Training Management

DAVID LADD

434-***-**** (c) abnji8@r.postjobfree.com 434-***-**** (h)

SUMMARY

Supervisor with extensive experience in all phases of Lean Manufacturing.

• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment.

• Hands-on style with the organizational and communication skills necessary to achieve daily

production goals.

• Experienced in effectively recruiting, interviewing, training and mentoring of employees with

technical and/or mechanical responsibilities.

• Job skills include client relationship development, customer complaint management, problem

resolutions, billing, retail service and sales.

EXPERIENCE

Haldex Hydraulics Corporation, Charlotte, NC 2008 – September 2009

Product Channel Supervisor

• Supervised 63+ CNC machinists/operators, assembly builders, painters, and shipping/receiving

personnel.

• Utilized and implemented training, meetings, problem solving (Plan, DO, Check, and Act), coaching,

and empowering to achieve goals and objectives.

• Led end-of-shift Business Unit meetings with all departments to resolve concerns.

• Instructor for on-the-job training, Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), 5S, and Visual management.

• Adhered to ISO and QS standards.

• Successfully implemented OEE into an environment that had no evidence of OEE recording or data

collection, including loss time analysis, 5S, Standardized Work, and Visual Management.

• Responsibilities included new hire training, meeting schedules, ensuring safety policies and

procedures were clear and followed, and the day-to-day supervision of hourly employees.

• Improved overall efficiency of machining operations by 15% through Process Stability Process,

SMED, Lean Daily Management System, training improvements and point-of-use tools.

• Reduced scrap cost by more than 30% and productivity by more than 20% through new Poke-Yoke

installations and training improvements.

GKN Driveline, Roxboro, NC 1995 – 2008

Production Supervisor

• Supervised 45+ Technicians and 6+ Production Coordinators/Team Leaders.

• Utilized and implemented training, meetings, problem solving (Plan, DO, Check, and Act), coaching,

and empowering to achieve goals and objectives.

• Led end-of-shift Business Unit meetings with all departments to resolve concerns.

• Instructor for Quick Changeover Reduction and Cell Certification.

• Adhered to ISO and QS standards.

• Successfully implemented Lean Manufacturing to improve Safety, Quality, and OEE through the use

of lean enablers, including loss time analysis, 5S, Autonomous Maintenance, Standardized Work, and

Visual Management.

• Responsibilities included new hire training, meeting schedules, ensuring safety policies and

procedures were clear and followed, and the day-to-day supervision of hourly employees.

• Improved overall efficiency in Prop Shafts Division by 25% by point-of-use tools and Standardized

Work, balancing workflow.

• Reduced scrap cost/piece in Prop Shafts Division by 20% by re-allocation of work.

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Harris-Teeter, South Boston, VA 1992 – 1995

Grocery Manager

CCI, South Boston, VA 1990 – 1993

Journeyman HVAC Mechanic

Food Lion, South Boston, VA 1984 – 1990

Grocery Manager

EDUCATION

Completing coursework in Business Management and Marketing, Piedmont Community College, Roxboro,

NC - Estimated graduation: Spring 2010

GPA 3.67

Presidents List and Honor Roll

SKILLS

Expert Intermediate

Kronos (Timekeeping) Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel Peoplesoft8

Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) SoftScape

5S Standardized Work

Visual Management Autonomous Maintenance

PERMS (Timekeeping) MAPICS (Planning, Scheduling)

Instructor: Cell trainer, Changeover Reduction Kaizen

Six Sigma (working on green belt

certification through ASQ)

TRAINING

Putting Yourself at the Heart of High Performance - June, 2007

New Horizons training seminars: Managing Diversity, Performance Management, Time Management,

Motivating Your Employees, etc. - 1995 - 2007 (once per year)

On the job training:

Training instructor for On-the-job-training (OJT) - 2006, 2007

OJT certification - February, 2007

(QIP) Quality Improvement process facilitator - January, 2005

5S overview - 1995 thru 2009 (once per year)

Kaizen Continuous Improvement Workshops - 1995 thru 2008

Lean Manufacturing Implementation training - 1995 thru 2009 (once per year)

Sexual Harassment in the workplace training - 1998 thru 2009 (once per year)

HAZCOM/HAZMAT training - 1995-2009 (once per year)

Assessments:

CAI assessment of Facilitator/Supervisor strengths and weakness - Jan, 2007

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