Production Supervisor Assemblers

GIDEON MARKLEY

Greer, SC 864-***-**** ******.*******@*****.***

Professional Summary

Seasoned Section Leader with over 29 years of experience in establishing procedures, training personnel, assessing team performance, creating department budgets, performing safety audits, and managing employees. Extensive experience in directing equipment layout, analyzing production data, optimizing workflow efficiencies, implementing cost/quality improvement initiatives, developing SOPs, and communicating business strategies to personnel. Continually exceeds expectations by building strong relationships and works well with people at all levels of the organization including stakeholders, staff, and clients.

Skills

Establishing Work Procedures & Training Personnel

Developing SOPs & Implementing Best Practices

Implementing Cost & Quality Improvement Initiatives

Supporting Employees & Delegating Tasks

Managing Team Members & Assessing Performance

Directing Equipment Layout & Material Flow

Ensuring Rules & Regulations are Followed

Analyzing Production Data & Optimizing Workflow

Managing Plant Assets & Establishing Operating Budgets

Communicating Business Strategies to Personnel

Performing Safety Audits & Ensuring Goals are Met

Excellent Verbal & Written Communication

Work History

Section Leader 01/2000 to Current

BMW Manufacturing – Greer, SC

Managing 80 direct reports, 21+ engines, and more than 60 different emission requirements in 2015 as a level 7 Leader.

Establishing goals for production, coordinating plans to meet goals, and ensuring production tasks stay on schedule.

Analyzing production data, optimizing data for efficiency, and directing an efficient layout of equipment and materials.

Leading 55 direct reports, completing headcounts for 400 associates, and managing backfills in 2010 as a level 6 leader.

Overseeing all aspects of day-to-day operations, approving production schedules, and managing production budgets.

Ensuring workers and equipment meet performance/safety requirements and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Serving as Level 5 Leader in 2006 by managing 40 direct reports and overseeing layouts/equipment implementation.

Communicating with other departments such as financial teams to establish budgets and HR teams to hire new staff.

Effectively ensuring the efficiency of processes along with overseeing quality assurance of produced materials.

Optimizing processes to identify ways to improve efficiency and increase productivity throughout each department.

Selecting/training new personnel and ensuring work areas are kept in orderly condition to meet compliance regulations.

Performing routine reviews on executed batch records/logbooks and strategically writing standard operating procedures.

Supporting associates as questions, concerns, and feedback arise and delegating tasks/workflows to employees.

Strategically managing 30 direct reports including inspectors, technician, and assemblers in 2000 as Level 4 Leader.

Continuously supporting implementation of cost, quality, and service improvement initiatives to meet operational goals.

Establishing or adjusting work procedures to meet production schedules and serving as technical expert for associates.

Previous Work History

Production Supervisor – Peterbilt Motors, Co. – 1998 to 2000

Site Manager – Fast-Tek – 1994 to 1998

Accomplishments

Reduced department operational costs by over $3M through efficiency and process optimizations.

Presented efficiency, quality, and product improvements directly to senior management teams.

Led the plant in employee retention and development through the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Ball State University – Bachelor's degree

Bloomington High School South – High School Diploma

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