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Stephen Widger
Foley,AL
Summary
Proven leader in aerospace operations, notably with Collins Aerospace Systems, adept at enhancing team performance and ensuring safety compliance. Skilled in equipment management and conflict resolution, I significantly reduced miscommunications and improved operational efficiency. My approach to workforce planning and mentoring cultivates high-performing teams committed to quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisor of Operations
Airbus FAL
06.2022 - Current
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
- Coordinated individual duties after careful evaluation of each employee's skill level and knowledge.
- Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to manager.
- Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered quarterly and yearly bonuses for staff.
Team Lead
Collins Aerospace Systems
09.2018 - 06.2022
- Managed schedules, accepted time off requests and found coverage for short shifts.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
- Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.
- Trained new team members by relaying information on company procedures and safety requirements.
- Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
- Frequently inspected production area to verify proper equipment operation.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
Thrust Reverser Overhaul Mechanic
Collins Aerospace Systems
09.2005 - 09.2018
- Inspected and tested CFM56-5B and CFM56-7 thrust reversers
- Replaced damaged, missing, or defective parts with new and refurbished components.
- Disassembled defective parts to make proper repairs.
- Read and followed technical documentation to complete accurate repairs such as SRMs CMM and engineering drawings..
- Completed composite repairs on CFM56-5B, CFM56-7 Thrust reversers.
- Completed sheet metal repairs on CFM56-5B, CFM56-7 Thrust reversers.
- Seam welded V2500, CFM56-5B, CFM56-7 thermal blankets.
- Milled lugs off of V2500 and RB211 blocker doors to replace blocker door lug bearings.
Steel Worker
U.S. Navy Seabees
01.1993 - 05.2002
- Operated hydraulic metal shears, cutting sheet and bar goods to prescribed measurements.
- Applied oxidized coating and other finishing agents to pipes, fittings and other steel goods.
- Managed press, brake and roll operations, fabricating sheet steel to specified dimensions and configurations.
- Cut, bent and welded steel pieces using metal shears, torches and MIG, TIG and stick welding equipment.
- Laid Welded Wire Fabric for concrete pads
- Cut, bent and tied rebar for building foundations
- Operated all heavy machinery safely to avoid injuries and accidents.
- Assembled scaffolding and rigging prior to start of each shift in preparation for day's work.
- Dismantled structures and prepared equipment for travel or site movement.
- Supported foreman with modular erection and checked steel materials for proper placement.
- Followed safety guidelines to fasten structural steel members and hoisted cables, chains and rope.
- Fabricated steel frames, columns, beams, and girders according to blueprints
Education
No Degree - Airframe And Powerplant
Westwood Aviation Institute
Houston, TX08-2005
Skills
- Safety procedures
- Equipment management
- Lean practices implementation
- Customer service
- Workforce planning
- Task delegation
- Coaching and mentoring
- Team development
- Conflict resolution
- Team leadership
- Goal setting
- Six sigma methodologies
- Verbal and written communication
- Regulatory compliance
- Quality assurance
Certification
Airframe and powerplant License
Lean
ACE
Interests
Timeline
Supervisor of Operations
Airbus FAL
06.2022 - Current
Team Lead
Collins Aerospace Systems
09.2018 - 06.2022
Thrust Reverser Overhaul Mechanic
Collins Aerospace Systems
09.2005 - 09.2018
Steel Worker
U.S. Navy Seabees
01.1993 - 05.2002
Airframe and powerplant License
Lean
ACE
No Degree - Airframe And Powerplant
Westwood Aviation Institute
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