Lance Meservey
Independence,MO
Summary
Advanced Production Supervisor offering over 20 years of experience and proven skills in production, lean manufacturing, quality assurance and leadership. Highly skilled in streamlining operations and improving throughput through continuous process improvement and cross-functional collaboration. Accomplished in building high-performing teams and inspiring staff to achieve goals.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Manufacturing Supervisor
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
12.2022 - Current
- Supervise 24 technicians in manufacturing of high quality media and diagnostic products used in clinical, industrial, research and academic laboratories.
- Reduced labor costs by 17% and increased units per labor hour by 24% YTD by developing and enforcing detailed standard work and SOP's for all processes within the department.
- Implemented employee 1 on 1 communications and Gemba programs to identify and take positive action on safety, quality, and production improvement opportunities. This substantially increased team member awareness, participation, and buy in.
- Designed a comprehensive preventative maintenance program for all department machinery and equipment, decreasing downtime by 29% from this time last year.
Receiving and Put-Away Supervisor
Scarbrough International
04.2021 - 10.2022
- Full service third party logistics provider to domestic and international supply chains
- Accomplishments:
- Hired, trained, and supervised a 32 employee Receiving department team that was essential to the nearly 400% growth in new clients and product storage in a 18-month period.
- Co-managed two separate warehouse relocations and expansions, including design layout, product movement, new client on boarding, and employee recruitment and training.
- Developed and implemented all departmental SOP's and training processes to meet the multiple unique receiving and shipping requirements for all of our clients.
- Reduced dock to stock time by 36% by pre-assigning dock door locations to specific incoming client product and organizing specialized teams to meet their unique unloading, receiving, and put away requirements.
Assembly Department Supervisor
Blount International Inc
06.2012 - 03.2021
- Supervised a 46-employee assembly department for an international manufacturer and distributor of forestry, farm, lawn, garden, and agricultural equipment.
- Increased departmental efficiency by 36% in 9 months by standardizing training, reorganizing the department layout, and developing, implementing, and enforcing standard work.
- Developed a series of team-based work instructions that reduced product line changeover times from 32 minutes to 7 minutes, increasing available production time by an average of 75 minutes a day.
- Reduced customer complaints by 39% by implementing a series of in-process quality checks, material inspections, and layered process audits.
Maintenance and Facilities Supervisor/Engineer
Blount International Inc
03.2017 - 03.2021
- Co-managed the research, planning, and instillation of a $1.4 million automated robotic packaging system for chain saw chain, which was completed on time and under budget.
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive preventative maintenance program for all facility machinery and tooling that reduced repair and associated production downtime costs by an average of $230,000 annually.
- Managed the planning and instillation of a $125,000 facilities security and automated gate entry system to the facility.
Receiving Department Supervisor
Blount International Inc
02.2017 - 05.2020
- Reduced “Dock to Stock” time by 28% by pre-assigning dock door locations to incoming freight based on product type, therefore reducing warehouse travel time, distance, and handling significantly.
- Coordinated with the procurement department and numerous suppliers to standardize shipping crate dimensions and weights to coincide with our storage rack designs, which decreased product put away times by 34%.
Assembly Department Manager
Labconco Corporation
10.2005 - 05.2012
- Bioscience Equipment Assembly Division with global market.
- Accomplishments:
- Developed a series of in process quality checks, detailed work instructions, and specified training procedures that reduced customer complaints by 46% in 2 years.
- Transformed multiple inefficient assembly processes into assembly line layouts, which increased production capacity by 37%.
- Managed all aspects of the 52 member union staffed Assembly Department through a dramatic period of company growth that resulted in an increase in annual production from $48 million to $87 million in less than 5 years.
- Improved on-time delivery from 84% to 97.8% while reducing customer lead times by 31%.
- Coordinated the planning, development, and construction of Labconco's new $10 million production facility and subsequently supervised the movement of all equipment, personnel, logistics, and infrastructure requirements from their previous locations to this new building.
Manufacturing Supervisor
Dyno Nobel Inc.
05.1999 - 10.2005
- Supervised a 64 employee Night Shift for a Non-Electric Detonator Assembly Division with global market.
- Lean manufacturing with focus on self-directed work team development
- Accomplishments:
- Improved production efficiencies, resulting in 24% production increase over two years.
- Decreased customer complaints and quality related errors by 73% in one-year period through development of comprehensive structured employee training program.
- Spearheaded and incorporated principles of lean manufacturing, resulting in a nearly $10 million savings over three years.
- Achieved 100% compliance in stringent state and federal inspections.
Armor Officer, Captain
United States Army
05.1995 - 05.1999
- Served in several leadership positions in increasing levels of responsibility
- Managed maintenance, training preparation, logistical support, supply transactions, and combat readiness
- Accomplishments:
- Decorated for superior leadership in a combat environment while commanding troops.
- Increased unit's vehicular readiness by 11% within 10 months.
- Selected as the most technically and tactically competent junior officer in the Brigade.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Online03.2004
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg05.1995
Skills
- Train and evaluate employees; provide feedback regarding performance and training
- Enforce, track, and ensure compliance with all organizational policies and procedures
- Demonstrate effectiveness in problem evaluation, solution generation and continuous improvement
- Direct activities of individuals and teams toward goal accomplishment
- Utilize long-term planning to establish policies, practices, programs, systems, and processes that support accomplishment of organizational goals and strategies
- Superior communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Extensive leadership and personnel development skills using proactive, hands-on style
Timeline
Manufacturing Supervisor
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
12.2022 - Current
Receiving and Put-Away Supervisor
Scarbrough International
04.2021 - 10.2022
Maintenance and Facilities Supervisor/Engineer
Blount International Inc
03.2017 - 03.2021
Receiving Department Supervisor
Blount International Inc
02.2017 - 05.2020
Assembly Department Supervisor
Blount International Inc
06.2012 - 03.2021
Assembly Department Manager
Labconco Corporation
10.2005 - 05.2012
Manufacturing Supervisor
Dyno Nobel Inc.
05.1999 - 10.2005
Armor Officer, Captain
United States Army
05.1995 - 05.1999
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Central Missouri
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