Production Supervisor Injection Molding

David A. Pedenelli, Jr.

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Professional Summary

Self-motivated leader with strong interpersonal skills. Proficient in diverse, high paced production environments. Ability to educate, motivate, and use team building techniques to create a workforce that is safe, efficient, and maintains good quality. Proven successes in recognizing deficiencies and improving on them by designing and implementing strategies to eliminate waste, increase profitability, and reach production goals.

Core Qualifications

Achieves results by quickly translating business requirements into actions with minimum supervision.

Interview, hire and organize all training for new team members and place effectively to create less turnover.

Continuous improvement and Customer focused.

Employ safety driven standards

Foster teamwork and diversity for a unified work force.

Experience in both union / nonunion environments

Ensures the plant is always maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness

Experience in Food production and packaging, Paper products, Glass and Plastic manufacturing.

KRONOS and ADP attendance and payroll administration.

Successes

Managed all departments in a 3 shift, 24/7 operation responsible for producing and packaging over 20 varieties of applesauce.

At new factory launch, helped to create work instructions, standard operating procedures, preventative maintenance program and health and safety guidelines for department.

Assisted in ergonomically placing new machines and secondary equipment using Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles.

Introduced Team Leader and Cross Training programs which reduced labor costs by adding flexibility and job rotation.

Worked with customers one on one to reduce cycle (production) time, resulting in a streamlined process and higher profit margin.

Established a regrind program utilizing product waste into the finished product.

Managed over 100 associates while coordinating production on 25 injection molding machines ranging from 96 to 2200 tons.

Additional Skills & Certifications

MDA/FDA Audit readiness

HACCP documentation awareness

Stop Light Chemical training

SSOP/CCP criteria training

Proficient 5Y and Root Cause Analysis problem solving

BCOT (Basic Operator Training) Instructor (Classroom)

Licensed Hi-lo, Man lift & Electric floor jack trainer

Trained in GM, Ford, Chrysler & Toyota requirements

Basic psychology management training

Certified Process Tech & Maintenance

Certified Lean Champion

Conflict Communication training

Certified- CPR / First Aid Response Leader.

Experience

Leelanau Fruit Co.-Buckley, MI Production Supervisor 7/17-Present

Materne, North America (GoGo Squeez) – Traverse City, MI Production Supervisor 9/14 – 4/17 (Reduction in force)

AJM Packaging – Southgate, MI Production Supervisor 12/08 – 9/14 (Relocated to Northern MI)

Gusrdian Industries – Warren, MI Production Supervisor 3/07 – 7/08 (Facility Closed)

Plastech, Inc. – Romulus, MI Production Supervisor 5/04 – 3/07 (Facility Closed)

Collins & Aikman – Sterling Hts, MI Production Supervisor 9/02 – 5/04 (Facility Closed)

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