Human Resources Quality Control

JAMES K. COPPERFIELD

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Des Moines, IA 50322

515-***-****. ***********.*****@*****.***

Experience

Bridgestone / Firestone, Des Moines, Iowa

Department Supervisor: January 2002 to September 2005.

• Directed a team of 43 full-time associates to maximize press production.

Performed daily quality checks, prepared daily production reports, implemented and

enforced company safety rules, held daily safety meetings, implemented and enforced

company 5S program, performed employee evaluations and training.

Achievements: Combined similar operations to achieve a reduced head count and

lowered production cost for the final finish department.

Monitored and reduced scrap waste by implementing and reinforcing Right First Time

and quality control procedures.

Press Operator / Lead Man for Curing Room: March 1990 to January 2002.

• Cured tires, performed quality inspections, palletized and labeled inventory

for warehousing.

Worked in various departments, such as Stock Cutting, Bead Room, Tire Room, Tubers,

and Large Tires Final finish.

The Home Depot, West Des Moines, Iowa

Part-Time Freight Team/ Receiving Associate: September 2005 to November 2006.

• Received and moved freight safely from receiving room to store floor, stocked

merchandise onto store shelves, performed accurate accounting of deliveries,

and ordered merchandize.

GKN Armstrong Wheels, Inc. Armstrong, Iowa

Department Supervisor: September 2008 to March 2009.

• Responsibilities included directing a team of 18 full-time associates to safely

maximize production in four cell unit areas: Assembly, Paint room, Packaging

and waste water; to maximize production and reduce waste.

Performed daily quality audits in all areas, prepared end of shift reports, implemented and

enforced company safety rules, held daily line side safety meetings, performed daily 5S

audits, performed employee evaluations and training, and administered discipline and

coaching.

Achievements: Suggested and implemented new safety measures to enhance safety in

our facility by installing over head and wall mirrors in all blind spots throughout the

plant, lowed cost and scrap waste in assembly, and paint room by enforcing company

standard work process and strict adherence to quality procedures.

EDUCATION

Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Bachelor of Arts and Sciences

• Graduation Date: December 2009

Major: International Relations

Relevant Coursework: Management Process and behavior, Principles of

Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Marketing Principles, Supervision, and

Human Resources Management.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Familiar with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

• Fluent in English, Swahili, Luganda, Lusoga, Kinyarwanda, and many other

dialects within East Africa.

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