manufacturing supervisor

Danny Ray Moore

*** ******* **. | Grand Prairie TX 75052 | H: 972-***-**** | C: 972-***-**** | *********@*********.***

MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR

Skills include:

• Lean Manufacturing

• Cell Optimization

• Wood Finish

• Stain Matching

• Powder Coat

• Upholstery

• Assembly

• Metal Fabrication

• Inventory Control • Veneer Edging

• Interviewing and hiring

• Performance assessment

• Coaching

• Development

• Attendance documentation

• Schedule manpower

• Conflict Resolution

• Planning

EXPERIENCE

STEELCASE/VECTA, Grand Prairie, TX

1977 – Present

2004 – Present, Production Supervisor

Supervise departments as required to include multiple CNC routers, wood craft and finishing operations, 700-foot electrostatic powder-coat line, upholstery cutting, sewing and fitting, metal fabrication shop, pneumatic chair assembly line, electrical distribution assemblies for conference tables.

• Solved a $1M backlog by improving existing process. .

• Implementation of Toyota lean manufacturing philosophy.

• Work cell optimization for minimal handling and maximum throughput.

• Design, construct and monitor half-hour work order distribution system.

• Monitor replenishment of fabricated goods in staging areas.

• Maintain weekly 95%+ on-time shipments.

• Function as plant superintendent when second shift is necessary.

• Work closely with Product Development on forthcoming new products.

Brainstorm innovative manufacturing methods, advise on capabilities.

Construct prototypes for structural, aesthetic and process evaluation.

Pilot unproven manufacturing processes for new products.

• Key member of Specials Engineering team, handling custom-designed products.

Coordinate with suppliers for rapid acquisition of custom components.

• Key member of Customer Service team for problem escalation and resolution.

Attend daily meeting to prioritize field issues.

Provide estimates on replacement goods and accelerated deliveries.

• Manage wood finishing clean room

Skilled in conversion wood finish application.

Expert in stain-matching and techniques for achieving color uniformity.

• Manage all aspects of wood shop production and craft.

Application of segmented block and layered veneer edging.

Synchronize 5 CNC routers with edging, finishing, assembly and packing.

Cover for in-house tooling specialist, load and calibrate CNC cutters.

• Frequently gage quality-adherence of outbound products, plant-wide.

Field Repair Technician , Vecta 2001 – 2004

• Confer with Customer Service about field failures and probable causes.

Personally interface with customers regarding product issues.

Improvise on-site repair strategies in absence of manufacturing equipment.

Repair wood products and finishes, pneumatic chairs and upholstery.

Production and Inventory Control, Vecta 1999 – 2001

• 1999-2001 Production and Inventory Control

• Generate and distribute work orders to supervisors

• Track and route overdue orders

Assistant Woodshop Supervisor, Vecta 1993 – 1999

• Domesticate sofa and chair products from acquired furniture companies.

• Daily scheduling and monitoring of wood shop production.

• Train and coach production personnel.

• Apply stain and top coat in wood-finishing clean room.

• Attend planning meetings and oversee production in supervisor’s absence.

Night Shift Assistant Supervisor, Vecta 1991 – 1993

• Oversee pneumatic chair assembly and upholstery lines.

• Manage metal fabrication shop and electrostatic powder-coat line.

Lead, Wood Shop and Wood Finishing, Vecta 1985 – 1991

• Implement CNC automation changeover from manual fabrication process.

o Develop component-specific vacuum pods.

o Interface with Manufacturing Engineering for tooling requirements.

o Schedule and transition existing components and processes to CNC router.

• Train new personnel in wood craft and wood finishing.

• Distribute and monitor work orders.

• Hand fabrication of wood components.

• Apply wood stain and top coat.

Wood Shop Production, Vecta 1977 – 1985

• Hand-layout multi-segment curved-side conference table tops up to 30-feet long.

• Hand-craft custom table top shapes per customer specification.

• Fabricate and construct wooden desks.

• Crating and packaging of table tops, table bases and desks.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Mountain View College, Management Certification Courses 2000-2007

Supervisory Management, Organization Behavior, Improving College Reading Skills, Pre-Algebra, Human Resources Management, Meeting and Exceeding Customer Expectations.

DDI Management Certificate 2001

Lean Manufacturing Certificate 2001

PERMS/Time & Attendance

CPR/First Aid

OSHA Certification

Fork Lift Operator Certification

Dale Carnegie School of Charm 2007

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