Tristan Thrasher
Summary
Strategic Manager with expertise prioritizing projects, planning workflow and managing employees to achieve operational goals. Resourceful individual with 8 years of active experience managing efforts within deadline-driven environments with strong leadership and decision-making skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Lumber Grader
Interfor, Thomaston Division
06.2012 - 07.2016
- Inspect and grade lumber according to SPIB standards
- Make correct decisions to trim in order to obtain highest marketable value
- Cross trained on all machine centers, trained on planer setup and maintenance
Planer Quality Control Technician
Interfor, Thomaston Division
07.2016 - 06.2017
- Perform daily grade checks and communicate with lumber graders
- Coordinate with SPIB and all other independent agencies to ensure quality and specifications are met
- Calibrate Autolog, Lucidyne, SCS moisture meter, and Z-Tec grade mark printers and ensure proper operation before each shift
- Continue daily training with graders through spot checks
- Communicate to operations opportunities and issues that need to be addressed
- Maintain daily reports, calibration records and grade-out recovery
- Complete daily quality optimization and report out to corporate
Planer Supervisor
Interfor, Thomaston Division
06.2017 - 03.2019
- Maintain the highest standards with respect to safety at all times through job observations, hazard investigations, and communication with all team members
- Ensure compliance with all applicable Interfor, SPIB, federal, state and local laws, regulations, and policies
- Identify opportunities and enact processes to improve productivity, reduce cost, and maximize the quality, value, and recovery of lumber produced
- Support, coach, and provide timely feedback and direction to associates to improve the performance of the team
- Communicate closely with maintenance team members to achieve maximum uptime and address mechanical issues daily
- Create action plans to further improve plant efficiency
- Manage budgeting (cost containment /inventory control /scheduling)
- Responsible for monthly inventory counts
- Align with production coordinator, shipping, and kilns for production needs
- Increased team productivity by implementing efficient workflows and setting clear expectations for staff members
Finishing End Superintendent
Interfor, Thomaston Division
03.2019 - 02.2024
- Enforced rigorous safety procedures during daily operations, creating a safe working environment for all personnel involved
- Monitored budgets and expenditures to maintain fiscal responsibility
- Provided feedback to workers on job performance and safety procedures
- Analyzed reports to identify areas of improvement and implement corrective action
- Scheduled and supervised maintenance and repair of equipment, buildings and grounds
- Conducted regular site inspections to maintain compliance with industry regulations and standards
- Reviewed plans and inspected ongoing construction to keep work in line with project goals
- Championed continuous improvement initiatives within the organization, introducing new methodologies to increase productivity and reduce overall costs
- Resolved conflicts efficiently among team members, fostering a positive work environment that contributed to successful outcomes
- Administered disciplinary actions to workers violating safety regulations and company policies
- Interview and evaluate candidate responses using a structured scoring system, ensuring objective decision-making during the selection process
Production Lead
Langdale Forest Products
02.2024 - 01.2025
- Operated various machine centers throughout the department to ensue steady transitions of the product.
- Performed maintenance on each machine center to ensure peak reliability throughout the shift.
- Operated multiple pieces of heavy equipment daily to assist operations.
- Covered shift supervisor positions on both day and night shifts when needed.
- Assisted with machine center optimization to ensure the highest quality product would be produced each shift..
- Trained new hires on production procedures, ensuring a consistent performance level across the team.
- Communicated clear instructions for general operations and product-specific runs to prevent errors and rework.
- Collaborated with Quality Control teams to address any issues identified during inspections, implementing corrective actions as necessary to prevent reoccurrence.
- Monitored employee activities to verify consistent use of good manufacturing principles.
- Coordinated effective schedules for production employees.
- Reduced downtime by proactively identifying potential bottlenecks and addressing them promptly.
- Monitored equipment performance, coordinating regular maintenance checks and repairs to minimize unplanned downtime events.
- Used problem-solving and issue-resolution skills to promptly and successfully address production problems.
- Inspected products and machines to maintain quality and efficiency.
- Performed general equipment maintenance and repair to minimize downtime.
- Calibrated machines to maintain required productivity levels and adherence to quality standards.
Education
Industrial Wood Processing And Optimization
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Thomaston, GA07.2020
GED -
Southern Crescent Technical College
Thomaston, GA06.2012
Skills
- Staff education and training
- Resource Coordination
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- OSHA Compliance
- Employee Training
- Risk Management
- Business Management
- Quality Standards
- Root Cause Analysis
- Mechanical Troubleshooting
- Preventive Maintenance
- Workforce Management
Certification
- SPIB Certified Lumber Grader
- CPR/First Aid Certification
- OSHA 30 Certification
- LO/TO Certification
- Canscott Management Training
- Lead X Management Training
- SPIB Dry Kiln Operator Course
- SPIB Planer Technician Course
- Quest Drug and Alcohol Certification
- Forklift Certification
- Heavy Equipment Certification
Timeline
Production Lead
Langdale Forest Products
02.2024 - 01.2025
Finishing End Superintendent
Interfor, Thomaston Division
03.2019 - 02.2024
Planer Supervisor
Interfor, Thomaston Division
06.2017 - 03.2019
Planer Quality Control Technician
Interfor, Thomaston Division
07.2016 - 06.2017
Certified Lumber Grader
Interfor, Thomaston Division
06.2012 - 07.2016
Industrial Wood Processing And Optimization
British Columbia Institute of Technology
GED -
Southern Crescent Technical College
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