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Hello, my name is Kenneth (Kent) Putman, and I have spent my career leading teams to levels of high quality and efficiency in motorcycle manufacturing, automotive assembly, and design drafting. I have great expertise in Just-in-Time (JIT) lean manufacturing and continuous process improvement that I use to great effect to exceed production, safety, and cost goals. I am known for my strong leadership, team building, and staff development skills. I have consistently been promoted to positions of increasingly higher responsibility in operations, special projects, business services, and production. I utilize Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, 5S and DMAIC Methodologies, Kaizen, and Root Cause Analysis to resolve problems and increase productivity. I offer proven expertise in human resources, employee/labor relations, and collective bargaining. All in all, I am a skilled Subject Matter Expert in all areas involved with motorcycle production.
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Plant ManagerSilgan Dispensing Jan 2019 - Feb 2023Richmond, Virgina, UsOversee Grandview, MO manufacturing facility and lead lean transformation. -
Manufacturing Area Manager (Contract)Harley-Davidson Motor Company Apr 2018 - Jan 2019Milwaukee, Wi, Us -
Operations ManagerAdient Feb 2017 - May 2017Plymouth, Michigan, UsI was responsible for managing 12 salaried and 390 hourly employees working in tier 1 seat production for the Ford 150 for a leading automotive seating manufacturer. In order to improve production levels and efficiency, I introduced lean manufacturing techniques and championed Visual Factory concepts. I developed and implemented shop floor KPI metrics covering Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People and instituted daily review of these metrics. I am proud to have led my area to the first 30-day no OSHA records in 12 months. I also improved our daily scrap cost by 37% in the first 90 days by instituting daily scrap walks. -
Special Projects Advanced Manufacturing ManagerHarley-Davidson Motor Company Aug 2015 - Dec 2016Milwaukee, Wi, UsAs Special Projects Manager, I also concurrently acted as Interim Fabrication Area Manager (10/2016-11/2016) and as Interim Paint Area Manager (6/2016-10/2016). I took responsibility for leading the 2016 seasonal surge and two-shift split for the entire facility. I also researched and integrated a 3rd party labor provider in the surge and two shift split to reduce on-going costs, for which I introduced a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) quality improvement plans – this resulted in a reduction from 23.11 CPH to 15.1 average CHP in 60 day and reduced 3PL production downtime by 41 minutes per day. I managed staff adjustments in response to volume changes. I also led my team to develop and launch a new SAP ERP and Scheduling solution in the paint shop with zero impact to the assembly schedule.
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Business Services Hr ManagerHarley-Davidson Motor Company Jul 2013 - Aug 2015Milwaukee, Wi, UsUsing my knowledge and skills in Human Resources, I acted as site COE and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) administrator for the site. I was the single point-of-contact for labor/employee relations and resolved many issue and incident investigations. I developed and maintained the labor grievance process with two onsite bargaining unit local leaders, and successfully presented and awarded tow labor arbitration cases. I also collaborated with Operations to adjust staffing to meet HPU targets. I was responsible for recruiting and determining compensation levels for salaried employees, and drove salaried performance, development, and merit planning and review execution. By implementing a revised labor plan, I reduced 89 full-time hourly employees and carried out 75 subsequent internal moves in three weeks. I also added 221 employees as of January 2016 for the 2016 seasonal surge.
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Assembly Area ManagerHarley-Davidson Motor Company Jun 2012 - Jul 2013Milwaukee, Wi, UsI managed 21 salaried and 179 hourly employees tasked with delivering heavy weight motorcycles on two assembly lines. I introduced lean manufacturing principles and tools producing improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and Sustainability performance metrics, reviewed on a daily basis. I rolled out 45 new team leader positions for assembly and on-boarded 50 surge casuals in three weeks achieving zero safety incidents. My efforts enabled the achievement of world class warranty performance of 7.8 RPH to the goal of 8.7 RPH.
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Site Transformation LeaderHarley-Davidson Motor Company Jun 2011 - Jun 2012Milwaukee, Wi, UsI led an effort to develop and deliver a Cultural Transformation Rollout for a new Harley Davidson operating system by coordinating outside consultants and HD internal resources. I performed in a key role for the implementation of standardized shop floor performance structure that supported and bolstered manufacturing operating system principles. I developed a communications plan including monthly reports on projects given to the executive steering committee. I also planned and implemented a lean operating system in collaboration with General Management and outside consultants. Finally, I met all the project milestone goals for the implementation of a new collective bargaining agreement and operating system.
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Fabrication Process Lead/Area ManagerHarley-Davidson Motor Company Nov 2007 - Dec 2011Milwaukee, Wi, UsI was responsible for the management of 92-103 hourly and 10-15 engineering staff working on three shifts. I motivated my team to outperform targets for Lost Time and OSHA Recordables. To improve plant security, I designed and implemented automated cell safe entry procedures. By restructuring operations, implemented scorecards, and improving process improvements I reduced monthly overtime by 42%. In recognition of my Human Resources expertise, I was designated as the management representative for labor negotiations, and prepared contract language for job bidding, overtime processing, and safety.
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Assembly LeadHarley-Davidson Motor Company Jan 2005 - Nov 2007Milwaukee, Wi, UsI was responsible for meeting quality, cost, and timing objectives for an $18M assembly operation, leading 185 hourly and 4 salary direct reports across two shifts. I achieved a 30-day volume reduction resulting in the idling of the third shift operation. I collaborated with plant leadership to develop a training plan enabling full employment of all resources during volume reduction. I also partnered with a co-lead to reach High Performance Work Objectives (HPWO).
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Manufacturing EngineerHarley-Davidson Motor Company Jan 2002 - Jan 2005Milwaukee, Wi, UsI created an alignment of Process Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (PFMEA) to Design Failure Mode Effects and Analysis (DFMEA). I met quality costs and timing objectives by virtue of introducing continuous improvement of processes. I developed, implemented, and maintained error-proofing for the assembly process (AVIS) and managed all warranty, first run, and conditions per each 100 improvements. I designed and implemented a third shift operation.
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Pt1 And Quality Non-TraditionalHarley-Davidson Motor Company Jul 1998 - Jan 2002Milwaukee, Wi, UsI partnered with all levels of the assembly process area to institute programs for continuous improvement of people, processes, and product. I also worked with Purchasing Engineers and NWGs to address supplier issues affecting product quality. I provided warranty data to the KC facility and developed actions targeted to reduce claims in the field.
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Kent Putman Education Details
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Park UniversityBusiness Management & Human Resources
Frequently Asked Questions about Kent Putman
What company does Kent Putman work for?
Kent Putman works for Billy Goat
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Kent Putman's current role is Manufacturing & Operations Leader | Team Builder |.
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What schools did Kent Putman attend?
Kent Putman attended Park University.
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Kent Putman has skills like Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, 5s, Leadership, Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, Manufacturing Operations Management, Dmaic, Cross Functional Team Leadership.
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