Leading world class aerospace manufacturing operation focused on proprietary mechanical and electro-mechanical components and systems for commercial, biz jet, and military markets. Functional responsibilities include: production management, MRO, planning/forecasting, purchasing, manufacturing engineering, facilities, HS&E, warehouse, logistics, and new product introduction.

Provide leadership to develop and execute operational strategy for a team of 40 employees and 3 supervisors.• Reported directly to site leader and was responsible for annual production, including all aspects of manufacturing KPIs: OTD (on-time delivery) safety and quality• Troubleshot production problems and implemented corrective actions through required change control to impact and eliminate root causes; decreased outstanding returns and aging rejections• Oversaw purchasing and scheduling teams to drive production needs and meet PO dates• Developed and implemented kaizen plans, daily management, lean conversion and counter measures• Led team of Manufacturing Engineers, Production Leads, Material Planners, Quality Engineers & Operators on key manufacturing initiatives to improve performance• Delivered operational excellence through analyzing capacity vs. order booked and optimized value streams to meet customer demand• Restructured the entire operations team to place the right people in the right roles—increasing accountability, streamlining processes and defining roles and reasonability’s• Developed production scheduling process that improved OTD by 40% in 4 months

Responsible for overall leadership and management of the production and manufacturing engineering team through efficient scheduling and I resource utilization, optimizing equipment usage, material allocation, tooling and time management, while establishing new standards (Safety, Quality, Delivery and Productivity).- Improved 1st pass yield rates by 75%- Improved on time delivery by 50%- Successfully implemented lean manufacturing and six sigma principles throughout the organization • Developed and maintained production schedule to ensure customer satisfaction• Served as a leader and role model for Production technicians and Manufacturing Engineers• Conducted 1 on 1 meetings, performance reviews, coaching and salary adjustments• Created and implemented technician onboarding program• Delivered financial objectives by establishing production targets, setting new stretch goals and leading the team to accomplish them• Developed a productivity program to ensure utilization, efficiency, and production by value streamo Increased efficiency by 50% in 6 monthso The process was implemented across the entire plant and is still in use 10 years later

Led the activities over 100 maintenance and repair technicians, including but not limited to, hiring , training and evaluating both new and veteran employees. Ensured that the division maintained the right focus to meet its financial goals. Implement budgets, analyzed data to ensure the technical workforce remained efficient and complied with company policies. Developed scheduling and resource planning and monitored the output of workers. Assessed the performance of division against the business’s goals and plans.