Seeking a manager position with a company in the manufacturing industry. Looking for a challenging and rewarding position in which I can contribute to the success of the organization using my skills and knowledge.
Jerry O. Freeman
Manufacturing Maintenance and Heat Treat Production Supervisor
Profile • Over 12 years experience as a Maintenance or Heat Treat Production Supervisor/Assistant Manager with both union and non-union experience in manufacturing. Proven record of leadership with progressively increasing responsibilities based on performance.
• Specializing in team building, employee development, operations, process and quality control, and lean manufacturing.
• Lead up to 30 employees in day to day activities to meet or exceed metrics pertaining to Safety Quality Delivery Cost. Duties included payroll and employee reviews.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to effectively communicate and present ideas to all employees at all levels.
Jerry is very people-oriented and enthusiastic. His philosophy and leadership skills are contagious among his workforce – Business Operations Manager 2007 Review
Expertise • FDA/ISO regulations understanding • Lean Manufacturing
• Cost/Process Improvement • Process and Quality Control
• Operations Management • Inventory Management
• Heat Treat Carburizing • Customer Relations
Mr. Freeman has consistently demonstrated himself to get the job done. Even with schedule changes, and constantly changing manpower constraints in his department, he has consistently demonstrated his strength by meeting all metrics under very difficult situations – Internal Customer Survey Response
Experience Zimmer Incorporated Sept. 2008-Mar. 2010
Production Supervisor Responsible for supervising day to day activities in multi- building campus as they pertain to Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost metrics in the highly regulated Class II and Class III medical devices industry.
Results:
o Awarded Benchmarking Award for improvement to Safety program.
o Managed culture change by implementing weekly Town Hall events with employees, as well as establishing first Employee Innovation Team.
o Reduced Lead Time in bottleneck operation by 100%
o Designed and implemented Kanban crib system which reduced inventory by $140k.
o Designed Poka-yoke systems for quality issue that was implemented campus wide
Jerry O. Freeman
Manufacturing Maintenance and Production Supervisor
Chrysler LLC. 1994-2008
• Maintenance and Production Supervisor: Responsible for managing day to day activities as they pertain to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Morale metrics. Payroll, performance reviews, manpower scheduling. Sponsor of maintenance TPM team.
Results:
o Assistant manager for steel machining department . Managed up to 6 salaried employees for 3 shift operation; including directing engineering support..
o Coaching and developing hourly employees to learn and become team leaders.
o Spearheaded throughput and quality improvements of CNC machining processes through program and tooling improvements.
o Sponsored cross functional teams to work on increasing throughput in department, and reducing unscheduled overtime. Increased throughput on Reaction Shaft line by 10%, and reduced unscheduled overtime by 44% for department.
o Experience in Heat Treat carburizing; .CNC Mill, Lathe, and Grinding processes.
o Developed database to track parts inventory and minimize redundant parts storage
o Reduced unscheduled equipment failure by implementing PM program through TPM team participation.
o Use of strong organization and computer skills developed maintenance crib system that reduced floor space and total cost of inventory on hand.
Jerry is a change agent. His is genuine, and his people follow that – Associate Survey Response.
Penske Corporation 1993-1994
• Heavy Duty Diesel Service Technician: Responsible for planning, scheduling, and making repairs to unit fleet.
o Planned and scheduled fleet repairs in accordance to master PM schedule.
o Communicated to customers about timing of repairs and repair satisfaction.
United States Army 1989-1992
• Heavy Duty Diesel Service Technician: Responsible for making repairs to unit equipment in adverse conditions.
o Meritoriously promoted during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
o Awarded position on The Army’s Military Maintenance Program.
Education
• Indiana University Bachelors Degree General Studies 2001-2007
• Lincoln Technical University Associates Degree Diesel Service Technician 1992-1993
References Available Upon Request.
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