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Production Supervisor

Location:
Birmingham, AL
Salary:
65000
Posted:
October 18, 2013

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James L. Robbins *** Willow Oak Drive Hoover, Al

205-***-****

E-Mail:acaara@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

o Production

o Inventory Control

o Safety

o Plant Maintenance

o Shipping & Receiving

o Scheduling

o Labor Allocation

o P&L

Manufacturing Experience

Johnson Controls- Clanton, Alabama

November 2012 to Present

Fabrication Supervisor

Scheduling workers (sometimes in shifts) to meet production schedules

- Implementing economical, quality oriented production processes

bearing in mind existing

laws,regulations and instructions

- Refitting and setting up work places, machines and equipment

- Running in new production machinery in co-operation with

corresponding section masters

- Drafting technical and organizational improvement suggestions for

production systems (reducing prorated times)

- Control and monitoring of production processes

- Production of given quantities to production sheets with a view to

fulfilling the required batch composition

- Preparation and monitoring of production job processing

- Ensuring availability of materials required to process imminent

production jobs

- Ensuring containers are correctly marked

- Ensuring orderly working practices and cleanliness

training and instruction of employees reporting to this position

Dealing with administrative tasks relating to job processing

- Supporting production manager for special projects

- Supporting the production manager to ensure production to quality

guidelines

- Responsibility for recording pertinent details (production sheets,

work and testing cards, details of individual hours worked / piece

rates to facilitate wages calculation, recording downtimes on shift

reports etc.) in the required quality, and communicating these details

to wages clerks and work scheduling clerks

- Performing care of machines, equipment, tools relating to the area

of responsibility

- Arranging for maintenance work from outside the department

- Monitoring work places, assembly lines and other work areas to

ensure compliance with safety regulations

- Co-operation in stock-taking and intermediate stock-taking

- Assisting other sections with specialist knowledge to answer

technical queries

O'Neal Steel Manufacturing Services

May 2011 to November 2012

Welding / Fabrication Supervisor

O'Neal Manufacturing Services produces everything from simple bracket

weldments and precision parts to subassemblies and complex mainframes that

are fabricated from hundreds of processed components and machined parts -

then shipped to the customer ready for on-line assembly.

