Operator Supervisor

***** *. ***** ***** *. . Oak Harbor, Ohio . *****

Phone 419-***-**** . E-mail ******@*****.***

Gregg Troknya

Veteran Production Supervisor with high energy and

goal oriented looking for a new career challenge.

Well trained in all aspects of heavy industrial

manufacturing and supervision.

Work experience

Materion is the former Brush Wellman Inc.

11/2010 - Present. Bulk Products Supervisor,

Materion Inc. Elmore, Ohio

Responsible for the safe and effective daily

operations of the Bulk Division.

Safety driven with extensive training in Safe Start

and Safe Track.

Delivers Safety Meetings monthly. Leads daily

production meetings and bi-weekly maintenance

meetings.

Leads daily Industrial Athlete pre shift stretches.

This has reduced Bulk Products strain / sprain

injuries to zero since November 2012.

Directs Lead Operators and Operators on all three

shifts.

Tracks and reports weekly unplanned machine

downtime. Works closely with crafts to reduce

downtime. Well versed in Total Preventative

Maintenance principles.

Ensure all product lines are meeting Quality

Standards. Attends bi-monthly quality meetings.

Responsible for improvement of product lines with

above average scrap.

Works closely with Production Planning to watch

order flow patterns and to be ready for turns in

business flow.

Responsible for all batching and releasing of wire

products to our Reading, PA facility. 98% on time

delivery. Expeditor of rush orders without

interrupting material flow.

Responsible for tracking and expediting orders to

our Warren, Michigan Service Center. Consistent 90+

% on time delivery. Responsible for the safe and

quick finish of remakes and expedites.

Trains operators on machines and computer programs.

SAP contact for Bulk Products. Very knowledgeable

of many SAP transactions and uses. Trains Leads and

operators in SAP usage.

Handles terminations and interviews for new hires.

Interviewer for hourly and salaried engineer

positions. Directly hired over 50 hourly and 10

salaried positions in the past 12 months.

Salaried Facillitator of the Bulk Ergonomic Team

and sits on Plant Ergonomic Team. Trained by

HumanTech. Tapped to head the plant pilot Ergonomic

directive.

Applies material to shop orders using SAP.

Responsible for closely monitoring buffer levels.

Responsible for yearly and quarterly inventory

counts.

Familiar with the concepts of Value Stream Mapping

and Theory of Constraint.

Trained as Internal Auditor and conducts audits as

needed. Responsible for preparing Bulk Products for

ISO 9001 audits and ISO 14001 audits. Passes such

audits with minimal findings.

Tracks employee time using Kronos.

Maintains machine efficiency reports.

Fills in for Department Manager in his absence.

8/1999 - 11/2010 RBT Lead Operator Materion Inc.

Elmore, Ohio

Day Shift Lead Operator responsible for the safe

daily floor operations of the Rod, Bar, and Tube

Mill.

Directs the rotating shift Lead Operators on daily

operations.

Trains Leads and Operators on machine operations.

Helps Maintenance and Electrical as needed to

expedite machine repairs.

Expedites and tracks orders as needed.

Filled in as Supervisor in his absence.

Promoted to Bulk Products Supervisor.

6/1997 - 8/1999

RBT Operator Materion, Inc. Elmore, Ohio

Machine Operator to include :

Band Saws and Cut off saws.

Rotary Straighteners

Various cold drawing and rolling machines.

Heat Treat and Anneal Furnaces.

Overhead Crane Operation.

Fork Truck Operator.

7/1989 - 6/1997 Cast Shop Operator Materion, Inc.

Elmore, Ohio

Melting and Casting operations.

Ajax Induction Furnaces.

Casting billets of various shapes and lengths in

direct chilled molds.

Tundish preparation.

11/1987 - 7/1989 Pebble Plant Operator Materion

Inc. Elmore, Ohio

Responsible for all facets of Beryllium Pebble

Production.

Reduction Furnaces.

Beryllium Flouride Furnaces.

11/1983 - 11/1987 United States Marine Corps Camp

Lejeune, NC

Motor Transport Operator

Two Mediterranean Deployments

Combat Veteran

Multiple Decorations including Good Conduct Medal

and Sea Service Award ( x2 ).

Honorable Discharge.

Training

Situational Leadership II 2012

Steven Covey's principles of Leadership. 2001

Metallurgy for the Non Metallurgist 2002

Fort Wayne Wire and Die Seminar 2003

Total Preventive Maintenance Seminar 1998

Education

Genoa Area High School Genoa, Ohio 1979 - 1982

Graduate

College Prep Courses

Contact this candidate