Samantha Oliver
Bettendorf
Summary
Operation Team Lead professional with a strong background in leading teams to meet and exceed production goals. Expertise in workflow optimization, quality control, and resource management. Known for fostering collaboration and driving continuous improvement. Adaptable and reliable, with a keen ability to navigate changing production demands efficiently.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Lead
John Deere Davenport Works
09.2021 - Current
- Managed schedules, accepted time off requests and found coverage for short shifts.
- Promoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork, open communication, and employee recognition initiatives.
- Influenced positive change within the organization through strategic thinking, innovation, problem-solving abilities, and consistent leadership style.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Helped meet changing demands by recommending improvements to business systems or procedures.
- Managed risks and mitigated potential issues through proactive planning, monitoring, and timely decisionmaking.
- Collaborated with other department leads to streamline workflows, improve interdepartmental coordination, and achieve business goals collectively.
Team Coordinator
John Deere Power Products
08.2020 - 09.2021
- Worked as a Team Coordinator in Weld Department and Ztrak series line
- Trouble shooting Fanuc Robots in Weld Department
- Ensure new wage team members are trained in specific job tasks to help plan execution meeting safety, quality, and efficiency objectives
- Created positive team culture with engagement in CI, safety, and Ergonomic Risk Assessments
- Daily review of quality Control Plans address gaps
- Engaged in continuous improvement activities to enhance team performance and productivity
- Encouraged open communication and team engagement to improve employee morale
- Mentoring and coaching of team member establishing engagement for better performance output 5S/TPM methodology
- Teamwork with Leadership
Repair /Quality Auditor
John Deere Power Products
01.2015 - 08.2020
- Maintained quality output by rejecting products outside of specifications
- Repaired 100 series models in high-volume operation, performing various online and offline repairs to ensures product assembled met quality standards
- Inspected raw and in-processed materials to determine quality and any not meeting minimum standards.
- Adhered to safety standards promulgated by company and OSHA
- Input data to track audits and repairs
- Inspected and used engineering tools to ensure correct torq tolerances were at correct specifications
- Open communication with assemblers, quality engineering, and leadership
Assembler
John Deere Power Products / Spherion
01.2013 - 11.2015
- Assembled 100 series models in high-volume operation, performing various tasks on rotating basis
- Rotated through assembly line, performing diversified functions
- Ensures product assembled met quality standards
- Assisted in development of new assembly processes.
- Proactively identified potential bottlenecks within the production line which contributed towards reducing delays.
- Utility for production line
- Served as a dependable team member, consistently arriving on time, staying focused throughout shifts, and readily assisting colleagues when needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO12-2025
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Conflict resolution
- Workplace safety
- Performance monitoring
- Operations management
- Strategic planning
- Problem-solving
- Analytical thinking
- Documentation and reporting
- Leadership
Accomplishments
- First Female Certified Welder at JDPP
- Participated in EZTR pre-build and contributed input for product improvement and OMS development
- Coordinated transmission rework project 2015 that cut the expectation of completion by 50% to ensure the product got out to the customer and save the company money
- Became a TC in Weld Department 2020. Have encouraged CI, and 5S has increased engagement by 40%
- Dept 873 part reduction resulted in the reorganization of workflow and workforce project that has successful output efficiency
Certification
- First Aid Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
Timeline
Team Lead
John Deere Davenport Works
09.2021 - Current
Team Coordinator
John Deere Power Products
08.2020 - 09.2021
Repair /Quality Auditor
John Deere Power Products
01.2015 - 08.2020
Assembler
John Deere Power Products / Spherion
01.2013 - 11.2015
- First Aid Certification
- CPR/AED Certification
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Colorado Technical University
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