Steve Sleeth Email & Phone Number

Oversee Plant production.Co Chair of the JHSCLiason between production and scheduling

• Complete P&L and departmental responsibility for a leading aluminum extrusion and casting facility, primarily focused on the automotive industry.• Chairman of the joint health and safety committee, achieving a lost time accident rate of 0%, • Develop and implement ongoing safety programs to ensure internal and governmental regulations are met and that employees are fully engaged in workplace safety in their daily duties• Negotiated a 6 year contract with USWA (United Steel Workers of America) • Vast experience in handling customer, employee and union concerns • Averaged 17% increase in both sales and manufacturing output annually.• Proven record, dealing with employee and business development• Capital budgeting and project responsibility ranging from 500K to 5000K annually

• Responsibility for all manufacturing activities including customer service, maintenance and purchasing in a turn around business environment.• Co-chair of the JHSC, reducing LTA rates by 75%• Identify opportunities to gain efficiencies, resulting in cost savings of 10% annually • Oversaw capital expansion projects that resulted in a 100% increase in business volumes.• Ensure master production schedule was adhered to.• Closely participated in increasing and managing the hourly work force to support increased capacity• Worked closely with sales to achieve business growth targets to match increased doubled capacity. • Improved customer service through working with all stake holders, employees, customers, sales, and vendors. • Communicate pertinent strategic marketing info to team and peers• Identify opportunities to gain efficiencies and reduce costs • Manage performance and developmental goals for direct reports

• Began with the facility as a graduate Machinist, and cumulated with the position of Operations Manager• Responsible for all CAD/CAM functions including drafting and CNC programming in a greenfield operation• Held various positions through the tenor including, CNC Machinist, Production Scheduler, Shop foreman, Purchasing, Customer Service, and Administration• Implemented successful self directed work teams.• Drove change that resulted in a cost center becoming a profit center• World leader in innovative die designs

• Completed the four -year Fitter Machinist trade designation.• Training in blue print reading and use of all hand and powered machine shop tools, both manual and CNC. Accurate use of hand measuring tools