Operations / Manufacturing Manager (250702) MBA, BSEE, Six Sigma Green Belt / Die Casting, CNC Machining, Forging / Aerospace, Automotive / Will Relo
Experienced Metal Products Leader with a strong growth mindset and drive for success. He has an MBA and an Electrical Engineering degree. He is also a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. He has a solid background in production and maintenance management with a strong emphasis in WCM/Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma. He has led teams in forging, metal casting, and machining operations. He has a consistent track record of meeting or exceeding production and quality goals. He also has 20 years of experience managing employees in a union environment.
He was caught up in a recent restructuring and is looking to secure a multifunctional managerial position that requires strong analytical, methodological, and collaborative leadership with the opportunity for career growth and advancement. He is willing to relocate for the right opportunity! His impressive leadership experience includes:
• Managed all elements of business performance including operating cost, resource deployment, task, and capacity planning, and was a key interface with the Program team for delivery alignment on OE and aftermarket sales.
• Increased production output from $30.7M in 2022 to $36.3M in 2023 (+18% improvement)
• Reduced scrap rate from 6.5% to 4.6% from 2022 to 2023 (+29% improvement)
• Increased employee Gallup engagement score from 4.01 in 2022 to 4.18 in 2023 (+4% improvement)
• Improved business resiliency through mitigation of single points of failure in the manufacturing process
• Oversaw the sub- and main assembly line departments on three shifts that make nine-speed transmissions (a total of 276 hourly employees and 6 supervisors).
• Had a 99% schedule attainment rate (delivering parts to the customer)
• By using continuous improvement projects (Kaizen) my teams were able to reduce the scrap rate by 2% and increase productivity by 5%.
• Using daily meetings with the teams to highlight issues that are not seen in the data but decrease throughput and morale within the department, which helps team cohesion.
• Working within the teams to develop & execute continuous improvement projects (kaizens) which led to over $500K in cost savings over a few projects
• Implemented autonomous maintenance on 45 die-casting machines. This resulted in a 10% increase of OEE on those machines.
• Production Scheduling (Adjusting according to the changes of customer demands)
• Working With Production and Maintenance Personnel in a Union Environment – UAW
• Training and coaching new production/maintenance supervisors and team leaders
• Continuous Improvement (using RRPS and WCM tools)
• Metal Casting Operations
• High Volume CNC Machining Operations
• Forging Operations
• Adjusting Production Schedules
• Establishing Production Sequences
• Manufacturing Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection
• Transportation Manufacturing
• High Volume Manufacturing
• Batch Manufacturing
• MOC Management of Change
• Union Shop – UAW
• Creating SOPs
• Continuous Improvement Projects
• Process Troubleshooting
• Demand Planning
• WIP Inventory Management
• Materials Management
• Managing Safety Stock
• Increasing Production Capacity
• Increasing Throughput
• Reducing Scrap
• 5S / 6S Methods
• Implementing Lean Into Manufacturing
• Prioritizing Jobs
• Holding Staff Accountable
• Production Planning
• Identifying Capacity Requirements
• Preparing Production Schedules
• Controlling Labor Costs
• Scheduling Materials / Labor
• ERP Systems
• MRP Systems
• JIT Systems
• Identifies At Risk Shipments
• ISO Documentation
• OSHA Regulations
• Root Cause Analysis
• Statistical Process Control SPC
• Value Stream Mapping
• Measuring Forecast Accuracy
• Plant Maintenance
• Preventative Maintenance
• Resolving Production Bottlenecks / Problems
• Giving Performance Reviews
• Process Safety Management
• Team Leadership
• Managing change
• Conflict resolution
• Problem solving
EDUCATION
• MBA, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN
• Electrical Engineering Technology BS, Southern University, Baton Rouge, La
• Six Sigma Green Belt Villanova University