Mid management Lean Manufacturing Journeyman tool and die maker

Ronald Smith

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Sylacauga, Al ***50

Cellular 330-***-****

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CAREER SUMARY / OBJECTIVE

I started my career as a machine operator in the die casting industry. Hard work afforded me the opportunity for multiple advancements ending as the Supervisor in the tool and die department until the plant closed. I then sought employment locally not wanting to move my family during their high school years. I took employment in a steel processing plant as a supervisor where I was taught Lean Manufacturing. I was later downsized due the failing economy. I was recently downsized again due to lack or work in the four cylinder engine block manufacturing at Nemak. At this point in my career I am looking to take the next step and move into a middle management position.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Nemak 2010-2016

Production Supervisor

Train and coach all associates in my charge

Track attendance for payroll

Assign associates to machines daily

Enforce Nemak policies

Ensure workforce is practicing proper EHS practices

Prepare annual associate evaluations

Inspect product on all machines in my area for visual and gauging defects

Contain quality spills

Complete daily production report

Other normal duties as indicative of a supervisors roll.

TPM Facilitator / Lean Manufacturing Team

Teach Lean manufacturing practice

Kaizen events

5-s training

Continuous improvement training

Value stream mapping

The Seven waste principles

Autonomous Maintenance

Dietrich Metal Framing, Warren Ohio (Union Facility) 2005-2009

Supervisor

Delegate work assignments to up to 30 union employees in 5 departments

Cold Rolling Mill/ Welder department

Slitter department

Roll forming & stamping press department

Traffic Department

Maintenance department

Track attendance for payroll usage

Schedule job set up for coil slitters

Administer discipline under union guide lines

Oversee unloading of steel coils from railroad and trucks

Track steel through all operations of manufacturing

Oversee shipping of finished product via railroad and truck

Hold weekly Team Meetings to help develop communications and promote safety

Hold daily KPI meetings to drive “Continuous Improvement”

Lester Industries, Bedford Heights, Oh (Non-Union/Union Facility) 1983-2004

Toolroom Supervisor, Journeyman Tool and Die maker

Initiated, developed, and implemented a comprehensive training plan which significantly increased employee skill and productivity levels to enable a 30% reduction in departmental headcount

Designing and creating gauges, fixtures, and engineering changes to improve the function of the Die Cast and Trim dies

Assess condition of up to a 4 million dollars tooling inventory

Delegated work assignments for up to 26 subordinates across 3 shifts

Plan corrective action to repair or refurbish tooling

Track tooling inventory usage for the re-ordering of die segments

Training, development and directing the labor force as needed

Utilizing subordinates to satisfy the needs of the Die Casting, Maintenance, Casting

Machining, and Quality Control departments

Die Repairman 1989-1992

Extract stuck castings from die cast dies using chisels, jack screws, oxy/acetylene torches

Welding and machining tooling components to pre-established blueprint specifications,

Disassembling and assembling of tooling, replacing die segments and sections, any duties

assigned by Shift Leader

Advancement from this position to the previously mentioned position had never, in the history of the

company, been achieved so rapidly

Automation technician 1983-1989

Complete set-up of the Automation Cells consisting of, die cast machines, trim presses, die cast

dies, trim dies, auto ladles, automatic and die mounted sprayers

Programming of industrial robots

S.P.C.

Machine Try Out

Die cast machine operator 1979-1983

I was one of six Die Cast machine operators tested and awarded entry into this pilot position to utilize industrial robots to operate not only the die cast machine, but also the trimming operation. This allowed improvement in casting consistency and increased employee utilization efficiency

Once familiar with this new configuration, I re-wrote the majority of the programs for the robots which reduced the number of blocks of memory, hence freeing memory space.

TRAINING PROFILE

OSHA 10

OSHA 30

Six Sigma

Lean manufacturing

Continuous Improvement

M.S.D.S.

S.P.C.

Personal and Plant safety

State of Ohio Certified Apprenticeship program (576 class room hours plus 2000 hours O.J.T)

Machine Trades adult vocation (1552 hours)

Operation and preventive maintenance of both Unimate and G.M.F Industrial robots

Introduced to ISO and QS documentation and application

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Assistant Scoutmaster to Boy Scout Troop #259

Volunteer worker at the Brimfield Community Cupboard.

Pick up food at the Regional Food Bank

Distribute food to the needy in the Brimfield community

Soccer Coach (4yrs.)

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