Production Supervisor, Manager Manufacturing

Donald A. Harrington

Chattanooga TN

(C) 423-***-**** (E) **************@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/donharrington1/

SUMMARY:

Senior supervisor, with strong skills in; leadership, team building,

proficient at efficiency improvements, communication, and avoiding waste,

Skilled in turning poor performing teams into profitable teams. Adept at

building structured work centers and providing guidance when and where

required, to achieve best profits possible for the company, while

maintaining focus on continuous improvements. Experienced in machining

concepts and shop floor practices and procedures. Identify best practices

and the use of other Lean concepts such as Kanban, Pull System, and 5S plus

safety (6S). Effective and comfortable working in a team environment

or independently.

Professional Experience:

Jan. 2009 - Present Alstom Power TMG, (Turbine Manufacturing

Group), Chattanooga, TN

Production Machining Supervisor

. Oversaw daily operations of machining department.

Managed 3 direct shifts of heavy machining, (equipment

capacity up to 350 metric tons).

. Represented my department and managed Rotor Line daily

communications with all cross function groups in order

to achieve daily targets with clear understanding of

daily workflow.

. Reorganized machining work areas for best production,

using 5S tools, improving efficiencies and reducing

waste.

. Assist line manager daily and function as line manager

when needed.

. Tracked and reported productivity and quality on a daily

basis and implemented improvements as required for

meeting goals.

. Led Root Cause Analysis to eliminate discrepancies and

prevent them from reoccurrence.

. Maintained proper balance of staffing levels, and

assisted in hiring and termination activities

. Maintained departmental supply budget effectively.

. Demonstrated solid team building skills, coaching, clear

defined goals and task for team and individuals.

. Coordinated with scheduling of machine workload as well

as installation and testing of new machines.

. Handled employee performance appraisals and develop

action plans to address deficiencies

. Train and led production employees for implementation of

Lean practices and perform departmental audits and

update communication boards, to ensure Lean practice is

in compliance.

. Effectively managed diverse cultures, at all levels on

a daily basis. (French, German, Swiss, and Polish).

. Created and implemented standardized work instructions

for machining processes.

. Oversaw and led continuous improvement on efficiency and

quality with measurable results of >20% improvement.

. Assisted in successful factory start up with main focus

on machining department for factory production

. Knowledge of troubleshooting techniques using 8D and 5Y

methodologies.

. Knowledge of quality standards such as ISO 9001, 14001

etc.

. Gained increase in responsibility, from supervisor to

deputy line manager

Short Term Assignment in Europe (13 months)

for Alstom

. Prepared self and a team of machinist for assignment in

Switzerland (10 months) and Poland (3 months)

. Managed employees, living arrangements, and work records

while ensuring effective training and development

activities that deliver results.

1987 - Jan. 2009 Parker Hannifin Corporation, Brass Products Division,

Lakeview, MI

Production Supervisor

1998 - 2009

Supervisor I

. Full accountability for daily operations of various

machining and support departments including maintenance

. Ensuring maintenance and repair of machines is complete

with a minimum of downtime and at the lowest cost

. Maintaining proper staffing levels and assist in hiring

and termination activities

. Maintaining departmental budgets

. Assist with scheduling machines

. Achieving production and quality metrics

. Ensuring effective training and development activities

that deliver results

. Conduction employee performance appraisals and

developing action plans to address deficiencies

. Led and trained in the implementation of Lean practices

and perform departmental audits to ensure Lean concepts

are being adhered to

. Delegated task to group leaders and maintenance

technicians as needed

. Developed and implemented departmental cost reductions

on a yearly basis

. Identified and eliminate waste and developing best

practices to facilitate process improvements that

positively affect the bottom line

. Selected as participant in Value Stream teams

. Machine set ups, repairs, lead man. 1987 - 1998

Skills:

. Communications skills both, verbally and written, with

subordinates, peers, and managers.

. Daily use of computer including Lotus Notes, MS Word,

Excel, SAP, Outlook, and mainframe.

Specialized Training:

. DDI training

. Parker Lean System Basic Problem Solving Methods

. Employment Law 101

. Increasing Human Effectiveness

. Lean training II

. ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditing Course (organized by

Alstom Chattanooga Turbines)

. Alstom University - e-Team Management Fundamentals

. Alstom University - Preventing Workplace Harassment -

Supervisors 2nd edition.

. Six Sigma Training - Greenbelt

Education: High School Diploma, General Curriculum with and emphasis

in welding

Lakeview High School, Lakeview, MI

Keyword Summary: Supervisor. Manager. Team Leader. Lean Manufacturing.

Production. Management.

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