Eric Dobransky

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Manufacturing Operations Executive - Vice President of Operations | Director of Manufacturing | General Manager @ Pelton Shepherd
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About Eric Dobransky

A results-driven Manufacturing Operations Executive who has led several teams that have earned corporate recognition for improvements in HSE, Cost Productivity, and overall performance using a keen eye for detail and a history of building teams to significantly improve performance and reduce costs.I have a unique blend of experience in Continuous Improvement, Large and Multi-Plant Operations Management, Financial Management including P&L Responsibility, Leadership & Communication. My industry experience includes Aerospace, Building Materials, Electrical Connectors & Cable Assemblies, Hand Tools, Home Furnishings, and Wire & Cable.► CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Delivered $18M+ in productivity savings at JM by employing Lean Six Sigma practices. Managed the product line transfers of three plant consolidations. Received award winning recognition for significant improvement in both Environmental Health & Safety and Operational Excellence.► LARGE / MULTI-PLANT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: Diverse manufacturing management experience leading union and non-union operations from 100 to 800+ employees and $20M to ~$190M in revenue. Accomplishments include managing an acquisition integration of three plants (~$50M) and significant improvements in environmental health & safety, operating margin, quality, service level, and inventory reductions.► FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT / P&L: Experienced at budget development and plan execution for results achievement. Accomplishments include improving revenue ~$50M and increasing market share above 50%, improving standard margin by 10%, and delivering five consecutive years of exceeding operating margin commitments.► LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION: Led transformational changes by building collaborative relationships with personnel from the shop floor to C-suite, one-on-one coaching and frequent individual and group meetings. Accomplishments include implementation of lean principles, acquisition integration / plant consolidation, multiple SAP and ISO-9001 implementations.817-774-1896eric.dobransky01@gmail.com

