Tyler Strayer

Managed Production in a multi-line food manufacturing facility in which I supported 2-4 teams of 10-12 employees across 2-4 shifts. My responsibilities were as follows:

• Creation of Good Manufacturing Practices compliant with Safe Quality Food (SQF), FDA, and OSHA.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures
• Developing and implementing departmental goals, objectives, policies, and procedures
• Track, trend, and analyze data information to identify and resolve problems
• Assisting Human Resource Manager in recruiting, interviewing, selecting, on-boarding, and training new employees
• Planned, coordinated, and conducted staff training development
• Resolved conflicts, addressed disciplinary issues, and implemented corrective actions
• Successfully created, communicated and implemented department wide procedures for productivity, efficiency, safety, quality, and performance
• Created data tracking/trending platforms for reporting
• Created and managed day-to-day tactical and long-term strategic activities
• Allocation and control of inventory resources
• Built and coordinated Production scheduling, planning, and resource allocations
• Led continuous improvement projects through analyzing problem areas establishing new in-house procedures to reduce cost
• Provided leadership development through coaching, teaching, and mentoring
• Interdepartmental communication, collaboration, and coordination
• Ensured the production department stayed within budgets and deadlines
• Troubleshooting issue of technical manufacturing equipment

My role as the Assistant Manager was to provide administrative support to the Production Manager and oversee the food manufacturing process. I was responsible for helping plan, allocate, monitor, and execute all production processes. In this role I oversaw 2 to 4 teams totaling 24-48 employees across 4 shifts. A major focus of this role was providing an on-site leadership development program through teaching, coaching, and mentoring. My day-to-day responsibilities were but not limited to the following:
• Creation, training, and compliance of good manufacturing practices
• Provided coaching and training
• Provided administrative assistance to leadership team
• Monitoring of progress, performance, and results through statistical tracking
• Data collection and organization
• Maintained quality standards
• Ensuring adherence to safety protocols
• Project management
• Interdepartmental communication, collaboration, and organization
• Created and maintained accurate records and reports
• Provide leadership development through coaching, teaching, and mentoring
• Coordinated daily production schedules and assumed managerial responsibilities in absence of manager
• Monitored and evaluated staff performance providing feedback or improvement plans
• Resolved conflicts and addressed disciplinary issues
• Troubleshooting equipment issues
• Organized and led regular team meetings

I was responsible for overseeing a team of 10-14 employees across two food manufacturing lines. I applied excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to organize workflow efficiency. Through organizing, leading, and guidance I provided my staff with day-to-day tactical strategy applications. I ensured the team operated with high safety and quality standards while maximizing productive efficiencies. Throughout a typical shift I performed the following duties:
• Delegated daily priority tasks according to business needs
• Ensured high safety and quality standards
• Provided technical direction, assistance, and support to the operating staff
• Evaluated and enhanced team member skill level and knowledge through coaching and instruction
• Led continuous improvement projects
• I was the first responder that resolved employee issues including safety incidents, conflicts, performance, and disciplinary actions
• Ensured team compliance with company policies and procedures
• Liaised with other departments to ensure smooth operations
• Monitored, evaluated, and reported staff performance providing feedback at all levels
• Tracked progress and results providing feedback in the form of daily summaries
• Maintained accurate records and reporting
• Constant increase of team efficiency through delegation of tasks

I started within this company as an entry level machine operator right out of college. After excelling at machine operation techniques in a finish capacity for 3 years, I took the next step to becoming a team leader. I spent over 7 years as a leader in three different departments block drawing, bench drawing, and fabrication. I was a very committed hardworking enthusiastic leader that supported teams of up to 10 employees. In leadership positions with this company, I gained many different skills and was involved in many aspects of the company. My day-to-day responsibilities were but not limited to the following:
• Motivating and training skilled teams of diverse individuals to meet goals exceeding company expectations
• Lean Manufacturing through value stream mapping utilizing Muda (value wastefulness), kaizens, JIT (just in time), kanban, 5S methodology, total productive maintenance, and standard operating procedures
• Compliance with standard operating procedures and high-quality control standards via ISO9000
• Daily operation of forklifts, overhead cranes, machines, and furnaces through technical applications
• OSHA compliant practices
• Utilization of precision measurement tools
• Tool, plug, and die experience
• Inventory Control and audit accountability
• Productivity efficiency
• Troubleshooting mechanical and quality issues
• Resource Allocation
• Innovation, automation, and design (fabrication)
• Production scheduling to maintain tight lead times
• Interdepartmental communication
• Supporting teams for efficiency, quality, and technical troubleshooting through guidance, training, and coaching
• Tracking and Reporting