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Nicholson, GA 30565 E-mail:
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Jason Griffeth
Summary of Qualifications
I am a dedicated individual with over fifteen years of operations
management experience, including managerial accounting, engineering,
purchasing, sales, continuous improvement and lean manufacturing.
I draw on exceptional business and technical acumen to start-up and build
initiatives and drive new opportunities in innovation.
Experience
Mate Precision Tooling (7 Months)
. Sales Engineer; June 2012 - Present
. Look for new methods of production and
opportunities to improve efficiency in production
methods including trouble shooting machines and
tooling performance and manufacturing problems
with punching.
. Assist in tool design to meet specific needs with
custom-made tooling and also manage and interpret
customer requirements. Offer after-sales support
services.
. Establishing new and maintaining existing long-
term relationships with customers including
business to business sales with a current customer
base of 370+ customers.
. Meet regular sales targets, record and maintain
client contact data, and coordinate sales
projects.
Price Industries, Inc. (4 Years)
Manufacturing Manager/ Production Planner; Feb.
2008-June 2012
Managed Thru a plant startup and growth
including machine and assembly line layout all
the way down to ergonomic workstation design.
. Developed an inventory system of parts to feed
five assembly departments.
. Planning daily fabrication needs for a plant
with annual sales of 30 million and growing as
well as adding new product lines and learning
new product designs.
. Managing up to 60 hourly employees and two
salaried CNC programming employees thru all
aspects of production from training, coaching
and safety in metal stamping, CNC turret, press
brake and electrical heater assembly
departments.
. Supervise the preparation of daily, weekly and
monthly production schedules, rigorously
ensuring a common understanding of the
production plan, actual results and report root
causes of variances and lead countermeasures.
. Organize and manage the preparation schedule
and of all the new products and design change.
. Implement 5-S systems into all departments.
Royston LLC (3 Years)
. Manufacturing Supervisor; June 2006- Feb. 2008
. Responsible for day-to-day operations with sixty
employees.
. Hiring and general orientation of new employees
. Implementing new quality checks to insure quality
to the customer.
. Planning material and production to meet customer
needs (over 34 million dollars in sales a year)
. Manufacturing Engineer; Sept. 2005-June 2006
. Design new equipment and fixtures to improve
manufacturing efficiency and quality.
. Research new products for use in manufacturing.
. Aide in planning and layout of machinery in the
plant.
. Perform cost analysis and reports of new products
in manufacturing process.
Peachtree Doors and Windows (8 Years)
. Engineer/ Junior Purchasing Agent / Planner; 2004-
Sept. 2005
. Responsible for planning annual and monthly
material usages to insure smooth operation of
production.
. Dealing with suppliers on purchasing material,
expediting shortages, and approving inventory
commitments.
. Working with shipping and receiving to insure
proper receipt of material and shipments of
materials to customers.
Senior B.O.M. Engineer; 2001 - 2004
. Responsible for monitoring all orders to insure
that the products meet the engineering criteria
and working with customer service to assist
customers in finding the design that is capable of
manufacturing while meeting the aesthetical needs
of the customer.
. Design all specialty products and watch
tolerances, machine capabilities, and industry
guidelines.
. Work with manufacturing to update drawing styles
and solve issues when problems arise.
. Technical support for customer service.
. Produce shop drawings for customers that include
elevation drawings, cross sectional details, and
other engineering data requested.
. Write bill of materials and creating part numbers.
. Provide manufacturing with 1:1 drawings.
. Continuous Improvement Program Specialist; March 2000
- 2001
. Responsible for creating Operational Method Sheets
and sequence of event documents and maintaining
documentation.
. Implemented continuous improvement processes and
procedures.
Computer Skills & Specialized Training
Microsoft Office
Corel office
CorelDraw 9.0
Certificate in Solid Works
Certificate in Auto CAD 98-2010
Adobe Photoshop
QuickBooks
JD Edwards
AS 400
5S
6?
Just In Time
First responder training
CPR certified
Lean Training
Education
. North Georgia College and State
University; 2000-2006
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration; Management.
. Gainesville College; 2002-2003
Graduated with Associate of Business Administration; Business
Administration.
. Lanier Technical College; 2000-2002
Graduated with Architectural and Mechanical CAD Certificates.
*References available upon request
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