Manager Continuous Improvement

Greg Curvin

*** ***** ** **, *******, GA ***** • (M) 256-***-**** • *******.******@*****.***

Virtual Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/gcurvin/

Professional Experience:

LG Hausys, Adairsville, GA 2015-Present

LG Hausys America was established in 1988 in New Jersey and moved headquarters to Atlanta, GA in 2009. LG Hausys manufactures solid surfaces, quartz surfaces, and automotive skins at their complex north of Atlanta.

Production Manager

Developed and implemented job descriptions, training program, and training matrix for start-up facility.

Directed all operations concerning manufacturing components needed in the automotive skin production process including scheduling, preventative maintenance, and product uniformity within required specifications.

Evaluated and recruited production personnel needed to obtain Certificate of Occupancy ahead of schedule.

Created expectation for production and held employees accountable to standards. Shipped first customer products ahead of schedule

Implemented daily safety meetings to address possible safety hazards people may overlook and bring safety awareness to the forefront of team’s mind.

Developed reporting to track production and yield for facility, labor costs, and analyze data predicting trends and forecasting. Information used to communicate directly with overseas headquarters.

Developed and implemented training program to educate all production staff on safety, manufacturing process and job descriptions.

Liaison between Korean management staff and local American government officials, contractors, suppliers, and customers.

Continuous Improvement projects in new facility adapting Korean production methods and machinery to work in American environment.

Creation of QMS system with Quality team for successful customer audit process.

Developing and implementing programs and systems for successful final TS16949 certification.

Full responsibility for all production, establishing goals for production staff, and ensuring Corrective Action Response process is successful and documented.

Acting Safety Manager for facility responsible for maintaining PPE for facility, forklift inspection program, hoist inspection program, dust collector, ESP and RTO data collection as well as storm water runoff and DOT certified for hazardous shipments.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Gadsden, AL 2011-2015

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 in Akron, Ohio. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery.

Area Manager

Developed and implemented 5S program plant wide as part of Goodyear Total Productive Maintenance initiative. Business Center 5S Pillar Team Champion.

Directed all operations concerning manufacturing components needed in the tire building process including scheduling, preventative maintenance, and product uniformity within required specifications.

Implemented visual FIFO tag system to ensure components are consumed in the correct order reducing component waste by 30%. Involved in problem solving teams to address other ways to reduce waste and lower costs.

Set expectation for production and held employees accountable to standards which in turn brought the team from third to first overall in production out of four teams.

Implemented daily safety meetings to address possible safety hazards people may overlook and bring safety awareness to the forefront of team’s mind. Process was adopted plant wide.

Developed tracking tools to show monthly productivity and waste trends between each department and each machine in that department. Showed monthly and weekly trends between machines and individual operators and focus areas for improvement taking into account machine downtime due to maintenance issues.

Training of new Area Managers that are hired into the department on daily operations and areas of responsibility.

Greg Curvin

126 Vogel St NE, Calhoun, GA 30701 • (M) 256-***-**** • *******.******@*****.***

Virtual Profile: www.linkedin.com/in/gcurvin/

Honeywell Aerospace, Anniston, AL 2004-2011

The Anniston Aviation Aftermarket Center of Excellence is Honeywell’s highest volume aerospace component repair facility, providing service to commercial air transport, regional and general aviation industries worldwide.

Operations Supervisor

Performed functions to facilitate production activities to ensure that company products are repaired in accordance with customer orders.

Used judgment to work independently toward general results, to devise new or modify and adapt existing production methods, techniques, and procedures to meet new or unusual requirements and to make related decisions controlled by precedent and within limits of established policies.

Drove continuous improvement culture by instilling Plan, Do, Check, Act methodology.

Constantly searched for improvement and continually seek to eliminate waste.

Developed programs that lead and executed the 5S activities to maintain the area to standard.

Used Rapid Problem Solving techniques in order to arrive at root cause when results are out of tolerance with goals.

Developed cross training and career development schedule within the team.

Subject Matter Expert for Standard Work. Conducted training classes to instruct Leadership team, Supervisors and Work Flow Specialists in the concept of Standard Work and how to deploy it in teams throughout the facility. Roll out Standard Operating Sheets and Standard Procedure Sheets to ensure work performed adheres to company Standards.

Directed the production side of the plant for Inventory and worked directly with Finance leader for all physical inventories performed annually at site.

Sleep Management and Development, Chattanooga, TN 2002-2004

National provider of sleep labs and equipment to hospitals and medical practices. Designed and developed lab layouts to best suit needs of customers

Logistics Director

Researched and secured new technology for incorporation into Sleep Labs being designed and built in Doctor’s offices and hospitals across the US.

Worked with Clinical Trials Director on trial for new type of sleep medication in test studies.

Performed PSG, MSLT, and CPAP studies when needed for the lab owned by the company located at Riverview Regional Medical Center in Gadsden, Alabama

Maintained detailed records concerning Patient diagnosis, treatments, and negative results for every doctor referring patients to our lab.

Education

Jacksonville State University – Bachelor of Science in Management

Green Belt Certified

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