Eric A. McFarland
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St.Louis MO, 63129 *********@*******.***
Qualifications
Seeking to combine education, experience and passion to succeed into a challenging career. Pro-active with a positive attitude combined with the ability to think outside the box to achieve problem solutions to improve profitability.
* Lean/ Six Sigma training(St.Louis Community College 2013)
* SAP(intermediate level)
* Leadership Development Certificate(St. Louis Community College 2010)
* Kaizen
* Kanbans
* Behavioral Based Safety training(St.Louis Community College 2011)
EDUCATION:
Lindenwood University
* Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration
* Masters of Business Administration(15 hours out of 42 hours completed)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Killark Electric, Division of Hubbell 8/2005-present St. Louis, MO
Production Supervisor 1/2010-present
* Balance staffing requirements; manning, production cells, equipment and assembly area.
* Initiate, promote and actively participate in process improvement initiatives.
* Oversee production staff to optimize manning in each cell.
* Report daily production results: Operations and Plant Management.
* Enter production results into SAP.
* Identify any missing components off bill-of-materials to avoid lost production time.
* Assist in coordinated QA inspections to meet ISO, UL, CSA, etc.
* Personnel evaluations.
Production Planner 10/2008-1/2010
* Organize and release work requirements prior to release to production floor.
* Identify missing components; expedite to meet production demand.
* Schedule manufacturing on in-house materials.
* Coordinate efforts with customer service to satisfy customer needs.
* Promoted from Receiving Head
Receiving Head 8/2005-10/2008
* Responsible for control of receiving and storage of raw components and/or finished goods.
* Process all inbound materials at main dock.
* Segregate and distribute by focus factory/manufacturing department for location/delivery.
* Post receipts of goods into system.
* Maintain required documentation including unit records, productivity, activity reports and order files.
* Take corrective actions for lost, missing, excessive, slow-movement or obsolete inventory.
* Identify and allocate materials into kanbans or bins.
* Initiate, promote and actively participate in process improvement initiatives.
* Ensures the continual improvement of the Distribution and Warehousing operation.
* Packing and/or shipping of customer orders in compliance with all company operating procedures and government regulations (ISO, OSHA, DOT, CFR, IMO etc.).
* Lead process improvement activities resulting in safety, quality, productivity and cost saving improvements.