Plant Manager Production
Resume:
James Scott
Hudson, NC *****
**********@*****.***
Manufacturing professional with over thirty years of experience. Trained in Lean Manufacturing implementation and thrives in a dynamic, challenging and fast-paced work environment. Assertive and enthusiastic knowledge of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles. An expert in quality, processes, and efficiency offers a proven track record of success in identifying areas for improvement and formulating/executing initiatives that enhance operational, organizational, and system performance. Mentors team members in industry best practices, Lean Six Sigma methods, and customer service to quickly and effectively address customer concerns, drive regulatory compliance,advance continuous improvement, and create significant cost savings.
Core Strengths: Operations Management – Quality Control – Lean Six Sigma Methods – Project Management 5S/ 6S – Process Improvement – Training & Development – Customer Service - ISO Lead Auditor
SKILLS/ CERTIFICATION
Certified Lean Trainer, ISO Lead Auditor, Six Sigma Certified, AQS Certified, experienced in Value Stream Analysis, ASQ Internal Audit, 5s and 6s Except,4Q and Trainer Forklift Certification Trainer.
Software: E21, CAD, Inventor, Excel, Koncur, LX and Epicor
WORK EXPERIENCE
Plant Manager
SpartaCraft- Connelly Springs, NC
2021-PRESENT
●Plan, organize, direct and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed our customers’ expectations
●Increase production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards
●Be responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping
●Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
●Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
●Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions
●Share a trusting relationship with workgroup and recruit, manage and develop plant staff
●Collect and analyze data to find places of waste or overtime
●Commit to plant safety procedures
●Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards, metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
●Address employees’ issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreements
●Influence and learn from below
●Stay up to date with latest production management best practices and concepts
Industrial Timber- Taylorsville, NC
2020-2021
Assistant Plant Manager
Coordinate and direct the staff members regarding the activities that need to be performed in the absence of the plant manager
To keep a close eye on the buying, selling and quality of the material used in production to give maximum output
To make optimum use of the equipment and available manpower to ensure better productivity
To ensure that the work gets done as per the priority within the framed budget by maintaining the quality standards and delivering the products on the given deadline
Implement new plans to ensure better results in accordance with the quality standards
To maintain, compile, store and retrieve any data and information related to the production
BWE - Lenoir, NC
2018 to 2020
●Liaise with other managers to formulate objectives and understand requirements
●Estimate costs and prepare budgets
●Organize workflow to meet specifications and deadlines
●Monitor production to resolve issues
●Supervise and evaluate performance of production personnel (quality inspectors, workers etc.)
●Determine the amount of necessary resources (workforce, raw materials etc.)
●Approve maintenance work, purchasing of equipment etc.
●Ensure output meets quality standards
●Enforce health and safety precautions
●Report to upper management
Production Manager / Installation Products/ Electrification Products/ Shift
Manager
ABB - Hickory, NC
2016 to 2018
●Cultivate a high departmental safety culture, manage safety messages delivered at safety meetings.
●Initiate actions that support corporate safety goals and programs.
●Initiate a thorough investigation for all incidents, whether an injury or near miss occurred and properly distribute this information to all managers and supervisor, facilitate adherence to quality plan, ensure that all quality training of team members is effected on time, effect a prompt corrective action plan for customer complaints, which includes properly using the customer complaint data log, create a departmental culture that values customer satisfaction.
●Meet individual efficiency goals and meet individual utilization goals.
●Meet a flexible budget for factory supplies, direct labor, indirect labor, overtime and contract labor, initiate timely and clearly written maintenance repair orders and follow up to ensure up-time maximization, maintain shop supplies at a sufficient level to support operations without excessive spending.
●Resolve team member issues through problem resolution.
●Proactively develop personal growth opportunities for team members.
●Make effective employment decisions including quality hiring, reasonable retention, timely and candid performance evaluation, and appropriate counseling and discipline.
Production Manager
COMPOSITE PANEL TECHNOLOGIES - Salisbury, NC
2014 to 2016
●Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule.
●Ensuring that the production is cost effective.
●Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality.
●Working out the human and material resources needed.
●Drafting a timescale for the job.
●Estimating costs and setting the quality standards.
●Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed.
●Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment.
●Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control.
●Liaising among different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers; working with m managers to implement the company's policies and goals; ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed.
●Supervising and motivating a team of workers; reviewing worker performance; identifying training needs.
Shop Manager / Production Manager
Adden Furniture - Hildebran, NC
2011 to 2014
●Provide management oversight for Machine Room.
●Finishing and Assembly (CNC, Panel Saw, Edge Bander, Boring Machines) processes and super- vision.of 100+ employees.
●Plan and schedule production activities and supervise production processes, ensuring effective management of production lines and quality product output on time and within budget.
●Estimate production costs and determine high quality standards; monitor production practices and set schedules as required, allocating materials and human resources for greatest efficiency and cost saving.
●Select and maintain equipment, supervise product standards, and enforce quality control programs.
●Collaborate with other managers to execute organizational policies and goals by supervising and inspiring a team of workers/ direct reports to perform at optimal levels.
●Interface with vendors to maintain quality and cost effectiveness through estimating production costs while ensuring adherence to the company policies and goals.
Quality Control Manager
Woodcraft- Hickory, NC
2009 to 2011
●Gaining an understanding of the client's needs and requirements and communicating them and the quality standards to the production teams.
●Overseeing product development procedures to identify any deviations from quality standards.
●Inspecting the final output, comparing it to the requirements, and approving or rejecting the final products.
●Keeping accurate documentation and performing statistical analysis.
●Gaining feedback from the clients, attending meetings, submitting reports, and assisting external auditors and inspectors.Devising ways to improve the manufacturing process to ensure higher-quality goods.
●Devising, improving, and reviewing new specifications and procedures for products or processes, and training staff to use them.
●Setting the requirements for raw materials from suppliers and monitoring their compliance.
●Supervising inspectors, technicians, and other staff members and providing guidance.
●Ensuring legal obligations are followed and ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies and with health and safety guilelessness
●To aim to complete projects on time and within budget, while ensuring that roofing teams work in
safe conditions.
To carry out their duties, roofing project managers require skills and experience in supervision, costing and project planning, in addition to excellent knowledge of roofing techniques and materials.
●Hiring and firing employees
●Maintain update with safety laws
●Contain safety meeting with all employees
Rough End Supervisor
Broyhill Occ #1 - Lenoir, NC
1992 to 2005
●Consistently promoted to increasingly complex and responsible positions from entry-level employee to management for all production within rough mill area to meet required deadlines, and supervised over 100 employees.
Owner
B & B Roofing - Granite Fall, NC
2009-2005
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