Robert Hunter Email & Phone Number

South Plainfield, NJ, US

Simpsonville, SC, US

Lowered assembly HPU (Hours / Unit) 14% through line balancing and cross training.New factory process flow and machine layout in the mill area resulting in a 17% improvement.Improved on time shipping from 74% to 92% while lowering damage in shipping 90% through packaging improvements.

Implemented a new warehouse system to manage inventory for largest customer. Reduced shipping errors by 95%.Implemented lean improvements in the process flow to save $50k a year.Consolidated outside warehouse into main factory saving $100k a year.

US

• Promoted from Director to Vice President to run our bath and kitchen cabinet stock division in NC and our special, Make to Order business in Texas, with two facilities and over 1,250 employees. Cultivated teamwork.
• Utilize LEAN tools to deliver over $1MM in cost savings annually for 5 years straight.
• Consolidated two facilities and reorganized into one resulting in $5M in annual cost savings.
• Managed the launch of 25 new products that exceeded customer expectations and increased market share 10%.

• Hired into a new position to lead a small team in the bathroom cabinet business and grow the business by 50%. Took the business from three buildings, 500 people and $200m in sales and grew it 75% while consolidating.
• Implemented a safety program of employee ownership and engagement which led to a 70% reduction in OSHA incident rate, over 2 years and 3M hours without a LTA. Reduced workers comp expenses over $1M.
• Lead a cross functional team that reduced scrap in the facility over 50% resulting in $500k in savings.
• Implemented training programs that have reduced turnover over 50% among full time employees.
• Developed recycling programs that saved the company over $500k annually.

Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

• After the acquisition by Mauser, promoted to run three drum making facilities in the Industrial Plastics Division. Manage 5 service contractors through the US and Canada that provided cleaning services for Mauser USA..
• Installed a recycling machine to lower purchases of virgin plastic material. Resulted in annualized savings of $250k.
• Implemented a material cost reduction program that lowered drum cost and saved $900k annually.

• Hired to run a growing facility and implement ISO 9002 into a drum producing and reconditioning facility with 110 employees. Accountable for quality, engineering, human resources, warehouse and production control for a.
• Improved productivity in the IBC cleaning department by 100%. Resulted in over $1m annualized savings.
• Reduced scrap rate in the IBC cleaning department by 43%.

Hired to grow a 75 employee small make to order valve actuator facility with $25m in sales. Used lean techniques to design focused cells that ran one piece flow. This lowered lead time from 16 weeks to 4 weeks, eliminated past due orders and increased on time deliver from 64% to 97%. This new layout also decreased inventory by $7m or 42%.

US

Hired to create a system to improve manufacturing efficiencies though technological advances for eight international divisions. Designed and implemented the Stanley Production System in the divisions to help measure and monitor their effectiveness. Served as a green field project manager providing strategic manufacturing and business direction for the.

Mba, Business

Bs, Business / Economics