Anthony (Tony) J. Cope
Alcoa, TN 37701
Cell: 865-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
EXPERIENCE:
March 2011-present SL Tennessee Corporation Clinton, TN
Manufacturing Molding Supervisor
• Responsible for injection molding department consisting of six operators and three technical associates.
• Molding brackets for use in Kia, Hyundai, and General Motors gear shift assemblies.
• Charged with improving efficiencies while reducing material scrap.
• Daily production reports such as scrap rates, operation ratios, material usage and down time monitoring.
• Handling production scheduling, TPM, tool repairs, and inventory.
• Verifying operators and technicians complete all quality and machine checks daily.
• Vacation scheduling as well as administering disciplinary actions for company policy violations.
• Working within a budget to maintain man hours, material usage and consumable item usage.
August 2008- March 2011 Exedy America, Inc. Mascot, TN
Manufacturing Supervisor
• Responsible for over 20 employees and 2 relief technicians on 6 production lines that assemble subcomponents thru the final assembly of torque convertors used in transmissions in GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Nissan automobiles.
• Monitoring and editing work instructions to increase productivity, make processes simplified for maximum efficiency as well as ergonomically friendly for associates.
• Tracking daily defects while implementing improvement processes for eliminating said defects.
• Daily production reports for areas of responsibility.
• PTO scheduling of associates as well as administering disciplinary actions for violations of company policy.
• Working with other departments such as quality, engineering, and production control to meet quality standards and delivery schedules.
July 2007-August 2008 TN Watercraft Inc., Yamaha Boats Vonore, TN
Lamination Supervisor
• Over daily operations of lamination department consisting of five production areas as well as mold maintenance in the production of Yamaha Jet Boats.
• Responsible for daily time sheet edits for 50 employees and 10 team leaders as well as vacation scheduling
• Disciplinary actions for the department for violations of company policies.
• Handling daily reports such as production volumes, material usage, efficiencies and defects.
• Exploring ways to improve processes and eliminate overhead costs and wasted material.
July 1993- May 2007 Denso Mfg. TN Maryville, TN
Production Team Leader
• Responsible at any time for 15 to 25 associates and two troubleshooting technicians.
• In charge of production assembly that manufactured instrument clusters and printed circuit boards for major automotive manufacturers such as Toyota, GM, Honda, Chrysler and Ford.
• Handling troubleshooting of line equipment to keep production flowing.
• Overseeing of Kaizen Quality Improvement Circles.
• Scheduling of departmental vacations as well as time edits and handling disciplinary actions of associates.
• Daily, weekly, and monthly reports such as defect tracking, operation ratios, and piece rates.
• Began as production associate and worked my way up into management.
CERTIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
• Soldering trained thru Denso Manufacturing TN
• Management training courses thru Denso Manufacturing TN Education Department
• CNC Machining Principles Certification thru Pellissippi State Community College
• Proficient in AS 400, ADP, Novatime, and Paycom payroll systems
• Experienced in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, and Word
EDUCATION:
1991-1992 Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville, TN
Courses geared towards Business Management Degree
1990-1991 University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
Freshman Studies
1990 Heritage High School Maryville, TN
High School Diploma
REFERENCES:
Tim Gregory Production Engineering Supervisor, Denso Mfg. TN 865-***-**** ext. 4315
Sara Perry Human Resource Recruiter, Green Mountain Coffee 865-***-****
David Glover Assembly Supervisor, Yamaha Boats 770-***-****
Scott Graves County Trustee, Blount County TN 865-***-****