Production Manager / Supervisor
Spaceage Control
Palmdale Ca
Buyer/Purchasing June 2000 – Aug 2006• Contacted vendors or agency representatives to obtain availability and product information or to solicit bids. Developed requests for quotations and conferred with vendors concerning new products or damaged goods.• Reviewed and approved purchases for amounts greater than authorized prior to referral to the Division of Purchases; conferred with agency personnel or vendors prior to preparing specifications to describe the items desired; made recommendations to a higher level buyer.• Reviewed subcontract specifications, terms and conditions, procurement of specialized materials, equipment and services, prepared bid packages, administration of repair and return contracts, evaluated subcontractor proposals, issued properly authorized awards/subcontracts and participated in contract negotiations. Production Supervisor/Manager Oct 1995 – Aug 2006Managed and led a team of 10 employees from machine shop and assembly departments in the manufacturing of air data products for aerospace programs from prototype stage to full-scale production. Made hiring decisions and created training plans for new Production staff.• Managed projects and collaborated with in-house Engineers to design custom and proprietary electro-mechanical devices such as position transducers.• Met all stringent production deadlines by efficiently and accurately processing schedules and production orders making decisions concerning inventory requirements. • MRP Support - Responsible for adding and maintaining Part Numbers, Bill of Materials (BOM) and Routers. • Recommended dispositions at MRB / Material Review Board meetings, ensured safety and quality by implementing 5S activities, developed and executed preventive / corrective actions to non-conformances, and participated in annual internal audits.• Prepared production reports for weekly meetings with Engineering, purchasing and management.
