrical, water, etc.), exhausts, heat exchangers, hydraulics, etc.) − Maintain housekeeping in all maintenance areas and cabinets − Complete 100% of mandated EOS PMs at prescribed frequency.

Sergeant Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

United States Army
Fort Sill, OK
05.1994 - 05.1998

United States Army Sergeant and leader of 3rd Squad, 1st platoon, 5th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery

MLRS teams are used to support infantry and tank units while supplementing cannon artillery in combat, but they also have responsibilities during peacetime. The MLRS launches various missiles and ammunition in quick strikes during combat.

Duties Performed

  • Drives the M270 Self-Propelled Loader Launcher and the ammunition re-supply vehicle and trailer
  • Performs operator/crew maintenance on the self-propelled loader launcher and ammunition re-supply vehicle and trailer
  • Performs ammunition reload operations on the launcher and re-supply vehicle
  • Tests, removes, and replaces fire control system components as needed on the M270 launcher and the launch pod/container trainer
  • Mounts radio sets in vehicles, cables communication components in M270 launcher and operates and performs operator maintenance on communications equipment
  • Assists section chief in the supervision of operations, maintenance, and training
  • Leads and instructs the reconnaissance team in combat operations
  • Assists the ammunition section chief in the supervision of the section during ammunition re-supply operations, maintenance, and training
  • Performs start-up of fire control system, and operates multiple launch rocket system fire control system in all modes of operation
  • Makes manual fire control entries and enters meteorological data into the fire control system
  • Fires weapon on command
  • Performs fire control system diagnostic test using built-in test equipment
  • Prepares launcher-loader module for reloading and performs maintenance operations
  • Conducts reconnaissance to determine routes and precise firing location sites

Education

Bachelor of Science - Cognitive Science

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
06.2009 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
09.2009 - 06.2013

Skills

Employee training

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Timeline

Manufacturing Process Coach

Ford Motor Company
10.2018 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

University of Arizona
09.2009 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Science - Cognitive Science

University of Arizona
06.2009 - 06.2013

Manufacturing Supervisor

Ford Motor Company
05.2000 - 10.2018

Sergeant Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

United States Army
05.1994 - 05.1998
Paul SassManufacturing Supervisor