Gregory Moody Email & Phone Number

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

$330MM automotive bearing manufacturer, spin-off of Delphi CorporationRequested to stay on board after the spin-off from Delphi to provide leadership to ~500 individuals. Lead the assessment of the manufacturing footprint directing performance and productivity improvement initiatives through the development and execution Lean strategies, utilization, and resource deployment for the enterprise. Drive both short-and long-term best practices to continuously improve operations. Determine potential consolidation, in-sourcing and other cost-saving opportunities. Promote accountability and responsibility through hands-on guidance. Maintain additional oversight similar to that at Delphi Corporation. Currently oversee 300 individuals in the manufacturing operations.

Sandusky, Ohio

$440MM automotive bearing manufacturerAdvanced rapidly throughout career to positions of increased leadership. Promoted to direct all aspects of core business and operational development functions (e.g. purchasing, HR, finance, quality control, materials management, engineering) within manufacturing operations. Managed an operating budget of $38MM, a direct labor budget of $8.6MM and indirect labor that generated sales dollars of more than $440MM. Provided leadership to a workforce of 265 hourly, seventy skilled trades, and eighteen salaried employees comprised of manufacturing engineers, maintenance supervisors, manufacturing supervisors, and quality engineers. * Implemented quality metrics to track business needs and lead diverse projects. * Consistently adhered to quality compliance policies and procedures based on TS16949 specifications and customer specific requirements. * Oversaw direct systems implementation to support major contracts with General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford. * Challenged to provide leadership, deploy necessary resources and drive improvements in under-performing areas that included production, maintenance, inventory control, engineering and team output using Lean methodologies.

Sandusky, Ohio

Reporting to the the Plant Manager, planned and led maintenance department strategies supporting business goals and plant objectives. Established and implemented maintenance procedures, standardized work and preventative, corrective and predictive maintenance programs. Utilized team building skills with team members, senior level management, union leadership, engineering, suppliers, and internal departments to coordinate projects from conception to completion. * Introduced, evaluated and procured predictive maintenance technologies including laser alignment, vibration analysis, thermography, high-speed video, and tribology. * Implemented MAXIMO into daily maintenance and manufacturing operations.* Maintained oversight of construction activities utilizing the plant’s skilled trade’s workforce working collaboratively with outside contractors hired through a bidding process. Reviewed prints with both parties during plant, cafeteria and hospital renovations to ensure adherence to all local, state and federal guidelines and mandates.

Conducted assessments of manufacturing operations to provide focused performance improvement opportunities to increase production efficiencies, eliminate waste, reduce inventory and lead times, and increase quality. Established the future manufacturing footprint by developing standard manning for manufacturing, indirect and skilled trades.* Negotiated agreement with Union and management setting precedence for future vision for all new work coming into the plant in regards to job classification structure. * Established standard manning and component flow with a cross-functional team that implemented $120MM in new equipment for twelve straight lines cells.* Provided leadership to a cross-functional team that implemented $72MM in new equipment for six U-shape manufacturing cells. * Automated four manufacturing cells to a robotic quick change over cells that consisted of twenty-six robots for both spindle and hub line for a total cash outlay of $52MM.* Reduced eight-hour die changeover for hole-making process on the Schmidt Press to ten minutes utilizing quick changeover principles.* Provided technical support to Cadiz, Spain operations for component manufacturing in area of grinding.* Procured and led installation of new equipment for U-shaped and straight line manufacturing cells.Note: Information regarding earlier Delphi positions is available upon request.