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.
• 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.

US

• 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

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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

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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.
• 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

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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.
• 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