Production Supervisor

Ivan Ewald

**** ******** ****, ******* ** ● 815-***-**** ● acrlko@r.postjobfree.com

I am a supervisor with a strong focus on safety, consistency and team building through honest communication, peer to peer accountability, and the application of continuous improvement principles. I have worked under very demanding deadlines with rapidly changing production schedules. My personal schedule is flexible to changes in order to insure production runs smoothly. I am experienced in running support departments and supplying internal customers in addition to producing a wide range of products. I am able to coordinate communication effectively between engineering, sales, customer service, vendors, and customers. I have experience in ISO 9001, including conducting internal audits. Proficient in Microsoft office programs along with both ADP and Kronos timekeeping systems.

Experience

IDEAL Industries

Sycamore, IL

2014 – 2015

Production Supervisor, March 2014 – August 2015

Managed 35 employees and 3 team leaders across 5 independent departments focused on electrical tools and supplies. Operations ranged from chemical mixing to complex machine building. Handled both day to day as well as long term business planning. Also responsible for the driver production of Pratt Read Tools, a subsidiary of IDEAL Industries.

Insured safe working conditions through multiple new programs.

Led Kaizen events for setup reduction, one piece flow, and general waste reduction.

Coordinated the Lean initiative for the Sycamore facility.

Conducted yearly performance reviews and raises.

Worked directly with customers on ship date estimates and necessary expedites.

Worked closely with vendors and customers on lead time reduction, quality issues, and price changes.

Covered the responsibilities of product manager following a resignation and restructuring.

Highlights:

Trained and led the safety incident investigation team.

Created and implemented a metric tracking system along with Gemba board routine.

Planned and executed an overhaul of Pratt Read operations, including Kanban setup and capitol expense justifications.

Sonoco Alloyd

DeKalb, IL

2007 – 2014

Production Facilitator, January 2012 – March 2014

Managed day to day operation of three production shifts comprised of 90 employees and 10 team leaders operating 19 production lines. Also managed two support departments comprised of 12 employees and 1 team leader across three shifts.

Took part in a safety turn around team that achieved zero injuries for 18 straight months. This was down from 5 injuries a year the previous year.

Worked with Team Leaders to schedule daily staffing and tooling setups.

Conducted production floor audits to insure compliance with performance expectations.

Worked with engineering and customer service on high priority accounts.

Worked with engineering on new tooling testing and first run approvals.

Evaluated daily performance reports and adjusted for the next day.

Worked closely with plant manager to plan future strategies for further performance improvement.

Approved and scheduled vacations.

Tracked and signed off on weekly time cards using Kronos timekeeping.

Conducted performance reviews and annual raises.

Evaluated the need for and coordinated the on-boarding of temporary workers.

Served internal customers in the form of satellite plants.

Planned and coordinated improvement projects.

Highlights:

Participated in several shift restructurings.

Adjusted levels of responsibility repeatedly during management turnover.

Improved metrics through daily audits and simplification of the production floor.

Production Team Leader, August 2009 – January 2012

Directly supervised 12 to 16 employees and 5 production lines as a front line supervisor.

Monitored safe work practices in team area.

Assigned employees to daily work stations.

Monitored staffing, machine cycle times, and procedures to meet productions 5 core metric goals.

Handled conflict between employees.

Made recommendations to the facilitator for employee performance reviews.

Highlights:

Successfully implemented 5S to team area to improve organization and setup times.

Participated in the startup of a weekend shift to reduce overtime.

Improved documentation completion and downtime tracking.

Process technician, June 2007 – August 2009

Operated thermoforming machinery to produce plastic packaging.

Performed tear down, set up, and fine tune adjustments of machine tooling for varying production runs.

Monitored quality and made necessary adjustments.

Worked with packers to keep machine operating smoothly through breaks and rotations.

Maintained good housekeeping in the direct machine area.

Education

Kishwaukee College

Malta, IL

2010 – 2015

Associate in Applied Science - Marketing and Management

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