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Garnett Plummer

Millersville

Summary

Detail-oriented Manufacturing Manager with experience in manufacturing setting. Demonstrated expertise in creating components to precise specifications and working with various tools and machinery. Proven record of creating components to meet customer specifications.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mgr General Manufacturing 1

Northrup Grumman
04.2022 - Current

• Directly supervise team operations, overseeing staff, work assignments, schedules, and daily workflow, ensuring effective management of operating costs.
• Accountable for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of a designated unit or work package within a large system development contract.
• Utilize comprehensive knowledge to analyze and interpret information, applying established policies and precedents to provide guidance to subordinates.
• Make decisions pertaining to daily work responsibilities, with minimal risk to the organization, ensuring project completion within established procedures and schedules.
• Monitor daily unit operations, providing active assistance and direction to team members when necessary, and ensuring that projects are completed on schedule.
• Experience utilizing earned value management system (EVMS)


Master Sergeant E-7

United States Air Force
08.2011 - Current
  • Oversaw team of team of 30 mechanics responsible for periodic extensive examinations and maintenance of C-5 airframe and systems
  • Track performance, productivity, goal progress and activity levels of 10 direct reports and perform yearly evaluations.
  • Develops strategic individual aircraft maintenance schedule and breakdown and repair workload
  • Maintain hazardous waste program and conduct identification and disposal training for shop of 35
  • Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.

Lead Assembly Technician

Northrop Grumman
03.2018 - 04.2022
  • Directly supports VSL in planning and execution of site and sector deadlines for critical program needs
  • Assigned and oversaw daily production schedules to 20 employees.
  • Trained 20 panel assembly technicians and provided adequate knowledge about customer-driven requirements and processes.
  • Planned and paced work efficiently in order to meet daily, weekly, project or production goals.
  • Executed entire assembly process by accurately interpreting set-up sheets, work orders, drawings or blueprints.
  • Inspected all work for quality and compliance with design standards.
  • Established environment inclusion and rapid development of newly hired personnel

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management

UMGC
College Park, MD
05.2025

Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology

Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL
05.2021

Skills

  • Process improvement suggestions
  • Quality control guidelines
  • Reading blueprints and schematics
  • Employee coaching
  • Hazardous chemical handling
  • Excellent manual dexterity
  • Production scheduling
  • Manpower coordination
  • Problem Solving
  • Leadership Experience

Certification

Active Secret Clearance


Airman leadership school- 192-hour (24 academic day) Leadership development course that incorporates guided discussions, in-class exercises as well as performance tasks to assess the students’ comprehension of the lesson concepts and principles. The curriculum consists of four outcomes: Mission, Leadership, Problem Solving, and Culture. The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) grants 8 semester hours for course completion.


NCO Academy is 196 hours (25 academic days) of guided discussion classroom methodology, experiential exercises, and a lab. The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) grants 6 semester hours for course completion. The curriculum consists of these outcomes: Ethical Decision-Making, Project Management, Negotiations, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, and Unconscious Bias.

Timeline

Mgr General Manufacturing 1

Northrup Grumman
04.2022 - Current

Lead Assembly Technician

Northrop Grumman
03.2018 - 04.2022

Master Sergeant E-7

United States Air Force
08.2011 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management

UMGC

Associate of Applied Science - Aviation Maintenance Technology

Community College of The Air Force
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