William Kleffner's Location
Kansas City Metropolitan Area, United States
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About William Kleffner
Summary of Skills and Qualifications• Proven Lean Leader with history of success in operations, engineering, and maintenance• Strong developer of team mentality and environment• Toyota trained Continuous Improvement Leader with many successful lean implementations• Lean Skills: Lean Six Sigma problem solving using DMAIC, 8D, A3, Red X; Kaizen – Standardized Work, Problem Solving, Pull; Value Stream Mapping• Identified by Toyota as the divisional expert on standardized work and Type B Pull• Successful management of multi-million dollar capital budgets and P&L• Project Management of multi-million dollar projects
William Kleffner's Current Company Details
Torotel Products, Inc.
Value Stream Manager at Torotel Products, Inc.
William Kleffner Work Experience Details
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Value Stream ManagerTorotel Products, Inc. Aug 2016 - PresentOlathe, Ks
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Operations ManagerYanfeng Usa Automotive Trim Systems Inc. Aug 2013 - Jul 2016Riverside, Moo Manage operations for a start-up manufacturing facility, supplying two General Motors facilities, with 6 productso Hire, train and lead 500 employees to achieve safety quality and productivity goals in a three shift 24 hour, 5 day per week JIT facility, Drive KPI (Key Performance Indicator) attainmento Launched a 343,000 sq. ft. building, 15 Injection Molding Machines, welding and assembly lines.o Special assignment: Responsible for implementing and training the YFAI (JCI) Manufacturing System. -
Program ManagerYanfeng Automotive Interiors Apr 2014 - Apr 2015Riverside, Missourio Provide launch planning and program management for a VAA Cockpit Assembly line, including budget development, budget execution, financial analysis and gate reviews -
Operations ManagerInteva Products Llc Dec 2009 - Aug 2013North Kansas City, Moo Manage operations for a cockpit and door module manufacturing facility, supplying two GM facilities, Drive KPI (Key Performance Indicator) attainment; plan and execute continuous improvemento Provide leadership for 175 employees to achieve safety quality and productivity goals in a three shift 24 hour, 5 day per week JIT UAW facility, including budget planning and executiono Achieved 150% of budgeted net income for fiscal year, improved OSHA year over year recordable rate for FY2012, Managed direct labor for FY2012 beating the budget, by 10 percento Established great working relationships with customer operations, materials and quality personnelo Managed the successful launch of a 3rd operating shift on the cockpit assembly line -
Launch ManagerInteva Products Oct 2006 - Aug 2013North Kansas City, Moo Provide JIT assembly facility with integrated plan in order to safely assemble quality cockpitso Established relationships with customer launch, operations, materials, and quality teamso Successfully/Flawlessly launched three new vehicles, one Tier 1 and two VAA.o Utilized LEAN principles to ensure that best processes are implemented
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Continuous Improvement Leader(Lean Leader)Delphi Automotive Feb 2005 - Sep 2006North Kansas City, Moo Train Plant Managers, Plant Staff and Kaizen Teams on Toyota Production System and Lean Manufacturing throughout the DELPHI Thermal and Interior Divisiono Implement Toyota Production System and Lean Manufacturing throughout the divisiono Utilized standardized work and problem solving to reduce cell head count by 25% and actual TAKT time by 40% in IP Pad assembly cell.o Lead lean workshop to create standardized work for facility forklift drivers resulting in a 40 percent reduction in manpower requirements -
Manufacturing Engineering ManagerDelphi Automotive Dec 2001 - Feb 2005Olathe, Kso Manage all aspects of Manufacturing Engineering for a Tier I Automotive Suppliero Manage plant capital budget in excess of $4,000,000, plant engineering budget and provide justification for project capital spending o Eliminated #1 customer quality issue and reduced department workforce (2 jobs per shift) by designing and installing a new final quality test system, utilizing robotic palletizing cells.o Champion DMS(LEAN) for the facility, and manage change control processo Provide plant floor technical support for: Injection Molding, Allen Bradley PLC, ABB Robots, product quality, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and process problemso Increased productivity of two assembly departments by 40% and eliminated three ergonomically intensive jobs via an innovative plate group collating and robotic loadingo Improved FTQ by 40% through the design and implementation of multiple poke yoke systems, WPO/5S, standardized work, improved operator worksheets and utilizing A-3 problem solving techniques.
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Maintenance Manager (Plant Engineer)Johnson Controls Oct 2000 - Dec 2001St. Joesph, Moo Increased equipment availability throughout the plant by as much as 30%, by implementing rigid preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and developing programs in which operators and maintenance technicians preformed team preventive maintenanceo Converted CMMS from ‘80’s vintage software to Windows Based MP2o Managed Manufacturing Maintenance Department of five salary and thirty seven hourlyo Managed purchasing and budget. Reduced maintenance spending by 20% to achieve budget -
Manager North Grinding MediaGst Steel Jun 1998 - Oct 2000Kansas City, Missouri Areao Increased productivity from 20 to 35 tons per hour(75%) via innovative operating techniques, rigid operating practices and increased availability o Manage all aspects of production and maintenance: Safety, Quality, Production, P&L, PC&L, and Labor Managemento Supervise eight salary and forty-eight hourly employeeso Eliminated $300,000 production labor via a $60,000 capital investmento Implemented Predictive Maintenance program and improved PM resulting in a 53% improvement in equipment availability and reducing maintenance labor cost by $500,000
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Planning Engineer - #4 Aluminize/Maintenance Supervisor/Production SupervisorAk Steel Corporation Mar 1993 - Jun 1998Middletown, Oho Received Presidents Award for project management of a zinc coating conversion project which netted the company five million dollarso Increased equipment availability from 84% to 96% in my tenure at the #4 Coating Line via greatly improved predictive and preventive maintenance programso Project management for three overhead crane electrical rebuild, completed on time and under budget, a 1.2 million dollar projecto Responsible for planning all maintenance, outage maintenance and capital project activities for hot dip coating line with $350 million of annual production
William Kleffner Skills
Continuous Improvement
Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen
5s
Value Stream Mapping
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Engineering
Leadership
Operations Management
Fmea
Automotive
Six Sigma
Business Process Improvement
Ppap
Supplier Quality
Training
Troubleshooting
Program Management
Project Management
Ts16949
Supply Chain Management
Process Improvement
Risk Management
Public Speaking
Root Cause Problem Solving
Production Part Approval Process
Apqp
Change Management
Kanban
William Kleffner Education Details
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Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.) -
Electrical Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about William Kleffner
What company does William Kleffner work for?
William Kleffner works for Torotel Products, Inc.
What is William Kleffner's role at the current company?
William Kleffner's current role is Value Stream Manager at Torotel Products, Inc..
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What schools did William Kleffner attend?
William Kleffner attended Webster University, University Of Missouri-Rolla.
What skills is William Kleffner known for?
William Kleffner has skills like Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5s, Value Stream Mapping, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Leadership, Operations Management, Fmea, Automotive, Six Sigma.
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