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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Dundas, Ontario, Canada

Within this role, I oversaw Manufacturing Purchasing, Logistics, Quality, Maintenance, Tool Room, and Manufacturing Engineering. Recruitment, on-boarding, and on-going mentoring of 8 direct reports. I championed elimination of internal silos, achieving data driven decisions. I liaised with planners/buyers to develop end of life products process to minimize obsolescence. Some key achievements in this role included:• Reduced on-hand inventory 30% by challenging team to collaborate with… Show more Within this role, I oversaw Manufacturing Purchasing, Logistics, Quality, Maintenance, Tool Room, and Manufacturing Engineering. Recruitment, on-boarding, and on-going mentoring of 8 direct reports. I championed elimination of internal silos, achieving data driven decisions. I liaised with planners/buyers to develop end of life products process to minimize obsolescence. Some key achievements in this role included:• Reduced on-hand inventory 30% by challenging team to collaborate with suppliers on inventory holding reducing lead times and dollars carried on hand. Maintained 100% on-time delivery performance. • Restructured Manufacturing team reducing direct supervision head count 50%, eliminating on shift quality assurance inspectors. • Initiated Gemba walks replacing production meetings and engaging staff in manufacturing process ensuring standards met. Show less

Stratford, Ontario, Canada

As part of this role, I improved inventory accuracy and time to find work in process (WIP) inventory via real time inventory tracking system utilizing MS Access database. I organized inventory storage for improved manufacturing process of custom designed automotive racking systems.A key achievement in this role included:• Spearheaded new robotic welding cell start-up.

Elora, Ontario, Canada

Within this role, I had oversight of Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics, Quality, Maintenance and Engineering department covering $80M annual sales. I recruited, trained, coached and on-going performance managed 6 direct reports. I cultivated cross-functional teams within Sales and Operations improving internal communications. Some key achievements included:• Executed facility expansion doubling square footage, 55,000 sq ft to 100,000 sq ft, including installation of multi-platen… Show more Within this role, I had oversight of Manufacturing, Purchasing, Logistics, Quality, Maintenance and Engineering department covering $80M annual sales. I recruited, trained, coached and on-going performance managed 6 direct reports. I cultivated cross-functional teams within Sales and Operations improving internal communications. Some key achievements included:• Executed facility expansion doubling square footage, 55,000 sq ft to 100,000 sq ft, including installation of multi-platen press within $5M budget. Coordinated relocation of offsite process into newly expanded facility.• Analyzed downtime for 6 multi-platen compression molding machines to increase efficiency from 65% to 78% within 6-month period. Show less

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

In this role, I guided team of 10 within 6 departments managing sales of $150M annually. I controlled $19M operational budget and $2M capital spending. I devised KPIs and lean manufacturing initiatives. I supported business during economic downturn preserving conversion costs below budgeted targets.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Within this role, I facilitated manufacturing team utilizing lean manufacturing tools VSM, 5S and SMED to achieve $50M in sales. I orchestrated capital spending projects and converted business units from push to pull manufacturing system. I created focus on key production inputs via outsourcing non-essential functions.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

In this role, I headed inside sales/order desk, production planning, inventory, and outbound logistics. I achieved 15% reduction in freight costs, 33% reduction in labour costs utilizing automated scheduling system and developed on-time delivery tracking system. I utilized 6 Sigma Black Belt methodology decreasing plant-wide absenteeism 21%.