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Christopher Smith

Evansville

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, excelling in employee development and continuous improvement. Expert in production management and performance monitoring, I successfully streamlined operations, enhancing efficiency and safety. Committed to fostering teamwork and resolving issues, I drive high-quality outcomes while mentoring teams to achieve their best.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Group Leader

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
06.2013 - Current
  • Led by example, demonstrating commitment to the company''s mission and consistently delivering high-quality work.
  • Monitored group performance on a regular basis, analyzing data and trends to identify areas for improvement. There are 5 core metrics: Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost, and Development.
  • Delegated tasks strategically and monitored progress for timely completion of both TL's and TM's.
  • Use production schedules to ensure processes are efficient and set the TM up for success.
  • Monitored team performance to identify productivity improvement opportunities.
  • Maintained organized work area by cleaning and removing hazards. The use of 3-pillar 5s helped organize and remove hazards to a deeper level.
  • Mentored team members to enhance their skillsets, resulting in higher-quality work and improved job satisfaction.
  • Used problem-solving and issue-resolution skills to promptly and successfully address production problems. This can especially be seen in process audits and HYP system.
  • Collaborated with other departments to optimize production workflows. A good example is stack-up issues from weld or out of spec components.
  • Streamlined operations, reducing waste and increasing efficiency through process optimization. Toyota's continuous improvement drives me to always look for better ways to accomplish objectives and make TM's successful.
  • Prepared reports and other technical documentation of day-to-day production processes.

Team Leader, Sales Operations

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
01.2010 - 06.2013

Responsible for making repairs for all team members and stocking parts.

Build on-line to fill in staffing holes.

Train my team members and use the continuous improvement mindset to make processing efficient and safe.


Team Member

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
10.2002 - 01.2010

Build good quality within a safe work area for all processes.

Work with team leader to improve processing.

Responsible for keeping a clean work area so that abnormal is easier to identify.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Occupational Health And Safety

Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL
05-2026

Skills

  • Relationship building and motivational skills
  • Continuous improvement
  • Issue resolution
  • Employee development
  • Performance monitoring on key metrics
  • Health and safety procedures for all processes
  • Incident reporting in safety and quality issues
  • Production management
  • Root cause analysis participation (5-why's)
  • Operations management of 25-40 team members per shift
  • Feedback delivery to team members in areas of safety, quality, productivity, cost, and development
  • Teamwork and communication

Accomplishments

    Winner of 2016 Plant Wide Quality Circle

Timeline

Group Leader

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
06.2013 - Current

Team Leader, Sales Operations

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
01.2010 - 06.2013

Team Member

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
10.2002 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Science - Occupational Health And Safety

Columbia Southern University
Christopher Smith