Manager Supervisor

RICK R. MADEWELL

*** ********** **. *********, ** 38351

252-***-**** Cell

Email: ****.********@*****.***

Qualification Highlights

Production/Manufacturing Management, Project Management, Lean/Kaizen Coordinator, ISO9001 Auditor, Industrial Maintenance, & New facility start-up

Altama Delta Lexington, TN 4/2013 - Present Manufacturer of Military/Civilian footwear

Production Manager

Monitors safety & quality of production teams, communicates pertinent information during pre-shift

meetings, and adheres to ALL company policies.

Communicates daily with other departments to assist in meeting production requirements.

Coordinates daily production activities with scheduling, maintenance, logistics, and quality to achieve the most efficient production and utilization of personnel, machines and equipment to acheive plant's OTD customer requirements.

Conducts interviews, reviews, daily face-to-face interaction, and coaching/counseling sessions.

Insures continuous Cross Training of production associates is being conducted.

Associated Materials Inc. Kinston, NC 10/2010 – 4/2013 Manufacturer of premium vinyl windows

Operations Supervisor

Monitored safety of production teams, corrects/disciplines minor/major violations, conducts “Safety

Talks” during pre-shift meetings, conducts LOOK Audits, and adheres to ALL Safety policies.

Communicated with support departments to establish production requirements.

Obtained data concerning models and quantities to ensure OTD.

Coordinated daily production activities with scheduling, maintenance, logistics, and quality to achieve the most efficient production and utilization of personnel, machines and equipment.

Conducted interviews, reviews, daily face-to-face interaction, and coaching/counseling sessions.

Insured continuous Cross Training of ALL production associates is being conducted & drives ALL Continuous Improvement activities (Kaizens) on production floor.

Insource Performance Services, New Bern, NC 11/2009 - 10/2010 Workforce Contractor (Moen)

Production Supervisor

Planned production schedules using SAP, team builder, & coached/mentored associates.

Day International, Arden, NC 5/2008 - 10/2009 Manufacturer of Print Media/Extrusion process

Manufacturing Supervisor

Planned production schedules, conducted employee evaluations, coached/mentored employees, & ensured on-time product shipments.

International Automotive Components, Dayton, TN 12/2007-5/2008 Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Manufacturing Superintendent

Planned production schedules/material requirements, supervised OTD schedules, managed warehouse inventory, & supervised press/paint/assembly department.

Invista Corp., Chattanooga, TN 7/2007-12/2007 Manufacturer of synthetic fiber materials

Operations Supervisor

Planned production schedules, coached & instructed associates, & assisted with budget creation. Project Champion of replacing entire facility's testing/monitoring gauges.

Eaton Corporation, Gainesboro & Newbern, TN 5/2003-7/2007 Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Manufacturing Supervisor

Planned production schedules, maintained Lean principles, oversaw incoming/scheduled outgoing shipments, managed KanBan/warehouse inventory, facilitated Lean training, & coached/mentored employees. 5S Champion & assisted with plant layout on initial plant start-up.

V F Corp. Sparta, TN 2/1977-5/2003 Textile manufacturer

Production/Maintenance Manager

Production Mgr-Scheduled production & shipments for eight manufacturing plants, managed warehouse inventory, & trained/coached/mentored associates in cutting/sewing facilities. Maint. Mgr.-Maintained facility/equipment's Preventive/Predictive & maintenance/fabrication programs.

Accomplishments

Initiated Lean principles, such as; Set-up Reduction, FIFO, TPM, Standardized Work, &5S programs

Created Excel Spreadsheets to track Daily, WTD, & MTD production & efficiency metrics for production lines

Initiated & conducted Cross-Training program for production associates

Championed year long project involving three facilities located in three states

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts - Business Management University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

MILITARY

25 Years Honorable service

Additional Experience/Responsibilities

Engineering experience - Worked with engineering group in the design & fabrication of computerized spreading equipment.

Human Resources – Kronos, I-9, Drug screens, recruiting, interviews, hiring, orientations, & payroll.

Inventory Management Systems - SAP, DSS, MANMAN, MFG/PRO, & Adage.

Lean Manufacturing - 5S, CI, TPM, Error Proofing, Standardized Work, Set-up Reduction, VSM, Benchmarking, & Kaizens. Formal Lean & Work Group Facilitator training.

Process Safety Mgmt. - Process Hazard Analysis, JSA's, & Accident Investigation.

QOS Technology – QS9000, 8D, 5 Why/Root Cause Analysis, & PPAP’s.

WISPER - Maintained Worldwide Interactive Supplier Performance Evaluation Resource program (vendor accountability).

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