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Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Blue Ash, Ohio, United States

Responsible for leading lean implementation practices and process improvement across multiple brands and manufacturing sites with the goal of improving business health and helping to move the organization towards its long range objectives.

Blue Ash, Ohio, United States

The Hollow Metal Strategy Deployment Leader is member of the Hollow Metal Steering Team and is responsible for supporting the development, management, and implementation of the Long Range Plan (LRP) and strategic initiatives across all Hollow Metal sites.Responsibilities Include:• Development of the LRP process, structure, and metrics for tracking progress • Ensuring alignment of business activities with LRP• Helping prioritize and balance resources with strategic priorities• Supporting plant LRP activities and events through training and coaching • Evaluating business performance and processes, identifying strategic areas for improvement, assisting in development of solutions• Evaluating and drawing conclusions and trends from business data.• Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance for select projects• Communicating status to plan

Blue Ash, Oh

Reports to Plant Manager. Supports primary manufacturing plant and regional distribution centers. Responsible for driving improvements in Procurement/Materials Planning, Production Scheduling, Materials Control, Warehousing, and Logistics.Duties include: coach and develop all levels of employees; drive implementation of MDI process in functional areas; develop short & long term material acquisition plans; create and monitor production schedules; control the flow and transfer of materials in the factory; manage the distribution of finished goods throughout US and abroad.Helped achieve the following results:• Reduced scheduling/coding errors by 65%• Improved On-time to Promise (OTP) from warehouse from 88% to 99%• Reduced purchased part shortages by 24%• Reduced finished goods stock shortages by 24%• Captured $840k of labor and materials productivity annually

Blue Ash, Oh

Reported to Regional Enterprise Excellence Manager. Supported the Value Stream staff, responsible for driving the site Lean/Enterprise Excellence transformation, manages team of Change Agents and Lean Technicians.Key responsibilities included:• Coaching and developing all levels of employees• Guiding and developing OpEx Change Agent team• Coaching all key contributors daily during formal gemba walks• Developing a highly effective Daily Management process• Helping manage transformation plan through Mission Control• Developing value stream maps to establish future state targets• Developing and deliver lean manufacturing training programsHelped achieve the following results over a four year period:• Improved annual revenue 24%• Reduce Customer Service Requests by 23%• Improved gross margin by 8.4% pts ($9.8M/year)• Improved on-time delivery by over 200%

Blue Ash, Oh

Responsible for supporting the value stream transformation.Key duties include:• Conducting Rapid Improvement Events (RIEs)• Conducting timestudies focused on line balancing activities• Training all level of employees on lean manufacturing tools• Developing Managing for Daily Improvements (MDI) process• Conducting A3 problem solving projects to support Takt

Responsible for helping improve performance across 50+ manufacturing facilities in North America through the design and implementation of the corporate continuous improvement initiative. This initiative focuses on eliminating waste and improving customer focus through process improvements, employee empowerment, and problem solving. Reports to the Executive VP of Manufacturing and serves as an advisor to CEO's steering committee. Duties include: performing plant-wide assessments; coaching management teams; directing the regional CI team; managing corporate projects focused on total productive maintenance (TPM), 5S, standard work, and quick changeover; working on the Corporate Safety Committee to drive improvements in ergonomics; improving communication of best practices across the company; working with HR to integrate CI principles into performance reviews and development plans; delivering various CI/lean manufacturing trainings for all levels of the organization. Helped achieve the following results (across all sites) over a three year period:Improved profit per work hour by 52%Reduced customer returns by 62%Improved plant efficiencies by 31%Reduced accident frequency rate by 40%Improved on-time delivery by 15%Improved employee participation by over 430%

Responsible for working with Manufacturing Engineers to improve existing operations by conducting improvement events targeted at efficiency, changeover times, and ergonomic risk reduction. Reported to the Director of Manufacturing. Duties included: leading value stream mapping exercises; hosting kaizen (improvement) events; conducting lean tool demonstration projects at 6 facilities; developing ergonomic guidelines for equipment and machinery design; implementing ergonomic best practices across 35 plants in two market segments; delivering training for all levels of the organization. Helped achieve the following results (sample of projects):80% reduction in equipment setup times 80% reduction in work in process 81% reduction in production lead time 35% reduction in repair and maintenance costs 30% reduction in floor space requirements

Responsible for helping clients deploy comprehensive ergonomics programs or integrate ergonomics into existing lean manufacturing and six sigma strategies, as well as, managing the day-to-day functions of the 25 person consulting team.Duties included: developing corporate ergonomics programs (policies, standards, management systems, support structures, trainings, assessment tools, and auditing criteria); developing annual plans with the Senior Management Team; scheduling and staffing of all projects; providing quality assurance; tracking of team performance measures; conducting monthly coffee talks; performing annual performance reviews; creating development plans.Helped achieve the following client results (sample of projects):90% reduction in musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)375% increase in productivity75% reduction in ergonomic risk80% reduction in material handling

Responsible for conducting over 1400 hours of ergonomics training and helping clients to deploy over 120 projects involving engineering, training, and/or kaizen (improvement) events.Duties included: developing customized client deliverables; managing project teams; delivering training for all organizational levels; leading 5-day RAPID improvement events; developing new products and services; presenting at national conferences; developing sales and new leads.

Responsible for helping clients to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and workers compensation costs by conducting over 600 ergonomic assessments (industrial and office) and developing engineering and administrative controls. Duties included: reviewing medical data; collecting operator interviews; documenting current job procedures and equipment; conducting assessments (NIOSH Lifting Equation, Humantech's BRIEF and BEST surveys, University of Michigan's 3-D Static Strength Prediction Program, and physical demands assessments); developing a range of controls by working with operators, safety personnel, engineers, and equipment vendors.

Responsible for working with plant ergonomics engineer and UAW ergonomics team members to conduct ergonomic assessments, develop controls, and implement controls to reduce ergonomics risk.

Leading Leaders, Organizational Leadership

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Change Management

Situational Leadership

Lean Leadership

A3 Problem Solving (9-Step)

Job Instructional Training

Leading Lean

Lean Value Stream Improvement

Lean Experience

Creating A Lean Culure

Lean Accounting

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