Manager Quality

Warren Bradford

706-***-**** l ***********@*****.*** l LinkedIn: Warren Bradford

Summary

Proud National Guard veteran with over 4 year's military service. Experienced and dedicated

professional with over 11years of experience in flooring manufacturing and distribution. Demonstrated

strong growth within organization, including advancement from quality inspection to supervisor.

Proven technical expertise with ability to solve problems and develop advantageous organizational

solutions. Exceptional safety, quality, production, and productivity standards. Have served as a leader to

other employees while demonstrating a team-focus that illustrates cohesiveness.

Key Skills

Six Sigma/Inventory control Kronos Time Keeper

AS 400; SQS ShopFlexs Microsoft Office

Management Experience

Mohawk Industries SHIFT LEADER V, 03/2014 to 08/2014

• Responsible for ensuring quality checks are being performed at both the applicator and the exit.

• Ensure all safety procedures

• Monitor the coater for needed improvements or repairs.

• Communicate with all Coater employees.

• Complete Daily Down Time Report

• Monitor employees on Coater line to ensure they are following work procedures and schedules.

• Make technical adjustments to the coater to insure quality

• Assist shift supervisor and/or department manager.

Shaw Industries FINISHING- Lead,01/2014 –

03/2014

• Responsible for ensuring quality checks are being performed at both the applicator and the exit.

• Ensure all safety procedures such as lock out tag out, confined space entry, hot work and fall

protection are being followed at all times.

• Monitor the coater for needed improvements or repairs.

• Communicate with all Coater employees.

• Complete Daily Waste Report.

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• Check the Production Schedule and verify on the GLINK for each style to be ran thru the Coater or

Coat out.

• Monitor employees on Coater line to ensure they are following work procedures and schedules.

• Make technical adjustments to the coater to insure quality.

• Change secondary backing roll.

• Change latex tanks.

• Change finger print ribbon and labels.

• Monitor adhesive roller and secondary backing for drags.

• Personally escort priority goods through the Coating and cutting process.

Shaw Industries-Plant 4 Q.E. Utility Relief-10/ 2010 to 01/ 2014

• Essential Duties as Quality Engineering Utility II :Provide Breaks to the Following Positions- Table

Operator: operate table safely while inspector inspects for defects in carpet roll.

• Lift Truck Operator:Find and locate rolls on re-inspect table and scan roll tickets in Shopflex.

• Re-Inspect Clerk: scan roll ticket into shopflex, key in ticket information for shopflex

• Lead Inspector: Inspect carpet for yarn,backing, or any other defect that needs downgraded or

removed from carpet roll.

• Clean Up Duties: Everyday, assist in sweeping and blowing out lint, during and after the end of the

shift. As needed remove scrap from the re-inspect area, weigh, using the MRM system print a label

to place on the scrap being weighed. Take the scrap to designated area under the coater to be bailed,

or load onto the trailer designated for long scrap.

• Using the Corporate Quality Side match Procedure. Assemble the side match cuts for review.

• Assist/back up Lab Technician. Flame testing, yarn testing, and data entry for results. Proficient with

Microsoft, Shaw Glink, Shopflex.

• Worked as shipping clerk, crew leader and qualified LTO!

Shaw Industries-Plant WE SHIPPING& RECEIVING Crew Leader-

01/2006- 10/2010

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• Plans, organizes, supervises, monitors and improves the day-to-day activities of assigned production

department(s) and coordinates resources across shifts to ensure smooth and efficient manufacturing

operations while promoting a team environment.

• Communicate with other departments to make sure products are sent to correct areas of the plant.

• Assign tasks to LTO's in various departments including: Yarn Mill, Warping, Tufting, Coater, and

Shipping. Keep up with daily totals of yarn moved from warehouse to Yarn Mill, Warping and

Tufting. Also reporting daily totals of Yarn and Carpet received and shipped out of the plant. Prepare

daily reports to department manager.

Military training

Army National Guard - Fort Stewart, GA – 08/ 2002 to 01/2006

Education

Georgia North Western Technical College 08/2013-

present

• Human Resource Management • Time Management• Labor Management

• Business Law • Leadership •Psychology

Dalton State College 08/2011-

05/2013

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