Martin Simard Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Oversee 24/7 daily operation of Aluminum Extrusion, Fabrication and Assembly and coordinate the strategic business initiatives required to drive process improvement in pursuit of operational excellence with YOY EBITDA improvement across all our Plants across USA and Canada.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Oversee 24/7 daily operation of Aluminum Extrusion, Fabrication and Assembly and coordinate the strategic business initiatives required to drive process improvement in pursuit of operational excellence with YOY EBITDA improvement at Cranberry.

Ancenis, FR

• Oversee all operations with P&L responsibility of four product lines; Rough Terrain forklifts, Truck Mounted Telescopic, Tele-handler and Articulate Loader. The Waco facility operation includes laser cutting, bending.
• Products strategic initiatives between Lead team coaching and training initiative with daily responsibility focus and KPI’s driven.
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX investment to implement new technology and new product launch procedures.
• Cleaned up and developed a sustainable parts management system to improve inventory turn for Raw, Wip, and FG.
• Reduced work order backlog from 60 days to 15 days; decreased service part delays from 4 weeks to 1 week.
• Established floor quality gate system to improve first pass yield up to 95%.Coordinated Manitou France Head Office and US Division.

Valcourt, QC, CA

• Managed equipment installation and six-month operation start-up of new facility, using new fiberglass processes to develop closed-mould technology for Personal Watercraft. Built and developed new operation team by.
• Headed building construction and defining infrastructure design, such as office layout, facilities requirement, chemical storage room classification, material flow, equipment installation services requirement, safety.
• Managed multiple teams simultaneously, including production, equipment project, and engineering.
• Developed and used new fiberglass technology application concept, closed mould, requiring learning new system and processes not validated before in short period of time with new team.
• Formulated and executed plan to hire and train 250 new operators in new jobs during six-month period.
• Defined and validated new manufacturing process with new work instruction and time study.

Valcourt, QC, CA

• Led a multi-site manufacturing operation, including outboard engine facility in Sturtevant, and lost foam casting operations in Spruce Pine, NC. Developed, implemented, and managed five-year strategic plans to support.
• Managed daily performance for each facility and addressed everyday challenges; established manufacturing governance, rigor, and discipline in daily communications and regular follow-up.
• Communicated with outside customers, especially at NC plant, with 60% of production for clients outside company, and ensured happiness with products while encouraging exploration of new opportunities to grow business.
• Implemented five-year strategic planning for both facilities from core competency perspective and brought stability and effectiveness to manufacturing operations as well as employees.
• Designed, implemented, and debugged new Automated Guided Vehicle line concept for outboard engine lineup, with $5M investment executed in a 12-month timeline.

Valcourt, QC, CA

• Oversaw manufacturing operation of outboard engine facility, including block machining, engine and lower-unit assembly, material handling, mix-model scheduling, and manufacturing engineer. Engaged in development and.
• Adopted Toyota Production System philosophy on floor and adapted tools, overseeing one-piece flow manufacturing operation, total productive maintenance, mix-model assembly lines, demand schedule, working capital.
• Served as team lead for implementing new tools, with Sturtevant serving as mix-model assembly plant model.
• Achieved $2M in recurrent overhead savings and $3M in work in progress and raw material where generated.

Valcourt, QC, CA

• Directed all maintenance-related activities for each outboard engine facility. Provided maintenance support via transfer of best practices and philosophy to seven satellite facilities in Mexico, China, and US. Held.
• Contributed to Sturtevant manufacturing layout and coordinated installation of all production assets.
• Instituted and qualified sorting, simplifying, sweeping, standardizing, and self-discipline for total productive maintenance, quality control, mean time between failures, mean time to repair, and operating equipment.
• Selected, hired, and developed a maintenance workforce consisting of technicians, supervisors, planners, and trainers.

Valcourt, QC, CA

Manager Of Machine Maintenance And Facility Engineering (2001-2002): Oversaw 32 maintenance technicians and 12 office staff. Managed $12M OPEX and $5M CAPEX for three assembly lines, CNC machining center, and R&D facility. Manager of Machine Maintenance and Facility Engineering, Valcourt, Quebec, Canada, (1997-2001): Directed 140 maintenance technicians.