Manufacturing/Material Controls Supervisor

Joseph Mathieu

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Cranston, RI 02920

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PROFILE: Highly motivated, hardworking, dedicated professional with experience in designing and improving processes to support continuous improvement programs in an industrial setting. Has helped cut costs and improve quality with great results through a strong team concept. Possesses strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to motivate others to extract their peak performance.

EXPERIENCE:

Nov. 1999-Nov. 2008 Wardwell Braiding Machine Company, Central Falls, RI

Materials/Manufacturing Supervisor

• Responsible for performing, organizing, staffing, and directing the operations and output of several manufacturing departments, including the Material Controls Department.

Material Control Duties:

• Responsible for all shipping (inbound and outbound), receiving, packaging, storage, preservation, physical control and internal movement of materials.

• Responsible for maintaining appropriate inventory of shipping materials, considering financial resources available, and schedules of product to be shipped.

• Tasked with the efficient utilization of packaging material and development of efficient methods of packaging.

• Arranged for inbound and outbound domestic shipping of product and coordinated all inbound international shipments. Negotiated rates and maintained common carrier list.

• Responsible for scheduling and coordinating maintenance of company vehicles.

• Entered all daily inventory transactions into database.

• Responsible for maintaining and controlling of pattern equipment.

Manufacturing Duties:

• Responsible for planning organizing, staffing and managing manufacturing operating departments, involved in the forming, shaping, machining and finishing of parts used in the assembly of braiding machines.

• Responsible for maintaining the quality and production standards of assigned departments.

• Assured all assigned employees were trained and determined training needs.

• Responsible for the presence of adequate amounts of tools, equipment and supplies within budget. Procure any new or used equipment.

• Work with employees to insure cost effective, on-time delivery of quality products.

• Maintained a goal of reducing setup and runtimes.

• Assisted in operation of Tool Crib.

Jan. 1989-Nov. 1999 Wardwell Braiding Machine Company, Central Falls, RI

Tool/Die Maker, 1st Class

• Second shift Lead Person.

• Responsible for keeping tools and jigs functioning and being available to all departments.

• Worked with shift supervisor to assign jobs.

• Acted as Union President from 1995-1999.

Nov. 1977- Nov. 1988 United States Navy Atlantic Fleet

• Performed numerous tasks onboard ship in a machine shop environment.

• Duties included blueprint reading, milling drilling, heat treating, and lathe operations.

• Responsible for Quality Assurance Office.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Improved manufacturing productivity by 10% overall.

• Reduced warehouse floor space from 30,000 sq ft. to 12,000 sq ft., reducing order picking time and packaging time by 20%.

• Negotiated 3 union contacts.

OTHER DESIGNATIONS:

• Qualified ISO 9001 Auditor, 1998-2008

• Assistant Safety Manager, 2000-2007/Safety Manager, 2007-2008

• Member of management/union contract negotiating team, 1994-2008

COMPUTER SKILLS:

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• Cumberland High School, Cumberland, Rhode Island, June 1977

• United States Navy Machinery Repairman School, October 1978

• Numerous Continuous Improvement Courses, 2003

• Completed Magi & Associates Problem Solving and Team Building Courses, 1998

• Completed Dan Pelley Participative Management Course, 2000,2001

• Completed Zenger Miller Frontline Leadership Course, 2003

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