Gary Chapman
Raleigh, NC *****
*************@***.***
Objective
To obtain a position in your organization using my skills and
abilities as a production supervisor to help you meet and
exceed your goals and meet customer demands, Quality and
enforce all safety.
Skills Profile
Excellent at driving safety, holding employee's accountable,
implementing new safety strategies, Building team involvement
in safety projects, Hold weekly safety meetings and encourage
others to take the lead in tool box topics. Hold daily shift
meetings dealing with job assignments to production issues.
Excellent communication skills with hourly and managers, Good
with discipline in both written and verbal form to include up
to termination if needed.
Excellent in lean techniques, 5's, FIFO, Poka-Yoke, Visual
techniques, Able to lead Keizen events, Able to start up and
manage self directed work teams, Train and teach W.I.G.'s
(Wildly important goals) for hourly employee's, Experienced in
charting and diagrams of lean Techniques.
Over 20 years of management training such as sexual harassment,
Discipline, Communication, Trouble shooting productivity
issues, resolving issues and conflict, Team building skills,
Able to direct complex projects from concept to fully
operational status, Highly motivated and detailed directed
problem solver.
Employment History
NOMACO INC. - Production Supervisor March 5th 2003 -
Present
Zebulon, NC
Supervised up to 20 hourly production employee's from
Maintenance and warehouse employee's to machine operators and
packers. Handle day to day operations of the production floor
including the direction of leads.
Experienced in extrusion techniques, writing and implementing
SOP's, enforced all safety rules, executed discipline if
needed, push daily to meet all production goals. Insuring
production is met by according to standard. Supervising and
getting involved in all changeovers from current production run
to next and insuring next shift is left in an acceptable
manner. Making sure machine operators do first piece
inspections and hourly checks including recording checks into
quality software.
Familiar with different types of time keeping software, Keep
daily attendance to include Vacations, Holidays and sick time,
Excused and unexcused absences.
Attend daily production meetings with staff and management,
writing work orders that need to be done on equipment, LOTO
trained, Forklift certified, HAZMAT trained, Trained in
emergency procedures from severe weather to catastrophic
events.
HON Company - Facilities Manager October 1997 -
August 2002
Louisburg, NC
Successfully managed entire facility including grounds,
Utilities and production.
Worked close with outside contractors and vendors, Maintained
maintenance area, Implemented a work order program, Implemented
a new PM system.
Managed one supervisor and twelve hourly maintenance employee's
across three shifts in a 24 hour operation, Traveled when
needed.
Supervised laminate and veneer operation with up to 35 hourly
employee's per department.
Worked hand and hand with safety and production implementing
and executing JSA's and enforcing safety policy.
Challenger Inc - Production Supervisor 1987 - Oct 1997
Louisville, Ky
Supervised 35 hourly employee's and three lead's in a
fabrication setting to include welding, paint, press and
assembly
Operated and trained Hobart motoman welding systems,
Experienced in MIG, TIG, SMAW and Oxy acetylene welding.
Operated and trained employee's in water based enamel paint
system.
Operated and trained employee's in various types of punch
press, brake press machines from 30 up to 350 ton.