Production Supervisor (243217) Bachelors, Associate degrees / Assembly, Stamping, Extrusion, Thermoforming, Injection Molding / Automotive, Electronics / Will relo

Production Supervisor with 15+ years of experience in manufacturing operations. He has a Bachelors and Associates degrees and is a trained EMT. His operations experience includes stamping, extrusion, thermoforming, and injection molding. He has led teams of 120 direct and 6 indirect. Besides manufacturing production, his career includes experience in quality, safety, and warehouse/distribution management.

He is akin to being a Swiss Army in manufacturing! He has a track record of improved processes, quality, scrap rates, and throughput! He recently resigned from his role to look for a perm role as it was a contract position that was working 7 days a week with no time off. This “Game Changer is ready to hit the floor running. He is open to relocation for the right role. His notable experience includes:

• Manage a team of 80 employees to meet hourly builds of 60 vehicles hourly, 600 vehicles per day across 3 work areas.
• Reduced quality errors by 20% through collaboration with Engineers, completing Operational Instruction Sheets and job analysis.
• Decreased scrap from 30%to 14% in first month through retraining initiatives.
• Followed quality guidelines and 5S initiatives to ensure plant safety.
• Tracking of daily quality issues
• Oversight of Extrusion, Thermoform and Foam Board areas with a workforce of 10-15 employees.
• Developed new carton configuration to improve carton efficiency at end of line and reduce carton/employee costs by 20%.
• Managed 80 full-time employees, 4-7 production lines, as well as 2-4 offline production areas that enhanced main production lines across two-shift operations.
• Collaborated closely with Supply Chain Manager to plan the production schedule in order to produce 2000 tools per day.
• Increased line production and efficiency by reconfiguring and extending production area up to 95%.
• Collaborated with Supply Chain Manager to significantly reduce downtime and improve tool changeovers.
• Implemented cross-training and new employee training programs to increase cross-trained employees to cover absenteeism and vacation.
• Reduced downtime and improved run-time efficiency by 20%.
• Reduced slow-moving material/ dead material to other warehouses by 75%.
• Improved inventory from a negative $3 million to a positive variance of $2 million.

• Plastic Extrusion Operations
• Stamping Operations
• Thermoforming Operations
• Injection Molding Operations
• Pressing Operations
• Adjusting Production Schedules
• Establishing Production Sequences
• Manufacturing Operations
• Cell Manufacturing Operations
• Batch Manufacturing Operations
• Automotive / Component Manufacturing
• Lighting / Component Manufacturing
• Computer and Electronics Manufacturing
• Blending Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Shipping / Receiving Operations
• High Volume Manufacturing
• BOM
• Creating SOPs
• Continuous Improvement Projects
• Process Optimization
• Process Troubleshooting
• Data Collection / Analysis
• Creating/Implementing Operations Metrics
• Using Visual Systems
• Running Operations on Metrics
• Demand Planning
• Inventory Staging
• Driving Cost Reduction
• Ensuring Optimal Inventory
• WIP Inventory Management
• Inventory Controls
• Materials Management
• Meeting Manufacturing Delivery Targets
• Increasing Production Capacity
• Increasing Throughput
• Reducing Scrap
• 5S / 6S Methods
• Implementing Lean into Manufacturing
• Production Layouts
• Prioritizing Jobs
• Holding Staff Accountable
• Production Planning
• Preparing Production Schedules
• Controlling Labor Costs
• Scheduling Materials / Labor
• MRP Systems
• FIFO Systems
• Improving Manufacturing Processes
• Developing Cost Effective Processes
• HS&E
• OSHA Regulations
• Root Cause Analysis
• Maintaining Production Paperwork
• Preventative Maintenance
• Resolving Production Bottlenecks / Problems
• Giving Performance Reviews
• Process Safety Management
• Production Quality experience
• Team Leadership 120

EDUCATION:
• Bachelor’s in business degree Saint Xavier University, December 2018
• Associate of Arts Moraine Valley Community College, August 1992
• Completion of EMT-B program in September of 2009
• Completion of Paramedic Program in December of 2010