Production Supervisor

ALBERTO B. GAMALINDA

** ******** **** ♦ Richmond Hill ON L4C-8M1

Tel: 905-***-**** ♦ Cell: 647-***-**** ♦ **********@*****.***

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Over 10 year production management/purchasing experience in an ISO 9000 environment.

• B.Sc. in Management and Industrial Engineering.

• Working Knowledge of Kanban, Kaizen, 5S, TWI, and ISO.

• Competencies in MS Office, SPC, SAP and knowledge of Oracle Database.

• Demonstrated ability to apply Time and Motion Analysis to reduce labour and material waste.

• Committed in continuous improvement to increase productivity and overall operations efficiency.

• Analytical with attention to detail able to adapt to changing production environment.

• Strong time management and organizational skills to manage multiple priorities to tight time schedules.

• Demonstrated success in meeting and exceeding production goals.

AREA OF EXPERTISE:

• Increasing Productivity • Quality Control/SPC

• Methods Improvement • Inventory Control

• Cost Reduction • Health and Safety/WHMIS

• Technical Writing • Planning/Scheduling

• Team building/Mentoring • Plant Lay out

CAREER HISTORY:

HUNTER DOUGLAS CANADA 2006 – 2009

Productions Supervisor

• Responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of 17 machine operators in the assembly of high quality wood blinds using SAP.

• Maintained smooth and consistent production flow. Monitored (PTS) Production Tracking System.

• Supervised scrap reduction, timely completion of orders, team meetings, safety, and quality control in unionized environment.

• Supported ‘Creating Great Workplaces’ program to encourage and motivate staff.

• Performed Industrial Engineering functions in special projects duly assigned by the Director of Manufacturing to include plant lay out, distribution logistics, and radius of operations.

UNION FELT PRODUCTS INC. 1988 – 2006

Production Supervisor, Consumer Division, 1992 – 2006

• Negotiated and purchased raw materials from suppliers at a competitive price point.

• Ensured finished goods stored and shipped in a timely manner.

• Designed and implemented Quality Control Systems / SPC to ensure process capability.

• Ensured adherence to Safety and Health Standards in the workplace.

• Managed production schedule to ensure smooth operation flow with adequate staff coverage.

• Analysed time and motion studies, produced subsequent reports to senior management recommending changes to equipment and process to improve productivity.

Junior Industrial Engineer 1990 – 1992

(For Technical Support, Management Information, and Quality Control)

• Prepared process flow charts from the receiving of raw materials, processing, and up to the shipment of finished goods as requirement for the company’s certification for ISO 9002.

• Prepared and computed supervisor’s production targets and bonus.

• Monitored supervisor’s report on material usage, scraps, machine breakdowns, man-hours, blends and labour transfers.

• Trained and assisted supervisors on using the computer to generate material usage and process capability reports.

• Prepared and designed quality control documentation (SPC) on every shipment of fibre to the automotive industry customers complete with all data, comments, control limits, and graphs.

EDUCATION:

MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Bachelor of Science in Management and Industrial Engineering

Recognized by the University of Toronto Office Comparative Education Services as Bachelor of Applied Science graduate

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING:

HUNTER DOUGLAS CORPORATE UNIVERSITY. 2009

Graduate - General Management Skills, Communication and Leadership

CENTENNIAL COLLEGE 2001

Certificate in Oracle Database Administration, Performance Tuning, Back up and Recovery Certificate in Oracle Developer 2000 Applications

SEMINARS:

Investigating Industrial Accidents First Aid certified. First Link

Joint Health and Safety Committee. (JHSC) Statistical Process Control SPC

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHIMIS) Leadership seminar

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Member – American Institute of Industrial Engineers

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