Production/Quality Assurance Manager
Resume:
Daniel J. Klucas
Hapeville, GA 30354
OBJECTIVE
I’m a goal oriented employee driven with a strong sense of pride in my work. I have the technical skills needed to succeed. I look forward to the opportunity with eagerness to excel, learn, and grow as a valued employee.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Production Manager/Quality Assurance Manager at Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare Atlanta, Georgia
July 2013 - present
Summary of experience: Leadership, Supervising, Management, Data Entry, Team work, Instructor, Reporting Research Results, SAP, GMP, Team Building, Employee Training, ISO13485
At Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare my current duties consist of:
- Drive culture of safety and quality into daily operations
- Develop, approve, implement and direct experiments, standard operating and quality procedures.
- Direct and facilitate ISO/Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement activities to improve customer satisfaction and reduce total costs
-Establish and maintain financial targets
-Schedule and adjust production based on master schedules and assembly needs and line performance.
-Keep track of raw parts, WIP and finished goods inventory
-Assess and evaluate production issue on the shop floor and their impact on safety, productivity and/or quality.
-Monitors, tracks, and verifies production activities on the shop floor
-Ensure best practices are being utilizing to maintain/increase productivity.
- Creation, implementation and execution SOPs, WIs and SWIs.
- Conducting process auditing and issuing CAPA for nonconformances.
- Assuring Operations and Distribution processes are performed in accordance with standard operating procedures, local, state and federal regulation.
- Act as the Management Representative for the quality management system for manufacturing and distribution operations.
- Assist in hosting regulatory and customer audits for the manufacturing and distribution operations. .
- Possesses a working knowledge of operational procedures in order to defend system with auditors and coach employees in their daily work functions.
- Review and approve operational work orders, non-conformances and customer complaint investigations that occur in the distribution centers regarding evaluation of in-house inventory.
- Define sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data.
- Prepares reports to communicate outcomes of quality activities.
- Participates in Management Review and Nonconformance Material Review.
- Reviews and approves requests for change to manufacturing documentation, prior to release.
At Drive Medical my primary duties as Quality Lead were:
- Inspect for supplier quality using established methods and documenting results. Inspect for the conformance of mechanical manufacturing processes such as welding, punching, injection and blow molding, assembly and aesthetics of paint appearance. Ensure company, industry and FDA compliance is met for all products. Enter and maintain result data into quality management system (QSI) and the warehouse data system (SAP).
As Quality Lead my responsibilities go beyond the inspection of goods:
-Directing QC team member on daily task, inspection assignments and review of work completed.
-Create work procedures needed for rework projects for nonconformance’s found using MS Word/Excel and Photo editing software. Instruct employees of processes to be preformed.
-Supervise repair employees on work performed at both in-house or off site locations, record keeping of product data and labor/expenses.
Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) Repairman/Paint Repair at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) Montgomery, Alabama
April 2005 – April 2013
Summary of experience: Painter, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, ISO trained on assembly of automotive parts, Safety Training with Hazardous Material, Material Safety Data Sheet database management, Employee Training, Team Building, ISO9001/TS 16949
-Paint and Body Quality, HVLP painting, panel painting, paint blending, paint prep, paint masking, buffing/polish/restoration, body repair, paint less dent removal (PDR), glass repair, water leak repair, and troubleshooting/repairs, and team leader relief duties.
At HMMA my primary duties were:
I have over 8 years experience in automotive manufacturing paint and quality control processes. Most of my experience is in the paint and body repair and also the inspection of the quality. Areas in which I have experience are paint blending, sanding and body work, paint prep, paint polish/restoration, and dent removal. Also I have trained in glass repair and water leak troubleshooting and repair. I have spent much time working with inspectors on quality lines approving repairs. Also I have worked with quality assurance and process engineers to help on various issues. During my time at HMMA, I have also performed Team Leader duties as needed. This has helped me gain even more knowledge about the automotive industry and a stronger understanding of the processes involved.
Forklift Driver at Sigma Corp. Alexander City, Alabama
July 2004 - April 2005
Summary of experience: Fork lift, shipping and receiving, warehouse.
At Sigma Corp I was a forklift driver in their warehouse. My duties there included loading and unloading of trailer and flatbed trucks. I also did sorting/picking of pieces for palletizing and staging orders to be shipped.
Crew Manager at Wilson Pro Cleaning Service New Site, Alabama
December 1998 - April 2005
Summary of experience: Team Building, Team Leader, customer service/sales, Employee Training, Leadership.
At Wilson Pro Cleaning Service I preformed restoration and refinishing in relation to a variety floor finishes from high traffic durable areas to high shine show room areas.
During my time with Wilson Pro Cleaning Service I was able to learn many aspects of the business which directs me today, from the labor end of work to job bidding/contract and management. This being a small business I quickly became the Crew Manager after working directly under the guidance of the company owner. As Crew Manager my duties were to oversee all daily work, insure customer satisfaction along with any service issues, job quality, inventory and ordering of supplies also employee activities and time keeping.
From this job I credit most of what I am as a worker, it instilled morality, job pride, team work and leadership. I gained a sense of belonging and loyalty. All of this helped me grow into the type person I am today.
Material Handler at Russell Corporation Alexander City, Alabama
February 2001 - January 2002
Summary of experience: Forklift, shipping and receiving, warehouse.
At Russell Corporation I was employed as a material handler delivering raw material to machine operators and retrieving their finish product. In addition, I also loaded and unloaded trucks in the shipping and receiving area of the warehouse department.
EDUCATION
Vocational, Automotive Collision Repair,
September 2009
H. Councill Trenholm State Techincal College Montgomery, Alabama
I received some credit hours during my time at the school for a training class I attended.
High School
September 1994 - May 1997
Benjamin Russell High School Alexander City, Alabama
Along side graduating I successful completed an Automotive Paint and Body Technology training program to receive a technical diploma and was named student of the year.
CERTIFICATION
September 2009
H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College
I attended a company sponsored course on paint blending techniques and a range of repair skills that are needed in today auto manufacturing facilities. The class was directed by the school, paint & body experts and a PPG representative.
PPG Certifications:
I received numerous solvent and water borne paint related PPG certifications.
Aveta Business Institute
Certificate of Achievement:
Six Sigma White Belt
BSI ~Exemplar Global
Certificate
ISO 13485:2016
UL EdUneering
Certificate of Completion:
Quality Management System (QMS) ~ Quality System Regulation (QRS)
QS Regulation: Corrective and Preventive Actions
QS Regulation: Identification and Traceability: Production and Process Control
QS Regulation: Design Control
QS Regulation: Document and Purchasing Controls
QS Regulation: Quality System Requirements
SKILLS
Quality Inspection/Auditing
Inventory Control
Leadership/Coaching
Supervising/Management
Data Entry
Windows OS/MS Office Suites
QMS
SAP
ISO 9001/TS 16949
ISO 14001
ISO 13485
Six Sigma
5S/6S
Kaizen
5 Whys/Root Cause/Fishbone/8D
Industrial/Commercial Painter
Auto body and paint repair
Lift truck/Fork lift
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