Oversee team of 40 including shop floor, quality, maintenance, shipping/receiving, master tool makers and production supervision.Facilitate regular cross-functional team meetings based on Corrective Action Sessions.Serve as co-chair of Safety Committee.Developed and maintain work instructions based on process best practices.Collaborate with customers and company teams to improve major processes.Played a key role in the improvement of part designs, resulting in a reduction of manufacturing issues and providing cost savings for customers.Developed smart part numbers for purchased goods while updating MS Dynamics GP ERP system, improving Bill of Materials for finished goods.Ran spaghetti charts to identify flow inefficiencies of commodity chop shop tunnel, implementing actions to improve flow.Increased production efficiencies by over 40% in one year.Reduced quality defects in commodity-based products by 65%.Reduced find, buy and store purchasing activities for Safety and MRO products by close to 100%.Spearheaded conversion to JIT delivery for raw materials, leading to inventory level reduction of 70% and cash flow improvement.Led the capacity analysis of supply room products, successfully reducing square footage by 60%.Facilitated acquisition of acetone recycling system that recaptures 70% of used products, resulting in spend reduction of non-value added material.Developed new tool building and repair procedures, leading to greatly improved lifespan.

Directed team of ~220 unionized employees and 16 non-unionized employees including production staff, quality department, production supervisors, maintenance and office staff for a facility with sales up to $22 million annually.Served as co-chair for MCI employee cross-functional team.Facilitated negotiations that led to new $1M contract.Led operations to the achievement of 22% EBITDA with fixed 25% selling price mark-up.Directed successful ISO 9001:2008 implementation and following audits.Implemented inventory controls that resulted in inventory shrinkage reduction.Re-directed QA group focus for process audits while facilitating trainings on quality control for parts, resulting in measurable quality improvements throughout facility.Collaborated with BMW Designworks to develop new processes that led to cost design reductions and improved manufacturing processes.Led facility through parent company’s Chapter 11 filing (USA) while still remaining profitable.Reduced union-related issues to lowest level in company by maintaining focus on fair, consistent discipline while keeping up morale.Transformed 80% of products into next-day delivery, leading to major inventory reduction.Developed and implemented strong Safe Work Practices, leading to WBC premium reduction to lowest within industry.

Coordinated and oversaw all aspects of product production.Implemented Vendor Managed Inventory for supplies and non-runner raw materials.Collaborated with HR in negotiation of union agreements.Developed and implemented purchasing strategies.Managed relationships with new vendor partners.Led Kaizen events focused on shop efficiency and customer service improvements.Reduced staff by 40% over a one-year period while maintaining consistent sales figures.Implemented RTM-Lite process for traditionally hand-laid up parts, leading to process efficiency.Improved EBITDA from 1% to 9% in year one of employment and from 9% to 18% in year two.Developed purchasing strategy that allowed for testing of competitive products before making purchase based on best price within market.Collaborated with production team, leading to defect reduction of 50%.Led cross-functional team in the successful transition from Access system to Syteline ERP system.

Supervised product production activities and over 100 employees.Developed and oversaw employee schedule focusing on team-based planning meetings at start of each shift.Served on Corrective Action Board focusing on disability management.Improved communications between shifts through implementation of production boards.Played a key role in standardization of discipline throughout shop, increasing fairness levels.Executed lean initiative, resulting in elimination of space for excess inventory and timely delivery to customers.