Demonstrates a can-do attitude and an optimistic leadership style while directing employees in production, volume, cost, quality, and meeting production schedules and delivery dates.Meets and exceeds production quality and quantity standards.Creation of high-performing teams and a collaborative environment to improve job satisfaction and retention among all team members.Influences team members positively to achieve desired work outcomes by setting the example and openly sharing knowledge and skills.Thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment.Reports any processes and equipment problems and monitors all activity to resolve issues. Lead and influences teams to troubleshoot daily production issues, solve longer-term problems, and continuously improve processes.Coach employees towards success by providing constructive feedback, establishing mentoring connections, and when appropriate, initiating disciplinary actions.Excel in ambiguous and stressful scenarios that result from changes and deadlines, remaining flexible and vigilant.Assist with New Product Introduction and Product Development projects.Maintain responsibility for all processes, equipment, employees, safety, and housekeeping of departments.Maintain communication between management and employees to ensure that necessary policies, regulations, and procedures are understood and adhered to.Excel in other duties needed to help drive vision, fulfill our mission, cultivate a collaborative environment, and abide by our organization values.Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishment.Always takes ownership and accountability. ADP and Epicor ERP.

Manager of plant personnel leading Machine Shops, Grinding,Assembly/Disassembly, Testing/Inspection, Quality Control, Shipping/ Receiving.Collaborates with and directs Engineering efforts. Managing the workflow of OEM/rebuild of Pulp/Paper Mill equipment; drives/gearboxes, refiners, vacuum pumps,combisorter assemblies, and many others. Planning and scheduling of productionusing ERP MS Dynamics Great Plains and Office software. Responsible for theimplementation of safety policy and procedures, employee discipline,attendance/vacation scheduling, and direct/indirect labor tracking.

Managed department personnel. Responsible for preplanning of work to beperformed by department based on the requirements of the production scheduleusing ERP Syteline. Responsible for the cost and quality of work performed. Identifyissues in efficiency and suggest improvements. Assign work to subordinates basedon capabilities. Determine and recommend training needs of personnel. Enforcescompany standards of conduct, work instructions, and company policies whilemaintaining morale among subordinates. Makes hiring and disciplinaryrecommendations, wage increases, and conducts performance evaluations.Prepares and maintains work records, time records, attendance records, andquality records as required. Coordinates and implements ISO9001:2015 auditpreparations.

Plant support role rebuilding/repairing industrial machinery. Machined and managed the production of gears, plate cylinders, shafts, hubs, studs, assuring correct dimension. operation of hydraulic presses, key seaters/broach, hobb mill, Bridgeport mill, multiple horizontal manual lathes, etc . . . , rebuilding shafts, gears, hubs, and other parts by welding up and re-machining; MIG welding of steel, iron, stainless, braze or weld brass; handle sheet metal work such as making guards or ink pans; repairing machine breakdowns as needed; rebuilding pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders; developing new engineering blueprints.

Remodeling Apartment Rehab Contractor responsible for scheduling, supervising, and completing exterior and interior remodeling projects in residential housing unites/properties, providing construction cost estimates, project schedules, and written design plans to customers.

Rebuild/Overhaul of aerospace and land-based gas combustion turbine engine components in a job shop environment using FAA approved procedures and AS9100. Machined using Bullard manual vertical turret lathes, knee mills, engine lathes, spark erosion grinders, OD/table grinder, Proto-trak, and others. Job duties included creating fixtures/set-ups to perform work-scopes on turbine components to determine rebuild/overhaul specification for thermal spray application and re-machining. Familiar with tolerance of +/-.0005. Tracked work in process via travelers and machined to process plans. Used a wide variety of precision measuring instruments such as OD/ID micrometers, calipers/verniers, depth/height gauges, bore gauges block gauges, profilometers, and many others. Machined from Waspaloy, Hastelloy, Inconel, Monel, Titanium, Steel, Aluminum, and others.