William Caleb Gregory
Tullahoma,TN
Summary
Thorough Quality Assurance manager with 5-year track record of performing accurate audits, inspections and evaluations of products and processes. Smart analytical thinker adhering to all standards and regulations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Coordinator
General Mills
Murfreesboro, TN
06.2019 - Current
- Lead 20 person team in daily meetings using technical expertise to set goals and direction, communication issues, and mitigation plans for quality and safety.
- Hand-picked as an incident responder for quality, environmental, and any other safety issues such as: injuries, fires, chemical release, or weather-compose OSHA incident reports and briefs leadership and train operation teams on lessons learned and incident prevention.
- Develop and continually update educational materials used to train staff on QA standards ensuring internal controls are in place.
- Perform quality control audits, record findings of inspection process, address non-conformance issues, pause production to correct errors, coordinate with quality engineers, and maintenance to repair or replace equipment.
- Record, analyze, and distribute monthly statistical reports for leadership team and quality improvement programs tracking quality department goals and objectives for organizational performance.
- Execute quality improvement research studies for cost reduction and analysis by experimenting with products to test and determine reliability.
- Provide daily updates and advice to team and senior plant leadership on quality metrics by communicating consistency problems and production deficiencies.
- Spearhead audit processes to keep production in line with good manufacturing practices (GMP) industry standards.
- Collaborate annually with audit clients and action owners to apply root cause analysis guidance and establish effective corrective action plans.
- Identified and optimized job task assistants (JTA) checklists for new and training employees.
Production Operator
General Mills
Murfreesboro, TN
06.2009 - Current
- Used equipment properly to avoid workplace hazards or injuries.
- Supported production needs by performing routine tasks using standard procedures and equipment.
- Inspected final products for defects and flaws using proper QA procedures.
- Displayed good knowledge of safe operating and emergency procedures development and implementation.
- Inspected final products to assess compliance with quality standards and established tolerances.
- Set up and adjusted machines for day-to-day operations.
- Took on additional shifts during peak work periods to keep projects on schedule.
- Monitored machinery to identify concerns, make corrections, or report complex problems.
- Actively participated in team projects and met critical deadlines.
- Documented production information via daily system logs and discussed issues with management.
- Demonstrated proper use of equipment to newly hired employees to avoid workplace injuries.
Education
High School Diploma -
Coffee County Central High School
Manchester, TNTraining
General Mills
No Degree - Berean School of The Bible
Global University
Springfield, MOSkills
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- Product Evaluations
- Quality Risk Management
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Quality Management Systems
- Documentation Management
- Product Analysis
- Data Collection Processes
- Write Reports
- Policy and Procedure Implementation
- Quality Control Analysis
Accomplishments
- Performed cost benefit analysis with the quality engineering team for our most expensive product line, reducing loss by 80% with repurposed equipment at a minimum cost, and producing the capability to enter a niche market, which we now currently have capitalized by exceeding our competitors in market share.
- Developed a tolerance theory on a SME team, proved theory by collecting and comparing data within a rate study to narrow specifications requiring less raw material, therefore maximizing profit, eliminating waste, and reducing cost annually by $350k on the priority line.
- Selected as lead SME for largest start-up in General Mills history bringing a significant amount of business to the local area with new products and 100+ personnel company expansion resulting in milestone achievement of making GM over a $2B company.
- Enhanced existing training program by reviewing and revising all training documents, 1 point lessons, and lock out-tag out guidelines to accommodate new business lines and enable growth, leading 1 on 1 critical skills training for over 40 new employees.
Honors
-Team MVP 2009
-Team MVP 2014
-Team MVP 2015
-Team MVP 2017
-General Mills prestigious Golden Doughboy award for continuous improvement and line performance. Win as a Team 2019
Community Service
-Nashville Flood incident response 2010
-Serve on the Security team at Canvas Community Church September 2019-present
-Led Community Outreach Team To low income housing providing free meals and Clothing-2019
-Volunteered to bring Thanksgiving Meals to Shut ins and homeless during Covid-2020
-Started and led a Prayer team in preparation for Continuous Community Outreach Program. Canvas Community Church Jan 2021-present
-Volunteered weekly for non profit (The Community Table) Serving free dinners weekly. March 2021-present
-On the Ground outreach serving 200 meals every Friday to Impoverished areas of Coffee County (The Community Table) March 2021-Present
-Implemented New Children's program (Royal Rangers) and taught k-2nd grade. Canvas Community Church January 2022-Present
-Chair the Board of a local non-profit, The HeArt Studio November 2022-Present
Timeline
Quality Coordinator
General Mills
06.2019 - Current
Production Operator
General Mills
06.2009 - Current
High School Diploma -
Coffee County Central High School
Training
General Mills
No Degree - Berean School of The Bible
Global University
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