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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
Princeton, IN
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
Princeton, IN
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
Princeton, IN
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