• Increased production to meet sales increases of 40% for precision swiss CNC machined components.• Reduced past due jobs by 85%.• Increased profits by 200%.• Incorporated operator level machinists, allowing setup personnel to focus on setups and improvements.• Worked with Quality and Engineering to identify product discrepancies, developing disposition, and, corrective and preventive action.• Developed and coordinated continuous improvement and training activities.• Recommended and assisted in selecting new CNC machines and post processing equipment• Created and trained shop floor leads.• Improved shop floor moral, increasing communication and creating an environment of employee appreciation.

• Manage 25 employees in the manufacture of injection, compression, transfer, and liquid epoxy molds, and, 4 employees in the manufacture of automated equipment.• Lead Kaizen events to make team generated improvements, including 5S metrics and audits, model cell development, and value stream mapping.• Created and implemented visual signals for the shop floor, including problem identification, and material flow signals.• Specified and justified new technology and equipment to develop inspection and EDM areas.• Developed and implemented job tracking and component routing with zero expenditures.• Created and approved ISO procedures and maintained ISO certification.• Instilled quality inspection reports for every processing step.• Improved quality by utilizing corrective actions to develop viable, team generated resolutions.• Managed and approved purchasing and quoting functions.• Reduced manufacturing lead time on standard molding technologies

• Managed three core competency departments, consisting of 181 employees, during double digit growth and record sales.• Improved on-time delivery to customers from 79% to 90%, due in part by leading the implementation of the previously failing APS production scheduling system.• Drove and facilitated productivity, quality, and 6S initiatives.• Designed and implemented cellular manufacturing.• Assisted in the creation of specialized automation equipment.• Specified and approved capital equipment and budgets.• Prepared and participated in customer and ISO audits.• Actively improved Union Relations by enforcing the highest level of consistency in rewarding and disciplining employees.• Created paradigm shift in Union responsibility, having Union Leadership hold employees accountable for their performance.