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 Responsible for plant operations for OEM product manufacture. Exercise direct supervision of manufacturing and engineering functions through delegation or direct supervision of personnel. Includes Human Resources, Accounting, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Purchasing, and Design Engineering.  Support marketing and sales in dealing with dealers and end user customers. Create goals and monitor and direct actions of staff in regards to plant objectives for safety, delivery, warranty, line yields, inventory, productivity, spending, and other manufacturing goals. Responsible for plant budget process. Support long range strategic planning and goals.

 Designed a plan for plant implementation working with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Human Resources to design systems that would streamline present operations.

 Responsible for supply of fabricated parts to three product lines with over 125 different models, service parts, and other plants supplies and a custom designed product line from fabrication to complete product assembly for over $30 million of OEM products annually.  Responsible for facility and equipment maintenance through the direct supervision of maintenance technicians.  Implemented lean manufacturing principles, utilizing 80/20 and JIT principles, to continue to decrease cost of operations including scrap, variable supplies, and consolidate operations to eliminate non-value added labor and create space. Responsible for budgets for production, maintenance, and facilities.