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Shreveport, La, Us

Shreveport, La, Us

Bossier City, Louisiana, United States

Bossier City, La

Ruston, Louisiana, Usa

Responsible for driving production and performance improvements with a 30+ production employee team. Responsible for compliance in production and safety to set manufacturing standards. • Schedule, direct, and coordinate all aspects of production activities – includes all direct manufacturing and repackaging of imported stainless steel and composite sinks.• Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) consistent with Lean principles and prioritizing SQDC – Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.• Compile and Analyze production data to ensure that production goals are met while continually improving quality and production.• Manage inventory levels to maximize turns while ensuring customer demands are met.• Drove various improvements to enhance production, quality, and on-time performance.• Successfully managed a major Retail “line review” which included stock and display units for over 1,700 stores.• Carefully managed multiple brand changes to ensure proper stock rotation and to avoid obsolescence.• Managed multiple reorganization projects to improve productivity and reduce floor space used. One example included building a new end load pack cell utilizing Creform for gravity supply racks and a label presentation system to reduce cycle time by 20%+. Another example included installation of gravity racks for raw materials to create FIFO lanes and increased available floor space. Also assisted in the development of a tugger train to transport materials to reduce forklift traffic and improve safety.• Reduced own fabricated inventory by 25%.• Implemented new compound spraying system to achieve a more consistent polish and reduce variation and quality issues.• Implemented new ERP system on the shop floor, and coordinated all related training. Sent to sister company in Canada preparing to implement the same ERP system to identify gaps and train their shop floor and management employees.

Ruston, Louisiana, United States

Managed 20+ employees and responsible for ongoing training and performance in the areas of safety, performance, quality, and production• Recommended and implemented measures to motivate employees, maintain safety, remove wastes, improve methods, equipment performance, product quality and efficiency.• Implemented standard work for all production areas to ensure takt times met• Collected and maintained production data as a basis for shop floor control and scheduling• Played a key role in transforming the manufacturing environment from batch-and-queue to continuous flow. This included developing separate value streams to optimize our production layout, balancing resources, and improving our customer experiences

Ruston, Louisiana, United States

Produced composite sinks using injection mold and cutting processes. Measured, mixed, and injected specialized materials into custom mold machines. Inspected and tested finished products for defects and verified adherence to rigorous production standards. Performed preventive and repair maintenance on molds and finishing equipment.

Ruston, Louisiana, United States

Operated, set-up, and performed ongoing adjustments to polishing and welding machines. Inspected products for defects and determined root-cause and implemented consequent corrective actions.Specialities: welding, defect monitoring,