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j a mesmcc a r 3@gm a i l . com
James McCa r thy
Objective
Career oriented individual, who possesses Supervisory, Group Leader, and Team Leader experience
desires a position the field of manufacturing as a Group Leader or Supervisor in which to utilize their
leadership and effective coaching methods in order to make a positive impact, particularly interested
in a position that requires technical abilities, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
Summary
Familiar with ISO 9001, LEAN, Kaizen, 5S, and SIX SIGMA practices
Excellent team building and coaching abilities
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Self motivated, self starter, who learns quickly
Able to multi task, and work independently or as part of a team
Proficient in Microsoft Office, AS400, SAP, Lotus, and Kronos
Professional Experience
Sep 2012-Present M A HLE M u rfreesboro, TN
Production Supervisor (injection molding)
Responsible for providing leadership and guidance to the molding department to ensure production
schedules and inventory needs are met. Specific responsibilities include daily meetings with staff to
communicate priorities and review the previous days production, documenting the receipt, issue and
storage of all stockroom component parts, evaluating performance of molding personnel, and
recommending and implementing process improvements.
Jun 2010-Sep 2012 A.O. Smith F ranklin, TN
Group Leader
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers. Confer with
management and subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, and grievances. Scheduling
production, ordering materials, inspect raw materials as well as finished product to detect defects,
Confer with other supervisors and maintenance to coordinate operations and activities within or
between departments, Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve
production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and efficiency.
Oct 2009-June 2010 Clopay Plastic Products Nashville, TN
Lead Operator
Setup, maintain, and repair high speed glaminate molding machines. Upon repair performs various
quality checks to ensure product meets quality standards. Perform all preventive maintenance, train
and coach new employees on how to properly run the machines, order raw material, and complete
production reports. This job requires someone very detail oriented, mechanically inclined, and with
excellent problem solving skills that is able to determine what repairs or adjustments that need to be
made to make a quality product.
May 2007-Jan 2009 PPG / N ISSAN Smyrna, TN
Lead Pretreatment/Topcoat Technician
Involved in all aspects of automotive production coatings, from pre treatment through topcoat. This
includes, but not limited to the training of new employees, implementing SOP’s for the departments,
tracking KPI’s. In addition acts as resource for trouble shooting problems in the coating departments.
Dec 2003-Jan 2007 A merican Safety Razor K noxvil le, TN
Maintenance Technician
Setup, repair, and maintain high speed molding, assembly, and packaging equipment.
Education
Diploma
Ap r 2002 May SchoolChampa ign,
2 002 Cent r a l H ig h IL
High School Diploma
Certifications & T raining
Mar 2012 Mgmt. Resources Ashland City, TN
Leadership training series
June 2008 N issan Smyrna, TN
Lock Out Tag Out, PPE, Hazard Communication, Near Miss, Fire Extinguisher, Emergency
Evacuation, and Hearing Conservation Training Courses
J u n 2006 A SR K noxv i l le, T N
Six Sigma Training, Measurement Systems Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects
Analysis
References
Doug Trageser President Chattanooga, TN 423-***-****
Jim Horenkamp Manager Smyrna, TN 615-***-****
Tim Ostrom Engineer Smyrna, TN 615-***-****
Rob Oglesby Supervisor Knoxville, TN 865-***-****