Production Manager

Production Manager — Pinnacle Automotive Components

Grand Rapids, MI | January 2024 – Present

• Directed daily manufacturing operations for a 45-person assembly department, scheduling production shifts and cross-training technicians to reduce labor overtime costs by 16%.
• Managed a department operational budget of $2.4M, optimizing raw material supply chains and vendor negotiations to decrease overhead expenses by 12% over an 18-month period.
• Implemented Lean Six Sigma methodologies and structured line balancing on 3 high-volume assembly lines, increasing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) from 74% to 89%.
• Standardized shop-floor safety protocols and led weekly audits for 6 production lines, resolving 14 compliance vulnerabilities and achieving zero OSHA recordable incidents.

Production Supervisor — Vanguard Assembly Solutions

Holland, MI | August 2020 – December 2023

• Supervised a team of 18 operators on a fast-paced automotive component manufacturing line, maintaining 99.4% quality compliance against strict engineering specifications.
• Coordinated with warehouse managers to optimize inventory staging near work cells, utilizing Kanban cards to reduce material retrieval delays by 22% and boost team output.
• Analyzed machine downtime logs using Plex MES to identify mechanical bottlenecks, implementing a preventive maintenance plan that reduced unplanned downtime by 28%.
• Trained 12 apprentice technicians on machine calibration procedures and safety guidelines, increasing team throughput by 15% and cutting training duration by 10 days.

Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Shop floor scheduling, Resource planning, Vendor management, Root-cause analysis, Workplace safety & OSHA compliance, SAP ERP, Plex MES, Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Line balancing

Manufacturing Line Re-layout

Role: Lead Production Coordinator

Tools: AutoCAD, SAP ERP, Plex MES, Excel

Redesigned the layout of an assembly floor, reducing material travel distance by 30% and increasing hourly line output by 18%.

OEE Optimization Initiative

Role: Production Supervisor

Tools: Plex MES, Minitab, Excel, Tableau

Identified and resolved bottleneck operations on a critical packaging line, increasing overall line efficiency by 15%.

• Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) – Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) (2023)
• Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) – American Society for Quality (ASQ) (2022)
• OSHA 30-Hour General Industry Certification (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Technical mentor for youth manufacturing apprentice program (2022-present)
• Availability: 3 weeks notice