David Hedges Email & Phone Number

Summerville, Sc, Us

United States

Responsible for all assembly operations of both Electric and Internal Combustion Personal Industrial Trucks across 2 plants.

United States

North Charleston, South Carolina

Managed day-to-day operations, supervising 18+ direct and indirect reports in areas including manufacturing production, production planning, manufacturing engineering, and quality

North Charleston, Sc

Managed day-to-day operations, supervising 35+ direct and indirect reports in areas including manufacturing production, production planning, continuous improvement, and manufacturing engineering • Led multiple lean manufacturing initiatives resulting in a 15% increase in daily output as well reducing lead times and in-cell WIP by 50% and 23% respectively• Reduced the train to competency timeline by 45 days through overhauling the on-boarding and training process of new Craftsmen• Utilized lean line design methodologies to transform the production process from 1 big team to 7 smaller manufacturing cells • Researched and purchased various new technologies to aide in the growth of the business• Integrated a contract manufacturing cell into existing production cells resulting in a reduction of overall headcount by 2 FTE’s

Ladson, Sc

Supervised and developed 10-40 direct reports in various functional areas of the plant including Production, VPC, Off-Line Repair, and Logistics • Coordinated all production tasks related to start-up of manufacturing facility including hiring, training, development of work instructions, and implementation of quality standards • Lowered energy costs by approx. $25,000/yr by streamlining the process within the paint area• Established a cycle counting program resulting in a 30% increase in inventory accuracy • Led lean initiative centered on 'time in rework' metric resulting in a 65% reduction of that metric• Implemented positional rotation to support continuous improvement and operator development• Reduced the on floor WIP of all Hazardous Goods by 50% with the introduction of a 2-bin system• Led Logistics department to 0 major or minor findings during ISO 9001 certification audit

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Supervised and developed 20-45 direct reports with-in both the small components (high speed precision grinding) and body (milling and drilling) areas of the Common Rail Injector production line• Reduced spending on Indirect Materials by 4% with the implementation of a "checkbook" method of managing costs• Through the establishment of a Kaizen Teian program, over 80 employee driven suggestions were implemented improving the overall working conditions of the production area• Facilitated weekly TOP (Team Oriented Plant) meetings to support projects based on plant goals• Attended expert team meetings at various international sites to compare manufacturing processes

King Of Prussia, Pa

Supervised and developed 25 direct reports working across 5 baby diaper production lines• Led a lean initiative resulting in improved efficiency of a diaper line by 5% • Conducted weekly/monthly Safety Training for the associates on my team, resulting in ZERO lost time accidents • Facilitated morning meetings to aid in the development of the associates on my team