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Warren, Michigan, United States

Warren, Michigan, United States

Warren Truck Assembly Plant

Shields, Michigan

Saginaw, Michigan

Lead teams of 10 to 20 associates in Machining, Grinding, Heat Treat, Final Inspection, Receiving Inspection and Final Bench Inspection. Focused on Safety, Quality and on time delivery of parts by utilizing Lean Manufacturing methodologies, well honed people and team building skills, continuous improvement, ITAR, ISO9001 and AS9100.Worked on Confidential Military and Government projects utilizing Controlled documentation methodologies.Accomplishments:• Designed and implemented Plant wide Team Communication Centers.• Designed MS Access database to organize and track complex Inspection Department processes and projects for Final and Receiving Inspection.• Designed Excel program to Track Performance in Manufacturing across all shifts.• Improved 2nd Shift Efficiency/Utilization by 20% within a year.• Streamlined output in Final and Receiving Inspection to 25% improvement within (4) months.Skills UsedPeople skills, time management, MS Office, lean manufacturing, 6S, quality, H&S, sense of urgency, communication, documentation, listening, coaching, mentoring, All Case furnaces, Induction hardening, Stress relief, CNC Machining, NC Grind, CMM measurement, Height stands, Calipers, Shadow graphs.

Saginaw, Michigan Area

2nd shift Manufacturing Supervisor leading Green Machining, Heat Treat and Grinding teams in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.

Mount Pleasant, Mi

Front line night shift Production Supervisor leading teams of 40-75 union represented employees in the food industry assembling stainless steel heated and refrigerated cabinet assemblies.Worked hand in hand with Quality employees to establish the framework of quality standards.Health and Safety champion for Illness/Injury Investigation working with employees and peers to communicate and train on Near Miss, Accident Investigation, and procedures to ensure a safe work environment.Tasked with training and evaluating probationary new hire employees, mentoring, communicating, disciplining, and termination should the need become evident.

Front line Production Supervisor tasked leading teams from 10 to 50 union represented employees in an automotive component setting. Utilizing TS16949 and QS9000 quality standards and adhering to industry and OSHA Health and Safety requirements. Standard framework for team production was 5S and continuous Improvement focusing on Lean Manufacturing. Devised and implemented a Scrap Improvement initiative that included visual aids, standardized work and documentation that was adopted by other areas of the plant.

Midland, Michigan

Project Manager for an industrial casework manufacturer with a nation wide customer base. Tasked with owning projects from purchase order to site installation by working with internal Drafting, Purchasing, Estimating, Production and PC&L resources as well as external customers including Dealer Representatives, Architects, Installation Companies and material vendors.Handled multiple casework projects from multiple network dealers to ensure a quality product, installed on time, and within budget.