Paula Smallen, **** Smallen Rd, Loudon, TN, 865-***-****, ********@*****.***
Objective
Highly motivated individual with strong leadership experience in administrative and manufacturing positions seeking a new challenges and opportunity to lead, excel, and grow. Education
High School Diploma – McMinn Central High School, Etowah, TN – 1993 LPN – Tennessee Technology Center at Athens – 2000 Experience
Marketing Alliance Group, Chattanooga, TN
Project Manager, July 2021 – Present
• Receive new orders, review current inventory, and order materials
• Prepare and review current production schedules to insure on-time delivery
• Work with Production Mangers to determine shortages and contingency options
• Trace discrepancies in inventories, correct and countermeasure
• Work with customers to countermeasure issues in delivery, quality, and service
• Work with Engineering for scheduling, development, and testing to keep new products development on time and in budget
Production Shift Supervisor, Mar 2020 – July 2021
• Manage production staff to ensure production targets are met
• Resolve issues for production shortages and report out daily
• Complete shift reports on daily and weekly basis
• Train new staff and support production as needed
• Develop and mentor Line Leads in daily tasks
• Select, train, and mentor new Supervisor for other areas/shifts
• Remote out daily and weekly reporting to Management staff up Adient Athens, Athens, TN
Production Supervisor, January 2019 – Present
• Manage daily operation of Volkswagen - 416 assembly programs
• Manage 30+ production personnel daily
• Complete required production documentation
• Review downtime issues and resolve, or escalate to support groups
• Review and approve quality reports per shift
Preferred Precision Group, Chattanooga, TN
Regional Manager, April 2017 – December 2018
• Managed containment and quality sort groups at multiple facilities
• Trained and managed 100+ employees at several sites
• Coordinated data-based tracking to meet customer requirements daily
• Met with potential clients to develop new business opportunities
• On call to support all business relations and guarantee complete customer satisfaction
• Achieved Annual Top Sales goal for 2017
JTEKT Automotive (Formerly TRW/Koyo Steering Systems), Vonore, TN Machining Department Team Leader 2012 – 2016
• Review posted manufacturing schedule and plan shift production and changeovers
• Conduct daily shift meetings with team
• Train and mentor new employees; conduct period review of all assigned employees
• Working with support groups, maintenance, engineering to determine root cause of issues and correct
• Report to shift and senior management about production, issues, and overall status of assigned areas
• Support team as set-up or production technician to reach daily production target goals.
• Lead trainer for new machining team leaders
Set-Up (Resource) Technician 2006 – 2012
• Assist in tool changes and product change overs
• Complete two-hour and F/M/L inspection checks
• Adjust offsets to machine tools
• Complete all start up and operation checks for assigned equipment
• Complete tool changes and product change overs on various equipment
• Identify causes of machine stoppages and quality issues, determine corrective actions
• Assist lead and support staff in correcting quality problems, machine issues, and equipment troubleshooting
• Complete daily production, inspection, and scrap reports for assigned productions areas
• Maintain 5S for assigned production areas
Production Technician 2003 – 2006
• Complete part inspections using micrometers, calipers, height gages, dial indicators, bench centers, and CMM
• Complete all start up and operation checks for assigned equipment
• Identify causes of machine stoppages and quality issues, determine corrective actions or request assistance from manufacturing support groups
• Complete daily production, inspection, and scrap reports for assigned productions areas Etowah Healthcare, Etowah, TN
Licensed Practical Nurse 2000 – 2003
Certified Nursing Assistant 1998 - 2000
Dell Computers, Nashville, TN
Administrative Assistant to Senior Management 1997 – 1998 References
Mrs. Kim Hope
Operations Manager, Adient Athens
Athens, TN
Mr. David A. Rodgers
Principal Manufacturing Engineer, JTEKT Automotive Vonore, TN
(423) 755 – 1764
Ms. Melissa Astrakaus
Senior Technician/QA Auditor, JTEKT Automotive
Vonore, TN 37885
(865) 696 - 6576