Armel Rubakana
Repentigny,QC
Summary
Experienced professional with a proven ability to motivate and inspire others, possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Adept at effective collaboration and relationship-building. Honed exceptional analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities over 20 years of operational management expertise. Efficiently troubleshoots and resolves complex issues, excelling at prioritizing and managing multiple tasks in high-pressure environments. Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and a mechanical aptitude contribute to a comprehensive skill set that allows for excellence in various roles.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Mechanical Planner Supervisor
CPKC
10.2018 - Current
- Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
- Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
- Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.
- Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.
- Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
- Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
- Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.
Crew Dispatcher
Canadian Pacific Railway
01.2012 - 01.2018
- Ensure compliance with Transport Canada Regulations, FRA operating rules and company policies for safe operations
- Accountable for planning, scheduling and dispatching Train & Engine employees in a fast paced environment
- Use information at hand to produce daily reports to identify potential crew shortages and plan accordingly
- Maintain communication with Directors and field operations to ensure operational requirements are met
- Monitor crews work times and rest rules
- Train, evaluate and coach new employees, complete performance audits
- Complete Canadian/American customs forms to facilitate cross border traffic.
Production Supervisor
Lakeside Packers
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Complete safety walkabouts to inspect the workplace prior to commencing production
- Supervise all production activities, controlling the flow of work to meet customer deadlines
- Direct accident investigation procedures, propose corrective actions and/or discipline
- Conduct job briefings, allocate work to productions team, ensure employees understand tasks at hand
- Ensure all production equipment is properly serviced and that all planned maintenance work is carried out on time
- Organize and conduct safety training plans, develop and enforce safety policies .
- Liaise with and report to official regulatory bodies on safety matters.
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Trained staff of direct labor employees to perform assembly and manufacture of specified products.
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
- Prepare in advance for production problems, material deficits, equipment failures, and unavoidable delays.
Quality control agent
Lakeside Packers
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Administer audits of raw materials and products which have already been checked for quality
- Collect samples from the goods produced, label goods and perform quality check on the various samples collected
- Note observations taken from various samples and giving quality ratings for samples checked
- Prepare quality assurance reports for the use of management and provide pinpointed feedbacks to workers
- Advise the machining operators and workers to adopt improved manufacturing practices
Education
High School Diploma -
Lycee Ngagara
Burundi07.2001
Skills
- Ability to drill down, understand root cause and resolve complex issues
- Track record of achieving production goals
- Ability to interpret and work in accordance with collective agreements
- Foster positive working environment by making production staff feel valued
- Carrying out production site audits
- Ability to pin point expectations and provide positive and constructive feedback
- Interpret variances to operating protocols
- Knowledge of and ability to conduct investigations
References
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Mechanical Planner Supervisor
CPKC
10.2018 - Current
Crew Dispatcher
Canadian Pacific Railway
01.2012 - 01.2018
Production Supervisor
Lakeside Packers
01.2006 - 01.2012
Quality control agent
Lakeside Packers
01.2004 - 01.2006
High School Diploma -
Lycee Ngagara
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