COLIN W. BAILEY

***** ******* **

Athens, AL ****3

Home Phone 256-***-****

Education

. 2-years Limestone County Vocational Center

. Graduated Athens Bible School

Qualifications

. Lean Manufacturing, ISO9000 Quality System

. SAP 4.6 basic

. Windows 95,98,2000, Word, Excel, Access, SPS and 5S.

. Basic shop math

. Interpreting Engineering Drawings (print reading),

calipers, bevel protractor, Linear scale

. Licensed aerial platform operator

. Licensed Hilo operator

. Diversity training

. Machine safety certification

Professional Experience

Craig Machine

Athens, Alabama 07/24/07-present

. Maintenance- Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, Pipe

Fitting and Welding. Trouble shoot and repair problems

on machinery to keep production flowing through the

plant as well as all building maintenance needed.

. Weld Technician- Maintaining proper settings on

resistance welders and automated mig welders to insure

quality welds, order and stock materials and

replacement parts for weld operations.

. Supervisor- In charge of machine and weld areas,

manages employees, schedules and monitor inventory to

insure timely schedule completion and customer

satisfaction.

Ardmore Custom

Wood Works

Ardmore, Alabama 03/01/2007 - 07/24/07

. Carpenter- Building cabinet doors for several of the

area cabinet shops along with custom building, staining

and finishing cabinets for area contractors and walk in

customers.

Steelcase Inc.

Athens, Alabama 7/27/1987-03/01/2007

. Planner/Buyer- Planned the weekly/daily production

schedules from coil to paint for three product lines,

monitored shortages and drop in orders to insure on time

delivery to the customer. Managed the inventory levels

in the make part warehouse using lean manufacturing

principles. Planned and ordered raw steel from vendors

on a daily basis, placing orders, creating purchase

orders, insured the proper receipt and invoicing of all

PO's. Among multiple other task to insure smooth flow of

product through the factory and ultimately to the

customer.

. Kanban Manager-Monitored Kanban levels on a daily basis,

issuing spike cards or removing containers according to

schedule levels to optimize inventory turns, machine

capacity and product flow.

. Backup Supervisor- Fill in for the supervisor in his/her

absence. Responsible for a department containing 35-40

employees

. Job Setter- Responsible for training new employees in

safety, Quality system and production process. Also

responsible for keeping all the machines and tooling in

good and safe working order. Also responsible placing

employees in the positions needed to successfully

complete the schedule. Also closely involved with

engineering, working on process and tooling

improvements. Also responsible for working with outside

vendors for repair work on tooling, tooling enhancements

and new tooling.

. Backup Weld Technician- Responsible for repair and

maintenance on resistance spot welders. Also responsible

for training employees in process of spot weld, mig

weld, and brazing. And periodic testing to update

certification in these areas.

. M/o Specialist- Responsible for producing special order

components by reading blue prints and using out of the

ordinary set ups on machines and welders to satisfy the

customer order.

. Machine operator With Setup- Responsible for receiving a

schedule, pulling blueprints, choosing and setting up

proper tooling to complete the schedule on my own.

Peek Woodworks

Athens, Alabama 1986-1987

. Building custom cabinets and plastic laminate work.

Grace Machine

Athens, Alabama 1985-1986

. Ran metal lathe, milling machine, surface grinder, drill

press and mig welding.

Kroger

Athens, Alabama 1983-1985

. Part time clerk, cashier and stock.

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