Line Leader Production Supervisor
Resume:
Stephen Combs
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Combs ***@*****.***
A proven leader in achieving results in manufacturing environments, and in inspiring cross-functioning teams to realize company visions. Has used fourteen years of manufacturing experience and eleven years leadership experience to manage shifts and coach team members to employ quality practices and lean manufacturing tactics that’s raised profitability while exceeding Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), delivered great quality, and drove continuous improvement.
EXPERIENCE
Group Leader. PGT Industries, Oct 2020-June 2021 Tampa, Fl
Managing 2nd and 3rd shift, including two team leaders, five Line Specialists, and fifty-four fabricators.
Reduced Man Hours from 1.7 to 1.25 on largest line.
Worked on cost saving projects, including adding frame cart to reuse large, cut extrusions. And continuous improvement project to change layout of line.
Worked on various safety projects, including collaborating with Engineering for vinyl roller inserts to alleviate the use of human force from team members. Created isles for large extrusion carts to travel down. Added eye wash stations close to saws.
Worked on quality projects, including creating work instructions for saw stations and sign offs for checks and balances to be documented.
Production Line Leader. Formulated Solutions, June 2020-Oct 2020 Largo, Fl
Added liquid filling to large group of technologies learned from previous 13 years’ experience in the manufacturing industry.
Production Supervisor, PCI Pharma Services, October 2015-February 2020 Rockford, IL (Worked for same CMO company 13 years and progressively moved to managing 2nd shift’s entire clinical department of 65 individuals, including 3 group leads, 20 line leaders, 2 maintenance personnel, and the rest packers. Did so for four years in this position.)
Overachieved on schedule compliance, production OEE, and quality while doubling shift size through hiring employees, overseeing their training, and developing every skill set needed for high speed bottling, pouching/bagging, blistering, cartoning, and other manufacturing lines. These lines used fillers, cappers, bundlers, encapsulators, powder bartelts, sencorps, cartoners, carding tables, vision systems, labelers, conveyors, and a wide range of other equipment.
Exceeded goals of quantity of lines to run by directing the daily schedule with strategy.
Worked proficiently with ERP system to track inventory.
Raised the standard of cGMP rule adherence and company policy compliance by educating employees on why the rules are important, and enforcing the rules, unwaveringly.
Brought out outstanding, goal hitting performances from team members through communicating goals, coaching, showing appreciation, and conducting performance reviews that reward goal hitting behaviors and identify and rectify areas needed for improvement.
Set a standard of high accountability through performing counseling up to and including termination for deviations of SOPS, Batch Record instructions, work practices, company policies, and cGMP polices.
Sliced changeover times and scrap percentages on equipment lines through employing lean six sigma practices and working cross-functionally with fellow frontline departments.
Sky Rocketed Batch Record Right First-Time 30 percent through education, coaching, accountability, and ensuring thorough batch record reviews.
Led shift to high on time delivery metrics and beat fast track customer expectations through working with the Quality department, Production Management, maintenance, Engineering, and Project Management, while exercising decisive decision making.
Upheld high Osha standards, while creating 3-point lessons to improve safety and performing incident reports.
Dropped down customer complaints and holds through heading up rapid intervention meetings, process improvements, and corrective actions for any quality issues.
Operation Team Leader, PCI Pharma Services, April 2013-October 2015 Illinois City, IL
Attained schedule compliance by scheduling and working with supervision for the development of over 100 team members including Line Leaders, Packers, and production inspectors.
Increased amount of lots done a day by organizing standard crews and coaching teams with lean manufacturing processes.
Achieved higher success than lead level by taking on Supervisor duties.
Met and Exceeded daily goals by working across departments.
Clinical Line Leader, PCI Pharma Services, January 2010-April 2013 Rockford, IL
Achieved high level of efficiency amongst diverse sets of machines, including cappers, fillers, induction sealers, sencorps, labelers, vision systems, and more.
Drove high level of quality and efficiency by reading batch record instructions to crews of 6 to 12 employees and ensuring they were following the instructions and keeping up with flow.
Collaborated on lean six sigma efforts and drove company vision for a project that increased lots per day by 50% and decreased need for overtime on biggest money-making line.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
GED
SKILLS
Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
Inspiring and driven Leadership
Excellent attendance
Great situational Leadership and problem-solving skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
ERP system
Safety, quality, and cost saving projects.
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