JAMES R. HALE

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KNOVXILLE, TN 37920 e 865-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REXNORD INDUSTRIES, INC. LINK –BELT CYLINDRICAL BEARING OPERATION, 250 JD Yarnell Parkway, Clinton, TN 37716, 04/2007 to 10/2012

MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR, 2ND SHIFT

• Coached 30 associates in the process of manufacturing of Cylindrical Roller Bearings for OEM and Aftermarket.

• Exceeded OTD Goal – Actual 97% - Exceeded external customer PPM Goal – Actual 60PPM.

• Ensured compliance with QS and ISO quality standards – conducted weekly audits of the SOP, eliminating waste, reducing scrap, improving productivity and effectively communicating with all associates and management.

• Conducted weekly safety training in accordance with corporate and OSHA requirements.

• Performed monthly TPM/ 5S audits to ensure equipment uptime and housekeeping.

ALCOA PRIMARY METALS, TN OPERATION, 300 North Hall Rd. Alcoa, TN 37701, 12/2006 to 04/2007

MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR, 1ST SHIFT ANODE ASSEMBLY

• Coached 40 union associates in the assembly of anodes for the delivery to the Pot room for the use of production molten aluminum.

• Managed effective communication during toolbox meeting with associates to discuss daily problem, assign task, eliminating waste and improving throughput..

• Conduct daily process audits and assign necessary trouble shooter personal to resolve issues and manage effective PM program.

MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 320 JD Yarnell Parkway, Clinton, TN 37716, 08/2003 to 12/2006

MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR, 1ST SHIFT

• Coached 40 union associates in the assembly of automotive radiators for the OEM and Aftermarket.

• Exceeded external customer quality PPM Goal – Actual 9PPM, effectively directed third shift to a 20% improvement in productivity and increased first pass yield through reducing scrap by 3%.

• Ensured quality compliance with QS and ISO by conducting audits of the SOP and Control Plan eliminating waste, reducing scrap, improving productivity.

• Conducted weekly safety audits and safety training in accordance to corporate requirements.

CERAMASPEED INC. McArthur Rd. Maryville, TN 01/2000 to 01/2003 BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER

• Managed the Heater Assembly Business Unit in accordance with the manufacturing quality standards, methods, facilities, policies and procedures.

• Ensured compliance with ISO quality standards throughout all phases of the production facility by conducting weekly quality audits.

• Effectively communicated with the 300 employees providing customer feedback and regular financial updates.

• Reviewed inventories, engineering, maintenance, and tooling preparedness to ensure successful customer launches.

COSMA BODY & CHASSIS SYSTEMS/EAGLE BEND MANUFACTURING INC., JD Yarnell Parkway 07/1998 to 01/2000 PRODUCTION MANAGER

• Managed automotive stamping and weld assembly operations.

• Ensured compliance with QS9000 standards through weekly audits.

• Reviewed product requirements, engineering, and maintenance and tool preparedness.

• Managed warehouse and production personal for the delivery of product to the OEM.

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2617 WALDAVE LANE gff1wc@r.postjobfree.com

KNOVXILLE, TN 37920 865-***-****

BREED TECHNOLOGY SAFETY RESTRAINT GROUP (formerly Allied Signal Safety Restraint Group)

11/1971 to 04/1998 MANUFACTURING MANAGER Aqual Prieta, Sonora, Mexico 01/1986 to 03/1988

(The following represents a successful 27 year record of career growth into increasingly responsible positions due to outstanding leadership skills and job performance)

BUSINESS TEAM LEADER 1644 Mustang Drive, Maryville, TN 03/1988 to 04/1998

• Held key leadership role in a new start up air bag module plant.

• Assisted in developing and implementing classroom and on-the job training programs for all new hires in preparation for plant start-up.

• Worked in conjunction with Engineering, Quality, and Materials to establish computer programs for Lot Tracing Production and Scrap reports, Efficiency and Utilization reports.

• Assisted Plant manager through providing information relevant to organizational charts, forecasting, and general updating/upgrading for plant processes.

• Effectively guided the implementation of manufacturing of quality standards, methods, facilities, policies and procedures for production sewing and assembly of automotive air bag and module assembly.

• Ensured all production activities were in compliance with QS9000 quality standards by conducting weekly audits.

• Continually met/surpassed goals through establishing priorities, effective scheduling, supervision and quickly resolving problems.

EDUCATION

Graduate – Coeburn High School, Coeburn, VA 24230

Business Management Major – Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

TRAINING

Developing People Workshop Leadership Training for Managers

Lean Manufacturing Workshop QS9000 Workshop

Total Quality Facilitator Supervisors Training Conference

Line Management Training Stress Management

Manufacturing Management Statistical Process Control

Continuous Improvement Training Lean Production Systems, University of TN

Understanding Finance & Accounting ISO Workshop

Toyota Production System Kanban

Modine Leadership Training Peoplesoft/SAP

Gemba Kaizen Change Agent Workshop

ADP/E-Time

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