David Stone Email & Phone Number

I am the manufacturing manager for the Fleetpride Reline Facility in Birmingham Alabama, where I utilize my management experience with an emphasis on team leadership to promote quality and performance achievement throughout the organization.

Listed skills include Purchasing, Logistics, Operations Management, Sales, and 9 others.

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  Manufacturing Manager

  Fleetpride

  Feb 1987 - Present - Birmingham, Alabama Area

  28+ years combined experience in supervisory, management & manufacturing in heavy duty truck industry.• 2005 – Present BRAKE RELINE CENTER BRANCH MANAGER Coordinate and supervise all facility activities and operationsManage production, procurement, staffing, customer service and safety Manage the overall performance of the facility to maximize profitabilityEffectively communicate with employees and upper management on a regular basisControl budget budgeted areas of equipment, personnel, administration and schedulingSupervise up to 52 employees in the Birmingham Reline Center locationLead Reline Center from negative to $850,000 average annual profitability• 2011-Present Re-manufacturing Quality Manager over five (5) Reline Center locationsResponsible for design, development and implementation of new standard operating proceduresImprove overall quality control procedures during the remanufacturing processEnsure quality of all finished product consistently meets and exceeds industry standards2005 - City Truck and Trailer purchased by FleetPride, Inc.• 2002 – 2005 DISTRIBUTION SHIPPING / RECEIVING MANAGER • 2000 – 2002 PURCHASING DEPARTMENT• 1998 – 2000 COUNTER SALES• 1995 – 1998 DOCK SUPERVISOR• 1987 – 1995 WAREHOUSE / DOCK Lean General Management • Form and maintain healthy relationships with employees and upper management.• Evaluate working conditions in an effort to creatively formulate and develop continuous improvement by implementing efficient working practices providing improved working conditions which elevate employee mood and increase productivity.• Communicate effectively with employees and obtain feedback to analyze for enhancement of productivity and development of efficient work practices.• Communicate effectively with high level officials to formulate effective working principles and implement new practices and policies.