Quality Assurance Professional Experience

MARK WOOLDRIDGE

**** ***** ******* **** **********, VA 24175 540-***-**** *************@*****.***

Career Profile

Results-driven professional with successful experience in supervision, safety, and quality assurance

Team builder who leads by example and encourages others to reach their goals and objectives.

Critical Thinker with a strong track record of delivering results and surpassing goals through enhanced resource optimization and continuous process improvement.

Creative Problem Solver recognized for capacity to manage multiple responsibilities while working under pressure and against deadlines.

Effective Communicator who is comfortable interfacing with senior management, union representatives, vendors, and employees at all levels.

Professional Experience

Yokohama Tire Corporation, Salem, VA 1997 – 2017

Shift Superintendent [2007-2017]

Managed 125-170 employees through 12 supervisors, depending on production levels. Coordinated efforts of shift personnel to ensure safety, quality, and production objectives were met or exceeded on each shift. Verified critical manning was obtained for following shift. Ensured cost/man hours were achieved for level of production. Completed shift-ending reports and overall inventories of material and proper manpower for oncoming shift. Accountable for plant-wide safety goals and awareness, all quality goals and standards, and all production goals.

Recognized as one of the top two Shift Supervisors in plant; consistently ahead on production goals utilizing less man hours.

Successfully coached and motivated supervisors independently to strategize plans for reaching goals.

Technical Supervisor / Div. 400 Tire Building Area [2005-2007]

Managed 16 Personnel Supervisors over four shifts. Scheduled manpower for all shifts, provided computer training and evaluations for new hires, facilitated safety training, and worked closely with senior management on union issues related to the Division. Maintained and ordered tire building drum and tooling needs. Responsible for TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) planning for each employee and their machine.

Collaborated with planners on Machine Improvement Projects to improve quality and production.

Directed Scrap Improvement Projects that included machine improvements and employee training.

Changeover Supervisor / Div. 400 Tire Building Area [2003-2005]

Managed 54 employees through 3 supervisors with full accountability for achieving all goals for Division. Planned hourly production needs by tire size; motivated employees and supervisors under stressful conditions to meet production needs. Coordinated information, manpower, and inter-department communication for Division.

Personnel Supervisor / Div. 600 Tire Finishing Area & Div. 400 Tire Building Area [1999-2003]

Supervised up to 27 employees, facilitated training/development of new and current staff, and handled disciplinary issues. Coordinated material flow and planned manpower layout for Division, including daily overtime as needed.

Tire Builder / Div. 400 Tire Building Area [1997-1999]

Alcatel Telecommunication, Roanoke, VA 1995 – 1997

Measurement Technician

Harris Teeter, Roanoke, VA 1982 – 1995

Grocery Manager

MARK WOOLDRIDGE Resume – Page 2

Education

Virginia College, Salem, VA

Associate Degree in Computer Information Systems

Technical Proficiencies include: MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access

Professional Development

Training through Yokohama Tire (Select List)

Management Institute, Roanoke College

Skills for Success, Jerry Hancock

Supervisor’s Technical and Quality Assurance Training (ISO 9000)

Supervisor’s Development Program, National Safety Council

OSHA Training and Certification

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