Operations Manager Quality Assurance

SCOTT C. HASTON

Fayetteville, TN ***** • 931-***-**** • ************@*****.***

Professional Summary

OBJECTIVE: Proven operations manager, with over 30 years of experience, seeking a

growth opportunity in manufacturing and production, quality assurance and

leadership.

Skills

• Budgeting and forecasting

• Management information systems

• Policies and Procedures Implementation

• Project development and planning

• Relationship Development

• Risk analysis and management

• SAP Expertise

• Solutions Development

• Supply Chain Management

• Team Leadership

Work History

Superintendent, August 2020-Current

Polaris Industries-Madison, AL

• Partners with the Director of Production and Production Manager to insure that

the site workforce is deployed to execute strategic priorities

• Develop and understand Polaris products (business understanding and acumen).

• Provides day-to-day leadership and supervision in the achievement of Safety,

Quality, Productivity, Schedule attainment, Employee programs and Cost.

• Develop strong relationships with cross functional groups (managers, project

leads, quality, Mfg. engineers, etc.)

• Coach and support all areas and supervision for the entire 1st shift operation.

• Provide daily communication and coordination within the 1st shift operation.

• Monitor and ensure a Safe work environment. Correct Safety issues.

• Ensure compliance to Safety, Quality, Environmental and Productivity

standards.

• Assign work tasks according to priority and Employee skills to meet or exceed

the production schedule. Plans and organizes activities to meet production

deadlines.

• Encourage proper work performance by departmental employees through

positive reinforcement. Enforce policies and procedures and apply disciplinary

action as needed.

• Identify and implement continuous improvement projects and Encourage others

to participate. Assist in preparation of department budgets and adhere to it.

Prepare and maintain production reports and records, taking corrective action

when necessary.

• Coordinate departmental maintenance and engineering needs to assure minimal

production interruptions and unneeded down time.

• Establish work priorities and provide direction to all production areas. Drive

process consistency and standardization across all production areas.

Operations Manager, 10/2019 to August 2020

Dura Automotive – Lawrenceburg, TN

• Devise deploy and monitor processes to boost long-term business success and

increase profit levels.

• Set, enforce and optimize internal policies to maintain efficiency and

responsiveness to demands.

• Review shift reports to understand current numbers and trends.

• Protect company assets from loss by setting and enforcing effective security

policies.

• Work in matrix management environment with oversight of division level

managers, operations, sales, finance, human resources, safety and compliance.

• Cultivate strong business relationships with clients to increase overall

experience, satisfaction and retention rates.

• Generate comprehensive reports regarding incidents, events and important

business matters.

• Advanced productivity KPIs by leading trainings on procedures and safety

practices.

• Document safety action plans, quality initiatives, and team performance reviews.

• Oversee day-to-day operations, including supervising 100-person team.

• Direct activities and initiatives to achieve regulatory compliance, foster good

manufacturing practices and meet component quality standards.

• Established and administered annual budget with effective controls to prevent

overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.

Production Manager, 10/1988 to 09/2019

Goodman Manufacturing – Fayetteville, TN

• Determined suitable crew requirements, scheduled 100 employees and worked

with Human Resources to meet changing production schedules.

• Directed manufacturing process and operational efficiency procedures to achieve

goal of first run capability.

• Sourced materials to keep up with production goals and meet customer

demands.

• Managed product quality to guarantee compliance with quality policies,

procedures and systems.

• Recommended and executed quality improvements for production and product

quality.

• Worked with quality manager to achieve proper segregation and recycling of all

wash and rework.

• Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow and

output.

• Cultivated effective partnerships with engineering, marketing, sales and

customer support staff.

• Assigned appropriate manufacturing supervisor, assembler and operator duties.

• Created and updated department work instructions and reports on regular basis.

• Implemented performance, quality and efficiency measures to achieve aggressive

production goals.

• Directed improvements in safety, product quality, service and cost efficiency.

• Defined manufacturing performance standards and reviewed outcome of

performance goals to set future targets.

Education

Human Resources Development

Troy State University - Montgomery, AL

Accounting and Business Management

Motlow State Community College - Tullahoma, TN

Industrial Management

University of Alabama At Huntsville - Huntsville, AL

Affiliations

Tennessee National Guard Armory

June 1989 - June 1990

Rank: E4

United States Air Force

November 1984 - April 1988

Rank: E4

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