OLIVER B WHITE
Lexington, KY ***** H: 859-***-**** adbeyu@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-white-7064503b
Professional Summary
Continued career growth as a production supervisor with a progressive company whose emphasis is continuous excellence. Production supervisor with over 20 years’ experience. Areas of expertise include lean manufacturing using Kaizen principles.
Skills
Continuous Improvement -Lean Manufacturing Leadership and team building
5S Manufacturing Kaizen Production Planning: ISO Standards
Listening and verbal communication Root Cause Analysis
Organizational skills and Time management Coaching and motivation
Interpersonal skills working with a diverse team Practicing lean manufacturing
Problem solving and troubleshooting Microsoft applications
Work History
Academic Services Assistant, 08/2016 to 05/2018
University of Kentucky – Lexington, Ky.
Men and Women’s Dive and Swimming Team.
Serve as counselor to student-athletes in assigned sports
Computer Lab supervisor
Manage missed class time reporting
Other duties as assigned by the Associate Athletics Director for Student Services or the Assistant Athletics Director for Academics & Eligibility
Production Supervisor, 04/2015 to 12/2015
Aramark Uniform Services – Lexington, KY
Managed the production process and managed the production schedule.
Prepared and maintained production reports and personnel records
Reviewed processing schedules with a flip chart meeting every 2 hours to address any production concerns
Cut production overtime down over 50% within a six month period
Managed the production ironers and bulk fold area.
Production Supervisor, 09/2013 to 04/2015
Montaplast of NA – Frankfort, KY
Operated on a daily basis using the AS400 manufacturing operating systems.
Strategic oversight of safety, production, quality, and cost controls
Worked with andon visual control systems and takt time to implement standardized work
Performed time studies and wrote ISO 14001 assembly instructions for automotive injection molding and assembly production lines.
Worked with Kronos daily adjusting, correcting and approving associates time cards.
Severed as first responder certified from the American Heart Association in ctr, cpr and aed.
Production Supervisor, 11/2012 to 07/2013
Ingersoll Rand (Trane) – Lexington, KY
Liaised between customers and manufacturing to initiate new product recommendation to manufacturing based on feedback received from customers.
Developed and evaluated lean manufacturing techniques to control production, sales demand, quality, reliability and safety using Kaizen principles.
Managed sequence assembly manufacturing production operations
Monitored and undated daily, weekly and monthly metrics on operational performance of the Kanban system. Adjusted the Min/Max levels to ensure “just in time” principles.
Regional Account Executive, 08/2010 to 09/2012
CMSText – Lexington, KY
Managed mobile marketing sales for the southeast region of the United States.
Generated new business via trade shows and networking with potential customers.
Identified strategic business opportunities to advance technology through licensing and project development.
Generated leads and company endorsements while working from the office.
Production Manger, 10/2007 to 07/2010
Nelco Inc – Louisville, KY
Managed the production process and production schedule.
Monitored product standards and quality-control programs.
Set and monitored product standards, examined samples of raw product and processed tests, to ensure the quality of all finished products.
Manufacturing Facilitator, 11/1996 to 01/2006
aNetorder- RR Donnelley & Sons – Louisville, KY
Ensured that products were produced on time and of good quality.
Reviewed processing schedules and production order concerning inventory requirements.
Managed staffing requirements, work procedures and duty assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.
Tech Center Coordinator, 10/1991 to 10/1996
Lantech, Inc – Louisville, KY
Set up and verified the functionality of all newly built stretch wrap equipment.
Set and monitored product standards, examined samples of packaging products and processed texts, to ensure the quality of the finished products.
Tested products and sub-assemblies for functionality and quality.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Community Leadership and Development May 2018
University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY
Accomplishments
University of Kentucky Varsity football Captain (1984)
Hall of Fame bowl teams (1983,1984)
National Football League (NFL) Draft Pick, (1985)
Ranked in the top 5 of class in Community Leadership and Development (2016-2017)
Dean’s list (Fall 2017-2018
Phi Sigma Theta University of Kentucky Chapter (2018)
Nominated for student Employee of the year(2018)
Volunteer for the elementary school Back Pack club (2017-2018)
Current Board Member of the University of Kentucky (non-profit) K-Club (2020)