Production Manager

Anthony S. Teran

**** *. ***** ***

Phoenix, AZ *5022

Home Phone: 602-***-****

E-mail: ********@*****.***

Manufacturing Manager with over 12 years of experience as a proven leader in the manufacturing industry. Maintain incoming labor, production line needs and employee training. Production data processing and analysis. Six Sigma Green Belt in Lean Manufacturing methodologies and implementation. Statistical analysis, safety training and compliance along with facilities and maintenance experience. ERP development, usage, implementation. Continuous improvement programs to lead and motivate successful teams that make a difference in quality and production in the industry.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Over the last 18 months I have been a key team member of a half million dollar turn around in profits

Improved company’s service level from a starting point of 40% to a consistent 96%

Have reduced customer’s quality complaint issues by 60% over the last two years

Implemented quality assurance program that reduced returns by 80% over the last two years

Reduced recordable injuries year to year with 0 recordable injuries to date this year

Conducted Kaizen events that have improved the manufacturing areas of ergonomics, safety, quality and productivity

Reduce overtime percentage from 20% to a steady 4% by level loading production lines and reducing changeover times

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Software: Assembly, Quick Basic, Fortran, C+, Visual Basic

MRP/ERP Systems: Macola, Microsoft Axapta, Syspro, OHM, E1, Medulla

Special Software Programs: ORCAD Capture, PSPICE, MSpice, Labview, Eagle

Microsoft Office programs

Project, PowerPoint, Visio, Access program capabilities

6S implementations

ESD prevention certified

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified through ASU

CPR/Defibrillator Certified

Forklift Certified. Conventional seated and Swing Mast

Spanish speaker

WORK EXPERIENCE

Production Manager

ACCO Brands/Xyron

8465 N. 90th St.

Scottsdale AZ 85258 April 2015 – November 2017

Manage all operations for the Production department meeting fluctuating demand while reducing changeover and/or downtimes.

Head the Safety Committee and conduct all monthly safety meetings. Keeping entire facility under OSHA requirements

Quality Assurance and Material Review Boards, verify supplier quality and contribute to improvements

Onboarding process for new employees that includes safety initiation and production orientation

Record and monitor daily time sheets for accuracy, productivity measurements per department and weekly payroll

Conduct reviews, write-ups, awards and head all production meetings

Hire all labor both full time and temporary for specific labor needs. Monitor, develop and bring on full time employees

Create daily scrap reports, review and log daily quality and process checks, review and log each production line’s hour by hour report.

Coordinate/participate in Kaizens, Gembas and continuous improvement projects, 5S, focus on lean principles

Create and update standard work and specification tables.

Maintain KPI (Hour by hour, service level, productivity, overtime percentage etc.) and quality audits within the department.

Head maintenance and implementation of all machinery into the manufacturing area

Create technical documents and quality standard documentation for products and processes

Maintain ERP system attributes and work to maintain service level percentage.

Maintain BOMs and verify correct amounts, picking locations, labor allocation and reporting

Travel to other sites to assist in setups, labor evaluations and needs, production and quality output

Production Supervisor

Simmons Serta Beddings

101 N. 104th Ave

Tolleson, AZ 85353 October 2013 – April 2015

Conduct daily operations for all Quilt and Foundation departments in a fast paced quality and safety minded environment

Lead and participate in Kaizen events with documented results and sustainment

Monitor and track daily timesheets for payroll, productivity as a whole and by production line

Track KPI using SQDC metrics to communicate and implement improvements throughout the departments

Document and standardize all work for a diverse employee base

Use Lean Methodologies to improve the production flow and value added processes

Maintain employee monthly safety training and facilitate in safety program to maintain VPP Star status in the industry

Manufacturing Manager

Coxreels

5865 S. Ash Ave

Tempe, AZ 85023 February 2013 - September 2013

Head production Control Department in all production job planning in Fabrication, Machine Shop, Wood Shop, Weld Shop, Powder Paint line and Final Assembly

Safety Coordinator, responsible for new and current employee company safety training, process implementation, hazard analysis, disciplinary action and all accident investigation reporting

Conducted reviews of all manufacturing personnel. Setting employee’s personal and work goals, providing coaching where needed and setting wages

Implement Continuous improvement program and set up reward value for employees when ideas save company in cost, or improve safety and quality

Perform machine analysis and recommend tooling, supplies and other items needed by manufacturing departments.

Manufacturing Supervisor

TASER International

17188 N. 85th St.

Scottsdale, AZ 81085 February 2008 – October 2012

Maintain a demanding production schedule for all cartridge output including labor and material needs for two million cartridges a year, meeting customer orders, material needs and labor requirements..

Help create processes for all automation and manually produced cartridge production that reduces 7 forms of waste

Develop and maintain training processes for all incoming employees and review course for all existing employees

Supervise and manage labor for 4 different production lines averaging 120 employees

Create and update all procedures for all cartridge production. Responsible for getting approvals to document control and maintaining specifications for ISO 9001 audits

Worked with ATS on automation machinery for all cartridge production, developing tests and documenting progress

Ensure OSHA compliance and safety guidelines.

Maintain all metrics for the automation area creating upper and lower limits for failure and production output and monitor all KPIs

Create and maintain product BOM’s and their material revisions

Maintain and verify testing fixtures. Create pass/fail units for daily testing

Work closely with Quality Assurance to identify root causes of problems, set up statistical analysis, and troubleshoot processes. Using FMEA and SPC analysis to identify problems, their occurrences and calculate risks.

Drive money savings Six Sigma lean projects throughout manufacturing, with over $50,000 in savings over the last two years

Use engineering drawings and testing methodologies to sample and verify quality of supplier parts and in house processes

Implemented new ERP system and trained employees on uses and functions

Participate in all ISO audits and work to improve on all findings.

Conducted tours of the automation manufacturing areas for visitors

Participated and headed Kaizen and Gemba events through the manufacturing and operations areas

Electronic Engineer/Electronic Assembly Supervisor/Manufacturing manager

KNOX Company

1601 W. Deer Valley Rd

Phoenix, AZ 85207 May 2003 – February 2008

Meet daily and monthly output goals, provide direction, maintain floor inventories, provide customer service and sales support. Conducted interviews, performance evaluations, and disciplinary action

Supervised production floor to ensure OSHA compliance and safety guidelines.

Assisted with planning and implementation of new Axapta ERP system in May 2007.

Verify product BOMs, ensure picking and receipt locations of production floor materials,

Implementation of “6 S” philosophy keeping safety and good housekeeping primary goal

Created PCB layouts for electronic products. Verify, test and revise product during development.

Designed test fixtures for final products and for sub-assembly testing.

Developed assembly procedures for all electronic products and submitted to document control.

Over 1000 technical customer service calls taken. All completed to resolution and satisfaction

Design/Test Engineer

Arizona Microtek, Inc.

1630 S. Stapley #125

Mesa, Arizona 85204 August 1997 – February 2003

Responsible for ASIC designs of integrated chips. This consisted of initial simulation through software using given parameters of wafer production houses and customer needs, to helping with layout issues of the die and package bonding, and doing lab analysis on initial parts produced from the fab or IC package houses.

Create printed circuit board layouts for finished good products using software to integrate test schematic to board layout.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces New Mexico, May 1994

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