Philip Bower Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Approached by company to assist/consult in annual surge of production at local plant. Managing personnel to assure quality maintained and schedules are met.

Knoxville, IA

Manufacturer of heavy road grading equipment - responsible for all areas of production, scheduling, inventory control, shipping, quality and safety.*Utilized cross training to eliminate the need for 5 additional employees, saving $180K annually.*By teaming with a major supplier, developed a weekly report establishing employee accountability for use of.

Mcalester, OK/ Parkersburg, WV

Selected to close plant in McAlester, OK as part of a restructuring initiative. Successfully completed this challenging task safely, on time and within budget while continuing to provide the service and quality customers expected.*Improved the following KPI during a four month period: TPU 94.56 to 83.75, OT% 10.72 to 8.22, %correct (quality) 92.93 to.

Independence, MO

Manufacturer of Military Ammunition & Ordnance for US Government and other customers. Responsibilities included production, scheduling, safety, training, quality, inventory, forecasting, procedures and P&L. Handled day to day operations with 7 direct reports and 75+ assembly personnel.*Reduced COG by 13% resulting in a annual savings of.

Salina, KS

Sole producer of wings, empennages, and other assorted airplane parts for parent company. Primary responsibilities were product delivery, cycle time reduction and cost.*By leveraging union support, developed and implemented a training and mentoring program transitioning new hires to be fully operational within three weeks. Annual production costs were.

Marion, VA / Lincoln, NE

Oversaw production and material flow for a $12M – $15M facility producing fuel tanks for the F-18 fighter and other composite materials. Responsible for on time shipment and planning of incoming material. Managed all aspects of Shelter production for $25-30M Defense contractor including production, scheduling, safety, training, quality, inventory.

Lexington, MO

Managed all aspects of gunstock production for $15M firearm manufacturer (Remington Arms) including production, scheduling, safety, training, quality, inventory, forecasting, procedures and P&L. Controlled $10M budget and supervised 175 employees.*Strategically reducing workforce across the facility by 74% saw an increase in productivity from 5 units per.

Kansas City, MO / Warren, MI

Responsibilities included all production elements, human resources and union relationships for Hard Trim Department that consisted of 550 employees. Controlled a $4M budget. Transferred to GMAD Corporate Quality office and conducted 61A audits at all GM plants.*Developed an inspection matrix system to pinpoint vehicle repairs, eliminating redundant.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Founder of local chapter (PAE) that later became affliliated with the national SAE fraternity. Lettered in.

Green Belt, Six Sigma

Lean/Quality

Attended one week lean manufacturing/Six Sigma training (Hawker Beechcraft August 2007) Worked with a number of 6S teams laying out.