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Jenison, MI *****

Phone: 616-***-****

Cell: 616-***-****

E-Mail: actxk2@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Sixteen years of production supervision, 30 plus years in automotive environment. Operated all types of press machine such as: progs, brakes, tandums, secondarie, transfers. Also two years tool and die apprenticeship. Also have extensive experience with carbon fiber automotive production. Highlights

Production procedures

Adapts to the situation quickly

Business development experience

Strategic thinker

Organizational skills

Engineering/project management experience

Initiative to work independently or as a team

Interpersonal skills

Accomplishments

Reduced equipment downtime by 25% through planned preventive maintance. Repaired broad range of presses and tools including: transfers, tandums using stamping tools. Also have work with injection molds and carbon fiber molding tool. Worked with Country Fresh dairy products for process improvement consultant. Service equipment daily, reducing the need of new annual equipment, leading to cost savings of

$90,000.Also improve production process to improve production time eliminating overtime Led monthly safety audits to monitor employee behavior and ensure safe compliance with company policies and safety regulations.

Experience

December 2014 - Present

Plasan Carbon Composite

Supervisor for a team of 37 people in the chrysler dept making the dodge viper. Able to improve prcessing by two car sets per day by efficently managing my team and elimanating waste, improving production.

October 2013 - december 2014

Matcor automotive

Managed press room, assembley, tool room, and maintance areas. Cut the cost by 20% on packaging in press room by recycling card board and also improved cost effectiveness in the weld area. Improved tool room area by managing inventory in tool room purchased parts.

October 2012 - 2013

Proos Manufacturing Grand Rapids, MI

Supervisor/Plant Manager

Managing all departments including: maintaince, shipping, production, tool room. This details scheduling production/customer contact, preventative maintaince scheduling, shipping schedules. Febuary 2012 - October 2012

Challenge Manufacturing Holland, MI

Production Supervisor. Overseeing of all aspects of production on 3rd shift including tool room maintenance. Improved set up times by implementing quick die change program. March 2009 - February 2012

L&w Engineering Holland, MI

Supervisor

Managed all departments including: maintenance,shipping, production, tool room. This details scheduling production/customer contact, preventative maintenance scheduling, shipping, schedules. July 2008 - February 2009

Compax, Byron Center, MI

Team leader/Die setter/Tool and die

April 2004 - June 2008

BR Metals Spring Lake, MI

Supervisor

Third shift superintendant. Overseen all aspects of operation on 3rd shift. October 1984 - March 2004

Center Manufacturing Byron Center, MI

Supervisor

Production supervisor. Overseen all aspects of stamping production. Education

1983 Wayland Union High School Wayland, MI

High school diploma High School education

Grand Valley University Allendale, MI

None Business management

Attended management classes, trouble shooting and advanced problems solving.

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