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Cabot, Ar, Us

Searcy, Arkansas, United States

Conway, Arkansas, United States

• Responsibility for Fabrication, Sub-Assembly, and Paint departments.• Manages day-to-day operations leading managers, supervisors, and 175 hourly associates• Responsible for maintaining budgets, creating and tracking KPIs for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost• Assist other Management teams as needed• Led production to achieve improved Safety, On-Time Delivery, Increased Throughput, and reduced Costs.

Conway, Arkansas, United States

• Responsibility for Stamping, Welding, Spot-Welding and Assembly areas• Manages day-to-day operations with salaried and 45 hourly associates• Responsible for maintaining budgets, creating and tracking KPIs for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost• Assist other Area Production Supervisors as needed

Conway, Arkansas, United States

• Fixture design using Solidworks 2021• Plant layout/ Value Stream Transformation using AutoCAD 2021• Create Work Instructions for various job functions• Facilitate projects to improve Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery• Manage Continuous Improvement program• Manage 5S program• Utilize OEE data, A3 cards, KPI's, etc to initiate new projects• Utilize LEAN & 6Sigma DMAIC process for projects• Use SAP Cloud, MS Office, Teams daily• Assisted Human Resources - Review resumes/ applications, schedule interviews, interview applicants for shop positions- Created and maintained ISO9001 document control database- Created and maintained Training database for all facility training, emphasis on safety- Scheduled First Responder training- Worked with Conway Fire Dept. on facility risk analysis- HAZCOM training- Worked toward ISO 14001 and 45001 certifications- Conducted new employee orientations and safety training

Bald Knob, Arkansas, United States

- Responsible for overall production and installation of weld beds- Direct manager of five hourly employees- Operated forklift, CNC Plasma table, Press Brake, Plasma Cutter, MIG Welder, HVLP paint gun, various hand tools- Responsible for Safety, Quality, Efficiency and Cost related issues- Communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, vendors and off-site owners- Tracked inventory of material, consumables and parts

North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

- Manage Fabrication departments (robotic and manual welding, PAMA CNC horizontal mills, heat treat)- Responsible for production of NEEF, Rear Frame and Lift Arms (Fab 1), EEF, Front Frame and Circle lines (Fab 2)- Direct manager of 35 - 55 hourly employees- Used SAP and CMS, MS Office, Kronos- Responsible for Weld School- Responsible for departmental and facility reports, including Scrap, Rework, Safety, Quality, Efficiency, etc- Responsible for Safety, Quality, Efficiency and Cost related issues- Coordinate between Logistics, Warehouse, Manufacturing and Paint departments

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

- Manage 210,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility- Responsible for overall production of nine departments [Fabrication (punch, form, spin, etc.), Machine (HOR and VERT Mills), Weld (manual and robotic GMAW of steel, alum), Foundry (alum casting in automatic molds), Fiberglass, Assembly, Paint (powder coat), Shipping, Maintenance]- Direct manager of five supervisors with over 90 hourly employees- Responsible for departmental and facility reports, and other administrative tasks such as scheduling - Responsible for Safety, Quality, Efficiency and Cost related issues- Coordinate between Sales, Manufacturing and Shipping departments

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

- Managed Tank shop (Fabricated fuel tanks and structural projects) and Detail shop (Custom Fabrication and Welding)- Responsible for Weld (GMAW, TMAW, FCAW, SMAW – steel, SS, alum), Fabrication and Assembly operations, etc. (AWS D1.1)- Direct supervisor of approximately 30 employees- Responsible for all departmental reports and evaluations- Accountable for all Safety, Quality, Efficiency and Cost related issues- In charge of Hiring, Training and Developing department employeesKey Achievements:- Restarted 5S and Continuous Improvement Programs- Improved all key metrics in my departments (Safety, Efficiency, Schedule Compliance, Quality)- ISO9001 Certified facility

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

- Managed 72,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility- Responsible for all aspects of manufacturing [Cut (plasma and oxy/fuel), Fabrication, Machining (HOR Mill, VERT Mill), Warehouse, Maintenance, Weld (GMAW, pulse), Blast (steel shot), Paint (electrostatic liquid), Assembly, Shipping]- Responsible for approximately 80 direct employees on three shifts- Responsible for all administrative tasks such as reports, evaluations and dispatch sheets- Accountable for all Safety, Quality, Efficiency and Cost related issues- In charge of hiring, training and the development of employees- Champion of 5S and Continuous Improvement ProgramsKey Achievements:- Led a diverse work force to record shipments, reduced RIF, LTCFR, and achieved 100% on-time delivery- Implemented new procedures for management team- Created multiple Quality Checkpoints- Completed L.E.A.D training, utilized various Leadership skills (coaching, conflict resolution, time management)

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

- Designed fixtures & jigs to aid in manufacturing and assembly of heavy equipment attachments including the creation of engineering drawings, BOM and detail drawings- Designate materials, material routings and work center times for units- New Employee Orientation (Train new employees on safety, print reading, metric system, weld symbols and forklifts)- Create standard work procedures for all products and processes including safety and quality checkpoints- 6 Sigma Green Belt, CPS (Caterpillar Production System) Green Belt (DMAIC), LEAN manufacturing- Utilize Pro/E Wildfire 4.0 (CREO), Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office, JD Edwards, Team-Center and HVCD databaseKey Achievements:- Value Stream Transformation - Redesigned 80,000 sq. ft. facility to improve flow and increase throughput using 6 Sigma and 5S methodologies- Fork Lift Train the Trainer Certification (2010)- Safety Committee Core Member overseeing the development and maintenance of SDS documents and database, including committee format and mission statement, conducted SFMEA on processes- Completed many (100+) safety, ergonomics, continuous improvement and ethics courses- Increased fixture-use from ~30% to ~90% and Standard Work from < 5% to ~75%- Worked with Machine Operators, Quality Control, Engineering and Shop Supervisors to continuously improve all products and processes through Rapid Improvement Workshops (RIW) and Continuous Improvement (CI) cards