Quality Assurance Supervisor

Gregory L. Florence

*** ******** **. ********* **. 40601

__________C 502-***-**** C 502-***-**** glflo63@aol.com_________

MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR

Continuous Improvement through Kaisen Proactive Management Quality Oriented

Results Driven Supervisor with over 20 years experience in manufacturing in the Automotive Industry. Excellent record concerning safety, quality and productivity using coaching methods directed toward team members, helping them to understand the processes, and the key quality points of the product, that will result in profit for the company. Persistent in the search of root causes to problems and the use of Quality improvement methods to solve the problems and eliminate their reoccurrence.

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Areas of Proficiency:

• Team and Project Leadership • Standardization and implementation

• Preventive Maintenance • 5S Improvements

• Safety planning / realization • Calibration Techniques

• Statistical tracking / analysis • Maintaining Dimensional Specifications

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

YH America Inc. 5/08-Present

Windshield Sealant Plant Div. II 105 Kulman Dr., Versailles Ky. 40383

Manufacturing Supervisor Div. I (Air conditioning)

Supervising 38 operators on second shift in four departments in the manufacturing and assembly of air conditioning hoses and components for motor vehicles. Roll forming machines, End form machines, crimpers, braze, and pierce machines. Monitoring hourly performance of operators and adjusting line flow to limit the effects of bottlenecks.

Manufacturing Supervisor Div. I (Power Steering)

Supervising 37 people in four departments in the creation and assembly of

Power steering hose assembly. 2nd shift development and process

Flow and monitoring of operators to control scrap and improve productivity.

Through Layered Process Auditing.

Manufacturing Supervisor Div. II (Sealant Department)

Supervising 3 People on a twelve hour night shift using chemical reactions

To produce sealant with petroleum and carbon based products mixing with

Additives, catalysts, and prepolymers, mixing and dropping from vessels to produce the sealant. The system is run by a computer program and has to be monitored and checked continuously. Chemistry is to be monitored for NCO, Dryness, and viscosity by lab testing throughout the process. Kaisen improvements, 5’s, Pm’s, performed daily.

Louisville Forge and Gear 9/07-4/08

Crankshaft and Gear Forging Plant. 596 Triport rd. Georgetown KY. 40324.

QS-9000, ISO-9002 Registered.

Manufacturing Supervisor (Forging Department)

Supervising up to 28 Team Members forging crank shafts and gears.

Responsible for product quality by visual, measure check, and CMM dimensional layout. Conform to production control, timely die changes and shimming according to 1st piece check. Billet Heaters, 1600 ton ~ 8000 ton forging presses, Moto Man Robots.

Topy America 1987-2007.

Steel and Aluminum Wheel Manufacturing Plant. 980 Chenault rd. Frankfort KY 40601. QS-9000, ISO 9001, TS-16949 Certified.

Manufacturing Supervisor (Machining Department) Aluminum Wheel Plant.

1997-2007. Supervising up to 42 associates, lines consist of 8 manual lines, 4 automated lines, 1 Repair Lathe, Manual Balance Machines, Helium Leak Testers, Water Leak Testers, and CMM. Managed A-Crew Safety, Quality, and shift performance calculated by TPP. Perform daily 5’S patrols, weekly Safety Audits and preventive maintenance to the equipment. Standardize process operations and production flows. Continuous improvement projects

with team members using 5 Principles of Problem Solving.

Quality Assurance Lead Steel Wheel Plant.

1989-1997. Leader of 5 inspectors responsible for the dimensional quality and testing of sampled parts manufactured on 2 Rim and Assembly Lines. Responsibilities included, Gauge R&R, macro bead and spot-weld penetration measurement and reporting. Tracking

and calibration of all measuring equipment. Created standards for every dimensional inspection method performed by Q.A.. Created standard for every calibration method performed by Q.A.. CMM daily operation including Customer Layouts, New Product

Confirmation, and new gauge calibration. Training of all new hires in dimensional inspection methods and basic understanding of wheel function and dimension to process application.

Mobile Unit Steel Wheel Plant.

1987-1989. Final visual inspection of product, Paint gun set up of finish coat operation, die changes at roll forming operation, grinding, welding and repairing product, and stripping and pickling operation.

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EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Ayer High School Ayer Ma. 4 yrs. Class of ‘81

CMM Certification

Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Kawasaki and Fanuc Robot Certification

Kronos Software for payroll

Honda Supplier Training

Presentations using Power Point

Syteline software for inventory, supply and demand

Wonderware software for vessel chemistry, mix and dry time

Forklift operator

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