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United States

Manage supply chain for MotorGuide business unit.

•Led three lean manufacturing departments consisting of three team leaders and approximately 50 manufacturing team members.•Managed and scheduled maintenance and tool/die teams.•Full P&L responsibilities of over $2.5 million per year.•Implemented documented process for evaluation of temporary work force members.•Introduced Safety Incident Review program to determine root-cause of safety incidents.•Improved work flow in cells by reorganizing layout of work cells and consolidating operations.•Partnered with engineering teams and business managers to drive quality and cost reduction initiatives.•Worked closely with scheduling and customer service to ensure timely delivery of products.•Scheduled outside contractors to assist with building projects as needed.•Developed quality feedback form to document and address supplier quality issues.

Galesburg, Michigan, United States

*Startup manager of new regional DC.*Managed teams in: Inbound, Warehousing & MBP*Target Certified Executive Trainer for Warehouse*Executive Safety Steering Committee, responsible for training all executives in root-cause analysis of safety incidents.

Production supervisor in automotive components manufacturing facility. Areas of responsibilities included: Assembly lines and assembly cells, CNC machining, plastic injection, automatic screw machines, vertical and horizontal broaches, grinding, welding, heat treat operations.

Commodity manager at GM facility. Responsibilities included: overseeing tool crib consilidation, sales and supply of custodial supplies and equipment, budget development, contract negotiation.

Site Contract Manager at several GM facilities responsible for supervision of UAW janitors and machine cleaners.

Gray Iron Foundry with direct exposure in: Human Resources, Safety Training, Production Scheduling and Planning, Purchasing, Cupola Operations, Quality Control.