Contact me at: storeydouglas@yahoo.comHighly accomplished plant manager with over 15 years of experience in operations management, specializing in optimizing operations, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs. With full profit and loss (P&L) responsibility, I have a strong track record of delivering results and achieving organizational goals. My expertise encompasses a wide range of areas, including production processes, supply chain management, procurement and purchasing, lean manufacturing principles, and strategic planning.Accomplishments• Leading automotive TS19649 and Medical ISO13485 certified plants, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.• Obtaining ASQ certification as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and proficient in the DMAIC process, demonstrating expertise in process improvement methodologies.• Attaining Project Management Certification and showcasing proficiency in Microsoft software, facilitating efficient project planning and execution.• Maintaining an excellent quality control record and significantly reducing defect rates from 15% to 1%, enhancing product quality and customer satisfaction.• Consistently reducing labor costs while elevating production standards, optimizing resource allocation, and driving cost-effective operations.• Successfully managing two plants and overseeing 220 employees responsible for $35 million in sales, showcasing leadership and managerial acumen.• Growing National Molding from $10 million annual sales with negative EBITDA to $24 million annual sales with 25% EBITDA in just four years.• Establishing a division for Arrow Container in the steel bins and racks market for tier 1 automotive, expanding market reach and revenue streams.• Spearheading the growth of Tridien Medical from $350,000 monthly sales to $2.5 million monthly sales with 30% EBITDA, implementing efficient horse shoe production flows and securing significant business contracts.Skills:Customer/supplier relations | Communication with internal and external stakeholders |Intellectual property enforcement and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) | Negotiations | Problem-solving and root cause analysis | Production efficiency and effectiveness | Quality assurance, Root cause analysis | Risk evaluation, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA, SWOT | Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) | Plastics injection molding | Management and mitigation | Value stream mapping, lean methodologies, and continuous improvement tools | Process improvement techniques | Budgeting, Cap-ex Planning | Supply chain management
