Manager Manufacturing
Resume:
JERRY NICHOLS
Greer, South Carolina 29651
uqud7q@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Experience
More than twenty (20) years of management experience in manufacturing and distribution industries including metal stamping, motor controls, and tire manufacturing. Extensive background in Production, Quality, Training, and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
2010 Parrish Tire Co. Pineville, North Carolina
Commercial tire facility specializing in fleet management and 24/7 road side service. Parrish is also a
Bandag ISO 9001 certified facility.
Warehouse Manager: Responsible to Location Manager for supervising all warehouse personnel and delivery drivers, and maintaining acceptable levels of inventory.
• Ensures workplace health and safety requirements are met by warehouse
workers and delivery drivers.
• Communicates with location manager the stock levels, slow and
obsolete inventory.
• Handles all new and retread tire warranties.
• Organization of warehouse.
• Oversees the planned maintenance of mobile equipment and service trucks.
• Maintains warehouse cleanliness.
2008 to Spartanburg Steel Products. Spartanburg, South Carolina
2009 A $120,000,000 supplier of steel stampings and welded subassemblies for the automotive and lawn and garden markets.
Manufacturing Supervisor : Responsible to the Stamping Manager for supervising 30 employees in the Stamping Department..
• Performed employee evaluations as well as disciplinary actions and terminations.
• Managed the fabrication of stamped parts for BMW, Toyota, Nissan, and John Deere by applying lean manufacturing techniques. An average of 75,000 stampings were done per week
• Position was eliminated during plant wide cut backs.
2007 to Square D Schneider Electric, Seneca, South Carolina
2008 Electrical distribution and manufacturer of motor drivers, controllers, sensors, motor drives.
Manufacturing Supervisor: Responsible to the Fabrication Manager for the supervision of 30 employees over 2 shifts in the Fabrication Department.
• Conducted interviewing process for new employees.
• Performed employee evaluations as well as disciplinary actions and terminations.
• Managed the fabrication of sheet metal and buss bar for the assembly of motor control
centers assembled at the Seneca facility and other Square D facilities throughout the United States by applying Lean Manufacturing techniques.
2005 to Alcoa Logistics and Subassembly, Salisbury, North Carolina
2007 Produced tire and wheel assemblies for Freightliner.
Warehouse Manager: Responsible to the Site Manager for management of warehouse containing 50,000 tires and wheels.
• Managed 10 employees as well as the hiring process and ensuring that the disciplinary rules were enforced.
• Managed 3 production lines mounting tires for Freightliner facilities in Cleveland and Mount Holly, North Carolina and Gaffney, South Carolina at a rate of 200 assemblies daily.
• Maintained scheduling of all shipping and receiving. Shipped a total of 2,000 daily and received a total of 2,000 Tires and /wheels daily.
• Maintained all mobile equipment valued at approximately $100,000.
• Scheduled 200 wheel painting projects per week at a value of $2,000 per week meeting goals.
• Position was eliminated due to severely decreased production by Freightliner.
1996 to Hitachi Electronic Devices, Greenville, South Carolina
2005 Producer of Color Picture tubes for the Projection TV industry.
2003 Senior Supervisor: Responsible to the Manufacturing Manager for supervising all areas of
to manufacturing and managing 30 employees. Ensured production targets of 12,000 daily were
produced in a timely manner.
2005 Left due to eminent plant closure.
2000 Manufacturing Superintendent: Responsible to the Manufacturing Manager for directing and
to coordinating the operations in the manufacturing of color picture tubes for the Projection TV industry.
2003 Managed production targets and approved work schedules and planned headcount budget for up to 120
employees. Provided training for up to 120 employees.
• Prepared semi-annual operating budgets of $200,000 including controllable expenses and cost reduction programs.
• Planned and organized resources to meet production quality and cost goals and achieved a reduction in cost.
1997 Training/ISO Supervisor: Responsible to the Deputy General Manager for the creation of a training
to program including the testing and certification of 400 employees in the manufacturing of color picture
2000 tubes.
• Performed lead auditor duties and assisted audit teams in meeting compliance with the ISO 9002 standards.
• Promoted to Manufacturing Superintendent.
1996 Production Supervisor: Responsible to the Manufacturing Superintendent for the supervision of 45
to production employees. Provided training for employees and ensured coordination of resources in 5 back
1997 end production areas.
• Promoted to Training/ISO Supervisor.
1988 to Michelin Tire Corporation
1996 A manufacturer of passenger and light truck tires.
1992 Production Supervisor Uniroyal Goodrich Plant (UG4), Woodburn, Indiana: Responsible to the Department Manager for the supervision of 30 employees
to supplying components for tire construction.
1996
• Maintained the JIT scheduling and SPC utilized.
1988 Quality Aid for Michelin Tire Corporation (Spartanburg, South Carolina Facility):
to Responsible to the Shift Supervisor for quality of Extrusion Department and ensuring the safe and
1992 proper operation of equipment. Coordinated SPC for quality purposes.
• Promoted to Production Supervisor.
EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree in Physical Education & Health – Earlham College – Richmond, Indiana
CERTIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Lead Auditor Certification – Greenville Technical College – Greenville, South Carolina
Conflict Resolution Course and Union Contract Interpretation – Michelin University Training – Woodburn, Indiana
Lean Manufacturing Techniques – Hitachi Electronic Devices Training
Kaizan
Kanban
JIT Training.
Microsoft Office
Lotus Notes
Oracle
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