801-592-0190

Lynn Matthew Fryer 801-375-0186

421 South 1330 West, Provo, Utah 84601 lf1086ec6@westpost.net
Professional Profile
Accomplished Production Supervisor with 5 years management experience and twenty
years in the production field. Areas of expertise include streamlining the pro
duction process and making the work area an efficient workplace. Self motivated
and highly efficient with emphasis on cost cutting and decreased staff turnover
.
a Experienced in employee scheduling, inventory control and training.
a Strong ability to motivate the workforce
a Excellent mechanical skill with an emphasis in preventive maintenance.
a Labor cost controls.
a Team building skills.
a Strong ability to execute based on strategic objectives.
a Able to integrate into new management structure.
a MCSC and A plus schooling from Keane, Inc 1999.
a Work flow planning.
Professional Experience
Natureas Way Products, Springville, Utah
February 2005 to November 2010
Production Supervisor (Tableting and Coating)
Responsibilities:
a Managed team of four hourly employees.
a Trained, coached and mentored staff to ensure smooth adoption of company goal.
a Made daily production schedule with emphasis on efficiency.
a Maintained equipment, inventoried spare parts and tooling.
a Worked directly with Quality Control, Product Development and Scheduling to ma
intain GMP compliance.
a Decreased production times by more than 50% in the Coating and Tableting areas
.
a Hired and trained new employees and took disciplinary action as needed.
Natureas Way Products, Springville, Utah
October 2001 to February 2005
Coating Tech.
Responsibilities:
a Operated an Accela-Cota and Vector coating machine. Coated tablets as needed
and mixed coating solutions as per MBR.
a Followed GMP procedures to ensure best quality products.
a Found ways to improve and streamline the coating process.
a Maintained equipment and inventory of spare parts.
a Worked with Quality Control and Product Development on new products.
Geneva Steel, Vineyard, Utah
May 1999 to October 2001
Blast Furnace Operator 3
Responsibilities:
a Worked on Blast Furnaces. Drilled out furnace when ready to cast, took iron s
amples, and maintained flow of iron during cast. When cast was complete, plugge
d furnace with mud gun.
a Maintained iron and slag runners and helped crew set-up for each cast.
a Operated overhead crane as needed.
Geneva Steel, Vineyard, Utah
May 1996 to May 1999
Crane Operator
Responsibilities:
a Operated Overhead Cranes in the Finishing End of the Rolling Mill.
a Pulled hot steel plates from the roll lines during hot rolls, and stacked acco
rding to size.
a Supplied plates to the crew to be processed.
a Loaded rail cars and transfer cars as needed.
Natures Sunshine Products, Spanish Fork, Utah
January 1991 to May 1996
Process Maintenance
Responsibilities:
a Responsible for all maintenance and change-overs on tablet presses, encapsulat
ing machines and coaters.
a Set-up and kept inventory on all spare parts and tooling for Presses.
a Maintained and polished tooling as needed.
a Worked with Product Development in making new products.
Natures Sunshine Products, Spanish Fork, Utah
September 1989 to January 1991
Tablet Press and Coating Operator
Responsibilities:
a Operate and maintain Manesty and Stokes Tablet Presses and Vector Coating Mach
ines.
a Trained new employees and did preventive maintenance on equipment.
Stouffer's Frozen Foods, Springville, Utah
May 1986 to September 1989
Parts Crib Attendant
Responsibilities:
a Set-up and maintained inventory,
a Issued and received parts and tools.
a Responsible for computerized control of Parts Department.
a Operated fork lifts, computerized cranes and conveyor systems.
Education
Keane, SLC, Utah, USA
A+ and MCSE certification for NT 4.0
Graduated 1999
Attended Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer courses at Keane, Inc. and receive
d my A+ certification.
Orem High School, Orem, Utah, USA
HS Diploma
Graduated 1983
Field of Study: Biology and History
Utah Valley Community College, Orem, Utah, USA
BA anticipated in 2011
Field of Study: Business Management
Three years at UVCC, last attended 2007. Twelve credits left for BA.
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
Completed one year with an emphasis in Zoology
Affiliations
a Completed several management courses at Mountainland Applied Technology Colleg
e.
a Attended Schwabe Inc., in Karlsrue, Germany for tableting and coating training
in 2007.
a Attended a year and a half LDS church Mission from August 1984 to January 1986
.
Keywords
Account Management, Cost Reduction and Inventory Control skills. I have excellen
t team building and scheduling experience. I am self-motivated and lead through
example. I have computer skills in Microsoft Word, spread sheets and Power Poi
nt. I am a team player and can motivate my crew. I am adept at finding ways to
 cut costs and streamlining the production process. I have great Inter-Departme
nt and communication skills. I am a fast learner and able to integrate into Org
anizational Restructure and Change. I have over twenty years experience in the
production field and believe I would be a great asset to any company I work for.