Production Supervisor Continuous Improvement
Resume:
STEVE MOHAMMED
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Position: Production Supervisor
Citizenship: Canadian Citizen
Highest level of education completed: Machinist Apprenticeship
Pay Rate Request: $75,000 annually and above.
SKILLS SUMMARY:
● 25years' experience as a plant & production supervisor overseeing 15 - 90 employees and temporary staff, and years of automotive experience with tier 1 knowledge.
● With expertise in lean manufacturing with 6S training, 8D, Continuous improvement training, six sigma training, FMEA, corrective action reporting, and incident and accident investigation.
● Acted as an internal auditor conducting audits in plant and process of components including layered audits, 6S audits, dock audits.
● Gaining knowledge and experience through participation in kaizen workshops and
implementation of finding, use of Kronos system T&A, ADP workforce portal, Workday.
● Has a proven track record of ensuring plant efficiency is maintained at the highest possible level without sacrificing safety, quality, and/or cost standard.
● Over 25 years of forklift experience, counterbalance, propane and electric, Raymond reach, walkie, genie boom,10-ton overhead crane, scissor lift with fall arrest training, first aid
VELCRO CANADA., Brampton, ON Nov 2020- Nov 2024
Production Supervisor (Laid-off- The company moved to the US)
● Supervising a staff of 15 people on the midnight shift in the production of hook and loop
products in four departments for the automotive industry, airline industry, food and commercial
industries.
● Supervised workflow scheduling and production in the department,release and print workorder, participated in continuous improvement activities, kaizen workshop, 5S.
● Work on a project of increasing cycle time to increase production and reducing waste by 2% for the fiscal year.
● Payroll on the ADP workforce system, sign off on vacation and leave of absence, Workday skills updating employee skill level and performance review on quarterly and yearly modules.
● Conducted layered audits, plant audit on H&S safety concern.
● Member of the H&S committee.
● Reviewed and completed accident and incident reports with the management team in order to make recommendations on improvements to the workplace health and safety area.
● Trained new employees and reviewed their performance on a weekly basis to see their progress.
● Scheduled maintenance work on machine and equipment as per production requirement.
DBG CANADA, Mississauga, ON Dec 2018- Dec 2021
Production Supervisor
● Supervised a staff of 40- 50 employees including temps in the making of hand transfer and transition press parts, spot welding and assembly for the automotive and heavy duty trucks parts for Tier 1 supplier, Volvo, Hino, Mack, Kenworth and Ford and sub contactor work for Magna International.
● Supervised the work flow scheduling and production in both the press/stamping, assembly and welding department.
● Participated in continuous improvements, health and safety, 5S and Kaizen workshops.
● Work with the shipping department ensuring product and sent out on a time sensitive manner to sub contractors and return back to completion in the welding and assembly department to meet customers demand.
● Payroll on the ADP portal system, sign off on vacation and leave of absence, employee review.
● Work with the planning department to ensure on time planning and delivery of product to customer and raw material is ordered are made
● Work with the maintenance, tooling department to ensure die are ready to go when change over occurs or repair need to be made in a rush
● Trained new employees and reviewed their progress on a weekly basis to see their performance.
● Supervised the afternoon shift operation of the running of the plant.
MSB2 DIV. OF ABC GROUP., Toronto, ON Sep 2016- Dec 2018
Production Supervisor
● Supervised a staff of 50- 75 people including temps in the making of injection molding
automotive parts for the big 3 automakers interior and exterior components.
● Supervised workflow scheduling and production in the department; participated in continuous improvements activities, kaizen workshops and 5S.
● Payroll on the ADP system, sign off on vacation and leave of absence.
● Conducted layered audits, plant audits on safety concern, 6S audits, and reviewed accident reports with the management team in order to make recommendations on improvement to the workplace.
● Worked with the planning group to ensure on time planning and delivery of product.
● Trained new employees and reviewed their performance on a weekly basis.
● Scheduled maintenance work on the machines as per production requirements.
