Production Supervisor
Resume:
James L. Robbins *** Willow Oak Drive Hoover, Al
E-Mail:************@***.***
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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