Tom Hussey

Profile

A production supervisor with 18 year's experience in the automotive

industry and 3 years within a unionized window construction company.

Experienced in achieving high efficiency within a JIT environment. A hands-

on team player with strong organizational, communication and people

management skills. A dedicated leader who enjoys working in a diversified

and multi-cultural team environment and who has the ability to motivate

employees to exceed expectations.

Work History

Highrise Window Technologies

Allan Windows

Plant Supervisor

March 2011 to Feb 2014

< Managed up to 110 employees across 8 assembly lines in a unionized

environment.

< Managed, mentored and trained 10 line leaders and 1 lead hand.

< Appointed lead supervisor on dayshift to assist plant manager when

needed.

< Championed implementation of standardized work through a manual

assembly line process.

< Fostered positive employee relations through timely coaching, positive

reinforcement, and working with the union in a respectable manner.

< Managed all Hr and Payroll functions within the final assembly area

and for a 3 month period the entire plant floor.

< Implemented daily start up meetings and trained the line leaders to

deliver the provided information to employees with regards to Health

and safety, quality, productivity and site news.

< Introduced 5s practices to a plant that had no previous experience

with it. This led to increased productivity through line organization

and better process flow.

< Within a 1 year period trained approximately 50 people on 4 lines as a

result of increased sales.

< Created, organized and implemented a rework area to inventory, repair

and order missing material for incomplete windows.

< Assisted the plant manager in a million dollar plant renovation from

August 2013 to January 2014.

Warren Industries

Warren Closures

Plant Supervisor

Jan 2010- March 2011

< Organized pre-production start-up in a brand new company

< Hired and trained over 50 people on 3 shifts within an 8 month period.

< Worked closely with the HR Manager and the Health and Safety

Coordinator to establish plant rules.

< Created a new employee orientation checklist

< Successfully launched and met customer requirements in all areas from

on time delivery to quality satisfaction.

< Created work centers for each line that contained line specific

measurable.

Faurecia Automotive

Production Supervisor Aug 2008- Jan 2010

< Managed up to 25 general assemblers and 3 gap leaders.

< Conducted start of shift top 5 meetings that set the agenda for the

day.

< Developed and incorporated 5s program which included cleaning

schedules, audits, checklists, open issue lists, paint zoning of

areas, cleaning centers, and various shadow boards.

< Championed 3 Hoshin workshops that increased productivity and reduced

headcounts by 25%

< Incorporated lot traceability and part identification procedures.

< Developed and enforced Kanban procedures.

< Designed and implemented scrap and rework system.

< During a 5 month period worked on the Camaro launch which included

line debugging, area set up, pre-production part runs, as well as

traveling to our various suppliers in Michigan and Ontario for line

sign offs.

Magna International 1993-2008

Magna - Closure Metal Products

Plant Supervisor 2007-2008

< Managed up to 50 general assemblers and exceeded production quotas on

a regular basis by motivating employees through lunches and monthly

team meetings. Promoted health and safety policies in the plant

environment to eliminate and avoid accidents.

< Conducted Quality Assurance Testing on a regular basis using audit

plates, gauging equipment and on line containment.

< During a 4-month period, spearheaded the transfer of functions, people

and equipment including disconnection and installation to Closure

Metal Products division from Windo- Motion division. Ensured over 50

people were motivated to meet customer expectations and incorporated

the "5 S" program..

< Worked closely with Health and Safety Coordinator to manage WSIB

documentation for light duty employees return to work programs

< Trained on using CMS software to replace handling of scheduling,

production and scrap processing.

< Used MS office to document and created graphs, charts and work

schedules to ensure production quotas were consistently met and

managed.

< Reduced headcount through productivity improvements by 30%.

<

Plant Supervisor 1993-2007

< Led the plant of almost 300 permanent and temporary staff whereby over

50% successfully achieved the "5-s Gold Status" in 2005.

< Managed two production supervisors, three team leaders and indirectly

oversaw up to 100 general assemblers in the Windo-Motion division of

Magna.

< Created a detailed 26-page "5-s Training Package" that was used to

train assembly staff on a plant-wide basis.

< Developed "Team Meeting Etiquette" guidelines and agenda to assist

production supervision in facilitating group meetings.

< Reduced head counts by almost 40% over a 5-year period by implementing

day-to-day functional changes and productivity improvements specific

to the Ford lines.

< Managed WSIB return employees.

< Used Excel to document and created graphs, charts and work schedules

to ensure production quotas were consistently met and managed.

< Used TRANS4M software to manage scheduling, production and scrap

processing.

< Reduced headcount through productivity improvements.

< Conducted daily morning DSR meetings and plant tours.

< Presented productivity slides in monthly plant meetings.

< Planned and organized employee vacation and shutdown periods.

Professional Development

Building Excellence in Supervision training (BEST) Training - 5-day

intensive workshop WHMIS

Health and Safety

"5 S" Program Training

Computer Skills

Proficient - Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint

TRANS4M, CMS, NCMR's

Interests

Playing and watching sports

41 Sherie Drive

Keswick, ON L4P 3R2

905-***-****

acc1p7@r.postjobfree.com

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