Kerra Vaughn
Summerfield
Summary
Motivated Team Lead possessing excellent leadership and planning abilities. Focused on delivering high-quality products on tight schedules. Monitors, trains, and encourages employees to improve skills and meet demanding targets. History of successfully developing and managing strong teams through proactive training and issue management.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Lead 1
Sturm, Ruger & Co
Mayodan
04.2023 - Current
- Managed daily operations and ensured that team members met production goals.
- Assisted in the development and implementation of new training materials for staff.
- Monitored inventory levels and coordinated resource allocation for projects.
- Implemented process improvements that reduced scrap rates and increased output.
- Created standard operating procedures for various tasks to enhance workplace safety.
- Train new hires.
- Help them with their onboarding for HR.
- Hands-on experience with machines, loops, and assembly.
- JI training is certified.
- Gage training and how to train certified through PHCC.
- Expand the Mock Kitchen by taking small jobs from lines to keep them in stock and running.
- 100% success rate of employees finishing their training in the Mock Kitchen.
- Safety videos and PowerPoints to explain the job and the company.
- Created all new JIs for everything we make, packed, or gauged in the Mock Kitchen.
- Worked with other team leads to make sure they had people, or supplies, for the day.
- Helped maintenance move machines during shutdown.
- Helped count for inventory.
- I painted some 5's projects throughout the building.
- Trained new team leads on time studies, setting up loop plans, and how to write a JI.
- How to look for bottlenecks.
- Trained the new team leads on how to train using the JI they created.
- Found ways to reduce scrap, and increase production.
- Conducted time studies to improve workflow efficiency and streamline processes.
Team Leader
Mehler Engineered Products
Martinsville
07.2019 - 04.2023
- Make sure employees are given instructions for daily tasks.
- Help load creels, doff, inspect, and pack.
- Create and label bobbins to classify materials.
- Enter information into the computer (SAP) for shipping.
- Make sure the bobbins meet the criteria and are packed per regulations.
- Drive the forklift to gather the materials needed to perform the job.
- Locate and store boxes after they are packed.
- Train new hires.
- Rewind bad bobbins on machines.
- I used Microsoft Word and Excel daily.
- Perform extra tasks as supervision and management request.
- Coach, guide, and delegate tasks to employees as needed.
- Created SOPs for visual job instructions.
- Reviewed the work in progress with the packing instructions.
Spinner Operator
Nilit America
Ridgeway
06.2016 - 07.2019
- Clean and wipe spin packs.
- Keep waste up and to a minimum.
- Replace a broken spin pack.
- Good communication between spin operators and winder operators.
Team Lead
Radial, Inc.
Martinsville
10.2012 - 06.2016
- Make sure the shift was properly prepared for the day.
- Compare the amount of work and the number of employees for the day, and delegate work.
- Shipping, receiving, data entry, including removing items from the system if broken, stowing, problem-solving, picking, packing, and shipping.
- Answer or respond to emails from customers and clients.
- Drive the forklift or cherry picker to fill locations and orders.
- Training new hires.
- E-commerce facility.
Machine Operator
Trinity Packaging
Rocky Mount
01.2002 - 02.2012
- Operated slitter, press, and bag machines to meet production demands.
- Executed product changeovers based on customer specifications.
- Utilized dockets to interpret technical specifications accurately.
- Diagnosed and resolved machine issues to minimize downtime.
- Employed hand and power tools alongside computer systems for efficient operations.
- Trained new hires on machine operation and safety protocols.
- Maintained records of scrap rates, production metrics, and quality inspections.
- Collaborated with operators and supervisors during daily briefings.
Education
High School -
Indian Valley High School
Lewistown, PA01.2001
Skills
- Time studies
- Training new hires
- Process optimization
- Quality assurance
- Delegation skills
- Supervisory experience
- Forklift operation
- Order picking and fulfillment
- Packaging and materials handling
- Pallet jack operation
- Electric pallet jack operation
- Quality inspection and assurance
- RF scanner proficiency
- Reach truck operation
- Shipping and receiving logistics
- Warehouse experience and management
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Inventory control systems
- Manufacturing and assembly skills
- Machining expertise
- Merchandising strategies
- SAP software knowledge
- Warehouse distribution processes
- Cherry picker operation
- New hire training facilitation
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Inventory management
- Safety compliance
- Process improvement
- Employee training
- Machine operation
- Quality control
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Technical documentation
- Leadership skills
- Coaching techniques
- Coaching and mentoring
- Product management
- Employee engagement
- Performance coaching
- Performance monitoring
Phone
cell, 2762524588
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US
Certification
CPT 4.0
Timeline
Team Lead 1
Sturm, Ruger & Co
04.2023 - Current
Team Leader
Mehler Engineered Products
07.2019 - 04.2023
Spinner Operator
Nilit America
06.2016 - 07.2019
Team Lead
Radial, Inc.
10.2012 - 06.2016
Machine Operator
Trinity Packaging
01.2002 - 02.2012
High School -
Indian Valley High School