Production Manager/Supervisor
Resume:
Kenneth Brown
Pell City, AL, *5128
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Professional Experience
Kaiser Aircraft Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL
Fuel Quality Manager/Tower Coordinator, June 2007- Present
. Coordinate arriving & departing flights with aircrews.
. Communicatedwith maintenance check flight and departing/arriving
flight crews via UHF and VHF radio equipment
. Oversee all aspects of the fuel program.
. Responsible for the quality of fuel being delivered to contracted
aircraft.
. Charted usage and kept inventory at acceptable levels.
. Ordered/replenished supplies as required according to use.
. Disposed of waste fuel in accordance with EPA procedures.
. Analyze fuel quality control test results and provide feedback and
interpretation to production management or staff.
. Monitor performance of fuel quality systems to ensure effectiveness
and efficiency.
. Create and implement inspection and testing criteria and procedures.
. Communicate quality control information regarding aircraft fuel
quality to all relevant organizational departments, outside vendors,
or contractors.
. Review and update standard operating procedures and quality assurance
manuals.
. Produce reports regarding nonconformance of products or processes,
daily production quality, root cause analysis, or quality trends.
. Identify quality problems or areas for improvement and recommend
solutions.
. Oversee workers including supervisors, inspectors, and laboratory
workers engaged in testing activities.
. Direct the tracking of defects, test results, and other regularly
reported quality control data.
. Direct product testing activities throughout production cycles.
. Supervise crew of 8 fuel operators & quality associates.
. Lead & participated in Lean & Kaizen events to drive down production
times & material usage.
Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL
Production Supervisor, January 2000- June 2007
. Enforce safety and sanitation regulations.
. Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies
and procedures for workers.
. Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other
records and reports to determine production requirements and to
evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
. Plan and develop new products and production processes.
. Maintain operations data, such as time, production, and cost records,
and prepare management reports of production results.
. Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve
production methods, equipment performance, product quality, or
efficiency.
. Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new
employees, or assign employees to experienced workers for training.
. Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or
malfunctions.
. Requisition materials, supplies, equipment parts, or repair services.
. Determine standards, budgets, production goals, and rates, based on
company policies, equipment and labor availability, and workloads.
. Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems,
complaints, or grievances.
. Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production
sequences to meet production goals.
. Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities
within or between departments.
. Supervised crew of 15 painters & depainters in a union environment.
Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL
Aircraft Painter, June 1993- January 2000
. Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and
decorative or finish coatings.
. Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to
finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
. Monitor painting operations in order to identify flaws such as
blisters and streaks so that their causes can be corrected.
. Mix paints to match color specifications or aircraft original colors,
then stir and thin the paints, using spatulas or power mixing
equipment.
. Remove grease, dirt, paint, and rust from surfaces in preparation for
paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches,
washing tanks, or sandblasters.
. Pour paint into spray guns, and adjust nozzles and paint mixes in
order to get the proper paint flow and coating thickness.
. Select paint according to company requirements, and match colors of
paint following specified color charts.
Education
. Ragland High School, Ragland, AL
Completed General Diploma coursework
. Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
Completed coursework towards Parks & Recreation Management
Additional Skills
. Currently possess Secret level government clearance
. Possess restricted Radio Operator Permit
. Turned fuel quality program from "orange" to "green" rating based on
annual AOI inspections by the U.S. Air Force
. Completed Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers
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