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Ayr, Ontario, Ca

• Increased overall productivity by 5 % by changing scheduling of lines redeploying 11 operators to other value added area.• Increased the awareness and knowledge of 5S techniques to team leaders using presentations and training• Practice effectively the 8-D methodology using cross functional teams to solve department inefficiencies.• Managed product group team to achieve 0 ppm and 100 % on time delivery

• Practice effectively the 8-D methodology using cross functional teams to solve department inefficiencies.• Implemented pre- packaged kits to successfully improving productivity and material flow• Assist in implementing turn table welding cells to increase productivity• Customer Liaison for all customers

• Responsible for implementing and maintaining all quality systems• Successful startup of a new facility and product line to General Motors• Built strong relationships with customers

Responsible for production, reporting, first aid reports, training, entering and submitting time sheets, disciplinary actions and performance appraisals of a 35-person shift• Achievements• Successfully utilized World Class Manufacturing techniques to improve productivity 15%• Utilized Kaizan to reduce changeover time and improve set up with success• Reduced indirect labour by 2 positions• Implemented pre- packaged kits to welding stalls successfully improving productivity and material flow

Managed a team of 2 supervisors and 6 team leaders in a day to day 3 shift operation of a 140-person automotive assembly department • Achievements• Increased overall productivity by 5 % per year• Reduced indirect labour by 9 positions and direct labour by 5 positions• Implemented one-piece flow concept using controlled work in process buffers.• Reduced external PPM’s to zero in 2008• Increased the awareness and knowledge of all department associates in lean concepts using presentations and training• Practice effectively the 8-D methodology using cross functional teams to solve department inefficiencies.• Utilized Kaizan to reduce changeover time and improve set up with success• Obtained cost reductions of $150,000.00 per year.

• Develop, coordinate implementation, and track Lean initiatives within the Brantford facility.. • Achievements• Developed Kanban system with sister Dana facilities using visual cards• Lead 3 successful Kaizan events in the facility• Utilized OEE calculations to improve productivity and efficiencies with success• Obtained cost reductions of $ 200,000.00 in 12-month period.

•Managed and developed a team of 3 supervisors and 6 lead hands in day to day operations of a 160-person facility • Achievements• Implemented master scheduling of assembly lines to increase productivity and reduce changeover time• Implemented direct material handling to assembly lines with success• Created visual management using count and scheduling boards• Increased Lean awareness using presentations, and coaching

•Responsible for production reporting, disciplinary actions, performance appraisals, overtime planning, inventory management and internal scrap of a 60-person workforce. • Achievements• Obtained a 10 % productivity gain in final assembly• Created and implemented new internal and vendor scrap systems

•Customer Liaison for Ford, GM, and Chrysler•Responsible for investigating and resolving customer concerns at customer locations. • Achievements• Built strong relationships with customers• Improved overall quality rating to 20 ppm with OEM customers and 0 ppm with service customers.• Resolved several quality concerns to eliminate official quality concerns from internal and customer quality metrics.

•Responsible for analyzing, reporting and inventory of internal scrap and supplier defects•Responsible for warranty returns, reporting and analysis . • Achievements• Reduced internal scrap dollars by analyzing and deferring costs to the vendor.• Reduced warranty returns successfully through working with internal suppliers.Dana Canada/Long Manufacturing Division, Burlington, ONProduction Supervisor June 1999-July 2000 •Responsible for production reporting, first aid reports, entering and submitting time sheets, disciplinary actions and performance appraisals•Responsible for purchasing non-inventory materials and safety supplies. • Achievements• Reduced non-inventory material costs by developing a cycle count system• Increased productivity 15 %.

Dana Canada/Long Manufacturing Division, Burlington, ONProduction Supervisor June 1999-July 2000 •Responsible for production reporting, first aid reports, entering and submitting time sheets, disciplinary actions and performance appraisals•Responsible for purchasing non-inventory materials and safety supplies. • Achievements• Reduced non-inventory material costs by developing a cycle count system• Increased productivity 15 %.

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