Production Leadership Professional with Ops Expertise
Resume:
Gregory R. Edwards
Harrison Township, MI 48045
*****************@*****.***
Objective
To become a valuable asset to a growing company offering challenging employment using and expanding upon my knowledge and experience.
Employment
Brose, Production Team Manager, April 2024-Present
Oversee production lines within the facility, ensuring efficient operation while meeting production targets, maintaining quality standards, and leading a team of engineers and production workers. Also includes production planning and scheduling, quality control, monitoring production processes to ensure products meet quality standards, team leadership and motivating team members, tracking KPIs, identifying areas for improvement, problem solving and troubleshooting, collaborating with other departments, safety compliance, cost management, and various reporting.
Sundance Beverage Company, Maintenance Manager, May 2023-April 2024
Oversee all machine repairs, upgrades, and installations of high-speed production equipment. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining preventative maintenance program and management of all maintenance personnel.
Beta Steel, Plant Manager, 2020-May 2023
Oversee all aspects of the manufacturing facility. My responsibilities include prioritizing and scheduling production, maintaining budgets and controlling MRO cost, oversee and handle all employee related issues.
Beta Steel, Maintenance Manager, 2017-2020
Oversee all machine repairs, building improvements, building additions, improvement projects, design new methods to improve product flow, and all around PLC electrical troubleshooting. I manage all maintenance personnel, monitor the use of all spare parts, maintenance supplies and equipment, participate in all plan development for the future of the company, plan and schedule preventative and predictive maintenance.
Grand Blanc Processing, LLC, Maintenance and Facility Manager, 2004- 2017
Oversee all machine repairs, building improvements, building additions, improvement projects, and design new methods to improve product flow. We have several automated production lines including steel pickling and annealing that require me to have knowledge of PC and PLC communication and all-around electrical troubleshooting. I manage all maintenance personnel, monitor the use of all spare parts, maintenance supplies and equipment, participate in all plan development for the future of the company, plan and schedule preventative and predictive maintenance, and facilitate waste water and sewage treatment.
SEMCO Fastener, Maintenance Leader and TQM Coordinator, 1993-2004
Project manager, CNC programming (Mazak), team building, total quality management improvement projects, Power Point presentations, as well as electrical troubleshooting, manual machining including lathe, mill, grinding, centerless grinding, die making, machine repair, machine rebuild, and new machine design and building. I designed and built conveying systems for machines loading parts utilizing vacuum and conveying systems.
Montague Tool & Mfg., Screw Machine Setup/Operator, Machinist, 1991-1993
Screw machine operation, set up manual machining, surface grinding, centerless grinding, both CNC and manual milling, lathe, and tool making.
Education
Critical Thinking, Public speaking,-Corner Stone University
Total Quality Management, Leadership training, Lean Manufacturing, -Semco
PLC (SLC500) -McNaughton McKay
Project Management, Relay logic, PLC Basics- Skill path
State-Endorsed Diploma from Mt. Morris High School - 1992
Skills
I am self-motivated, thrive on being challenged with opportunities to improve production and reduce downtime, am easily adaptable to new situations, learn at an accelerated rate, have the ability to delegate, prioritize, plan, organize, supervise, and execute projects efficiently and effectively. I take initiative and work well both individually and as a team.
References Available Upon Request References for Gregory Edwards
Tim Franklin, Maintenance Manager SEMCO Fastener 810-***-****
Jim Montague, President Montague Tool 810-***-****
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