Eric Dobransky's Current Company Details
Pelton Shepherd

Pelton Shepherd

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Manufacturing Operations Executive - Vice President of Operations | Director of Manufacturing | General Manager
Eric Dobransky Work Experience Details
  • Pelton Shepherd
    Vice President Operations
    Pelton Shepherd Apr 2023 - Present
    Stockton, California, Us
    Leading manufacturer of quality gel ice, a critical component in the delivery cold chain for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
  • Iko
    Plant Manager: Iko Southwest - Continuous Improvement | Operations Management | Financial Management
    Iko Sep 2020 - Feb 2023
    Tourville La Riviere, Normandie, Fr
    Privately held company that is a manufacturer and supplier of residential shingles, commercial roofing and water proofing products, insulation systems and accessories. • Cultivated a robust safety culture through leadership, program development and execution, and employee development and engagement that has reduced the recordable injuries by 75%.• Provided leadership and direction to improve overall operational performance and throughput that has resulted in a 36% increase in production output.
  • M.A. Metal Resources, Llc
    General Manager - Continuous Improvement | Operations Management | Financial Management
    M.A. Metal Resources, Llc 2019 - May 2020
    M.A. Metal Resources, LLC (MAMR) is a privately held company specializing in the recycling and processing of automotive shredder residue (ASR), Zurik, Zorba fines and other shredder downstream products. These incoming materials are recovered through our process and result in the output of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals that are sold domestically and internationally.Recruited to lead a start-up initiative producing ferrous and non-ferrous metals sold domestically and internationally. • Improved overall operational and financial performance by improving uptime by 18% and conducting quantitative metal recovery testing for use in vendor selection and purchase price decisions. • Reduced recordable injuries by 33% year over year by establishing a formal safety program and a safety conscious culture.
  • Jeld-Wen, Inc.
    Plant Manager - Continuous Improvement | Operations Management | Financial Management
    Jeld-Wen, Inc. 2018 - 2019
    Charlotte, North Carolina, Us
    $4.3B manufacturer of windows and doors operating 115 manufacturing sites in 20 countries.Led a turnaround initiative at one of the company's door assembly facilities producing pre-hung interior and exterior stock and special order doors.
  • Johns Manville
    Plant Manager - Continuous Improvement | Operations Management | Financial Management
    Johns Manville 2010 - 2018
    Denver, Co, Us
    A Berkshire Hathaway company and manufacturer of insulation, roofing materials, and engineered products.Led all manufacturing activities at one of JM’s largest manufacturing facilities producing fiberglass duct liner and duct board products, base fiber and gypsum. Unionized facility (GMP) running 24/7/365. • Received the inaugural Johns Manville Corporate Health & Safety Excellence Award in 2014 and the Performance Materials General Manager Award in 2015• Provided leadership to drive operational performance disciplines that resulted in a 5.5% and 7.9% First Pass Yield improvement on the two manufacturing platforms.• Led a cross functional team to deliver over $18M in Cost-Out Productivity since 2010.
  • Eaton
    Director Of Operations - Continuous Improvement | Multi-Plant Operations & Financial Management
    Eaton 2007 - 2009
    Dublin, Ireland, Ie
    East Region, Cooper InterconnectLed four East coast manufacturing facilities specializing in producing electrical connectors and cable assemblies for the mil-aero, medical, industrial and commercial markets with combined sales of approximately $75M. Reported to the VP/GM of Cooper Interconnect.• Led a comprehensive cultural transformation strategy and managed the integration initiatives at two acquired facilities that drove a 53% service level improvement and a 67% reduction in past due backlog post-SAP implementation, as well as lowered inventory levels $2.8M.• Managed a plant closure and subsequent product line transfer capturing $1.1M in savings.• Directed environmental, health and safety initiatives that resulted in an 18% improvement in the Total Incidence Rate and a 46% reduction in the Lost Workday Incidence Rate for the East coast operations, with the LaGrange facility receiving both a corporate Take Charge Safety and Environmental Excellence Award in 2008.
  • Eaton
    General Manager - Continuous Improvement | Operations Management | P&L | Leadership & Communication
    Eaton 2006 - 2007
    Dublin, Ireland, Ie
    Molded Products (Crouse-Hinds Division of Cooper Industries)Directed all aspects with full P&L responsibility for this $28M specialty products business that manufactures electrical connectors and over-molded cable assemblies for industrial and commercial applications.• Facilitated a customer-centric and metric driven culture by improving the collaboration between the commercial and operations teams, creating accurate sales reporting tools, and implementing enhanced pricing practices. Re-established credibility with the sales force, agents and distributors and improved the standard margin 10%.• Developed plant leadership team and drove operational disciplines. Increased operating margin 19%, achieved a 14% improvement in customer service level, and recognized divisionally for the facility with the Most Improved Cost Productivity in 2006.
  • Eaton
    Operations Manager - Continuous Improvement | Plant Operations Management | Financial Management
    Eaton 2000 - 2005
    Dublin, Ireland, Ie
    Cooper Tools Division of Cooper IndustriesLed all manufacturing activities at one of Cooper Industries’ largest manufacturing facilities (~$150M) as the senior site manager producing a variety of name brand hand tools. Reported to the VP of Operations. • Restructured and synchronized the leadership team of an under performing facility during a plant consolidation. Instilled process rigor and disciplined execution among staff. Team delivered five consecutive years, exceeding operating margin commitments to budget and board estimates. • Drove operational performance management, and facilitated divisional inventory reduction and forecasting initiatives reducing inventory 56% from $36M to $16M. • Led plant-wide environmental, health and safety initiatives that improved the facility’s safety management score from 36% to 94%, reduced the Total Incident Rate by 50% and the Lost Workday Incident Rate to zero. • Achieved two years and two million hours without a lost time accident. Two-time recipient of the Cooper Industries’ Take-Charge Safety Award; and three-time recipient of the Company’s Environmental Excellence Award with a combined annual savings of $620K.• Directed three outsourcing projects and a product line transfer generating nearly $4.5M in savings.• Spearheaded the facility’s Lean Six Sigma program that captured $2M in savings in 2005.• Established a competitive testing process that generated quantitative data to benchmark product performance, identify design enhancement opportunities, and use in ad campaigns.
  • Eaton
    Operations Manager - Continuous Improvement | Plant Operations Management | Financial Management
    Eaton 1997 - 2000
    Dublin, Ireland, Ie
    Cooper Tools Division of Cooper IndustriesManaged all plant operations of two unionized (USW) facilities producing band saws, hacksaws, and tempered tape steel with $20M in annual sales. Senior site manager reporting to the VP of Operations.• Implemented SAP, an Enterprise Business System, at the Greenville location as part of division-wide project on time, within budget and with minimal disruption to the business. • Increased production levels of band saw products, improved labor productivity and delivery performance and reduced backorder levels while remaining focused on product quality.
  • Eaton
    Manufacturing Manager - Continuous Improvement | Operations Management | Leadership & Communication
    Eaton 1995 - 1997
    Dublin, Ireland, Ie
    Kirsch Division of Cooper IndustriesDirected all manufacturing and shipping activities of a metal fabrication, plating and packaging plant which makes drapery hardware, electrical components, and safety and specialty pins.
  • Eaton
    Unit Manager - Continuous Improvement | Operations Management | Leadership & Communication
    Eaton 1991 - 1995
    Dublin, Ireland, Ie
    Champion Aviation Products (Automotive Division of Cooper Industries)Held three positions with increasing level of responsibility with $50M manufacturer of aviation ignition system components.• Implemented a formal document control system at a remote west coast manufacturing facility that was subsequently closed. • Managed the start-up, product re-qualification and integration of the Leads & Exciters product lines at the east cost plant and achieved higher first pass yields through final inspection than the existing product lines within the first year.
  • Eaton
    Manufacturing Development Program Participant (Cooper Industries)
    Eaton 1990 - 1992
    Dublin, Ireland, Ie
    Successfully completed four six-month assignments in two divisions. Materials and Quality with Belden Wire & Cable, and Supervision and Manufacturing Engineering with Champion Aviation Products. • Accomplishments include implementation of a MAS-E business system, serving as interim Quality Manager, and created a formal quantitive quality standard for ceramic insulators.

Eric Dobransky Skills

Lean Manufacturing Cross Functional Team Leadership Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Manufacturing Operations Management Operations Management Six Sigma Leadership P&l Management Process Improvement Management Financial Management Operational Excellence Manufacturing Operations P&l Kaizen Project Management Team Building 5s Business Process Improvement Supply Chain Value Stream Mapping Product Development Change Management Supply Chain Management Coaching Income Statement Manufacturing Engineering Root Cause Analysis Process Engineering Sap Inventory Management Industrial Engineering Dmaic Materials Management Supply Chain Optimization Strategic Sourcing Production Planning Procurement Logistics Fmea Global Sourcing Engineering Mrp Tpm Toyota Production System Supply Management Sales Operations Iso Kanban Spc

Eric Dobransky Education Details

  • Clarkson University
    Clarkson University
    Industrial Distribution (Engineering & Management)

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