o Supervise and manage 30 Welding / Fabrication employees

o Schedule all work orders and multiple projects to ensure on time

delivery to customers

o Create and build fixtures and templates for all fabricated parts

o Create and build fixtures and templates for Robotic weld cells

o Trouble shoot preliminary drawings and blueprints for

prefabrication modifications

o Maintain Just In Time parts inventory levels

o Purchase all welding supplies and required PPE for department

o Conduct weekly 5S audits of all fabrication areas

o Conduct daily quality control audits of all welding is to AWS D1.1

Code

Douglas Manufacturing- Pell City, Alabama April 2007 to

February 2009

Plant Manager

Douglas Manufacturing is a world leader in the design and manufacture of

conveyor components and engineered conveying solutions. From stock pulleys

and idlers to custom engineered conveying solutions

o Hired in as Production Manager of the Conveyor Pulley and CNC

Machining Department and was assigned responsibility of improving

order scheduling, decreasing labor, and increasing production

o Increased production by designing and fabricating special fabrication

machinery to greatly minimize the production of fabricating the

Conveyor Pulleys

o Purchased and fabricated Wide Flange Beams, S Beams, I Beams, Channel,

MC Channel, Angle, Unequal leg Angle, Flat Bar, Round Bar, Hot Roll

and Cold Roll Shafting (1045, 1018, 4140 etc) 304 and 316 stainless

steel shapes and plates, expanded metal, step plate, abrasive

resistant 400 and cold roll key stock

o Labor and overhead cost was reduced by allowing us to eliminate all

2nd shift production because all orders could now be filled with only

one shift's improved production

o On time shipments to customers was dramatically improved as well due

to the increase in production and scheduling

o Company promoted me to Plant Manager 6 months after initial hiring and

added the Conveyor Idler, Shipping and Structural Fabrication

Departments to my responsibilities and responsible for 35 employees

o Management of the Idler and Fabrication Departments required working

with detailed structural fabrication drawings and requesting and

ordering of mild steel structural steel shapes and mild steel and

stainless steel plate

o Installed and set up an Esab Sabre 3000 CNC Plasma/Oxy fuel Cutting

machine to improve quality and production of plate processing

o Fabricated and installed work station jib cranes at all work cells to

improve material handling

Progress Industries- Birmingham, Alabama August

2006 to April 2007

Heavy Plate and Steel Fabrication Shop Supervisor

Recognized as a world leader in the design of chip mills and wood

utilization equipment

o Scheduled all structural steel fabrication projects to insure on time

delivery to customer

o Fabricated Wide Flange Beams, S Beams, I Beams, Channel, MC Channel,

Angle, Unequal leg Angle, Flat Bar, Round Bar, Hot Roll and Cold Roll

Shafting (1045, 1018, 4140 etc), 304 and 316 stainless steel shapes and

plates, expanded metal, step plate, abrasive resistant 400, Astraloy and

Mild Steel Plate up to 10" thick.

o Performed Quality Control Procedures and Checks to all fabricated

components prior to shipping

A.F.G.D. Glass- Birmingham, Alabama April 2002 to August 2006

Plant Manager

Responsible for P&L, manufacturing production, scheduling, labor

allocation, shipping and receiving, plant maintenance, safety,

transportation, inventory cycling, and quality control of the nation's

leading flat glass manufacturer. Company transferred me to Marietta Branch

Insulated Glass/ Fabrication Manager - Marietta Georgia Branch

o Responsible for production, quality, labor allocation and employee

safety of insulated glass and fabrication department. Company

transferred me back to Birmingham Branch

Inside Sales/Customer Service - Birmingham, AL

o Quoted pricing scheduled delivery for commercial and residential

customer's order. Provided problem solving solutions to customers

when needed.

Premier Equipment/American Pulley March 1991 to April 2002

Plant Manager

Oversee manufacturing production and inventory control, P&L, scheduling,

labor allocation, shipping and receiving, plant maintenance, safety and

quality control of Plate and Structural Steel Fabrication

Supervise all welders and fabricators for on time shipments of structural

steel fabrication projects and Conveyor Pulley production

Vance Tool and Die May 1986 to June 1991

Structural Steel Fabricator

Fabricator of pole line hardware for the electrical industry. General

machine shop maintenance welding.

COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL HVAC / MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE

Daniel Realty Corporation May 2010 - April 2011

Maintenance Specialist for 320,000 sqft of commercial office space

Primary responsibilities:

. Managed and address tenant work orders

. Maintained building mechanical systems i.e. preventative maintenance

programs

. Assisted in managing tenant improvement projects, capital projects and

major building repairs

. Addressed HVAC, electrical, plumbing, landscaping and security

issues as needed

. Maintained Trane Tracer Summit Controls and Niagara / Johnson

Controls for Building Chiller

. Versed in EMS

Home Foreclosure Assessments / Self Employed March 2010-

May2010

Work with banks in damage assessment on foreclosed properties

Engel Property Management

February 2009-March 2010

Turn Key Coordinator/Maintenance Technician for 372 Units

. Managed and addressed resident work orders

. Maintained HVAC units; replaced filters and cleaned coils

. Performed repairs to home appliances; i.e. washers, dryers,

refrigerators, and stoves

. Performed plumbing repairs

. Performed minor electrical work; i.e. light fixtures

. Lock repair and replacement

. Minor refurbishment of recently vacated units in preparation for

leasing

. Maintained community swimming pool

EDUCATION

May 1982 E.B. Erwin High-Alabama-Birmingham High School Diploma

May 1982 - Alabama -Pinson Vocational Welding

August 1984 Jefferson State J.C. - two years Business Management

August 2009 New Horizons Computer Training Center- Network Administration

TRAINING

Operate and program Esab, Burny and Koikie CNC Burning and Welding, CNC

Mills and Lathe Machines.

AWS Certified Welding Inspector 1996.

AWS Certified Welder 1G to 6G position 1986.

Certified Fork lift Trainer in 2007; 16 hours Haz-Mat Disposal Training in

1996; 16 hours Certified OSHA Training in 2002; American Red Cross

Certified CPR and First Aid Training in 2012

HVAC EPA Certified in February 2009

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office 2007 Products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook), People

Soft, and J.D. Edwards One World / S.A.P. and IBM AS400 E.R.P.

Manufacturing Software Systems.



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