Ricardo Brown

Work History

Sherwin-Williams

Garland

04.2024 - Current

Contributed to the implementation of safety policies, helping to reduce incident rates and foster a culture of safety.
Completed production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel, revising schedules, and establishing priorities in manufacturing and filling departments
Contributed to Lean, KAIZEN, and 5S initiatives that supported continuous improvement and cost-reduction efforts.
Collaborated with maintenance, quality, and logistics to streamline workflows and minimize downtime.
Diagnosed mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic issues to sustain optimal equipment performance.
Monitored KPIs to identify trends, implement corrective actions, and support strategic decisions.
Assisted with troubleshooting equipment malfunctions or operational problems as needed.

Andersen Corporation

Garland

09.2021 - 03.2024

Promote safety and ensure a safe work environment and safe associate work habits.
Develop a high-performance work team with high levels of associate morale, satisfaction, and performance.
Create and maintain a respectful work environment by listening, seeking facts to support decisions, managing one’s own reactions, and addressing unacceptable behavior.
Help associates succeed through performance management.
Provide coaching and performance communication to support development. •
Review the general status of production schedules to identify and resolve problems.
Ensure the desired product quality levels are achieved through the use of standard work and training to those standards, training in operation and inspection techniques, and the use of tools/data.
Support and implement new, customer-focused processes in accordance with lean principles and practices.
Provide training and coaching to improve standard work, work center organization (5S), and housekeeping.
Actively provide change leadership as required.

Lear Corporation

Grand Prairie

11.2018 - 07.2021

Served as lead supervisor, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance support to a team of three frontline supervisors.
Managed front-row seat assembly during the T1 launch of the new Chevy, GMC, and Cadillac variations, with 90 direct report union members and 5 team leads.
Planned and organized work, checked procedures, and equipment.
Ensured conformance to operation description sheets, and compliance with established priorities and schedules.
Maintained production records and related documentation.
Kronos Time and Attendance.
Investigated work-related issues and implemented necessary actions to eliminate production delays and increase throughput.
Recommended new procedures and equipment to facilitate operations, improve quality, and reduce costs.
Troubleshot, repaired, and replaced equipment as situations dictated.
Explained company policies and regulations, maintained effective personnel relationships, and recommended changes in employee status.
Handled first-step grievances.

Dana

Warren

02.2010 - 10.2018

Coordinate production resources with other members of the manufacturing team on a daily basis.
Deliver performance evaluations, scheduled vacations, and coordinated new hire training.
Created significant process improvements for throughput and quality, and increased production efficiency by 25%. Collaborated with product design to institute new products, including follow-up with data analysis.
Increased productivity by 38% and improved on-time delivery by 9% through cross-training initiatives.
Operated various CNC machinery with an emphasis on quality and production (Mazaks, Okuma, Mori Seiki, Kira).
Troubleshooting on Fanuc welder robots (touch-up points, weld wire changes).
Fitted and assembled parts to make or repair machine tools.
Ensured adequate maintenance of industrial machines.
Applied knowledge of mechanics, shop mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures to optimize processes, operate machinery, and ensure its safety.
Examined and tested completed units in order to detect defects and ensure conformance to specifications.