Robin Blanchette
New Britain, CT, ***** 860-***-**** ac185v@r.postjobfree.com
STANLEY BLACK AND DECKER TOOLS 1/2017 TO PRESENT
Manufacturing Coordinator 4th Shift
Supervise a shift of 45+ employees in Major Equiptment consisting of Heat Treat,Coating,Printing,and Laminating
blades and springs. Responsibilities include scheduling of all employees on a rotating 4th shift schedule. All payroll
done through ADP approved by myself. Accountabilities for timely production to feed the Assembly Departments.
Daily data collection and reporting using MRP. In process inspections in all departments including documentations
of Audits per shift. On the job training schedules constructed per department. All maintenance tasks assigned by
myself with follow up of all operation of equiptment. Daily departmental meetings at start up and end of shifts.
Bargaining unit employees. Union environment.Kaizen and KPI with focus on 6S.
HABASIT AMERICA 4/2016 TO 1/2017
Production Supervisor 3rd Shift
Supervise a shift of 20+ employees who manufacture seamless and timing belts for customers in automotive, food,paper and textile industries.
Responsible for scheduling all shop operations a week ahead across all operations including weaving, material cutting, treating substrate, and ageing.
HYGRADE PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES 10/2014 TO 9/2015
Manufacturing Manager
Reporting directly to the CEO/ Owner, oversaw manufacturing of aerospace parts for Rolls Royce, Pratt & Whitney Canada
Lead Grind House operations specializing in lapping, double disk grind, hydrolap and fine grind, in addition to CNC mill 5 axis and turning
Responsible for on time delivery and coordinating with engineering, inspection and sales
Scheduled all shop floor personnel and maintained the production matrix
BEACON INDUSTRIES 3/2014 TO 10/2014
Supervisor/ Operations Manager 2nd Shift
Oversaw 77 direct reports including engineering and leadmen in all departments producing large aerospace parts for Pratt, GE, and Rolls Royce, and smaller parts using a process of broaching
Scheduled all production in milling, turning, inspection, deburring and secondary operations
Used Excel, Vantage, Visual and Sharepoint systems
Held Kaizen events to improve processing of parts
SSI MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES 12/2011 TO 12/2013
Production Supervisor 2nd Shift
Managed entire night shift for machine shop producing machined parts for firearms, medical and defense customers including Colt and Smith & Wesson
Performed all 1st piect, in process and final inspections on CMM for shift, and all gauge calibrations using Gagetrak 7.9
Worked to improve efficiency and cost reduction through better use of tooling, management of overtime and set up time reductions
Performed annual reviews and interviewed, hired, trained and managed all night shift employees
CONNECTICUT TOOL AND MANUFACTURING 6/2009 TO 12/2011
Supervisor 2nd Shift
Managed night shift personnell including 26 CNC machinists and set up operators, 4 inspectors, 1 shipping and receiving clerk, 2 de-burr operators, 1 programmer and 1 Lead Person
Responsible for OTD of quality machined parts for customers like Sikorsky, Hamilton Sundstrand, New Hampshire Ball Bearing, and Honeywell
Responsible for night shift P&L and monitoring operator effectiveness
Participated in three Kaizen events
RIPLEY COMPANY/ CAPEWELL COMPONENTS 3/2002 TO 6/2009
Supervisor 2nd Shift - 6/2003 to 6/2009
Managed the creation and expansion of a night shift from 2 to 23 employees in the machine shop including shipping, assembly and EDM department
Trained all new hires and allocated work for the night shift according to individual skills
Member of Continuous Improvement Team with first shift to resolve any issues on the floor
CNC Set-up Operator 3/2002 to 6/2003
Set up and operated CNC milling machines and lathes to produce parts for cable hand tools and fiber optics
Operated EDM wire machines for fiber optic parts
Executed all program editing for machines as needed
Trained employee in assembly and machine shop departments
HIGH SPEED MACHINE PRODUCTS 2001 TO 2002
Mill Cell Leader
DELL MANUFACTURING 1995 TO 1998, 1998 TO 2001
Calibration Specialist, CNC Milling Set Up Operator
PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT 1988 TO 1995
Multi Machine Operator
Skills
Manual VTL’s, Bridgeports, Johanson I.D. & O.D., Grinders, Bullards, and Milling Machines. Experience runnig CNC machines that use Fanu Controls, Mazak, Allen Bradley, Matsurra. Ran production machines like Jig Bores, Shot and Glass Peen, manual grinders, polymide spray booths. Responsible for own set ups and tooling. Experience with secondary work like deburr, masking, and engraving. Certified 2016 Gagtrak 7.0. Fist Aid & CPR & AED certified 2016.
Microsoft Office Word & Excel.ADP proficient.Epicor,Vista, Vantage Software.