Production Supervisor Plant Manager

ALAN PEDERSON

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Experience

SPM OIL AND GAS (A DIVISION OF CATERPILLAR), FT WORTH, TX

Crew Lead 6/19/23-4/2/24

Supervised employees on shift to ensure safety, quality, & production goals were met.

Trained, evaluated, recognized, and disciplined employees.

Updated schedule and pulled orders for assembly.

Covered the shift when supervisor was out.

Checked inventory levels for upcoming jobs. Reported any shortages.

CPR/First Aid Certified

Forklift Certified

Perfect Attendance

PELTON SHEPHERD, FT WORTH, TX

Production Supervisor 1/3/2022-3/22/23

Took on job as safety director and conducted monthly meetings.

Took over responsibility for conducting monthly inventory count & reporting results to corporate.

Conducted interviews.

Supervised employees on shift to ensure safety, quality, & production goals were met.

Trained, evaluated, recognized, and disciplined employees.

Managed multiple priorities at a time in a fast-paced production environment.

Covered the plant when plant manager was out.

Loaded/unloaded trucks

Repaired equipment

Forklift Certified

Only missed 3 days of work

DOMTAR, Irving, TX 1985 - 2021

Production Supervisor 1999 - 2021

oVerified all safety standards were followed thru daily observation and documentation

oDeveloped "Weekly Safety Talks" program from scratch. Program documented and discussed a different safety topic each week

oVerified and managed quality standards to sustain 99% acceptance rate

oIncreased production by 10% and lowered waste by 30% by recognizing deficiencies in training, scheduling, and communication

oDesigned and illustrated press training manual, trouble-shooting manual, and press operator promotion checklist as part of continuous improvement program

oDesigned Excel spreadsheet to create Inventory tracking system from scratch. Spreadsheet included over 200 inventory items, vendors, purchases, cost of each item, history to track usages, and hundreds of formulas and look up tables

oSupervised employees on shift to ensure production goals were met

oConducted daily inspections to ensure Housekeeping of entire plant was maintained

oLed cross-functional team to resolve problem with blankets: resulted in a 10% increase in production

oCreated quality checklist in effort to reduce quality mistakes: led to 70% reduction in errors in 2020

oRead technical manuals and cross-trained in order to become knowledgeable on running and sustaining printing presses, rewinder's, sheeter's, packaging equipment, bailer's, and all other equipment

oMentored assistant supervisor in payroll, quality inspections, set-up inspections, recognizing safety issues, and how to use Excel spreadsheets, etc.

oCollaborated with other departments, managers, sales, and customers to resolve production, quality, and packaging issues on a weekly basis

oVerified labor hours and payroll accuracy using Kronos software

oDiagnosed and mentored employees to identify problems with equipment on a daily basis

oWeekly Inventory tracking and inventory database management

oTrained, evaluated, recognized, and disciplined employees

oManaged multiple priorities at a time in a fast-paced production environment

oAdult CPR & First Aid Certified as part of first responder program

oForklift Certified

Assistant Production Supervisor

o1994 - Sept. 1999

oTrained new press operators on how to run a press efficiently, keep waste below 2%, and maintain quality standards at same time

oInspected quality of all product being produced on presses and sheeter's

oUpdated all production forms into Excel format and added formulas and Macros

Press Operator 1985 - 1994

Operate high speed Hamilton printing press

Trained entry level employees, people to run packaging equipment, and mentored new press operators

Developed 16-week press training program

Installed new software and hardware in order to sustain computer network

Education

Associate Degree, Business Management, Tarrant County College, Ft. worth, TX

3.75 GPA

Achievements

Created Excel workbook for Quality manager in order to track quality issues more efficiently

Received quality award every year while running a press

OSHA 501 certified

Served on Kennedale Parks Board for 3 years

Missed a total of 6 day’s work since 1985

References

Bryan Rumfield 210-***-**** former Plant Manager Cintas

Ken Dykhuis 214-***-**** production Supervisor Domtar (retired)

David Gartman 817-***-**** IT Manager Rooms to Go

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