Israel Vela

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acwgq5@r.postjobfree.com

616-***-****

Summary

An accomplished Production Manager/Supervisor and Quality Engineer with strong leadership qualities and excellent continuous improvement skills. I am a hands-on leader who can point to measurable results yet meet quality standards in a growth oriented, high volume and fast pace production environments.

Professional Experience:

Advisor (Supervision and Materials Management) Allegiants International, LLC in Fort Wayne Indiana - Sept. 2015 to Present. Specialize in advisory, consulting, staffing and recruiting to service a variety of industries.

Quality Engineer and Shift Supervisor at Grand Rapids Plastics, in Grand Rapids Michigan - Nov. 2013 to Sept. 2015. Supplier of plastic injection molded parts as a tier 1 and 2 to Chrysler, Magna and GM

Responsible for 6 floor auditors

Write Inspection procedures for in-process inspection, final inspection and sorting instructions

Responsible for updating PPAP for new product or engineering changes: Control Plans, PFMEA Product Flow and Work Instructions Work Book

Perform Layered Process Audits (LPA)

Spend time on the production floor to provide Quality Support to assure customer satisfaction

Support Product Engineer: sending gauges out for calibration, sampling of parts and gathering data

Responsible for the Non-Conforming Hold Area making sure disposition is performed within 24 hours

Write work orders for mold repairs and PM’s

Responsible for 7 customer product lines: reviewing returns, communication with customer(s) and complete follow up with customer complaints

Responsible to complete 4D’s and 8D’s on a timely manner

Write up Quality Alerts, get signatures and train the alert

Maintain the “Fast Track” Board

Lead problem solving Kaizen

Shift Supervisor at Pioneer Plastics, in Grand Rapids Michigan - Sept 2013 to Nov. 2013

Supplier of automotive parts as a tier one supplier to Toyota, Chrysler and GM

Shift Supervisor at Grand Rapids Foam Technologies, in Grand Rapids Michigan and McAllen Texas - Nov. 2005 to Aug. 2013. Supplier of foam Products for the office furniture, Medical and Home Products

Operated a Deli and Restaurant Self Employed, in Grand Rapids Michigan - 2003 to 2005

Business owner of a Deli and Mexican Restaurant

Production Supervisor at ASC Lansing Assembly, in Lansing Michigan - Sept. 2002 to Sept. 2003

Tier 1 supplier of finish sheet metal components for the launching of the GM SSR Pickup Truck.

Assembly/Packaging/Inventory Warehouse Supervisor and Continuous Champion at Medtronic (formally DLP), in Grand Rapids Michigan - Mar. 1991 to Sept. 2002

Medtronic a Billion Dollar World Wide Manufacture of Medical Components

Assistant Plant Superintendent at Newell Manufacturing Company, in Lowell Michigan – 1991 to 1991

Newell Manufacturing Company, a tier 2 manufacturer of wood and aluminum window hardware. Supplier of metal stampings and welding Automotive Components as well as Vinyl Extrusion Products.

Plant Superintendent, Production Supervisor and CI Advisor at Target Components Inc. (formally C&F Stamping Company/Auto Style) 1978 to 1990. C&F Stamping $130 Million company specializing in Automotive Metal Stampings and Plastic Injection Components

Skills/Education level Experience Level

Continuous Improvement 20+

Kanban 20+

One-Piece-Flow 20+

Coaching 20+

Forklift Driver 20+

Machine Operator 20+

Lean Manufacturing 20+

Inventory Management 20+

Word, Excel and PowerPoint 20+

Problem Solving (8D) 20+

Poke-Yoke (Error Proofing) 20+

Welding 20+

Kaizen 20+

Interviewing 20+

Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) 20+

Stamping Press 20+

Assembly 20+

First Aid Cert. 20+

OSHA Trained 20+

Trainer 20+

TS Audit 14 months

Auditor 10 years

Writing reviews 20+

PPAP 1 yr.

Writing Quality Alerts 1 yr.

Containment Process 20+

Flow Charts 5yrs

Control Charts 5 yr.

SPC 20+

Education Level:

Grand Rapids Central High School Diploma Completion

Davenport University 2 years no degree

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