Production Team Leader
Resume:
Gary Prather
Production Team Leader
LaGrange, GA 30241
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Seasoned Production Team Leaders familiar with subtle facets of effective leadership. Decisive and strategic with nuanced and flexible approach. Pursuing opportunities to make positive contributions by applying 33 year record of success in business.
Able to lead and motivate workers to meet challenging targets while maintaining strict quality standards. Knowledgeable about preventing waste, maximizing safety and keeping employee satisfaction high.
Proactive Team Lead possessing strong understanding of workplace safety regulations and manufacturing deadlines and goals. Talented at monitoring safety of line-workers and troubleshooting machinery and corrected machine issues. Offer 33 years of experience in completing production assignments within project completion timeframes.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Sales Associate
The Home Depot-LaGrange, GA
February 2020 to Present
• Millwork associate creating quotes for windows, doors ( interior and exterior) and garage doors. Restocking door and window aisles. Also maintaining door and window trim.
• Being friendly and professional, welcoming customers to Home Depot and helping with home improvement project needs.
• Making follow up phone calls and processing orders and deliveries accurately so customers receive are satisfied with installs and installs are completed in a timely manner.
• Exhibiting safe work practices and encouraging others to do the same. Delivering great customer service in locating, pricing and retrieving items. Demonstrating teamwork by assisting with customer service, locating and restocking returns from other departments,
Production Team Leader
Jindalfilms-LaGrange, GA
June 1991 to December 2019
• Started as an extrusion operator setting up resins, operating the machine that starts the forming of the sheet of film. Input production numbers and made adjustments for quality.
• Completed safety observations. Moved to Production Team Lead responsible for 15-30 people.
• Responsible for the Safety, Quality, Production and Training of employees. Was a
• Management Rep. for Behavioral Based Safety.
• Trained other incoming Supervisors. Lead Meetings to review Safety, Hr,
• Production and Turnover information
• Assessed employees' strengths and delegated tasks based upon expertise and knowledge, which increased workflows by uptime %
• Addressed employee and production issues to determine and implement optimal resolutions, preventing wasted resources and maintaining schedules
• Coordinated with internal departments to maximize operational efficiency across production and administrative areas
• Defined, created and developed solutions to identify root cause of problems to avoid future occurrences
• Kept areas clean, neat and inspection-ready at all times, maintaining strict compliance with [Type] guidelines to keep products within tight tolerances
• Notified supervisors about production problems and helped identify and correct concerns. Disabled Veterans Driver
Lagrange Chapter SAV-LaGrange, GA
February 2008 to April 2019
Volunteer Driver for DAV transporting Vets from LaGrange, Hogansville and Newnan to Decatur Ga. VA hospital. Responsible for vehicle inspection. Veteran pickup at specified locations. Transporting Vets back to LaGrange . Yearly training and yearly physical. Lead Operator
Union Camp Corporation-LaGrange, GA
January 1986 to June 1991
Lead man over group of 4. Responsible for production numbers, safety and troubleshooting of the line. Completed setup for printing machines. Completed changeovers and troubleshooting. Monitored quality of the printed material
Practiced safe lockout-tagout procedures to prevent injury to personnel during maintenance procedures. Monitored operating equipment and order schedules to identify problems and pursue corrective action. Compiled operational data into reports to help management spot trends and resolve problems. Created and maintained detailed daily activity logs. Education
High School Diploma
Manchester High School - Manchester, GA
September 1973 to May 1977
Skills
• Van driver for Disabled Veterans Lagrange. (10+ years)
• Forecasting
Military Service
Branch: USMC Reserve
Service Country: United States
Rank: Corporal
October 1982 to October 1990
Field Radio Operator- Setup communication between unit and ground patrol. Identify enemy aircraft Additional Information
SKILLS
Incidents management Cash Flow analysis
Continuous improvements Quality assurance controls
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