● Work on the launch of the DT 1500 RAM box for Chrysler from molding to assembly
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COOPER STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE., Georgetown, ON Aug 2013- Jul 2016
Production Supervisor
● Supervised a staff of 21-45 people in the making of weather-stripping products for Chrysler and General Motors Corp.
● Supervised workflow and production in the injection molding and extrusion department; participated in continuous improvements activities, and kaizen workshops.
● Conducted layered audits, plant audits on safety concern with the union rep., 6S audits, and reviewed accident reports with the management team in order to make recommendations on improvement, while taking a leadership role to ensure they are implemented in the working cell
.
● Worked with production control to ensure on time planning and delivery of product.
● Trained new employees and reviewed their performance on a weekly basis.
● Scheduled maintenance work on the machines as per production requirements.
● Ensured plant efficiency was maintained at the highest possible level without sacrificing safety, quality and cost standards.
● Reduced cost by reducing a 3-shift operation to a 2- shift operation and still getting the
throughput required for customer demand.
● Ensured safe working practice and procedures were always adhered to and carry out
● Communicated with supervisors, management, lead hands, and operator regarding
production, quality, and maintenance; as well as additional concerns.
FEDERAL SCREEN PRODUCTS., Toronto, ON Sep 2012- Mar 2013
Lead Hand/ Assistant Supervisor
● Supervised, controlled and directed a fabrication shop in the making of filter screen products for the oil, gas and water industry, which included a welding, polishing, water jet and machining department; total 17 employees under supervision.
● Set-up machines and handled troubleshooting matters.
● Worked with the operators in their training, tooling, mechanical problems and automation setup.
● Ensured safe working procedures were always adhered to.at all times
● Performed maintenance when required.
● Communicated with lead hands and operators regarding production, quality and maintenance, as well as additional concerns.
● Ensured plant efficiency was maintained at the highest possible level, without sacrificing safety, quality and cost standards.
● Scheduled work for the afternoon shift and controlled the plant inventory for all tooling.
● Coordinated workloads among other technicians and supervised all testing and inspection of in-process and finished welding products.
CAMCOR MANUFACTURING., Guelph, ON Sep 2010- Mar 2011
Production Supervisor (Contract)
● Worked in manufacturing crankshaft for the Big 3 automaker.
● Supervised a staff of 25-45 employees.
● Duties include time sheets, scheduling shipments, production and overtime, daily and hourly reports on the uptime and downtime of machines and production,
Training employees and reviewing their performance, scheduling maintenance work on the machines.
Work with the quality management team on TS certification for the plant.
A BERGER PRECISION., Brampton, ON 1992- 2010
Grinder/ Supervisor
● Exercised supervisory control and direction over all the departments.
● Set-up machines, installation and handled all trouble-shooting situations.
● Train operators with tooling identification and mechanical problems automation setup.
● Ensured plant efficiency was maintained at the highest possible level without sacrificing safety, quality and cost standards.
● Ensured safe working procedures were adhered to at all times.
● Performed maintenance when required.
● Fabricated tool-holders and machine components utilizing tool room equipment.
● Performed tool crib attendant duties as required.
● Material handler, Forklift operator, bar stock to machines, in-process parts to grinders,
broaches, dumping sludge bins, stamping machine and assembly room coordination.
● Ensured employees adhered and complied with company policies and procedures.
● Conducted employee performance reviews, time sheets attendance and labor reporting.
● Communicated with lead hands and operators regarding production quality, safety and maintenance as well as additional concerns.
● Participated in continuous improvement activities, with implementation of improvement to the product or machinery involved.
● Conducted layered audits.
● Worked with production control to ensure on time planning.
● Performed shipping and receiving functions.
● Coordinated workloads among other technicians and supervised all training.
● Completed quality inspection when required for finished products.
EDUCATION
1980 - 1985 Machinist Apprenticeship Trinidad & Tobago
2003 BSI Internal Auditors
2023 First Aid and CPR
2022 -2025 Fork lift licence
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