Production/Manufacturing Supervisor

RUSH EDWARDS

Fairborn, OH ***** 614-***-**** *******.****@*****.***

MANAGER / SUPERVISOR

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS LOGISTICS R&D

QUALITY CONTROL & ASSURANCE STAFF LEADERSHIP SCHEDULING PROFILE

Strategic, practical, and disciplined leader with outstanding skills in manufacturing, logistics, process improvements, documentation, risk management, and quality assurance.

Highly regarded for talents in personnel leadership, fostering cross-functional collaborations, hiring and training, scheduling, coaching, and motivating dedicated teams.

Well-versed in food technology, warehouse operations, scientific R&D, and safety management.

Highly skilled at connecting with and managing people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Possesses outstanding managerial talents and employee relation skills; constantly ensures and enforces adherence to OSHA, environmental, budget, and corporate policies, and procedures.

Considerable skill in equipment maintenance, scheduling and promoting unified efforts among all relevant parties.

Sets clear goals and expectations while creating stretch opportunities.

Readily makes difficult, informed decisions.

Champions improvements and promotes high performance.

Balances short-term priorities with long-term strategies to drive plans to action.

Demonstrates agility by proactively and expediently responding to business changes.

Supports defining shared purpose, clear goals, and inclusive ways of working.

Provides guidance and input to elevate team outputs, resolve conflicts, and address challenges. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MATTR, Fairfield, Ohio, 2024–2025

Production Supervisor

Supervised operators in the area of extrusion and expansion of heat shrink tubing.

Promoted and maintained a safe working environment across the facility.

Implemented annual plans to meet targets in business goals, output, productivity, scrap and yield, lead-time, on-time delivery, safety, and quality.

Advocated for and applied Lean and 5S tools to improve manufacturing performance. DAP Global, Tipp City, Ohio, 2020-2024

Production Supervisor

Lead, directed, motivated, organized, developed, and trained all associates.

Observed performance for all personnel assigned to my supervision.

Made effective recommendations to plant management on hires, discharges, promotions, transfers, and reprimands of these associates.

Effectively communicated with associates and staff.

Maintained production standards, coordinated batches with packaging supplies, monitored overall efficiency of the production department.

Effectively communicated with associates and staff to resolve problems on an expedient basis.

Familiar with all aspects of operation like work procedures, and basic machinery troubleshooting. Xerox-BC Forward, Monroe, Ohio, 2017-2020

Manufacturing Supervisor

Spearheaded spectrum of production operations including qualify control, scheduling, equipment maintenance and repairs, manpower, workflow optimization, cost containment, and union relations.

Recruited, hired, and orientated, and trained qualified production employees.

Delegated task to staff, enforced safety policies and procedures, recognized excellent performance, and conducted regular performance evaluations.

Fostered and promoted collaboration and cooperation within and between departments,

Educated, instructed, and supervised personnel on all control points, equipment, and resources. Microtek, Dayton, Ohio, 2016-2017

R&D Pilot Technician

Prepared, documented, and stored batches and ingredients in microencapsulation process.

Manufactured batches, in small- and large-scale reactors on water and solvent-based encapsulation processes.

Supported scientists in developing new products and processed for commercial applications.

Submitted scale-up information and crucial reaction parameters to Operations department.

Maintained precise logs on formulated batches and plant operation conditions.

Labeled raw material and finished goods while inputting data in Excel, Word, and Sage X3 ERP.

Performed in-process and finished product sampling for physical, analytical and stability testing. NDC Technologies, Dayton, Ohio, 2015-2016

Shipping & Receiving Clerk

Prepared shipments with mailing labels, consolidated shipping orders, and maintained record of outgoing and incoming shipments to and from warehouse.

Ensured good delivered to warehouse aligning with bill of lading and /or invoice, and effectively controlled inventory levels by conducting physical counts. Wurth Electronics ICS, Dayton, Ohio, 2013-2015

Warehouse Manager

Directed full-scope warehouse operations including product design, manufacturing, receiving, distribution, OSHA compliance, security, inventory control, budgeting, and cost control.

Recruited, oriented, trained, evaluated, and managed cohesive team of warehouse associates. Prior background includes roles as Warehouse Supervisor for Crawford Products, Consultant for the State of Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Food Scientist at Ross Laboratories, and Food Technologist at Provesta Flavor Ingredients, Inc.

Highlights include:

Developed state of the art medical nutritional products from initial concept through final production.

Created and formulated innovative milk replacement product (Pet-Ag) for dogs and cats.

Successfully created whole torula yeast extract, autolyzed torula yeast, inactive backer yeast, baker yeast extract and vinegar powers.

Teamed with flavor and food scientists in developing new flavor ingredients and new technologies. EDUCATION

BS, Mathematics, Bartlesville Wesleyan College

BS, Geophysics, Florida State University

CERTIFICATIONS

A+, Network+, IT Systems Administration, CompTIA

Dental Technology/ Business Management, Columbus State College

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