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Enforces shop rules and regulations to maintain a safe, productive work environment.Designates tasks for his/her assigned personnel through scheduling. Schedules using work-order due dates and customer demands.Observes and coaches employees to ensure efficiency and compliance with standards.Monitors work performance regarding budgeted time, project specifications, and scope of work. Works with personnel to take corrective action to resolve variances.Ensure that first-piece inspection is completed and signed off by lead employees in all areas of the machine shop.Monitor all machinery in the machine shop for maintenance needs.Keep visual inventory of supplies needed for all areas in machine shop. Direct employees to fill out replenishment requisitions when supplies are needed.Guarantee production quality by spot-checking parts in all areas for dimensional accuracy.Worked with machine operators and lead machinists with the common goal of providing the highest cut quality at the fastest speed possible.

Promote safety and ensure a safe work environment and safe associate work habits.Develop a high performance work team with high levels of associate engagement morale, satisfaction, and performance. Create and maintain a respectful work environment by listening, seeking facts to support decisions, managing one’s own reactions, and addressing unacceptable behavior.Help associates succeed through performance management. Provide coaching and performance communication to support development.Ensure the desired product quality levels are achieved through use of standard work and training to those standards, training in operation and inspection techniques, and use of tools/data.Support and implement new, customer-focused processes in accordance with lean principles and practices. Provide training and coaching to improve standard work, work center organization (5S), and housekeeping. Actively provide change leadership as required.Support and foster an environment of continuous improvement by encouraging associates to challenge existing processes and implement solutions that enhance the overall effectiveness of the operation.Support associates in understanding company policies and practices.Take notice of process related problems and support associates in taking corrective action to improve the overall performance of the team.Communicate with and listen to associates on a daily basis regarding work center/team performance, strategic initiatives, policy changes, safety, quality, etc.Communicate with other supervisors and appropriate personnel regarding equipment, safety, work center schedules, company policies and practices, performance improvement plans, etc.

Warehouse and Purchasing department leader, responsible for the oversight of the supply chain within an operations team. Act as the process owner of area of responsibility to drive competitive advantage.Articulates the long-term vision of the company. Aligns supply chain strategy with long term vision of the company. Responsible for oversight of supply chain operations and resource prioritization to achieving 1 to 3 year goals.Develop cross-unit linkages/relationships with resources in Create Order, Plan, Source, Make, and Deliver, that encourage collaboration and creativity.Develop Supply chain management best practices and capabilities in areas such as systems integrations and optimization, inventory control and demand planning.Provide appropriate training, tools, guidance, coaching and feedback to team. Engages appropriate business partner to resolves issues that cannot be immediately resolved.Persuades, influences and motivates Value Stream leaders and stakeholders.Ensures work efforts are aligned to deliver expected outcomes, on time and on budget. Creates energy through aggressive goals to achieve breakthrough result.Advocates a disciplined commitment to AMS systems and creates a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement.Managed multiple teams, led by other leaders.

• Implemented 5s projects throughout my facility to organize and create a more efficient operation.• Held full P&L Responsibility for a 10 million dollar/year facility.• Reduced overtime by 58% on monthly average since entering facility.• Reduced controllable costs by $88,753 YOY (July-December 2013 vs. July-December 2012)• Developed employee safety awareness program to reduce incident rates.• Responsible for A/R, A/P, Human Resources, Operational Management, Sales team, Truck Drivers, 7 vehicles, and a 35,000 square foot facility.

• Implemented Cycle Count program to increase inventory accuracy.• Developed cost reduction plans to reduce warehousing expenses.• Created and tracked various Key Performance Indicators to improve performance.• Trained and developed a Safety Awareness program that significantly reduced occurrences of accidents.• Created procedures to successfully supply 52 production lines on a daily basis.

• Supervised over 360 union employees in a three shift six day per week operation.• Developed program to reduce IDPPM and incurred 0 EDPPM in 28 months.• Responsible for assisting Capital Expenditure planning and implementation.• Developed and performed weekly plant-wide safety training sessions. • Implemented continuous improvement plan to achieve operational excellence.• Created Space Utilization plan to improve product flow and overall throughput of plant.• Implemented Cycle Count program to enhance inventory accuracy.

• Scheduled, and executed production supply picks on a day to day basis. • Supervised and directed over 80 Union employees; scheduled and delegated workloads, while ensuring compliance with operational objectives and company policies.• Maintained a daily report that tracked production quantities and daily revenue.• Managed and coordinated all facets of the operation including maintenance, warehouse, compounding, and quality assurance.• Created new product line standards for pricing.