Fred Givens Jr
Center Ridge, AR 72027
Cell : 501-***-****
E-mail : ****.********@*****.***
Skills / Attributes
Production Supervisor • Lean Manufacturing, Kanban, Kaizen, ISO and 5S • Supervisor of union employees • Continuous Improvement • PC ( SAP, ORCALE, Word-Excel-Power Point-Windows) • Team Player • Forklift License • Passport • Nemo Vista School Board Member • Results-oriented • Get it done attitude
Professional Experience
Saint Jean Industries July 2015 to present
Casting Operator Casting Department
Set up and operate a working production cell
Maintain molds by using mold coating process.
Using PLC for casting machines and using Fanuc robots
Support and implement 5S and lean
Givens Grass Works April 2015 to July 2015
Owner/Operator
Lawn care and landscaping
Operated and maintained all lawn equipment
Hackney Ladish October 2014 to January 2015 (laid off due to gas industry)
Supervisor Machine Shop
Supervisor 20 direct and indirect factory associates.
Leadership in ensuring a safe work environment for all employees.
Lead and make sure all associates are ensuring that the customer’s quality and delivery expectations are being met.
Train lean manufacturing practices and 5S controls.
Continuous Improvements with Kaizen events.
Maintain and keep up with the budget of the departments.
Maintain and improve efficiencies levels.
Sinco Corp June 2014 to October 2014
Brake Press Operator
Learning two types of presses-Amada and Cincinnati
Learning how to program Cincinnati
Responsible for quality of products from my machine(doing inspection with different tools)
Givens Grass Works April 2014 to October 2014
Owner/Operator
Lawn care and landscaping
Operated and maintained all lawn equipment
Attended College from January 2013 until December 2013
Robert Bosch Gmbh May 2000 –December 2012 (Bosch closed /moved to Mexico)
Morrilton, Arkansas(
Supervisor
Supervisor 50 direct and indirect factory associates(two shifts)
Quote and order MRO material and components for all lines
Maintain inventory levels in all warehouses
Planning and scheduling of truck for wood deliveries
Receiving of all MRO items, components and wood products
Data entry of work orders
Leadership in ensuring a safe work environment for all employees.
Lead and make sure all associates are ensuring that the customer’s quality and delivery expectations are being met.
Train lean manufacturing practices and 5S controls.
Continuous Improvements with Kaizen events.
Maintain and keep up with the budget of the departments.
Maintained and improved efficiencies levels.
Supervisor over Woodshop Department for 10 years. This included CNC machines and other machinery. Using wood materials.
Supervisor over Transducer Department for 2 years. This was the assembling of the component parts.
Instrumental in startup of manufacturing at this facility in Morrilton
AmTran Corporation May 1999 – May 2000 Conway, Arkansas
Quality Control Technician
Responsibility for all problems arising in an assigned manufacturing area using different types of tools to check and maintain quality parts and assemblies.
Tools included CMM(Romer), Pharos(blueprint software),SPC, and the recording of all problem vendors.
The contacting of vendors about Quality issues and doing 8D corrective action forms on vendors.
Calibration of torque wrenches and guns on a monthly basis using three different types of computer software.
Tracking of defects on a weekly basis of the entire production line (Chassis Line)
AmTran Corporation May 1998 – May 1999 Conway, Arkansas
Materials Supervisor
Supervisor of 16 indirect union associates.
Responsibility for two receiving docks and one warehouse.
Responsible for all inventory levels in warehouse and movement of inventory parts in and out of warehouse.
Leadership in ensuring a safe work environment for all employees.
Implement and improve the warehousing of all components including MRO
material.
Arrow Automotive Industries 1992 – 1998 Morrilton, Arkansas
Production Scheduler
Scheduled nine production lines for assembling and disassembling of product.
Planned using MRP to maintain and set up schedule.
Purchased and expedited parts for all production lines to meet build schedules
Monitored and maintain specific inventory levels for all nine product lines.
Work with supervisor on maintaining the schedule.
Supply Clerk
Responsibility for inventory levels and keeping production lines stocked.
Pulled parts and supplied production using BOM schedules.
Maintain inventory levels by cycle counting daily.
Education
Morrilton High School---Morrilton, Arkansas
Some College-UACCM Morrilton, Arkansas
oComputer Application, College Algebra, Language Arts II, Public Speaking, Accounting I, Biology
Training
BPS (Bosch Production System)
Lean Manufacturing 101 ---University of Alabama of Huntsville
Work Force Education Program ---UA Community College Morrilton
Basic Auto CADD --- UA Community College Morrilton
Supervisory Management --- Petit Jean College Morrilton
The Winning Supervisory Program --- Green Bay Packaging