William Thom Email & Phone Number

Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill, On

Brampton, ONMaintenance & Continuous Improvement Manager Manage 11 unionized skilled trades and 4 salary individuals including Millwrights, Electricians, Toolmakers and ProgrammersResponsible for all aspects of facilities management including attainment of yearly established budgetsDevelop statement of requirements for contractors and vendors to tender jobs, paying special attention to regulations and past lessons learnedReview proposals and contracts for new venders and… Show more Brampton, ONMaintenance & Continuous Improvement Manager Manage 11 unionized skilled trades and 4 salary individuals including Millwrights, Electricians, Toolmakers and ProgrammersResponsible for all aspects of facilities management including attainment of yearly established budgetsDevelop statement of requirements for contractors and vendors to tender jobs, paying special attention to regulations and past lessons learnedReview proposals and contracts for new venders and services and communicated results to upper managementSupport APQP activities and participate in control plan teamsReduced MRO spending by 40% by implementation of accountability toolsLead role in trouble shooting all aspects of production issues and technical problems that arise during daily operationsIntroduced tools to aid in operator output with special attention paid to ergonomics, customer quality, and health and safetyDevelop work order and maintenance break down systems for tracking maintenance issuesResponsible for commissioning new tools and weld fixturesEstablish work instructions and standard operating proceduresProvided return of investment calculations to evaluate spending related to plant improvementsMember of team that reduced overall plant scrap by $600,000 for 2008 production yearAssessed numerous buildings and properties for their capability to meet power, space and functionality requirements for the expansion of Eberspaecher operations Key contributor in successful completion of the ISO 14001 environmental and TS 16949 audits Show less

Corporate program manager for Daimler Chrysler and General Motors programs who's territory includes Canada, United States and MexicoComplete single point contact between Edscha North America, Customer and individual plant groupsResponsible to negotiate changes with the customer as they relate to process and costCradle to grave involvement for new and existing programs including managing project budgetsControlling and maintaining company driven gateways and metricsPrepared… Show more Corporate program manager for Daimler Chrysler and General Motors programs who's territory includes Canada, United States and MexicoComplete single point contact between Edscha North America, Customer and individual plant groupsResponsible to negotiate changes with the customer as they relate to process and costCradle to grave involvement for new and existing programs including managing project budgetsControlling and maintaining company driven gateways and metricsPrepared reporting documentation and presentations for management and corporate directorsPurchased tooling (perishable) for machining productPurchased, developed and approved machines required to manufacture product that I was responsible for managingManaged Engineering change requests and machine transfersTrained operators and created comprehensive operator instructions for the safe, correct, and proper way to run equipmentManaged in a unionized atmosphere to create acceptance where there traditionally was resistance Show less

Worked with the Hilton Works metallurgical testing lab developing my knowledge and understanding of various testing practicesWith little supervision, was given the responsibility to carry out the inspection of Stelco's products as it went through their many stages of development

Completed numerous AutoCAD drawings pertaining to Engineering ApplicationsDesigned and drafted a valve assembly which was approved by a Professional Engineer and is being utilized in the Sir Adam Beck plantPrepared reports which were used in assuring that Ontario Power Generation Niagara Plant Group met the ISO 14001 standard

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