Anthony (Tony) J. Cope

**** ******** **.

Alcoa, TN 37701

Cell: 865-***-****

Email: q5lxim@r.postjobfree.com

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-***-****

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