lean manufacturing, safety, leadership, root cause analysis
Resume:
RHETT MATTHEWS
Springfield, TN *7172
615-***-**** or *************@*****.***
Career Summary: Dedicated professional with over eleven years of experience in a manufacturing environment seeking a Production Manager position. Self-starter that brings industry experience within a fast paced and high-volume manufacturing facility; including lean manufacturing, coaching and mentoring teams, promoting environmental and health safety, paying attention to detail, optimizing manufacturing processes, and maximizing product quality.
Project coordination of hands-on root cause analysis techniques, team player with the ability to communicate effectively, problem solving, and innovative ideas to support production, policies and safety goals.
Accomplishments:
Aided team in achieving production rates higher than 80%
Created and implemented a crane training course
Team member for reducing scrap to less than 5%
Helped to dramatically reduce injury/incident OSHA recordable rate within plant
Areas of Expertise:
SMED
Green Gear Certified
Continuous Improvement/Kaizen
Process Management
Incident Command Leader
First Aid/CPR/BBP certified
Safety & Technical Training Techniques
Coaching & Mentoring Employees
Lean Manufacturing Systems
Automotive Manufacturing
Experience:
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC Bowling Green, KY
Forging Process Technician Jan. 2012-March 2016
Took a hands-on leadership role in overseeing die prep operations, contributing knowledge of dies and press operations to investigate quality and production issues.
Responsible for determining root cause analysis and expediting corrective actions as well as follow-through to assure a high quality standard is met.
Optimize automotive manufacturing production by organization of equipment, 5S, SMED, continuous improvement, troubleshooting skills, communication of concerns or problems, OEE, and team leading corrective actions.
Active member of safety committee and loss prevention team, maintained safety goal standards, responsible for environmental and safety techniques from exposure to harmful chemicals.
Utilized professional presentation skills by taking a hands-on role in creating, implementing and teaching an overhead crane operation, inspection, and safety course.
Provided correspondence between maintenance, tooling, and forging departments to coordinate die and equipment issues.
RHETT MATTHEWS
Electrolux Home Products Springfield, TN
Process Owner-Enamel/Supervisor-Press/Associate Supervisor June 2005-Jan 2012
Gained valuable management experience within an extremely competitive industry. Ensured consistent production processes in monitoring line uptime and time constraints, correcting issues that reduced quality, production, or equipment failures. Verified equipment and tooling to produce high quality product, time sensitive inventory and implemented innovative lean manufacturing strategies.
Optimizing and improving collaborative manufacturing processes by using excellent oral and written communications, troubleshooting, lean manufacturing using 8D, 5Y, flow charts, inventory control, insight, and continuous improvements.
Responsible for key performance indicators, high quality standards, employee relations, strong organizational skills, safety assurance, OEE, and project management.
Played an integral role in project management of cost reduction measures to reach established goal attainment target with a can do attitude.
Proactive in investigating potential production downfalls, troubleshooting to reduce downtime and anticipating areas of systems failures.
Acquired Yellow and Green gear certification and utilized Six Sigma.
Helped obtain 5D-BIQ class “A” in manufacturing.
US Filter/Culligan Water Tumwater, WA
Route Delivery/Customer Service Tech Jan 2001-March 2002 and Jan 2003-May 2005
Delivered professional customer sales and service, safety, and efficient production.
Troubleshooting, organizational skills, quality, excellent communication, and interpersonal skills to influence consumers.
Yelm Police Department Yelm, WA
Police Officer March 2002-Dec 2002
Responsible for honesty, integrity, moral character, and professionalism.
Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail ability to listen, and give direction.
Investigate criminal activity using innovative, intelligent, problem-solving and creative techniques.
Proactive in criminal deterrence, high visibility.
Education:
Bachelor of Science Murray State University Murray, KY 1994
Associate of Arts South Puget Sound C.C. Olympia, WA 1992
Police Academy WSCJTC Seattle, WA 2002
Certification:
Overhead Crane Trainer North American Crane Bureau 2015
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