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Berne, Indiana, US

Berne, Indiana, US

Berne, Indiana, US

• Responsible for multiple plant operations in a custom furniture manufacturing environment. (500 plus employees)
• Responsible for all critical success factors (Morale, Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery) which are key to driving the success of our company.
• Responsible for driving operational improvements through Lean implementation, positive leadership and team building.
• Responsible for meeting budget targets.
• Supervision of salaried and hourly direct reports, in a non-union workforce..
• Resource in organization on constraint management and the use of Quality and Lean concepts.

Berne, Indiana, US

• Responsible for plant operations in a custom furniture manufacturing environment.
• Responsible for all critical success factors (Morale, Safety, Quality, Cost, and Delivery) which are key to driving the success of our company.
• Responsible for driving operational improvements through Lean implementation and positive team building.
• Responsible for meeting budget targets.
• Supervision of salaried and hourly direct reports, in a non-union workforce..
• Resource in organization on constraint management and the use of Quality and Lean concepts.

Berne, Indiana, US

Interfaced routinely with plant functions (engineering, manufacturing, sales/marketing), customers and suppliers. Had management responsibilities for the quality department, and reported to the VP of Operations.Developed and implemented new formal quality structure to enhance structure and service to our customer base. Responsible for overall plant quality.

Berne, Indiana, US

Responsible for coordination, management, and monitoring of daily plant operations in mid volume manufacturing plant with approximately 50 hourly employees.

Defiance, Ohio, US

• Responsible for coordination, management, and monitoring of daily plant operations in low/mid volume manufacturing plant with approximately 500 hourly and salaried employees.
• Supervision of salaried and hourly direct reports, in a non-union workforce..
• Responsible for driving operational improvements through TPS/Lean implementation and team building.
• Prepare and control operational budgets, while assisting in planning effective strategies for the financial well being of the company.
• Resource in organization on advanced quality tools, constraint management and the use of standard work.
• Organizing employee participation in workplace improvement teams to identify and eliminate waste and drive improvement in areas such as: Safety, Quality, Finished Sequence Adherence (FSA), On-time Delivery, Workplace.

Monroe, MI, US

• Responsible for daily operations in high volume manufacturing area with approximately 300 hourly and salaried employees while meeting budget targets.
• Supervision of salaried and hourly direct reports, in a non-union workforce..
• Responsible for driving operational improvements through Lean implementation and team building.
• Resource in organization on constraint management and the use of standard work.
• Working with Lean and Materials organization to reduce line side inventory and duplication of material handling.
• Organizing employee participation in workplace improvement teams to identify and eliminate waste and drive improvement in areas such as: workplace organization (5S), quality, housekeeping, machine uptime, and indirect.

Cleveland, OH, US

Interface routinely with all divisional and plant functions (engineering, manufacturing, sales/marketing, accounting), customers and suppliers. Global Leadershhip experience; Have management responsibilities for division quality, Responsible for three individual plants located Indiana, Tennessee, and Apodaca, Mexico. (Reduced overall division PPM.

Cleveland, OH, US

Interface routinely with all plant functions (engineering, manufacturing, sales/marketing), customers and suppliers. Have management responsibilities for the quality department, and reported to the Operations Manager.Developed and implemented new formal quality structure to enhance value stream structure and service to our customer base. Responsible for.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Responsibility for Hydraulic Hose Assembly Department, Kitting Area, High Performance Area, Special Packaging Cells, Everflex Hose Brand Assembly, and Cut Hose Lengths area. These areas had a combined total of 235 employees of both salary and hourly reports.Reported directly to plant manager and worked closely with upper management levels within Eaton.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Successfully completed Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification Training through Eaton University. (120 hours)Responsible for quality systems for the Hydraulic Hose Assembly Value Stream/Department, Kitting Area, High Performance Area, Special Packaging Area, and Cut Hose Lengths area. Developed and maintained process control plans, and work.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Developed, implemented, and maintained processes in departments listed above.Participated in the Total Productivity Management process.Participated in the development of new equipment design and implementation.Taught product identification classes at Van Wert, OH facility and our Eindhoven, Netherlands facility.Responsible for Lean systems implementation.

Responsible for facilitation of improvement teams.Managed quality objectives for Hose AseemblyPerformed operator training for certified operator program.Assisted in development of the IQP (APQP) programs for the Hose Assembly department.

Managed six production cells (31 employees). Performed evaluations for all employees within my area of responsibilityScheduled work for areas to maintain level loading and customer delivery schedules.

Managed 15 OEM accounts, the largest of which was John Deere Dubuque and Davenport.Handled daily order intake, scheduling, and expediting.Liaison between manufacturing plant and customer for concerns.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration (Management)

Certificate In Business Management, Business Administration (Management)

Honors Diploma