Rick Kellerman Email & Phone Number

• Direct manufacturing flow for the large (5,500-40,000 pounds) capacity forklift attachments from raw materials to final assembly.• Supervise a manufacturing work cell (welding, machining, fabrication, & assembly) of (21) personnel on first and second shifts.• Process engineering change orders (ECO) to generate or edit manufacturing’s bills of materials and routings for new and current products.• Purchase various raw materials and finished goods for the high-dollar forklift attachments designed around customers’ applications.• Evaluate and release work and purchase orders for standard and non-standard products on JD Edwards’ manufacturing module (World & One World).• Communicate with manufacturing, engineering, sales, and vendors on a daily basis to increase efficiency and quality and minimize lead-time of the high-labor attachments.• Manage a $450,000 monthly inventory and audit inventory for accurate part number balances.• Implement new product lines from sister companies in a seamless manner and improve quality and reduce product lead-time by weeks. • Develop new or replacement vendors and negotiate pricing and delivery of new or current products or services that improve quality and/or lead-time.Specialties: Purchasing, production/manufacturing planning, industrial and manufacturing engineering, JDE expertise