Continuous Improvement Quality Control

Summary

A highly experienced supervisor, trainer, mentor, and evaluator with a continuous improvement mindset. 20+ years experience ensuring safety at the highest level and excellent quality output. Proven ability to lead, coach, train new associates, and perform within strict guidelines in a variety of environments with a diverse employee population. Maintain an extensive skillset in all aspects of production and continuous process improvement. Skills

Organizational Leadership, Safety, Training and Mentoring, Problem Solving, Data Analysis, Quality Control, Effective Communicator, Multi-tasking, Regulatory Compliance, Microsoft Office, Personnel Development, Ethical Decision Making, Teamwork

Experience

Hankook And company ES Clarksville, TN

Production Supervisor 12/2019 - Present

Received EXCELLENCE AWARD ( awarded once per year) - July 2021 Managed team of 23+ production associates, ensuring Safety, Quality and production goals are met, Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow. Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns. Monitored Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for the team, reviewing real-time and historical process data and ensuring on time operational goals are met.

Coordinated equipment readiness for daily production, maintenance activities, daily decontamination for cleanliness, and preventive activities for safety.

Assisted with the implementation of 5s and production tracking systems. Coordinated with Plant Engineers to implement Lean process measures to reduce production scrap. Maintained and coordinated waste disposal program that resulted in huge reduction in scrap cost. Monitored and maintained chemical room with various process controls and chemicals which included Sulfuric Acid dilution and Sodium Sulfate mixing for production process. Hankook Tire Manufacturing Tennessee LP Clarksville, TN Group Leader/Supervisor 05/2017 - 11/2019

Quality Supervisor to 25-30+ team members.

Operated and maintained X-Ray and visual inspection areas. Conducted employees evaluations and maintained timecards. Communicated with all departments to ensure quality of product, early detection of non-conformities and scrap reduction. Implemented scrap separation process to ensure all non-conformities/waste were separate from A-quality product. Conducted daily meetings with all departments on production and meeting daily goals. Bridgestone Metalpha USA Clarksville, TN

Team Leader 09/2003 - 05/2017

Lead Behavioral Safety Observer: conducted daily and weekly safety meetings with entire plant to ensure safety was FIRST on every team members mind and daily activity. Safety Facilitator for machine safety for entire department. Quality Facilitator for entire department which included SOP revisions, making adjustments to running conditions, performing quality investigations and lead problem solving activities to continuously improve process. Controlled and monitored process waste and various chemicals to include HCL, P-CU, and ZN as well as Thermal Diffusion.

Maintained and performed preventive maintenance.

Communicated and coordinated daily team activities to include daily work assignments and production goals. Education

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt- Jan 2022

Brandi D Kraft

931-***-**** ************@***.*** Clarksville, TN Lean Six Sigma Green Belt- Jan 2023

CPR/First Aid Certified

Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN

Criminal Justice

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