Rickey L. Dodson
*** *. ****** (home) 913-***-****
Gardner, KS 66030 (cell) 913-***-****
e-mail: ****.******@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Highly motivated manufacturing professional with over 30 years of diverse experience encompassing plastic injection molding, production, supervising, machine maintenance, and warehouse. Seeking employment where my expertise in the following areas can be utilized to contribute to the overall efficiency and success of the organization.
• Manufacturing • Supervision
• Production • Warehouse
• Injection molding • Maintenance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KennelAire, Ottawa, KS 2007-2011
Production Mgr./1st Shift Supervisor (plant shutdown)
• Supervise day to day production operations
• Maintain clean and safe environment
• Troubleshooting and maintenance of machines
• Supervise all 1st shift production employees
• Training of all supervisors
• Assuring all scheduled runs are complete
• Operate injection molding machines
• Mold setting
Mid-America Plastics, Gardner, KS 2003 – 2007
Shift Supervisor/Production Mgr. (plant shutdown)
• Supervise day to day production operations
• Train and oversee all shift supervisors
• Maintain clean and safe environment
• Troubleshooting and maintenance of machines
• Enforcing all company policies and procedures
• Administering of safety policies and assist with safety programs
• Operate injection molding machines
• Perform inventory
• Warehouse and forklift responsibilities
Veterans Transportation, Olathe, KS 1999 - 2003
Assistant Manager
• Maintain vehicles
• Dispatch
• Drive
• Assist the elderly & handicapped
• Prepare daily reports
• Prepare schedules
• Supervise
Mid-America Plastics, Gardner, KS 1990 – 1999
Shift Supervisor
• Supervise all production employees
• Enforcing all company policies and procedures
• Troubleshooting and maintenance of machines
• Complete reviews for all production employees
• Assuring all scheduled runs are complete
• Administering of safety policies and assist with safety programs
• Warehouse and forklift responsibilities
Prior positions are all in an injection molding environment and are available upon request. They include supervisor, mold setting, warehouse, quality control, line tech, material handler, maintenance, and forklift.
U.S. Army
Platoon Leader-Germany
• Platoon Leader for a redeye missile crew
• Deploy all squads to their defense positions
• Instructed classes on aerial defense
EDUCATION/TRAINING:
• Several Supervisor training courses
• Advanced Leadership, Inc’s-High Performance Management
• Olathe High School