Bobby Estes Email & Phone Number

Sumter, South Carolina Area

Made in the USA

Plan and prepare weekly schedules in line with customer demands Execute and report out on daily, weekly, monthly and annually data using metric goals established by upper management Ensuring that all employees are following all company safety and work rules Develop daily assignments based off of priorities Drive a TEAM effort and instill high levels of morale with the hourly employees Communication with the Planning, Maintenance, Quality and Secondary Operation Departments Lead 5S, Lean and GEMBA activities within the department

Prepare daily production reports for Theory of Constraint reportingPromotes, maintains, and enforces safe and healthy working conditions for all employees in accordance with regulatory requirements and Company standardsIdentify and execute cost savings initiatives to impact positive results for the business and operationsAssign work according to designated priorities in order to maintain scheduled completion datesInform and provide planner at all times with respect to scheduled work status, changes and needsPlan and coordinates sequences of operations and flow of product with in the Forge Shop, Grinding and Saw Department Kropp Forge a Division of Park-Ohio Superintendent – Forge-Grinding-Final Inspection; Accountable for Front End and Back End Production All Quality Measurable Goals Project Management Budget Planning and Control Cost Containment/Reduction Inventory Management Safety Compliance Scheduling Forge Department and Secondary Operations in order to obtain plant and customer demands Report Directly to Executive President

Accountable for manufacturing process improvements at multiple facilitiesLed Kaizen SMED “Single Minute Exchange of Die” team for set up reduction. Started with 217 minutes per set up and ended at 24 minutes per set upDeveloped a complete Operator Training Guide to certify operatorsDeveloped a PM and Rebuild team and scheduleDeveloped and implemented a successful 5S program I was in the process of installing ircons’ on all induction heaters for accurate temperature reading. Result was to minimize scrap product and to help grain flow to reduce annealing all product after produced

Shipping and receiving Safety rules and regulationsCustomer relations Continuous improvement projects Manage/Supervise Indirect and direct employeesMeet and achieve customer orders, increases, decreases and quality issues within the Forge DepartmentDaily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually scheduling Daily reporting of Sales Dollars and Production Efficiencies with Co-Managers and Executive Senior Management Progressive steps at employer