About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 1885775
MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS LEADER | WELDING, FABRICATION & PRODUCTION SUPERVISION
Core Expertise
- Leading plant production and shop-floor operations for custom and engineered-to-order manufacturing.
- Supervising welding and fabrication teams, including MIG, TIG, and flux-core processes.
- Implementing production planning, scheduling, labor allocation, and ERP systems (Epicor, N4).
- Applying 5S and Kanban to improve safety, housekeeping, and inventory availability.
- Developing frontline leaders and quality-control personnel to resolve manufacturing defects.
Project Background
- Produced custom engineered-to-order assemblies including large-scale access and lifting structures.
- Oversaw two assembly lines and coordinated workflow for approximately 30 assembly personnel.
- Supervised welding operations and shop-floor coordination supporting high-mix, low-volume production.
- Led workforce scheduling and shift coordination across operations to meet production priorities.
- Implemented QC improvements by mentoring a new hire into a quality-control leadership role.
Key Skills
- Welding processes: MIG | TIG | Flux-core | Fabrication
- Production planning | Scheduling | Labor allocation | Workflow coordination
- ERP systems: Epicor | N4
- Lean methods: 5S | Kanban
- Team leadership | Supervising up to 75 employees
- Blueprint reading | Weld symbols | Bills of material | Routings
Education
- Diploma, Welding — Texas State Technical College Waco
Why Interview this Candidate?
Hands-on manufacturing leader with 16+ years advancing from welder to plant supervisor, combining welding expertise with production management. Experienced leading teams up to 75, implementing 5S/Kanban, and using Epicor and N4 to schedule and allocate labor. Proven ability to step onto the shop floor, resolve quality issues, and develop frontline QC leaders, enabling improved production continuity. Poised to deliver pragmatic leadership to stabilize and improve custom manufacturing operations.
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