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Kendallville, Indiana, United States

Ligonier, Indiana

Manage production area with 2 shift supervisors, 6 indirect and 80+ direct labor associates. Increased labor efficiency from 82% to 97%. • Lead 5S of production facility and safety. • Conduct audits for safety, 5S and quality. Currently 2,400+ days without Lost Time Incident. • Prepared and conducted performance appraisals; developed and implemented a training program for direct and indirect labor utilizing TWI method, reducing employee turnover from 84.12% to .92%. • Increased overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) from 62% to 90% through the establishment of weekly meetings with cross-functional teams. • Reduced scrap % from .52 to .2.• Established a daily review of and corrective action for defects from the last 24 hours with quality team, resulting in zero customer complaints for 23+ months.• Created production smoothing schedule to ensure 100% on-time delivery for 36+ months. • Participate in Profit and Loss Statement review each month. • Manage all controllable expenses and cost items affecting profitability, including payroll and inventory. Implemented cost savings on MRO items, saving $29k/yr. • Comply with all contractual customer and supplier agreements.

Bremen, Indiana

Production Coordinator Supervised all department operations and production, planning, manpower allocation, and safety on first shift. In addition, accountable for 250+ direct labor and 15 group leaders. • Led half the plant cells (5) ensuring safety, quality, labor efficiency and on-time delivery. • Oversaw second and third shift coordinators on daily needs for five cells.

Math Education

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Math , Business Administration And Management,

Activities and Societies: Played Baseballreceived associate degrees- Science(math) and Business