Todd Poley
Sturgis, Mi *****
******@*******.***
Objective:
I am seeking a position in a fast paced organization such as yours where I can use my skills and manufacturing management/supervision background to help your Organization with continuous, progressive improvement and success. I have been actively involved with the plants 5S/lean implementation and audit team for 3 years. Since I took over the Metal, Paint and Injection departments our 5S score increased from 2.6 to 4.7 out of a possible score of 5.
I am also studying the Six Sigma Philosophy as well. My intention is to take a course in Six Sigma to become a Black belt.
Summary:
Over 25 years of production supervision and Management. Proven ability to meet and exceed production requirements. Initiate and implement quality, safety, 5S/ lean manufacturing principles and procedures and inventory control. All of which have increased productivity, decreased waste and down time, therefore increasing company profit.
Skills:
• Increasing productivity
• 5S principles and implementation
• Reduce scrap and down time
• Lean manufacturing principles
• Complete understanding of MRP (material resource planning, expandable systems)
• Knowledge of MS office programs (excel and word)
• Jig and fixture design
• Team building
• Process and procedure implementation
• Knowledge of environmental, plant safety and continues improvement
• SPC (statistical process control)
• Employee coaching, training and development.
Professional Experience:
Penguin LLC
Production Supervisor
5-12-09 to 3-19-12
• Responsible for 3 shifts of metal, powder coat, and Injection molding departments.
• Responsible for 54 production employees which included training, daily interacting, team building and disciplinary actions.
• Planned and assigned daily work requirements to each department lead/supervisor based off of weekly part plan.
• Responsible for departmental safety according to MIOSHA standards.
• Scheduled all die changes for the Metal department, all mold changes for the Injection department and all color changes for the powder coat departments.
• Increased production by 12%
• Decreased scrap and by 8%
• Responsible for inventories in each department
• Review daily production reports to assure efficient production runs
• Continuously evaluate and find ways to improve efficiency, quality and safety.
• Perform time studies and establish production standards
• Coordinate with other departments to achieve production goals
• Work closely with Scheduling and purchasing departments to assure materials are available for scheduled production.
• Initiate and implement 5S and lean manufacturing principles
• Forecast annual departmental budgets for the following year
• Responsible for department safety and a team member of the plant safety community
Penguin LLC
Production Supervisor
11-04 to 5-12-09
• Supervised 3 shifts of assembly department for packaging
• Plan and assign daily work requirements based off customer needs
• Improved overall efficiency by 21%
• Reduced scrap by 12%
• Met and exceeded customer quality requirements
• Worked with master scheduler to meet customers last minute production requirements
• Effectively improved line change over time from one job to the next
Precision Speed Equipment:
Production Supervisor
1-02 to 11-04
• Set up and supervised a new production line for gas igniters
• Responsible for all production, scheduling and quality
• Perform time studies on new jobs to establish production standards
• Developed work cells for efficient production runs
Continental Accessories:
Engineer/Quality Manager
6-1988 to 9-2001
• Designed new products and improved existing products
• Set up and managed a quality program (SPC)
• Created and maintained bill of materials
• Designed jigs, fixtures and tooling
• Improved upon current production cells and created cells for new products to achieve and maintain production goals.
Education:
• Graduated Sturgis High School 1984
• Statistical Process Control (SPC) Glen oaks community college 1990-1991 (certificate)
• Supervisor training Glen oaks community college March 2008 (certificate)