Thomas YOUNG
Amarillo,TX
Summary
Goal Driven Operations Leader - Creating World-Class Teams that Optimize Business Success Innovative, goal-driven leader recently retired looking for stable opportunities, in-depth lean manufacturing experience with over 25 years of experience being a Supervisor while managing over 90 employees and overseeing up to 8 Leads. Highly skilled in directing large groups of employees to meet daily production needs. Solid history of creating safe, positive, and service-focused work environments. Trusted problem solver known for operating with a sense of urgency to deliver projects within time, budget, and quality requirements. Flexible and responsive with talent for collaborating effectively with various cultures around the world to achieve positive business outcomes.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manufacturing Supervisor
MI Windows Flower Mound Texas
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Manufacturing Supervisor managing 30 employees along with 4 Leads in a fast paced Manufacturing facility
Manufacturing Supervisor
Andersen Corporation
Garland, TX
03.2021 - 07.2023
- Value Stream Supervisor managing 65+ employees, manage 4 Work Centers utilizing 4 Leads
- Implement 5s standards
- Involved in the entire employee process, hiring, training, corrective actions and termination
- Created training protocol for new employees
- Skilled in conflict management and employee engagement
- Creating Standard work and JBA’s for numerous job classifications
- Skilled in EAM process entering work orders
- Created training curriculum for entry level jobs
- Proficient working with SQDC board and delivering KPI’s
- Experience working and training non English speaking employees and creating training curriculum for them
Production Supervisor / Operations Team Leader
OWENS CORNING
Amarillo, TX
01.1995 - 01.2020
- Led and supported workforce of up to 190 employees. Assisted in full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and performance appraisals to separations. Supervised day-to-day production activities with focus on meeting quality, efficiency, and on-time delivery goals. Oversaw plant on nights and weekends while upper management was offsite.
- Facilitated and participated in over 10 Kaizen events
- Proficient in ISO 9000 and 14000 along with OSHA standards
- Experience in identifying employee strengths and weaknesses and creating employee development plan
- Drove 729 waste reduction team to achieve savings of $30K annually by creating new testing procedures, delivering new trainings and providing expectations upstream in the process.
- Created safety best practices via ergonomics program supporting multiple sites.
- Facilitated safety culture changes with leadership team, reducing OSHA recordable injuries from 225 per year to less than 2 over 5-year period through implementation of safety programs such as LTT initiatives, AWHs, Stopp Cards, and Magic 15 Seconds.
- Decreased hand injuries in 6 months by implementing “The Right Gloves for the Right Task” program in fabrication area.
- Developed training curriculum programs for various job classes in 3 global facilities, resulting in more efficient and knowledgeable workforce, which improved quality and led to more satisfied customers.
- Reduced quality defects over 30% by setting standards for quality inspections and developing and implementing new training programs. Saved $50K annually by launching new quality inspection process to evaluate, rework, and save product.
- Served as TPM AM leader for new robotic equipment install and upscaling, guiding area from step 0 through step 4 of TPM process. This autocell now packages 1/3rd of the total volume with an increase of OEE from 70% to 80%.
- Supported Tlaxcala, Mexico and Mumbai, India sites by creating skills training for new leadership and providing expectations of job duties.
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Hazard Recognition certification
- Lean Manufacturing training
- Skilled in TPM process
- Extraordinary Leadership Training
- Quality Training
- Training in ISO audits
Certification
- Kronos Timekeeper Certification
- TPM Training
- Lean Manufacturing Training
- SAP 740 Certification
- Hazard Recognition and Control Specialist Certification
- Accident investigation Training
- Active Shooter and Emergency Response Training - Greenlee County Sheriff’s Department
- Fire School Training and Certification
- First Aid / CPR Responder Certification
- Ergonomics and Ergonomics Assessment Training
- Extraordinary Leadership Training – Owens Corning
- People Leadership and Fundamentals 1, 2, 3, & 4
- Incident / Crisis Command Leader
Areas of Expertise
- Operations Management | Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) | Safety
- Conflict Management | Resource Allocation | Scheduling | Cost Reduction | Quality assurance
- Staff Hiring & Training | Quality Inspections | Change Management | Ergonomics | Inventory Control | Lean Manufacturing
Timeline
Manufacturing Supervisor
MI Windows Flower Mound Texas
10.2023 - 04.2024
Manufacturing Supervisor
Andersen Corporation
03.2021 - 07.2023
Production Supervisor / Operations Team Leader
OWENS CORNING
01.1995 - 01.2020