Christopher Graff Email & Phone Number

Canton, GA, US

Southeastern United States

Georgia, United States

Canton, Georgia

Holland, MI

generated production schedule per customer ordersdetailed employee work assignmentsscheduled machine PM'sistituted 5S system into shop floorcontrolled tooling and parts inventorycreated Kanban system for perishable tooling

Hired to manage the required change to develop the shop from a standard job shop style machine shop to a flexible efficient machine shop reducing quality issues and increasing on time deliveries. Hold responsibilities for shop scheduling, raw material inventory, consumable goods inventory, shop floor process for all parts, and verification of quality..

Managed the Facilities Departments involvement in the consolidation of two manufacturing plants while maintaining the current facilities operating functions and to change the factories risk rating from substandard to standard or better. Accountable for the department budget, preventive maintenance schedule, emergency action procedures, and emergency.

Led the team to design, build, purchase equipment, move equipment, and staff the 147,000 square foot facility located in Jefferson, GA. Completed the construction project in 8 months of breaking ground and started producing at full capacity within 10 months. Negotiated and purchased all manufacturing equipment and office furniture for the facility along.

Accountable for all welding and assembly line support, capitol equipment justification, resolution of all manufacturing quality issues, and resolution of all vendor quality issues. Increased production from 40K units annually to 74k units annually through the introduction of automated tacking fixtures, line layouts, and shop floor KaizensIdentified.

New product developmentmanufacturing line supportmachine shop support

Drawings for shop productionassess BOM for accuracyspecify and order additional components per customer order

Bachelors, Science Mechanical Engineering Technology

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