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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.• Organizing employee participation in workplace improvement teams to identify and eliminate waste and drive improvement in areas such as: productivity, quality, workplace organization (5S), housekeeping, and inventory control.

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.• Organizing employee participation in workplace improvement teams to identify and eliminate waste and drive improvement in areas such as: productivity, quality, workplace organization (5S), housekeeping, and inventory control.

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 for a facility of three hundred plus employees (Customer and Supplier Quality).Responsible for a total of twelve quality personnel.

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 organization (5S), housekeeping, and machine uptime (OEE), (MMU).

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 material.

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 performance by 70% since 2007)Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance activities for all purchased material, equipment, parts, and processing. Manage supplier quality audits and corrective action plans. Integrate and monitor supplier quality performance with divisional objectives.Utilize automated systems where available to proactively plan, implement and track quality systems and processes. (QSI quality management system)Maintain the highest degree of customer service, throughput, quality, cost reduction and people productivity. (Currently at 296 DPPM)Responsible for managing ISO standards and activity within the division. Successfully certified and integrated all three plants to ISO 9001 under one Det Norske Veritas (DNV) certificate.

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 overall plant quality for a facility of one thousand plus employees (Customer and Supplier Quality); (75% reduction in plant PPM levels in three years and 80% reduction in supplier PPM in levels over same time frame)Responsible for a total of twenty quality personnel. Direct reports include five Value Stream Quality Engineers, one Supplier Quality Engineer, two Quality Supervisors and twelve Quality Auditors.Directly responsible for all aspects of the plant quality system. These include: Plant Quality Operating Systems measures (QOS), ISO certifications both 9001 and 14001, PPAP processing (Both customer and internal), All aspects of Customer Quality and Supplier Quality.Provide quality direction for Lean events.Implemented supplier quality program at facility, and reduced supplier PPM levels by 70%.

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 Corporation's Hose and Fittings Division.Responsible for developing and maintaining total direct/indirect labor budget for all areas of responsibility. Responsible for all critical success factors pertaining to these areas. These include cost, quality, safety, delivery, and morale.Have led and participated in numerous teams to develop plans to meet all area objectives. (Kaizen events, Eaton production system, etc.)Was key part of team that successfully relocated an Everflex/Dana product line to our facility; Successfully managed and maintained an area that has realized 75% growth in two years.Utilized the QOS process and disciplines to manage areas and gain and retain improvements in quality, cost, safety , delivery , and morale.In-depth knowledge of Lean concepts. Utilized these to standardize and improve processes.Continually educated myself through Eaton University to stay abreast of latest management techniques. (See training spreadsheet)

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 instructions.Responsible for maintaining gage calibrations and purchasing of gages for areas.Responsible for leading all corrective action teams through 8-D processes.Responsible for implementing and maintaining ISO/QS 9000 initiatives for my areas. Successfully implemented TS16949 certification process.Responsible for calling on OEM customers when quality issues arose at their facilities. (Multiple John Deere locations

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 along with Process Engineer.

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