John Fay Email & Phone Number

Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Fabrication Supervisor

Green, Ohio

My wife Trish and I, drive for Fedex Custom Critical. We have been traveling the United States and Canada delivering pharmaceuticals, government, military, NASA, Art work, Protective Services, Classified and many other high profile types of secure freight for over 3 years.Trish and I have certifications for driving a commercial class ‘B’ truck, hazardous.

Elgin, Illinois

This place is awesome...........I love the fact that Operations has structure, is professional and they really do have a team environment that is focused on delivering the best quality product at the best price. Elgin Sweeper knows that the essence of LEAN manufacturing is having the right part in the right place at the right time. There is a synergy.

Sycamore, IL

• Due to the slowdown in the Agricultural market, I have been a victim of a reduction in force initiative. My duties included managing a CNC Machine Shop including 3 CNC Milling Centers and 9 CNC Lathe Turning centers. I.
• I have designed and implemented a MS Access Database to capture data regarding types, quantities, specifications, cycle times, setup times and delivery dates of jobs so we can get accurate COGS. I have trained all shop.
• Revise production schedules and priorities weekly and as needed to drive efficiency on the shop floor
• Quoting all new work, currently to date I have brought in over 1.6 Million Dollars in new work.
• Developed and implemented production, quality control standards and TPM procedures
• Developed and implemented continuous improvement methods and techniques

Hanover Park, IL

• Performance Metal Fabricators, a Division of B/E Aerospace – Hanover Park, ILPlant Manager: August 2011 to April 2013B/E Aerospace made the decision to combine this facility with the operation in Mountain Home,PA. I.
• Utilize the fundamental principles of 5S and Lean Manufacturing to eliminate waste
• Identified active WIP, removed old WIP and created queues at work stations
• Restructured positions to give operators more time to do their job
• Created team building programs to bring continuity between shop personnel and office area
• Having machine operators inspect the first piece

I supervised the Fabrication, Manufacturing and Assembly operations for CVP Systems in Downers Grove, IL, producing Modified Atmosphere packaging equipment for the bulk processing of food products. By drawing upon my knowledge, training and experience from Caterpillar where Lean Principles, the Toyota Production System and heavy 5S and supermarkets were.

• Accomplished Operations Supervisor that is results-oriented with experience in implementing all key initiatives within the Corporation to meet the performance criteria combined with the ability to develop strong work.
• Maintained budget for production area of over $1.05 Million Dollars per month
• Initiated cost savings project which saves the company over $100,000 per year
• Redesigned robotic attachments which increased cell productivity by over 20%.
• Revamped manufacturing process to give a 75% improvement in efficiencies on Compactor Wheel line.
• Instituting an electronic data collection system resulted in improved customer satisfaction by improving the quality of our product.

Certified welder in Solid Wire and Flux cored welding. Responsible for the setup, tack, prep and welding of Wheel Loader frames. Efficiently performed safe operation of running robotic welders where and consistently completed tasks within required timeframes. Delivered on commitments with production and quality with a reputation as the person to go to for.

Bs, Business Administration

Currently 62 Credits

Certification, Ndt Weld Inspection

Activities and Societies: Certification #149536 is my certification for when I was a Non-Destructive Welding Inspector at Caterpillar Inc.

Certification, Weld Educator

Activities and Societies: Certification #149536 is my certification for when I was a Certified Weld Instructor for Caterpillar Inc.

Certificate, Mechanical Computer Aided Design

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