Robert Pipes Email & Phone Number

Lafayette, Indiana, Us

• Consistently ensure that groups of 45-65 associates within the Trim & Final Assembly section are trained and in constant compliance with standard work processes of assembly, safety, quality control, and delivery. • Skillfully coordinate and enforce line balance changes, quality control parameters and countermeasures, and safety when speed changes are implemented within the department. • Provide the necessary resources and training for team members to succeed in meeting all job elements and objectives including Quality Control (Internal, External, DPV, DR), Safety, Down Time, Scrap (Cost), Man-Hours, Equipment Failures and PM, and Environmental / Recycling initiatives. • Utilize a wide range of management tools to proactively identify and address concerns within manufacturing operations. • Guarantee that Work Instructions, training records, and other vital documents adhere with ISO guidelines. • Administer reinforced discussions, training, PIPs, and action plans to staff that reenforces accountability. • Mentor and train new hires and / or promoted Group Leaders. • Developed and regularly improved standardized materials Kanban delivery routes for fork truck and motruck. • Conduct semi-annual inventory to maintain optimal stock levels of products in Warehouse, Trim & Final Assembly, and Body Shop departments.• Member of Core Team representing Trim & Final Assembly in the major transition from the Kronos timekeeping system to the ADP WFM system in 2022-2023.• Maintained the best safety record in the entire Trim & Final Assembly section for the past 2 years running.• Oversee that daily time keeping records are accurate using the Kronos system • Awarded the 3S3D Champion Award for having a group with the best 3S3D Kaizen activity out of 8 Groups.

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• Rapidly promoted to Contract Manager in 2002, 2003, and 2004 (Level I) to oversee various clients including Michelin, American Honda, TNT Logistics NA Headquarters, and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. • Played a vital role in ensuring the seamless management of P&Ls worth $6-12M • Proficiently developed weekly projects, sales forecasts, and budget preparations / analysis • Achieved success in exceeding Gross Margin Plans by $379K (28.9%) in 2002, $48K in 2003, $50K in 2004, and $53K in 2005, as well as a 2005 Gross Margin of 6.28% to plan and 154.2% over in 2004• Managed and turned around operations and finances for an originally failing startup in Moody, AL; led to the facility becoming an essential benchmark for Michelin network consisting of 17 locations • Continuously conducted improvements for KOIs to exceed customer expectations • Analyzed operations for compliance to all company policies and Federal, State, and OSHA regulations • Served on teams that were a part of a $6.5M 800K square foot automotive replacement parts DC for American Honda and a new business project within the Logistics Solutions / Business Development Departments• Reduced 2003 Cost to Customer Revenue by 6.65% ($864K) and exceeded Gross Margin by 11.3%• Determined business opportunities for Goodyear Tire & Rubber resulting in a 2002 Revenue Plan increase by 7.4% • Strengthened existing areas of expertise in the development of certification audits, standardized processes, lean concepts, union-free work environments, and best practices / benchmarks

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• Successfully reduced 2001 Operating Budget by $1.2M while managing a $10.5M P&L / weekly projections• Exceeded 2001 Revenue Plan by 4.7% and Gross Margin by 6.7% • Applied a variety of best practices to reduce MTI / LDI (2000=18, 2001=6) and WC costs • Created strategies that improved all KOIs over previous year • Strategically prepared and maintained operational schedules and activities to maximize productivity and quality of production • Successfully maintained an inventory accuracy of 99.9%, ranking #1 for Goodyear’s network of 18 facilities • Earned the Golden Broom Award for overseeing the best maintained housekeeping throughout the year • Achieved the Best in Class Quality Award for ensuring world-class quality on all products

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• Expertly surpassed metric and productivity goals year after year including an increase in Pounds Per Man Hours from 2325 to 2540 (9.2% improvement), decrease in Cost Per Hundred Weight ($CWT) by $0.253, and decrease in Errors Per Million (EPM) from 467 to 359 (23.1% improvement)• Supervised a 105-110 member team while simultaneously guaranteeing operations were within a strict budget • Obtained an increase in responsibilities within a 1M square foot distribution / order fulfillment facility in 2001 due to exceptional management of resources, carriers, and order fulfillment• Established a Traffic Office that staffed 1 Supervisor, 12 Clerks, and 3 Yard Spotters• Ensured seamless operations during the SAP R/3 transition and implementation during 2000 – 2001• Utilized a Yard Management System (YMS) to oversee the Logistics Center trailer yard containing 360+ trailers • Productively managed 20+ carrier relations to facilitate their ongoing loyalty and adherence with a $24M budget• Actively assisted team members during the start-up of a 1M square foot Logistics Center for Goodyear Tire & Rubber that was recognized as a “Zero-Defect Start-Up”

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• Effectively hired, trained, developed, and managed a qualified team of 12-15 staff in warehouse operations, inventory control, sequential kitting / packing, procedures, OB order picking, IB product stocking, and safety accountability for a 120K square foot warehouse• Offered manufacturing support to team members by coordinating the transport and placing of sequenced assembled / kitted materials • Served as a Safety Committee Coordinator for a 10-member Safety Committee

Richfield, Minnesota, Us

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Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Management

Associate Of Science - As, Psychology

Associate Of Science - As, Business Administration