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Grand Rapids Quality Assurance

Location:
Grand Rapids, MI
Posted:
August 14, 2025

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Michael R. Hawkins

**** ******* ***. ***** ******, MI 49507 616-***-**** *****************@*****.***

Professional Summary

Experienced Production Leader that brings a combination of strong leadership skills and the ability to motivate team while leading by example and with integrity. Seasoned experience in production operations, work scope definition, facility operations and product development in diverse manufacturing environments. Possesses a strong understanding of workplace safety regulations. Recognized for having great communication skills and a strong work ethic through proven efficiency, self-motivation and accountability.

Core Strengths & Skills

+ Multi Production Lines

+ Employee Training & Safety

+ Machinery Mechanics

+ Team building & Motivation

+ Process Development

+ Cost & Budget Controls

+ Employee Supervision & Scheduling

+ Inventory Management

+ Strategic Planning

+ Saw Operations

+ Project Accountability

+ SAP Fluency

Professional Experience

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR for PREGIS FILMS, Grand Rapids, MI I DECEMBER 2017 TO PRESENT

MATERIAL HANDLER I DEMATIC MANUFACTURING, GRAND RAPIDS, Ml I JUNE, 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2017

•Inventory Control/Cycle Counter Kitter Quality Auditor Location Specialist • Dock Stock Handler

SAW CELL LEAD I VISTA MANUFACTURING, WALKER, Ml I JANUARY, 2015 TO JUNE, 2017

Inventory Specialist Safety Assurance Lead Strategy Meeting Leader o Quality Assurance + Production Monitoring

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR and TEAM LEAD I HOPE NETWORK INDUSTRIES I JUNE, 2011 To JUNE, 2014

•Inventory Specialist Safety Assurance + Employee Training + Quality Assurance + Production Process Development

Accomplishments and Achievements

•Oriented and trained employees to develop personal growth opportunities.

•Developed and maintained processes that assured production workers met quality and productivity standards.

•Accountable to hourly production rates, including keeping up with the production boards.

•Legibly and accurately prepared all necessary production related documents.

Reported daily production results to the Production Coordinator.

•Thoroughly familiar with the job instructions and operations of machinery.

•Performed annual performance evaluations on time and as required. Set expectations, monitored output and held employees accountable for production rates and quality.

•Maintained workflow and quality control, monitoring production process and performing routine inspections of product, equipment, variables, personnel and resources.

•Secured the work floor at the end of each shift; ensuring any equipment that would not be in use was properly shut down.

Conducted Daily Cell Lead Strategy Meetings.

•Ordered materials necessary for future production orders while completing inventory, substitution and scrap tags.

•Monitored Saw production to assure all quality production and safety standards were met.

Volunteer Experience

VOLUNTEER DIRECTORSHIP I SERENDIPITY COMMUNITY SERVICES GROUP I JUNE, 2014 TO PRESENT

Collaborate with a Board of Volunteers o Planned and executed a Community Event to benefit Fathers of Families in Grand Rapids, MI.



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