Responsibilities: • Lead and maintain the overall activities of the production area, including prioritizing, assigning, and optimizing work assignments, overtime, and administrative duties, ensuring employees understand and complete delegated tasks. • Set goals for performance and deadlines in alignment with the company’s plans and vision, and effectively communicate them to subordinates. • Build positive employee relationships based on defined measurable goals, open communication, and participative management, including providing constructive feedback and coaching. • Support open communication by actively listening to employee concerns and collaborating with Human Resources. • Foster good working relations, teamwork, and communication among operators and other departments. Maintain timekeeping and personnel records, prepare and submit performance records, and make recommendations on rewards and promotions based on performance. • Support the interviewing, hiring, and training of new employees. Collaborate with Training Coordinators to ensure effective training and continual development of Production Operators, maintaining necessary documentation and certifications.

-Lead the development and implementation of a performance development program for all employees, utilizing the Principled Based Management process and Operations Excellence tools to improve capability and performance.-Mentor, coach, and supervise employees to ensure they understand their roles, responsibilities, and expectations (RR&E’s) and are aligned with department, mill, and organizational goals.-Develop processes and systems that promote the transferring of knowledge and skills to all team members.-Identify performance gaps and develop plans to address them, utilizing individual capability and performance measurements across the work platform.-Implement performance, skills, and qualifications capability programs that support the long-term value of the company.-Ensure that all employees receive ongoing training and development to enhance their performance and capabilities.

-Collaborate with administrators, teachers, and other stakeholders in designing and implementing individualized learning paths for learners-Acted as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for other facilitators on new technology implementation and classroom strategies and implementation for diverse learners -Provide professional development training to faculty in various mediums including but not limited to presentations, Train the Trainer Sessions, eLearning, etc.

-Increased productivity by 55% while reducing overall project budgets by 17% by identifying bottlenecks and setting up new processes -Developed procedures and processes to control quality and production flow while spearheading quality initiatives to drive quality rates from 88% to 98%-Interviewed, onboarded, and provided continuous professional development and management to 50+ employees.

-Compile, initiate, and analyze production performance records and data to determine areas requiring attention to meet production goals.-Develop fruitful workflow by overseeing processes, setting objectives, and maintaining equipment.-Troubleshoot issues with equipment and machinery during operations and preceding new production runs.

-Taught adapted Basic Skills English, Basic Skills Mathematics, Biology, and Social Studies to students with Intellectual Disabilities.-Collaborated with general education teachers to ensure that materials taught align with the curriculum of Mississippi Standards.-Customized learning plans to include interactive technology for students individually to promote full academic functioning.