Maintenance Quality
Resume:
ERIC LYNN HUDDLESTON
*** *** *****, *******, ** *7087 Phone 615-***-****
EXPERIENCE
**/**** –present Lochinvar Lebanon,Tennessee
Production Supervisor
Responsible for the efficient operation of Manufacturing Department, the direction of the plant work force and the meeting of daily production schedules.
Supervises and coordinates activities of Leaders and workers.
Verifies correct manufacturing processes are adhered to.
Works with other operators, engineers and quality personnel to identify and resolve potential customer issues.
09/2008-05/2010 Technology Solutions Three Franklin, Tennessee
Production Supervisor
Supervise 43 employees for the wiring department.
Responsible for quality, inventory, employee morale, safety, and efficiencies.
Responsible for the work effort and the appraisal of personnel.
Coach performance through communication, documentation and consequence up to termination of employment
Responsible for maintaining employee schedules.
Ensure adequate training is provided to employees through training, mentoring and education.
Responsible for ensuring the set up of cutting tools in department.
Responsible for scheduling preventive maintenance of equipment.
Lean manufacturing
11/2005– 9/2008 National Industrial Concepts Gallatin,Tennessee
Production Supervisor
Supervise production activity during shift, such as assembly, manufacturing, fabricating, processing, packaging and inspection.
Responsible for meeting production schedules, cost targets and quality standards.
Responsible for quality, inventory, employee morale, safety, and efficiencies.
Coach performance through communication, documentation and consequence up to termination of employment.
Responsible for the work effort and the appraisal of personnel.
Ensure adequate training of employees and maintenance of equipment.
Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities between departments.
11/2003 – 11/2005 Orchid International Mount Juliet,Tennessee
Tooling Supervisor
Supervise the activities of 5 to 20 hourly employees involving their assigned shift in the Tool & Die Department to ensure optimum efficiency and economy of operations. Additionally responsible for the training of employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints related to their shift.
Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies.
Responsible for continuous improvement efforts to include reduction of premium cost or poor quality due to tooling, preventive versus emergency maintenance, to achieve a goal of “zero” press downtime.
Maintain QS 9000 procedures constantly so that internal and external audits do not uncover non-conformance.
Adjust tool room work flow process to meet production schedules.
Study production schedules and estimate worker hour requirements for completion of job assignments. Additionally responsible for the accuracy and completion of all time and work records.
Responsible for initiating the requisitioning of needed materials, tooling, equipment, and personnel required to perform jobs needed in supporting production requirements.
Confer with other departmental managers and/or supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments concerning the repairs/maintenance, process improvements, part quality characteristic improvements, involving tooling needed to meet production and quality requirements.
Analyze specifications, set up and operate machine tools, fit and assemble parts to fabricate and repair metalworking dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, and gages in respect to standard metalworking and die design practices.
1/2003–11/2003 Metal Quest, Inc. Portland, Tennessee
Tool Room Foreman, Asian Tooling Division
Responsibilities included the designing and building of dies.
Supervised tool and die workers to ensure efficient job performance and compliance with safety and company practices and policies.
Prepared program quotes for various companies.
Scheduled and planned all incoming work and monitored progress of specific jobs.
Ordered all tooling and materials according to need and work schedule.
4/2002–1/2003 Steel Summit Lavergne, Tennessee
Tool and Die Maker
Built and maintained all in-house press dies.
Responsible for troubleshooting dies in various presses.
Traveled to client work sites in order to troubleshoot and repair dies.
5/2000–4/2002 Frigidaire Company Springfield, Tennessee
Tool and Die Maker
Responsible for designing and building specific tooling and jig fixtures for free standing ranges.
Kept press department running at production when breakdowns occurred, which included repairing dies and fixtures and welding machine change overs to different part numbers.
Aligned steel for press set up and progression of the steel.
Practiced time-saving measures to keep production running in order to implement a permanent solution of the problem or engineering change.
1/2000-5/2000 Tripe H Machine Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Tool and Die Maker
Built tooling to print for several companies and plants, although main supplier of work came from “TYCO”.
Supervised repair of in-house tooling and installation of products within the company.
2/1999-1/2000 TRW Automotive Lebanon, Tennessee
Tool and Die Maker
Main job responsibilities were tool making and trouble shooting, including aligning and “trimming-in” various types of computer numerical controlled boring, milling, lathe and other machines.
Kept production running in the plant for various kinds of steering box assemblies.
Additionally responsible for building to print and detail number tooling that was needed for spare parts in the tool-crib in the event of a machine break-down.
1989-1998 Yamakawa Manufacturing Co. Portland, Tennessee
Die Maintenance Supervisor
Maintained all solid construction cast iron stamping and metal forming dies. Responsible for troubleshooting issues identified with various types of presses.
Extensive experience with hand finishing and welding dies.
Held position of Supervisor which represented the Die Maintenance Department in various meetings in order to address quality concerns.
Supervised tool and die workers and gave direction for individual die repair plans.
Responsible for auditing work orders for due date and content, and tracking out-sourced die repair by maintaining the Outside Vendor Progress Report.
Analyzed data for subordinates utilizing an average daily output report.
EDUCATION
1990 Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, Tennessee
Course of Study: University Parallel-A.S.
Concentration in Engineering
1988 Volunteer State Community College Gallatin, Tennessee
Course of Study: Selective Topics in Engineering
Computer Numerical Controlled Machines; CNC
1987 Graduate of Portland High School Portland, Tennessee
General Curriculum
SKILLS AND TRAINING
Solid construction dies, cast iron training by Japanese. (Trained in all operations of shop, lathe, drill, layout equipment, mill, cutter grinder, all hand and surface grinders, MAKINO ACCUTRACE mill 6M FANUC, MAKINO 5M Tracer/CNC, 30;300 ton die spotter, 110;200;250;400 ton presses, and 600;1000;1200;1500;2000 ton transfer presses.
Welding (Including Mig, Tig, Arc, Acetylene, Cutting Torch, Track Torch, and HI-ALLOY welding class.
Specialized Training including ISO 9000 (International Organization of Standards) calibration auditor, ETA (Equipment Task Analysis), and SPC (Statistics Parts Control)
R E F E R E N C ES
Bill Sloan
306 Meadow Lane
Portland, Tennessee 37148
Phone: 615-***-****
Troy Wood
501 N. Belvedere Drive
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: 615-***-****
Tony Vestal
Program Manager
Orchid International
94 Belinda City Parkway
Mt. Juliet, Tennessee 37122
Phone: 615-***-****
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