Manager Plant
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****Cajah Mountain Road
Hudson, North Carolina **638 828-***-****
David S. Joplin
Experience 2007-2011 VonDrehle Maiden, NC
Production Manager – 3rd Shift
Responsible for meeting production requirements to accommodate customer orders while maintaining exceptional quality.
Organizing and training personnel.
Working with other shift production managers to meet plant production schedule.
2005–2006 Returned to School at CVCC
Various classes including AutoCAD 14, math, business, and computer courses.
1999–2004 Kincaid Furniture Company Hudson, NC
Plant Superintendent
Oversaw all aspects of the finished products built by the plant from incoming lumber to the packing room.
Developed the internal schedule of raw materials and allocated labor thru eight departments in order to meet a production schedule of $1,000,000 of furniture per week.
Scheduled the output of three departments that produced parts for other plants.
Responsible for the quality of the facilities' production.
Maintained acceptable level labor efficiency.
Maintained acceptable level of material utilization.
Oversaw plant's safety programs to assure safety of employees.
1997–1999 Kincaid Furniture Company Hudson, NC
Rough Mill Supervisor
Planning the lumber cut schedule for two shifts in order to meet production requirements. I was successful in reducing work in process inventory by 30% without effecting production.
Managed 80 people to cut 55, 000 feet of lumber per day for one shift and 30 people and 30,000 feet of lumber per day on the 2nd shift.
Worked to meet labor and lumber utilization standards set by superiors.
Implemented training course for new employees – speeding profitability and assuring safety of employees.
1996–1997 Singer Furniture Company Hudson, NC
Area Superintendent
Oversaw production in cabinet, finishing and packing rooms.
Managed the incoming material to meet the production schedule.
Supervised three departments to meet production requirements.
1992–1996 Crown Heritage Lenoir, NC
Plant Manager
Responsible for generating the internal schedule for the entire plant.
Oversaw total production of company product line of stair parts.
Achieved a 33% increase in production each year of my employment.
Oversaw the startup of several new product lines that resulted in increased production.
Oversaw all labor at the facility which only increased 12% per year for the 33% increase in production.
Prior to 1992 Kincaid Furniture Company Wilkesboro, NC
Plant Manager
Managed a Rough Mill that supplied main plants with panels.
Determined lumber drying scheduled to meet production requirements
Determined lumber cut schedule to meet requirements of main plants
Communicated with main plants as needed to meet their production requirements
Education 1977–1981 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
B.S., Industrial Engineering
References
Johnny Stamey
Von Drehle Corporation
Maiden, NC
Reggie Propst
VP of Manufacturing
Kincaid Furniture Company, Hudson, NC
Steve Kincaid
President Lazy-Boy Home Furnishing
Kincaid Furniture Company, Hudson, NC
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