Production Supervisor Resume Chicago, IL - Hire IT People

Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology

Employment History:

Confidential, Chicago, IL 11/08-01/09
Manager

Fabrication department manager responsible for leading, training and developing 3 department supervisors and 25-30 union employees in the Fabrication department..
Develop, implemented and controlled new and current safety procedures.
Handled employee union grievances.
Responsible for implementing Lean Manufacturing Principles.
Developed, implemented and controlled metrics to measure productivity, wasted and quality.

Confidential, University Park, IL10/07-06/08
Production Supervisor

Supervised 20-30 union employee's in the day to day operations in assembly, testing, and packing of small to medium mechanical and electrical safety equipment.
Scheduled daily production schedules.
Performed work cell audits
Led 4 Continuous Improvement teams that resulted in reduction of 90% inventory, 50% floor space, 30 minutes cycle time reduction and improved production 35%.
Member of the safety and root cause analysis team.
Crossed trained employees in various work cells.
Developed and implemented process improvements.

Confidential, Elmhurst, IL 04/07-08/07
Production Supervisor

Supervised a 20-25 non union production team
Temporary assignment as a Production Supervisor at Power Great Lakes through Sterling Engineering.
Scheduled daily production runs for GENSET Product Lines.
Implemented 5'S principles for the production lines

Confidential, Chicago, IL 10/97-12/06
Production Supervisor
Manufactured Fluid Controls & Pumps

Supervised 20-40 union employee's in the day to day production activities
Documented and implemented Standard Operating Procedures.
Documented and implemented assembly and testing procedures for ISO audits.
Internal ISO Auditor.
Implemented ergonomic and workplace improvements. i.e. pulse tool and adjustable workbenches, into the work cells. As a result back, shoulder, and arm injuries decreased 75%.
Continuous Improvement Facilitator.
Member of Continuous Improvement/Cross Functional team at ITT Gould Pumps that resulted in a total savings of 500K and expansion of their industrial pump product lines.
Led Continuous Improvement Team/Cross Functional team that resulted in a 25% increase in productivity for the RB24 production cell.
Cross-trained employees to perform in various job functions.
Member of the Safety First Response Team.
Evaluated employee performance.
Networked with customer service, purchasing, vendors and engineering.
Involved and/or implemented Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain.
Handled employee grievance
Supervised CNC, Turret, and Press Brake machinist.

Confidential, Chicago, IL
Punch Press Supervisor
Manufactured Fluid Controls & Pumps

Supervised 20-25 union employee's in the day to day production activities
Part of cost analysis team to bring outsourced jobs in-house.
Scheduled daily production for the Punch Press Department
Worked in conjunction with the engineering, purchasing and maintenance departments.
Led Continuous Improvement team to reduce setup time that resulted in $35K cost reduction and 60 min time saving.
Consolidated 6 drawing oils and lubricants to 1.
Developed and redesigned the die storage for the Punch Press dept.
Implemented die maintenance/tracking log system for all dies used in department.
Implemented 5 'S principles in the Punch Press Department.
Implemented plant wide training program through the Tooling and Manufacturing Association (TMA).
Implemented quick-die change techniques

Military:

Confidential, 10/87-10/89
19 Delta Calvary Scout, Armored Calvary
Fort Bliss, TX
Honorable Discharge