Quentin Jones
Nashville,TN
Summary
Proven leader at General Motors, adept in staff management and quality management, enhancing team performance and workflow efficiency. Excelled in building strong relationships and training programs, significantly improving operational outcomes. Skilled in team oversight and possessing excellent listening abilities, consistently met production targets and deadlines. Experienced production leader knowledgeable about practices and regulatory requirements. Directs and motivates employees to accomplish challenging performance and quality objectives. Successful at keeping costs low and employee job satisfaction high while promoting safety and compliance.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Group Leader
General Motors
03.2023 - Current
- Managed group of 20 team members
- Builds and maintains good working relationships with employees, union and management.
- Maintains awareness of quality standards, and communicates department quality goals, and leverages resources to solve quality issues.
- Lead Global Manufacturing Systems(GMS) processes and serves as resource supporting launch and pilot activities in assigned areas.
- Participates in development of highly effective teams.
- Participated in training, developing and evaluating of hourly team members.
- Executed lean manufacturing initiatives to support continuous improvement and facilitate on-time performance.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Maintained clean and well-organized production areas to avoid violations or unnecessary work delays due to hazards or inefficient layouts.
- Monitored and evaluated teams, identifying and targeting opportunities for improvement.
- Cultivated professional working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Met production targets and tight deadlines by collaborating closely with team members.
Launch Team Member
General Motors
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Learned to build vehicles and write initial standardized work documents (SOS/JES/STS/TIS) and revise them as required. Completed and verified by MVB Non-Saleable.
- Participated in Integration build events at PPO in Warren Michigan.
- Support achieving targets given by program launch team.
- Created new team member operation certification boards and build related documentation with TL's.
- Train team leaders on builds for jobs in their receptive areas.
- Developed line balance wall/final line balance and workflow diagrams for their area.
- Participated in focus meetings on critical issues that occur during validation builds.
- Lead and own job changes needed for new programs in their area.
- Assist development of adon reaction plans, PFMEA, and RPN reduction for their assigned area.
- Participate and support in problem solving process.
Team Leader
General Motors
01.2016 - 04.2022
- Lead cross functional teams to meet customer demands and deadlines.
- Managed documentation of training on production procedures and all work instructions.
- Recommended and executed quality improvements for production and product quality.
- Conducted daily team meetings with team to debrief and review progress from previous day.
- Ensure team members or supervisor were aware of any safety hazards in area or building.
- Built strong relationships with team members through positive attitude and attentive response.
Lead Supervisor
Benchmark Human Services
04.2011 - 01.2016
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand.
- Created efficient work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and keep shifts properly staffed.
- Oversaw and optimized work of 25 DSP's (Direct Support Professional) performing high-quality social work.
- Set and managed schedules to give proper coverage to required areas.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Worked with management team to implement proper division of responsibilities.
- Enhanced training programs to strengthen employee knowledge and promote new managers from within.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN08.2011
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Nashville State Community College
Nashville, TN08.2006
High School Diploma -
Glencliff High School
Nashville, TN05.2006
Skills
- Team Oversight
- Scheduling
- Staff Management
- Quality Management
- Daily Workflow Improvement
- Performance Improvement
- Staff Education And Training
- Good Listening Skills
- Supervision
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 25 staff members.
Affiliations
- International Association of Administrative Professionals
Timeline
Production Group Leader
General Motors
03.2023 - Current
Launch Team Member
General Motors
04.2022 - 03.2023
Team Leader
General Motors
01.2016 - 04.2022
Lead Supervisor
Benchmark Human Services
04.2011 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Tennessee State University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management
Nashville State Community College
High School Diploma -
Glencliff High School
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