AUDRA HARRIS

**** ******** **** ** *********, MS 38671 662-***-****

ady18x@r.postjobfree.com

Reliable and self-driven. Looking forward to becoming a part of a growing company where I can develop personally and professionally. Background includes over 26+ years of manufacturing experience in Aviation, furniture, and building materials at varying levels from production associate to leader. Achievements include

increasing output by $645K through loss recovery, reducing 3.5k labor hours annually through process

improvement, and reducing aged WIP by over $500k through reworking damaged goods.

EXPERIENCE

11/2016-06/2020

MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION TEAM LEADER

GE AVIATION

•Maintained daily production output, performed operations, and procedures while adhering to EHS & quality regulations and policies

•Managed and prioritized projects, production processes, and initiated process improvements

•Provided understanding of the process flow to maximize the productivity needs to reduce parts cost (RCCA)

•Communicated daily/weekly objectives within teams in relationship to schedule and targets (commits, OT schedule)

•Coordinated with the teams on safety, quality, and cost policies

•Initiated process improvements with a focus on cost-out projects (Added a release base formula(watershield) around base of presses to remove overflow of material at ease without having to use power tools, and increased quality of the hardware by preventing FOD).

06/2009-11/2016

Production Associate/Technical Associate

GE AVIATION

•Initiated process improvements with a focus on cost-out projects

•Maintained daily production output, performing operations and various tasks following procedures, while adhering to EHS & quality regulations and policies

•Subject matter expert of contributing knowledge to problem solving issues, through improvement of productivity with idea generation and projects

•Maximized productivity needs of cost by understanding the process flow

•• Provided knowledgeable expertise to production associates on equipment failures, product sustainability & troubleshooting capabilities of equipment (trained employees with the constraints of troubleshooting the equipment)

10/1998-09/2009

Extrusion Lead Operator

CARLISLE SYNTEC INC.

•Set-up, started and ran machinery, checked all controls for adherence to operating/safety procedures

•Monitored production and equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation

•Troubleshooted equipment and processing issues

•Operated machinery to mix, extrude/discharge or handle materials according to operating procedures

•Completed and maintained all required system inputs/transactions

•Responsible for data integrity

•Documented work completed as required including logs, data reports, procedures, etc.

•Participated in training, retraining and continual improvement processes and methods

•Followed and complied with all safety and work rules and regulations

•Maintained departmental housekeeping standards

•Submitted recipe specification and inserted into machinery, to ensure the correct ingredients were delivered to the work area and inserted pre-blended materials into machinery

•Examined materials visually or physically to ensure conformance with established standards

•Submitted samples of materials to lab for evaluation and instructions on any batch adjustments if needed (Referred issues/problems to Quality/Production/Shift Supervisor)

EDUCATION

M.B.A. IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

STRAYER UNIVERSITY - MEMPHIS, TN

09/2020

B.A. IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

STRAYER UNIVERSITY - MEMPHIS, TN

05/2017

SKILLS

Picking

Packing

Process Improvement

Documentation

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Production Management

Manufacturing

Time management

Perfect attendance

Assembly Line

Skilled problem solver

Leadership

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Greenbelt certified

Forklift certified

Certified in heavy industrial equipment

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