OBJECTIVE:

Manager Position in a Manufacturing/Production Environment, located in the Greater Atlanta Area.

SUMMARY:

• I am an experienced hands - on Manager with the ability to organize and oversee the manufacturing and distribution of goods. I am eager to learn new industries, and want to grow with your company.
• I can coordinate the activities of the Production and Distribution Departments and monitor processes, procedures and standards; to achieve consistent high quality products in a safe and efficient manner. I have provided the needed leadership, and developed the abilities of personnel to become assets to their companies.
• I have over 34 years of combined experience in Engineering, Supervision, Maintenance, and Management.
• I want to be part of a growing, world-class organization that embodies continuous and never ending improvement practices.

STRENGTHS INCLUDE:

• Six Sigma Trained as Coach
• Kaizen Events
• Overall Equipment Efficiency
• Lean Manufacturing Skills
• Confidential Implementation
• P&L Budgeting
• Safety Engineer
• 3GEN (GEMBA)
• 3, 5, & 8 yr. manning plans
• Microsoft Suite: Excel, Word, Project, Access, and Outlook
• PDCA
• Trained Lead Assessor
• Cross-Functional Team Leader
• Standardized Work
• 8D (8 Discipline - 5 Why)
• Developing KPIs
• Engineer, Supervisor, Director, and Manager
• ISO 9001, QS 9000, TS 16949, ISO 14001
• Cross-Functional Team Leader
• Reporting and Analyzing Productivity
• Collect and Analyze OEE Data
• Utilizing Data to Drive Process Improvements

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Covington, GA

Director Of Manufacturing

Responsibilities:

• Managed six production zones (40 workers), and warehouse activities.
• Coached production workforce on lean principles.
• Utilized single/one point lesson to train workforce. Implemented KPI reporting procedures.
• Implemented one piece flow.
• Enforced all company procedures and practices.
• Increased productivity by more than 20 %
• Created and Championed Cross Functional Team to address Quality and Process Issues

Confidential, GA

Engineering Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Quality Improvement Activities Oversaw Confidential activities for all departments. Helped teams develop to reduce scrap.
• Helped teams decide where to focus to achieve the companies Key Metrics (Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost, Development, Morale).
• Designed and implemented new Process on line side part delivery system called Mizusumashi to help improve productivity (reducing downtime by 10%).
• Implemented 40+ Kaizen Projects for a savings of over $400,000, with an average .25 year payback (in one year).

Production Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and managed a budget of over $600K annually, and a $300K manpower budget.
• Trained Supervisors to Champion 8D Issues in their respective areas by utilizing cross functional teams.
• Championed 5S Activities for the entire plant. This included training, establishing and managing the core team, implemented an auditing process, and implemented a reward program for best score.
• Established and managed a Visual Layered Auditing System of supervisors, group leaders, and employee’s duties to make sure that key procedures and processes are being followed daily.
• Reduced in-process scrap by 0.5 % by implementing new operating procedures (i.e. shut down line after 3 NG)
• Managed scrap reduction of over 1.5%.
• Reduced cost per piece by over 5%.
• Increased productivity by over 5% for production department.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Line Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage the key metrics for those lines (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Moral) on third shift.
• Projected $42,000 of cost savings for the year 2008, by using six sigma techniques.
• Trained in all of the production operations related to mixing and baking.
• Coached Green Room Meetings (review of key metrics, and suggestion forum) for these lines.
• Utilizing lean manufacturing principles to conduct daily operations.

Line Manager

Confidential, Hapeville, GA

Responsibilities:

• Coached work groups on how to utilize Confidential Production System tools and techniques, which included Fishbone Diagrams, Visual Factory, Brainstorming, etc.
• Managed maintenance personnel during equipment breakdowns in zone and ensured Confidential (preventive maintenance) was performed on weekly basis.
• Coordinated and implemented line speed adjustments and job re-balances every year which contributed to reduction of head count in Body Shop by 10% yearly.
• Monitored internal/external quality concerns for all sheet metal as Quality Champion for Chassis Department .
• Improved quality objectives by 15% in last month, while incurring high turnover rate in manning. And enhancement to quality objectives in Chassis Department by 25% in last 13 months.
• Ensured weld quality was at or above 99.6% on a daily basis by utilizing both visual and manual pry-testing methods and incorporating proper repair procedures.
• Designed and developed automatic routing of damaged units to ensure repair of unit prior to finishing. This reduced TGW's (Things Gone Wrong) with units by 20%.
• Ensured zone supervisors implemented containment procedures for all concerns. Maintained greater than 95% First Time Through.