Production Supervisor, TPM, Planning, Quality Assurance

Amin Khoshnejad

**** ****** ***

Plainfield, IL *0586

708-***-**** ****.**********@*****.***

Professional Summary

Quick learner who offers over 7 years of leadership experience in both Quality and Manufacturing. Known for cutting cost and driving improvements. Known for using data driven methodologies to eliminate none value added activities and maintenance of continuous quality improvement projects. Proven success in developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures, as well as ensure compliance GMP requirements, HACCP and regulatory standards. Lean and Kaizen skills include 5S, Error proofing, Business Process Flow’s and Standard Work. Outstanding communication skills to coordinate the activities of employees, vendors and customers, driving internal and external achievement.

Accomplishments

• Led project managing to the success of Warehouse Management System implementation.

• Contributed to an annual 19% increase in productivity through improvements in quality and safety procedure, led to significant reduction in defects, and an annual cost saving of $200K.

• Introduced defect trace-ability to project management controls resulting in measurable outcomes.

• Inventory level reduction by 30% using JIT implementation.

• Maintained outstanding Safety record with zero OSHA recordable in 22 months. Professional Experience

Abbott, Abbott Molecular, Des Plaines, IL July 2020 - Present Production Supervisor

• Analyzes work orders to estimate worker hours and create schedules that meet both internal and external production needs such as the planning production build plan

• Approves work and gives area clearances. Creates SOPs, batch records etc.

• Interprets SOPs, specifications, templates, and job orders to workers, and assigns duties

• Inspects and measures parts and products to verify conformance to specifications

• Develops, recommends, and implements measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product

• Analyzes and resolves work problems or assists workers in solving work problems

• Directs workers in adjusting machines and equipment to repair products which fail to meet standards

• Responsible for supervising set-up operations for assembly, packaging and prep operations in compliance with approved documentation and QSR

• Monitor product performance during the production run; direct production personnel and daily activities to achieve production goals

• Manages performance of staff towards department and Company goals, including feedback on performance, appraisals, recommendations for merit increases or necessary disciplinary actions, communication to employees on performance, etc.

Menasha Packaging Corporation, Bolingbrook, IL July 2018 – June 2020 Production Supervisor

• Coached and assisted employees to help them to perform their job functions more safely, productively, and efficiently

• Produced short/long term production scheduling and forecasting and monthly cost analysis

• Advise management of new developments that affects profit, production, schedule, cost, customer relations and/or inter-departmental relations

• Reviewed pre-shift machine inspection and addressed machine concerns according to internal procedures

• Effectively communicates performance in all aspects of the business including, but not limited to Policy, Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity during pre-shift meetings and team meetings

• Monitoring the Labor cost and revenue and make adjustment to rosters

• Monitor and assure a safe work environment through process adherence and hazard elimination (PPE, Safety Snag, Lockout/Tag-out, Machine guarding, etc.)

• Evaluate employee’s performance and provide feedback. Recommend promotions, transfers and recognition. Proactively address employee relations issues. Manage performance and carry out actions and follow-up LBP Manufacturing – Chicago, IL February 2018 – July 2018 Production Supervisor

• Planned and scheduled 50+ Union personnel, delegating work effectively

• Working knowledge in progressive management technologies such as Lean Manufacturing, SMED, JIT, MRP and ERP

• Implementing Lean manufacturing 8 waste (DOWNTIME technique) on Production floor to minimizing the WIP and raw material waste

• Worked with site teams to develop best practices for PM and maintenance

• Drive continuous improvement via a management approach based upon total quality management, lean manufacturing, six sigma, and 5 "s" principles and philosophies

• Utilize problem solving techniques, teamwork building strategies, process control, and continuous process improvement tools to meet or exceed the plant metrics

• Demonstrated ability to achieving results through teamwork via communicating guiding goals, metrics-based management, defining responsibility and accountability, timely feedback, and open & honest two-way communications

• Support employees through performance management. Provide coaching and performance communication for improvement

• Dealing with Union production team members grievances and disciplinary procedures LBP Manufacturing – Chicago, IL July 2017 – February 2018 Production Material Planner

• Communicates with manufacturing, customer service, and logistics about material buy plans and delivery schedules affecting prompt completion and delivery of customer orders.

• Oversees the generation of manufacturing orders and daily/weekly production schedules

• Manages conversion of raw materials and WIP, to reduce working capital and perfect inventory turns

• Oversees generation of material purchase orders based on the master capacity and demand plans using the best methodology for material planning

• Responsible for creation of Bill of Materials lists and to ensure material requirements in planning tools and systems are relevant and correct.

LBP Manufacturing – Chicago, IL February 2016 – June 2017 Operation and Warehouse Support Admin.

• Responsible for inventory level of manufacturing materials and supplies at a high accuracy rate

• Purchase Order management including submitting the requisition and purchasing using Microsoft GP Dynamics

• Responsible for Production Data Collection and Analysis using lean methods

• Redesigned and streamlined the management dashboard report

• Negotiated bulk pricing on purchased items, for reduced cost LBP Manufacturing – Chicago, IL May 2014 - February 2016 Quality Assurance Lead

• Performed Root Cause Analysis and devised corrective action to resolve quality issues during production

• Reduced data entry errors by 85%

• Work Flow redesign of QA department and Reduced changeover time by 20%

• Performing, analyzing and summarizing testing for evaluation purposes using charts

• Led quality improvement processes to reduce customer quality concerns by 45% EDUCATION

Bachelor of Sciences - Chemical Industry - University of Isfahan (IV League), Isfahan, Iran - 2009

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