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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Oversee the production and day-to-day operations of 15 hourly employees for the machining department. Established workflow planning using the E2 ERP system, machine shop scheduling, inventory control, quality management, and continuous improvements to reduce costs and improve production efficiencies. Handled maintenance issues and scheduled service personnel to repair maintenance issues with machines. Served as project manager on projects to install and set up new machinery. Interfaced with customer service and operations managers to meet the production schedule. Negotiated pricing and performed buyer and procured raw material and shop supplies for the machining department. Managed suppliers and contractors to ensure supplies are readily available. Ensured employees followed safety rules and regulations while keeping work areas clean. Hired and recruited new employees to meet production demands. Key Achievements:• Process & Efficiency Improvements: Drove process improvements to enhance production planning and maximize resource utilization; successfully improved shop productivity and efficiency to 95% yearly average.• Training & Development: Successfully trained and developed employees and encouraged high-quality performance through ongoing performance evaluations and reviews, frequent feedback, and establishing realistic goals and objectives.• Complex Problem Solving: Resolved material issues and ensured purchased material satisfied customer’s material certifications, personnel, operational, and quality issues to overcome production delays in the Machining department by effectively resolving issues with CNC programs and material issues. • Cost Reduction Initiatives: Initiated reduction initiatives by adopting Kanban, Six Sigma, and implementing Lean Manufacturing principles.• Purchasing: Negotiated pricing and contracts with suppliers to order raw materials while minimizing material costs.• Negotiations: Negotiated supplier rates and tooling costs.

Rock Hill South Carolina

Oversee supply chain operations including workflow planning, logistics scheduling, inventory control, quality management. Leads a cross-functional team of Machining, Rotary, and Heat Treat departmental staff and HR administrative functions including ADP Payroll management and vacation scheduling. Interfaces with planners and managers to meet the production schedule.Key Achievements:Process & Efficiency Improvements: Drove process improvements to enhance production planning and maximize resource utilization; successfully improved shop productivity and efficiency to 90% yearly average.Training & Development: Successfully trained and developed employees and encouraged high-quality performance through ongoing performance evaluations and reviews, frequent feedback, and establishing realistic goals and objectives.Complex Problem Solving: Resolved material, personnel, operational, and quality issues to overcome production delays in the Machining, Heat Treat, Shipping, and Grinding departments.Cost Reduction Initiatives: Led cost reduction initiatives by adopting and implementing Lean Manufacturing principles.Purchasing: Collaborated with planning and purchasing managers to order raw materials and quote production runs; ordered and purchased tooling and shipping boxes for the Machine Shop and Grinding departments.Negotiations: Negotiated supplier rates and tooling costs.

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

Served as a Lead Machinist overseeing Machine Shop employees and production personnel, offering expertise in Heat Treat Operations, forklift and crane operations, blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, performing shop computations, and utilizing precision micrometers, calipers, and other shop measuring instruments.Key Achievements:• Machining: Successfully set up and operated Okuma, Hass, and Mori Seiki milling machines.• Training & Development: Trained and mentored new Machine Shop employees.• CNC Programming: Programmed and edited CNC programs using G and M codes.• Awards & Recognition: Promoted to Production Supervisor over a large group of shop employees.

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Customer Service & Inside Sales Representative – Supply Chain & Orders | 2007-2009Managed inbound sales calls, prospective sales process, and converted prospects to customers and sales.Key Achievements:• Inventory Control: Monitored customer inventory levels to ship orders based on min-max inventory standards.• Supply Chain Management: Maintained billing vendor and invoicing to achieve first-class standards.• Order Management: Expedited orders, reconciled daily order reports, and issued credit memos and RMAs for financial issues; maintained customer accounts by taking new orders, updating order status, quoting, and resolving customer issues.• Logistics: Collaborated with planners to ensure on-time orders and shipments to customers.• Awards & Recognition: Recognized for Outstanding Performance in 2007 and Employee of the Month in 2008.

Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

CNC Machinist | 2005-2007Collaborated with leadership and CNC Machine Shop staff and vendors in meeting production requirements.Key Achievements:Supply Chain Management: Supported the lean process to promote cost reductions and maximize profitable growth, provide excellent customer service and quality, and promote continuous improvement and safety; participated in Lean initiatives, adhered to quality control processes, and reduced waste.Order Management: Processed job orders ensuring daily prioritization and workflow to meet production demand.Machining: Set up and operated Star SV-20, Star SR-20, Miyano, and Citizen Swiss Turn CNC Lathes.Training & Development: Trained new employees on setting up machine tools.Quality Management: Deburred and inspected parts to ensure that parts were within blueprint specifications.Awards & Recognition: Promoted to Customer Service & Inside Sales Representative for outstanding performance.

Fort Mill, Sc

Monitored compliance with policies and procedures, safety protocol, and ensured productivity, inventory accuracy, and high-quality.Key Achievements:Machining: Set up and operated Motch VTL and Femco Vertical Milling Machine.Efficiency Improvement: Revamped CNC programs to maximize machine output.Quality Management: Leveraged measuring devices to inspect parts to blueprint specifications.Lean Manufacturing: Supported the Manufacturing Engineering department in the seamless implementation of Lean Manufacturing and 5S methodologies.Production Excellence: Expanded production output by using inventory control systems.

Anderson, Sc

Monitored compliance with policies and procedures, safety protocol, and ensured productivity, inventory accuracy, and high-quality. Led machine shop staff to meet production needs. Set up and operated CNC Mazak, Mori Seiki, and Hass lathes and vertical mills. Troubleshot and resolved production issues. Assisted management in resolving machinery discrepancies. Increased production output by reducing set up times and scrap levels.

Monitored compliance with policies and procedures, safety protocol, and ensured productivity, inventory accuracy, and high-quality. Led machine shop staff to meet production needs. Set up and operated CNC Bullard VTL, Okuma, and Burkhardt & Webber vertical mills. Troubleshot and resolved production issues. Assisted management in resolving machinery discrepancies. Increased production output by reducing set up times and scrap levels.

Mba, Suppy Chain Management

Bs, Business, Magna Cum-Laude

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