Sean C. Deal
Operations Specialist, Molded rubber components
Akron, OH · (330) 555 0112 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/seancdeal
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years in rubber and polymer manufacturing operations
INDUSTRIES
Molded rubber components, industrial hose, sealing products
SPECIALTIES
Work order flow, changeover coordination, kaizen facilitation, standard work documentation
SYSTEMS
Plex, Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Microsoft Teams
CREDENTIALS
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, American Society for Quality; Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour general industry certification
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in technical and applied studies, University of Akron
Results at a Glance
84%
Actions within days
40%
Simple pull signal
26
Stalled work orders
Executive Summary
Operations specialist with six years in rubber and polymer products, responsible for work order flow, changeover coordination and the continuous improvement calendar on second shift. The person supervisors call when a job is stuck between departments and nobody owns the next step.
Signature Achievements
- Cut average press changeover from 52 minutes to 31 by writing standard work and staging tooling ahead of the job.
- Ran eleven kaizen events in two years and closed 84 percent of the actions within 60 days.
- Reduced work in process sitting between molding and finishing by 40 percent through a simple pull signal.
- Wrote the lockout tagout procedures for nine presses ahead of a corporate safety audit, which passed with no findings.
- Recovered 26 stalled work orders during a system cutover week so the plant shipped on time.
Professional Experience
Operations Specialist
Cuyahoga Elastomer Products, Akron, OH 2022 to present
Molding and finishing plant of 210 employees supplying industrial and automotive aftermarket customers.
- Coordinates daily work order release, changeover sequencing and material staging across molding, trimming and packing.
- Facilitates kaizen events and maintains the continuous improvement action tracker for the plant.
- Writes and revises standard work and job instructions and trains operators against them.
- Runs the daily tier meeting for second shift and escalates constraints to the production manager.
Production Coordinator
Portage Sealing Solutions, Ravenna, OH 2020 to 2022
Coordinated order flow for a sealing products plant of 75 people.
- Released and tracked work orders and reported schedule attainment daily.
- Coordinated outside processing shipments and chased returns.
- Maintained the training matrix for 40 operators.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, American Society for Quality
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 30 hour general industry certification
Education
Bachelor of Science in technical and applied studies, University of Akron, 2020
Core Skills
Work order management · Changeover coordination · Standard work writing · Kaizen facilitation · Lockout tagout procedures · Plex · Daily tier meetings · Operator training · Schedule attainment · Value stream mapping