Taylor McLean
Wasaga Beach,Canada
Summary
A highly self-motivated and detail-oriented Manager with over 24 years of extensive experience in Production, Quality and New Project management in the Automotive Sector. Seeking a Management position that will provide a challenging opportunity for continued personal growth while contributing to the company’s objectives. Proficient at focusing on strengths to stimulate personal and group/team excellence, building talent and delivering required results.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
UAP Manager
Forvia (Faurecia)
Brampton, Ontario
07.2017 - Current
- Follow production plans, as well as Group standard processes, assure feasibility of production plans.
- Achieve financial targets: prepare and present the UAP budget, manage the actual production costs based on “ideal” costs, maintain product margin, and monitor serial productivity (labor level, material consumption
- Manage the UAP teams: assure appropriate staffing, maintain working environment according to Group Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) standards, defect and advise training needs, share information, participate in career management initiatives.
- Serve as official plant representative to the customer. Meet established customer specifications concerning cycle time, delivery, quality, quantity and costs. Implement preventative and corrective measures in production process to assure that customer demands are properly met. Coordinate with client’s quality team to meet all customer standards.
- Implement action plans in order to improve functionality/productivity and to obtain program and Group objectives. Make necessary corrective adjustments.
- Participate in the creation of Production System Efficiency projects.
- Coordinate resource planning with Engineering department concerning stocks, equipment, staffing, activities, etc.
- Maintain dashboard indicators/status reports to monitor lead time, supply-chain targets, HSE performance.
Production Supervisor
Faurecia Automotive
Bradford, ON
04.2009 - 07.2017
Forvia
- Participate in daily meeting to report line performance, successes and issues as well as actions initiated.
- Make sure QCD indicators reflect customer expectations
- Permanent presence on the shopfloor: Daily contact with all team members, close management of the lines.
- React in case of a problem: take care of immediate containment, call support functions, build corrective action plans
- Drive teamwork and problem-solving activities, lead problem solving workshops
- ensure audits of standardized work are conducted by team leaders on a daily basis and ensure corrective actions are taking place.
- Ensure proper induction of new operators on the line
- Build training plan to increase team autonomy
- Manage annual performance interviews for all team members
- Coach team leaders and team members in how to perform their role
- Ensure discipline and rigor (work wear, break times, working hours,etc)
- Ensure the respect of quality and safety instructions, policies and procedures
- Responsible for immediate stopping the line in case of safety risks
Education
Mechanical Engineering B.Tech -
Pondicherry Engineering College
Skills
- NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Standard Operation Sheet Preparation
- Training of Operators
- Job allocation preparation
- Trial Stage KPI Management and Achievement
- Cross Function Meeting & Action follow-up
- Trial Management
- PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Manpower Management and Grievance Handling
- Lean Management
- OEE Monitoring and develop Improvement plan
- Skill Training of Team Members
- Standard Operation Sheet preparation & modification
- Zone Safety Management
- Annual Appraisal of Team members
- Zone 5S Management
- Inventory Management
- QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- 8QC Tools
- Root cause Analysis and Action Implementation
- PFMEA
- Job Observation and Re-occurrence Validation
- Standards Update
- Re-training
- Process Capability Study
- Fall Protection
- COMPUTER SKILLS
- Power point preparation
- MS Excel
- MS Office
- Staff Training and Development
- Audit Support
- Relationship Building
- Process Improvements
- Training and mentoring
Awards
Master Trainer Certification from Nissan Motor Ltd, Japan - 09/2018
Projects
Layout optimization for Terro Ant bait handwork @ Econopac, 03/2021 - 04/2021, Developed optimal layout of manual assembly line to save space, material and manpower movement Trim & Chassis - Project Leader of Nissan Kicks Model @ Renault-Nissan, 11/2018 - 04/2019, Lead the team from Vehicle confirmation lot to Start of Production Stage Trim & Chassis - Project Leader of Renault Captur Model @ Renault-Nissan, 09/2017 - 09/2018, Lead the team from Vehicle confirmation lot to Start of Production Stage Direct Pass Improvement Ratio in 2-Wheeler Vehicle assembly @ TVS Motor, 04/2009 - 02/2011, Improved the vehicle direct pass ratio from 93% to 97.4% by process improvements, Skill enhancement and supplier quality improvement Kitting and Layout Implementation @ TVS Motor, 11/2018 - 02/2019, Introduced Kitkart supply for TVS WEGO model in vehicle assembly
Timeline
UAP Manager
Forvia (Faurecia)
07.2017 - Current
Production Supervisor
Faurecia Automotive
04.2009 - 07.2017
Mechanical Engineering B.Tech -
Pondicherry Engineering College
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