Supervisor Manufacturing

K ALISA BROWN

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DAYTON, OH 45405 abnlon@r.postjobfree.com 937-***-**** CELL

SUMMARY

A highly experienced Manufacturing Supervisor with special skills in training, production planning, and

communication. An energetic and capable professional with proven success in developing training programs,

controlling materials, managing shipping and receiving, and general production. Trusted and respected by management,

co-workers and customers to surpass requirements while demonstrating a postitive and constructive approach.

Committed to safety, continuous improvement, and productivity enhancement. Experienced with SAP, Kanban and

Lean Manufacturing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AVON PRODUCTS, Springdale, OH 2007-2009

Avon is the world's leading direct useller of beauty and related products, with over $10 billion in annual revenues

Supervisor-Packaging

Supervisor 34 hourly employees in an non-union enviornment for the Liquids and Roll-On Unit.

Reconcile drug papaerwork for all FDA Rugulated drug produced items.

Identify and implement cost saving initiatives for unit.

Team lead for Diversity Team

Served as the point person for 2nd shift manufacturing ensuring all computer generated programs ran.

Train, evaluate and impose corrective actions for hourly associates.

Maintain associate records in safety, discipline, attendance and vacations.

Maintain schedule execution of line change overs to meet customer demand

Implement 5S concept in packaging floor unit

BEHR DAYTON THERMAL, Dayton, OH 2006 - 2007

The Behr Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of original equipment (air

conditioning and engine cooling systems) for passenger and commercial vehicles.

Supervisor – Material Control/ Shipping and Receiving

Supervise 18 hourly employees in an union environment for the central distribution facility.

Verify the receipt of raw materials (15- 20 truck loads daily) and conduct quality and quantity inspections

against contract requirements.

Play a critical role in maintaining manufacturing schedules (production and non-production) by supervise the

on-time receipt and distribution of parts and/or assemblies.

Serve as the key contact point for 6 departments and supervisors by ensuring access to needed materials and

supplies resulting in uninterupted production.

Flexibly respond to changes in production schedules by monitoring on-hand inventories of materials, using

alternative materials when urgent changes occur, and reporting inventory shortages, discrepancies, and quality

rejections.

Prioritze scheduled shipments to satify changes in customer material requirements and deadlines.

Comply with local and national union agreements by adhering to job placement requirements and fairly

applying vacation and time-off rules.

Maintain safety, attendance and vacation records meeting both company and union requirements.

Maintain a safe working environment by monitorinng housekeeping in 3 key shipping / receiving areas.

Act as a key resource to help employees understand and interpret written and oral communications so that

they correctly priortize job assignments and use SOP (standard operating procedure) methods.

Continuously improve the productivy of key departmental processes by making adjustments - material

availalbility, set-up and location.

Familiar with and use SAP and Kanban systems.

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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION - Truck and Bus Group Moraine, OH 1998 - 2006

General Motors Corp. is the world's largest automaker, has been the global industry sales leader for 75 years. GM

today employs about 327 thousand people around the world.

Supervisor - Vaction Replacement (2005 - 2006)

Trusted and respected by General Supervisor and other Material Department supervisors to act as their

replacement during absences.

Played a key role in planning manpower resources to meet production schedules, conducted daily supervisor

production review meetings, and summarized end-of-shift notes for next-shift supervisors.

Supervisor – Material Handling (2000 - 2006)

Supervised 33 hourly employees in a union environment who provided the necessary material handling service

for the shipping /receiving and chasis production areas.

Trained, developed and evaluated employees to ensure safe and efficient practices for their required job

function.

Implemented new material process improvements resulting in mimimal material shortages and overages with

lower cost and improved productivity.

Played a pivotal role in the launch and control of major production programs: GMS (focusing on error

reduction and productivity improvements through process consistency), 5 S (ensuring correct placement of all

materials and supplies), Qualitry-In-Station (process that ensures first time quality results), and Error Proofing

(a system that provides immediate feedback for correct operator performance).

Consistently met department goals by providing correct and on-time availability of materials for 4 key

production areas: trim, chassis, final line, and bodyshop.

Performed required deparment activities: material receipt and distribution, adjustment to needs based on

feedback from departments and supervisors, and inventory maintenance including shortage, discrepancy and

rejection reporting.

Maintained required records - safety, attendance, vacation and discipline.

Supervisor – Production (1999 - 2000)

Built and maintained excellent working relationships with employees, union, and management. Served

as key resource to manage local Labor Relation responsibilities.

Executed safe work practices as the highest priority and achieved objectives for ergonomics,

health/safety, and housekeeping.

Ensured employees performed job responsibilities and empowered them to continuously improve their

work by managing and eliminating constraints. Acted quickly on employee suggestions resulting in

reduced wasted and the elimination on non-value added tasks.

Executed production schedule and product requirements by utilizing lean manufacturing / synchronous

processes with emphasis on variation reduction.

Worked with assigned personnel as required on current and future assembly/fabrication processes.

Competitive Manufacturing Trainer (1998 - 1999)

Developed and conducted key training programs: Competitive/Lean Manufacturing and Modular Work Group

Implementation.

Recognized by executive management as a high potential leader and provided promotional opportunities.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, March, 2007

Warren University, Augora Hills, CA

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Coursework in Business Management

University of Phoenix Online, Phoenix, AZ

CERTIFICATIONS:

DDI Certified Facilitator in the following areas:

Completed GM Manufacturing Supervisor

Modular Work Groups, Participation, Coaching for

Assessment Process

Success, Standardized Work/Job Planning, Modular

Quality System, Material Waste Management, New

Employee Orientation, EEO/ Faces of

Cooperation, Problem Solving/Decision Making,

and Error Proofing

General Motors T-3 Certification Certified GM Pro Trainer

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Windows XP and NT, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes

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