- Plant manager for facility that produces ice / water dispensers and medical grade refrigerators / freezers for food service and healthcare industries- Oversees team of production supervisors responsible for managing plant employees working for the United Steelworkers (USW) union- Manages plant staffing levels to achieve desired production schedules and customer commitments- Maintains operations metrics to achieve productivity targets, drive cost reduction efforts, eliminate errors and deliver excellent customer service- Sustains efforts to lower plant expenses, maintain budgets and improve manufacturing efficiency levels to maximize EBITDA margins

- Managed industrial engineering team and manufacturing designer responsible for supporting healthcare and food service assembly lines- Led Engineering Change Orders (ECO's) for product improvement focused on changes for safety, quality and cost reduction based efforts- Responsible for creating department budgets, resource planning and establishing department goals

- Led project team responsible for expansion of production to a second manufacturing plant- Worked with team to design new facility layout and worked with contractors and vendors to set up new site- Collaborated with production supervisors establishing process flows, production improvements and schedule adherence

- Responsible for sustaining and new product development projects for ice machine assembly production lines- Initiated and maintained material replenishment methods, quality standards and performance metrics to support company goals and initiatives- Created process documentation to assist and train production assemblers

- Worked in technical department on various continuous improvement projects- Conducted capital expenditure requests and managed implementation of the equipment- Analyzed data and implemented associated productivity improvements