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Durham, Nc, Us

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Provided overall group-level supervision spanning team leaders and manufacturing associates; responsibility for training, fiscal year budgeting, and leading quality and continuous improvement initiatives. Notable responsibilities and achievements include:• Manage 3 groups of specified steel machine teams spanning multiple shifts; includes responsibility for hiring, training, and managing performance of 70 manufacturing positions.• Provided comprehensive oversight of team leaders; included monitoring performance, ensuring routine training completed, and sending team members for courses without compromising productivity.• Lead project start up at facility; includes responsibility for developing training schedule for team members and managing relationship with external vendors charged with equipment upgrade.• Partner with external vendors to upgrade, test, and measure the capability of new and altered machinery through small volume production and testing product against specifications.• Monitor, track, analyze, and report production metrics using Microsoft Office tools; periodically present to senior management to develop strategy for resolving issues.• Organized and implemented quality improvement kaizen that decreased scrap (40%); recognized as a 3 Pillar Gold Winner (Scrap Attack II) and continuous improvements were subsequently implemented on other production lines leading to additional plant-wide scrap reductions.• Planned and tracked scrap reduction kaizens throughout the B800 Gear Line.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Supervise a team 28 machine operators. · Responsible for rotation of safety stock (reserve parts). · Monthly analysis of data tracking of production (charts, graphs, Excel, MS Office Programs). · Responsible for training new hires. · Responsible for daily reports on line activities to managers. · Devise and implement procedures to help with 4S+S (cleaning, organization, etc). · Tracking production goals and inventory. · Responsible for employee accident reports. · Schedule employee vacation and overtime to ensure that production goals were constantly met. · Implemented new Kanbans as production goals changed. · Cross trained employees in multiple areas to increase productivity. · Update employees with most current company polices and keep the team informed. · Responsible for a daily beginning of shift meeting that included previous shift problems and current shift goals. · Monthly line report presentation due to managers and plant supervisors. · Plan and complete build ahead inventory for upcoming shutdowns or machine PMs.

Durham, North Carolina

· Work in Grade A/B/C clean rooms.· Tracking batches of production with MES.· Lyphilozation.

· Work in clean room conditions (1/100 particle count).· Setting up paper work and equipment for production.· Equipment readings and preventative maintenance.· Work with scientists and engineers to improve LED quality.· Allocate time properly.· Able to recognize importance of daily tasks and special projects and complete both on time.· Interpret data and correlate possible problems and/or recommendations of current projects.

· Work in clean room conditions (1/100 particle count).· Data entry into computer system.· Measurements of wafers for LED production.· Daily particle count checks for production.· Learned the importance of wafer turns and work flow.· Improved process flow to increase productivity.

· Supervise a team 22 machine operators (AM and PM shifts).· Responsible for rotation of safety stock (reserve parts).· Monthly analysis of data tracking of production (charts, graphs, Excel, MS Office Programs).· Responsible for training new hires.· Responsible for daily reports on line activities to managers.· Devise and implement procedures to help with 4S+S (cleaning, organization, etc).· Tracking production goals and inventory.· Responsible for employee accident reports.· Schedule employee vacation and overtime to ensure that production goals were constantly met.· Implemented new Kanbans as production goals changed. · Cross trained employees in multiple areas to increase productivity.· Update employees with most current company polices and keep the team informed.· Responsible for a daily beginning of shift meeting that included previous shift problems and current shift goals. · Monthly line report presentation due to managers and plant supervisors. · Plan and complete build ahead inventory for upcoming shutdowns or machine PMs.

· Recording of hourly quality checks and measurements.· Responsible for daily roughness checks on parts.· Trouble shooting and preventative maintenance on machines.· Plan and schedule PM with maintenance department so that lost production will be minimized.· Weekly foreign matter checks on parts.· Began training for Team Leader (supervisor) position.· Learned to adapt to changing work conditions and still have high efficiency levels for product output.· Keeping other members of the team informed and improve team wide communication skills.· Produced monthly Kaizen (constant improvement) projects to better an area of defect reduction, efficiency, increased productivity, an/or safety.

· Drawing blueprints for line side improvements.· Training in gage reading and caliper use.· Responsible for coolant changes, and coolant concentration levels.· Chosen to help sort parts at West Virginia plant.

· Data entry of hard files to Excel files.· Recording of measurements with caliper use.· Training of clean room conditions.· Proof reading of 12 languages for bottle labels.

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