Jim Smith Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Bacon Products Corporation is a locally-owned manufacturer of a diverse line consumer products. These product lines feature Hummers Galore hummingbird feeders and nectar. And, include Eagles-7 pest control and septic products and My Buddy pet products.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Elder's is a locally-owned, 30-store Ace Hardware retail group. My role included ensuring my team provided industry-leading customer experience and satisfaction, maintaining strong integrity of product inventory and selection and providing leadership and mentorship to my retail team.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Championed implementation of new field operations standards and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsible for all recruiting and human resources functions. •Keenly engaged in business development activities in the high-growth southeastern US construction market.•Authored continuous improvement initiatives to streamline field operations crew processes; one such initiative resulted in a 50% post-process manpower reduction opportunity on largest contract.•Provided on-demand site safety, efficiency and leadership inputs to support and develop front-line supervisors.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Provided guidance and leadership for all facets of human resource functions, including safety, accessions, performance management, terminations, benefits.•Spearheaded significant expansion of company health benefits, adding plan choices and ancillary coverage.•Created policies and guidelines for employee evaluations, travel procedures and vehicle operations.•Personally conducted annual safety training requirements during annual team meetings.

Tennessee, United States

Conducted comprehensive evaluation of client company needs; identified and presented highly qualified candidates to meet client expectations.•Leveraged extensive manufacturing experience to effectively target candidate identification.•Office top producer for 2021.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Developed and implemented programs targeted at process and efficiency improvement, increased profitability and team education for an OEM heavy equipment manufacturer.•Presenter at AME-Chicago, 2019 national conference; “Business Transformation and the Lean Culture”•Lead author and presenter of Roadtec’s winning 2017 Tennessee Manufacturer of the Year presentation•Organized, trained and facilitated A3-based problem solving teams across all value streams, saving tens of thousands of dollars in reduced labor cost through process time reductions•Implemented plant-wide grass roots continuous improvement/Lean education initiative, personally training over 500 plant personnel •Re-vitalized continuous improvement suggestion program realized over $400,000 in savings the first year•Spearheaded launch of Tooling U manufacturing education system for Roadtec team members

Chattanooga, Tn

Manage/direct all facets of expanded polypropylene automotive component production, in a start-up environment, including, safety, quality, and productivity. Oversaw HR functions in developing new team. P&L responsible, champion for lean implementation and continuous improvement. Tier 1 supplier to Ford, BMW, Volkswagen.•Managed facility from start-up, achieving and maintaining profitability in record five months •Oversaw effective implementation of TS-16949, and ISO-14001 management systems•Strong new-start performance; includes addition of four OEMs to customer base•Employed OEE and 4DX to achieve 25%+ reductions in setup times

Pelham, Tn

Manage/direct all facets of automotive seating component fabrication operations including, safety, quality, HR, manufacturing, continuous improvement/kaizen/lean manufacturing, maintenance, and supplier coordination. •Managed facility from start-up to sales exceeding $70MM per year •Led labor, expense and materials cost reductions in excess of $2.3MM over a three year period•Oversaw effective implementation of QS-9000, ISO-14000 and TS-16949 management systems•Led efficiency improvement activities generating 30% increase in plant efficiency over 3 years•Duties were expanded to include dual-role as Plant Manager/HR Manager

Flemingsburg, Ky

Managed and directed all facets of human resource management, safety, benefits administration, and facilities for over 200 manufacturing personnel in a start-up environment. •Directly contributed to 200% facility growth over a two-year span•Conducted and coordinated interviewing and accessions of over 150 new-hire personnel•Implemented a highly effective safety program•Coordinated personal affairs for Japanese expatriate team members

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, United States

Lead planner and operations officer for all phases of highly sensitive conventional and special operations including: planning, execution, communications, logistics, and training.• Personally briefed Secretary of Defense; numerous general officers; and, congressional staffers regarding EC-135 mission capabilities• Coordinated flight test and implementation of several battle management systems• Flying Safety Officer for the 2nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron• Combat Flight Instructor• Maintained world-wide Command and Control and air refueling qualifications• Numerous combat operations and instructional courses; subject matter expert on operational employment of the EC-135 platform• Maintained a TOP SECRET-SCI security clearance; SPECAT Focal Point Control Officer

Master Of Aeronautical Science, Aerospace Operations

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology