Sara Greenwell
Bardstown,KY
Summary
Expert at delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. Talented individual collaborates with cross-functional teams for accuracy and clarity of technical content. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Supervisor Bottling
Brown Forman
06.2022 - Current
- Meet daily with team to give assignments; daily review of safety, quality, production, and cost KIPs
- Work closely with maintenance teams to develop and implement countermeasures for issues and ensure PM’s are scheduled and completed timely
- Ensure safety standards throughout the facility with daily, weekly and monthly floor audits
- Submitted payroll for all team members daily, approving and scheduling vacation time ensuring manpower coverage
- Develop and implement training plans to improve capabilities of team members
- Develop and update work instructions to ensure accuracy and operator understanding
- Ensure all policies are enforced and issue counseling and/or disciplines when required
- Meet daily with team members to discuss issues and encourage feedback
- Meet weekly with scheduling and procurement team to discuss ahead/ behind conditions, and ensure materials for next week's production.
- Evaluated team member performance and productivity, provided feedback and implemented corrective actions
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets
- Enforced regulatory and company policy compliance to improve workplace and employee safety and readiness
- Analyzed department metrics and performance and reported findings to management
- Compiled training materials for new employees and tracked skill development
- Conducted root cause analysis in deficient areas to identify and resolve issues
- Enhanced operational performance and reduced labor expenses by developing and optimizing standard practices
- Coordinated individual duties after careful evaluation of each employee's skill level and knowledge
Process, Chassis/Shop
Ford Motor Company Truck Plant
10.2017 - 06.2022
- Responsible for timely line start up, ensuring all line positions are covered and staffed properly
- Ensuring training requirements of teams are met by developing and implementing training plans
- Validate daily that all equipment is operational and in safe working conditions, all FTPM are scheduled and performed in a timely manner
- Monitor quality leaving the department and making corrections when needed, utilizing Ford’s DMAIC and greenbelt practices to contain and countermeasure concerns
- Meet cost objectives by reducing indirect material cost, manpower reduction and line speed increases (line balance), reduction of safety incidents, and reduction of quality outflow
- Improve safety metrics by creating and enforcing policies and standards, ensuring equipment and tooling capability, and “near miss” correction (incident prevention tool)
- Submitted payroll for all team members daily, approving and scheduling vacation and personal time for area ensuring manpower capabilities
- Collaborate with engineers to successfully launch multiple new model years
- Monitor operators for standardized work practices and company policies
- Addressing issues as needed with union support
- Collaborate with union officials and management to resolve all issues
- I.e., quality, safety, police violation, attendance, and interpersonal conflict
- Improve plant overall quality matrix by ensuring all departments are aware of testing defects and countermeasures are implemented in a timely manner
- Confirm repairs are made efficiently and quickly to ensure units are shipped on time.
- Supported functional and cross-functional projects and implemented process improvements
- Supported vendor partner discussions with timely research, analysis and reports
- Developed new reports and oversaw complex reporting processes on key functional KPIs
- Led and delivered solutions to complex business opportunities
- Guided managers and supervisors on methods for conducting accurate job evaluations
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
Manufacturing Assistant Manager
Toyota Boshoku
01.2014 - 10.2017
- Responsible to maintain a safe quality focused work environment while meeting production and cost needs
- Maintaining and allocating manpower needs to keep all areas running with maximum efficiency
- Lead projects and Kaizens teams to improve Safety, Quality, and Cost KPIs
- Teach and coach line supervisors to meet goals through the TPS and lean manufacturing business principles
- Monitor plant KPI’s to ensure targets are met
- Develop and maintain 5’s standards to ensure all abnormalities are detected and addressed quickly
- Ensure all company policies are followed and issue corrective actions or counseling with team members not in adherence.
- Supervised production team, keeping production schedules on track to meet tight deadlines.
- Anticipated and addressed production problems, material shortages, equipment malfunctions, and unavoidable delays.
- Made sure that products were produced on time and are of good quality.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
- Managed personnel by implementing company policies, procedures, work rules, and disciplinary action.
- Prepared and maintained production reports and personnel records.
- Enforced health and safety protocols to promote safe working environment.
- Oversaw routine maintenance programs and scheduled service to keep equipment functioning at peak levels.
- Implemented quality control system to review products against technical specifications and corporate standards.
- Collaborated with technical and administrative teams to develop and implement successful corrective plans.
Quality Control Specialist B
Toyota Boshoku
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Use critical thinking skills utilizing “the 8 steps of problem solving” and “5 why” to countermeasure quality issues
- Worked directly with customer and suppliers to address and resolve questions and concerns quickly
- Report daily all new issues to upper management, ensuring containment and countermeasures for all quality concerns have been implemented
- Lead daily meeting to address quality issues and develop countermeasure activities with floor management.
Assembly Group Leader
Toyota Boshoku
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Developed and implemented policies and standardized processes to ensure a safe working environment while improving quality and productivity
- Supported and led launch activities for two new product lines by setting up production areas, balancing jobs, developing work instruction, and process parameters
- Responsible for keeping track of team member’s time, utilizing the Kronos program
- Minimized cost by improving productivity thru headcount reduction kaizen and down time reduction by resolving issues with equipment and line balance.
Production Team Member
Toyota Boshoku
01.2004 - 01.2010
- Learned the importance of teamwork and following directions to produce a quality product
- Responsible for keeping 5s standards in the assigned area.
- Cross-trained in multiple positions to offer skilled assistance with different parts of production line
- Minimized safety hazards and kept work areas inspection-ready by consistently picking up trash and excess materials
- Set up, operated and maintained production machinery
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Management
St. Catharine’s College
Springfield, KY2008
High School Diploma -
Nelson County High School
Bardstown, KY2003
Skills
- Project Management
- Compliance Management
- Performance Monitoring
- Risk Management
- Quality Assurance
- Operations Management
- Logistics Coordination
- Staff Supervision
- Employee Development
- Delegation
- Production
- Team Training
Training and certifications
- Six sigma/ green belt certified
- ISO 14001 IATF 16949 certified
- HACCP food safety trained
- Proficient in MS office suite and Google suite
Timeline
Operations Supervisor Bottling
Brown Forman
06.2022 - Current
Process, Chassis/Shop
Ford Motor Company Truck Plant
10.2017 - 06.2022
Manufacturing Assistant Manager
Toyota Boshoku
01.2014 - 10.2017
Quality Control Specialist B
Toyota Boshoku
01.2013 - 01.2014
Assembly Group Leader
Toyota Boshoku
01.2010 - 01.2013
Production Team Member
Toyota Boshoku
01.2004 - 01.2010
Associate of Arts - Business Management
St. Catharine’s College
High School Diploma -
Nelson County High School
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