Managed over one hundred production employees in a $6 million ISO certified, UL and CSA approved company. Increased and maintained a 98% on-time customer delivery. Increased profitability by implementing lean manufacturing by standardizing workflow processes and eliminating unnecessary waste. Trained over 70 employees in lean concepts and waste elimination. Led operations team to ISO 9001-2008 certification and continued certification passing surveillance audits. Worked closely with customers to improve working relationships and streamline manufacturing of their products. Resulted in reduction of 40% of manufacturing costs for one high-impact customer. Implemented Kanban systems with several customers with 24-hour turn-around on all bins. Streamlined job tracking process to eliminate 60% of time wasted punching time clock. JOSEPH A. ISCHE Converted manufacturing cell to focus on Product Families, eliminating manufacturing waste and increasing the effectiveness. Applied "Lean 5-S" process (Sort, Straighten, Sweep, Schedule, Sustain) to wire cutting workspace. Resulted in reduction in inventory, less motion looking for tools and parts thereby increasing productivity, and reduction in defective product. An additional unplanned benefit was the pride in this organized workspace supporting team development, which also helped to sustain its well-organized state for over two years and running. Supervised the maintenance of the manufacturing facility. Implemented Preventative Maintenance programs for all major production equipment, increasing equipment up-time to 96%. After analysis found that poor production lighting was causing quality issues. Replaced with high-efficiency lights. Savings in electricity paid for new purchase in less than six months, and increased quality of

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Performed computer system upgrades, setup and maintenance of 20 workstations and three server network.

Supervised, scheduled and trained production employees, including hiring, discipline, bonus and termination. Repaired and maintained production equipment.