Travis Gagnon
Woodruff,SC
Summary
Versatile Operations Supervisor successful at taking on routine and complex business challenges with resourceful and creative approach. Recognized as driven, dedicated and hardworking leader with history of streamlining operations and increasing results.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Operations Leader
GE Gas Power
2021.04 - Current
- Manage all aspects of hourly production team
- Attend Daily Plant L1/L2/L3 meetings
- Work with Customer Service Center Manager and PCL to schedule outage jobs into weekly production plans
- Manage Repair/OEM schedule with MRP's and PCL's to meet customer outage dates
- Manage labor portion of PCO on all repair job classes
- Plan daily assignments on multiple Lean Lines to meet daily take goals
- Coach hourly team on SQDC
- Coached and positively disciplined hourly team as needed to build a positive culture and enforce company policies
- Work with cell leader, staff, and hourly team to achieve SQDC goals
- Work with cell leader on annual estimated OEM/Repair hours and headcount
- Use multiple administrative applications to manage hourly team
- Place Material Support Requests for BOM's to be ordered
- Place Material Support Requests for repairs to be made on Fuel Nozzles at local vendors
- Work directly with cell leader to meet weekly/monthly KPI goals
- Lead multiple Continuous Improvement Projects with staff and hourly team
- Work with materials engineer on purchasing needed for department
- Manage employee time cards in Kronos and vouchering of labor in BMS
- Develop training profiles and skill development plans for employees
- Track WIP levels to ensure flow of parts is meeting demand and efficiency goals
- Place work orders through Maximo and L2L
- Accomplishments: Manage 25+ employees
- Manage schedule of 70-80 jobs
- Hourly team had 1 recordable injuries in last 3 years
- 5% PCO increase combined on all part classes since 2021
- Lowest Indirect Labor hours-Best Labor Efficiency on repair jobs at GE Greenville.
Operations Leader
GE Aviation
2019.08 - 2021.04
- Managed all aspects of hourly production team
- Attended Daily Plant L1/L2 meetings
- Managed production schedule with Production Analysts/Production Planners to meet delivery goals
- Ensured all parts were in Spec with QMS
- Applied all aspects of Lean and Continuous Improvement Culture into machining, quality, and safety
- Coached and positively disciplined hourly team as needed to build a positive culture and enforce company policies
- Use of multiple administrative applications for quality and allocation of aircraft blades and for employees
- Managed WIP levels at vendor
- Worked directly with business leader to meet weekly/monthly KPI goals
- Implemented 6s standards and Continuous Improvement Culture
- Worked directly with engineers in Continuous Improvement projects
- Managed employee time cards in Kronos and vouchering of parts in CSF
- Developed training profiles and skill development plans for employees
- Tracked WIP levels to ensure flow of parts was meeting demand and efficiency
- Scheduled PM's for equipment and work orders through Maximo
- Evaluated and resolved all technical, personnel, and quality issues
- Accomplishments: Achieved zero part delinquency on all part classes
- Managed three departments and 70+ employees
- Participated in multiple LAWO's that led to process improvements and implementation of FIFO
- OSHA 511 certification
- Lean Manufacturing 101 certification.
Production Supervisor
Carris Reels
2013.06 - 2019.08
- Managed all hourly employees for two different plants
- Implemented Lean Manufacturing/6S principles
- Worked directly with Plant Manager to meet weekly and monthly production, quality, and safety goals
- Managed shipping and receiving freight/rail cars
- Managed movement of materials between buildings with box truck
- Developed training plan for employees
- Meet with team leaders to ensure that daily shift production needs are met
- Developed Team Leader Standard Work
- Coach/positively discipline employees as needed to build culture of accountability
- Managed WIP Levels on Lean Lines
- Managed employee's time cards
- Resolved technical issues
- Accomplishments: Implemented 6S Program
- Worked with Plant Manager to build Flow Cells
- Doubled shift productivity/efficiency as supervisor
- Positively changed workforce culture.
Education
College in Business Management -
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
04.2012
College in Business Management -
Newberry College
05.2010
High School Diploma -
Wardlaw Academy
05.2009
Skills
- Root Cause Analysis
- Manufacturing (10+ years)
- ISO 9001
- Quality Management (8 years)
- Kanban (8 years)
- SAP (3 years)
- Kronos (5 years)
- Microsoft Excel (10+ years)
- Maximo (5 years)
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Team Management (8 years)
- Lean Six Sigma (8 years)
Certification
- OSHA 511
- Lean Manufacturing 101
- GE Front Line Leadership Course
Timeline
Operations Leader
GE Gas Power
2021.04 - Current
Operations Leader
GE Aviation
2019.08 - 2021.04
Production Supervisor
Carris Reels
2013.06 - 2019.08
College in Business Management -
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
College in Business Management -
Newberry College
High School Diploma -
Wardlaw Academy
- OSHA 511
- Lean Manufacturing 101
- GE Front Line Leadership Course
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