Coordinate casting finishing operations emphasizing safety, quality and delivery; accountable for performance of 9 salary and 180 hourly direct reports on 3 shifts in a 102,600 square foot department.Contributed to creation of and maintain operating budget, manage components and parts inventory by ordering to shipping schedule reducing inventory using just in time philosophy; create and adjust production schedule based on customer requirements; initiated and monitor metrics tracking mechanism for hourly production; supervise equipment maintenance; identify and respond to training needs.Equipment: Herman green sand molding line supported by core blowers and 3-600 lb/minute phenolic core mixers; industrial/mass transit foundry operating 2500 lb/minute, 1-600 lb/minute, and 1-300 lb/minute phenolic mixers; machining operations including 2 drill presses, turning lathes; environmental dust control unit and shot blast equipment.*Elevated quality scores by tracking accountability and coaching/disciplining employees; circulating shop floor and ensuring supervision was on the floor.*Lowered accident frequency enforcing safety policies and procedures.*Increased on time delivery and reduced component inventory through weekly meetings with purchasing and personally taking over ordering based on customer demand.*Lowered rework castings in hold areas from 800 to 100, reducing inventory by $610,000.*Eliminated $2.5 million in past due orders while maintaining current order demands by recognizing employees and increasing piece counts. Reduced head count by 40 and increased employees pay.*Reduced detention charges $1,200 weekly preventing missing shipments and idle truck fees waiting for product based on shipping schedule.

Supervised and oversaw 3 salary and 50 hourly direct reports in a 3 shift operation, responsible for safety, quality, and production of all Industrial and Mass Transit parts. Also specialty couplers and MRO parts, and knuckles. *Increased monthly production from $1.1 million to $2.3 million in product.*Coordinated $50,000 installation of new chemical control on 2500lb minute mixing unit; additionally, played critical role in installation of $350,000 new emission unit.*First Article through completion of 3 mass transit projects.*Start up and part of Caterpillar PPAP program for new parts.

Foundry Engineering Product Specialist (February 2007 - November 2009)Production Scheduler (April 2005 - February 2007)Production Supervisor (December 2003 - April 2005)General Labor / Team Leader (April 2003 - December 2003)