Plant Manager / GM (235563) Bachelors, Black Belt / Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Heavy Truck / CNC Machining, Assembly, Painting Operations / Detroit Area
Detroit area Manufacturing Leader with 17+ years of demonstrated leadership in Plant Management, Manufacturing Management, Purchasing, Facilities, Safety, and Maintenance. He has a Bachelors degree from the Indiana Institute of Technology and is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt. This results-driven, visionary team-builder has amassed an impressive track record of improvements, cost savings, and productivity gains for companies like Ingersoll, Edelbrock, and American Axle. His resume is an impressive read of progressive roles and successful outcomes.
He is actively searching for a new leadership opportunity in the Detroit area. This could be your opportunity to add to your manufacturing leadership team with a proven performer! This is a talent that can take lemons and turn it into lemonade! Don’t delay or you will miss the opportunity to raise the bar in your organization! His impressive experience includes:
• Achieved sales revenue AOP two months after plant relocation.
• Exceeded sales revenue AOP by $1 million in Q4 of 2024
• Successfully lead a production Kaizen event that resulted in a 22% increase in productivity.
• Oversaw the launch of the new facility.
• Reduced deficit value by 85% in one year
• Increased first time quality on cylinder headline by 60%.
• Laid groundwork for reduction of 12 direct labor heads through use of lean manufacturing principles.
• Developed supervisor training program.
• Oversaw the implementation of Maximo as a CMMS.
• Developed accurate process Takt Time.
• Upgraded the TPM and PM process and displayed the attainment percentage visually.
• Oversaw launch of Ford I6 Dragon Balance Shaft
• Increased OEE from 62% to 71%
• Reduced TRIR from 5.6 to 1.6
• Reduced internal scrap rate from 2.2% of sales to 1.0% of sales.
• Lowered overtime rate from 13.4% to 9.9% on equivalent sales
• Plant closed operations during COVID.
• Achieved PPAP approval five months after purchase of the facility.
• Developed training process for supervisors, job setters, and hourly operators.
• Hired and developed a manufacturing team and 95% of staff level associates.
• Averaged 91.5% OEE in 2016-2017
• Averaged 0.86% Scrap Rate in 2016-2017
• Below CPU goal every month in 2016
• Reduced customer PPM from 643 in 2012 to 150 in 2013
• Increased delivery percentage from 92.7 in 2012 to 96.6 in 2013
• Decreased TRIR from 17.57 in 2011 to 5.93 in 2013
• Reduced average PPAP effort hours by 220 in 2013.
• Reduced operational cost by $150k from 2012 to 2013.
• Team Building and Training
• Project Management
• DMAIC Problem Solving
• Performance Metrics
• Cost Control
• Capital Expenditure Planning
• High Volume CNC Machining Operations
• Adjusting Production Schedules
• Establishing Production Sequences
• Automotive Manufacturing Operations
• Cell Manufacturing Operations
• Batch Manufacturing Operations
• Blending Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Painting Operations
• Shipping / Receiving Operations
• Automotive / Component Manufacturing
• Aerospace / Component Manufacturing
• Equipment Parts / Component Manufacturing
• High Volume Manufacturing
• Batch Manufacturing
• Green Sand Cast Foundry
• Permanent Mold Casting
• MOC Management of Change
• BOM
• Budget Development
• Creating SOPs
• Calculating Production / Labor/ Material Costs
• Continuous Improvement Projects
• Process Optimization
• Process Troubleshooting
• Data Collection / Analysis
• Creating/Implementing Operations Metrics
• Using Visual Systems
• Running Operations on Metrics
• Demand Planning
• Inventory Staging
• Driving Cost Reduction
• Ensuring Future Material Availability
• Ensuring Optimal Inventory
• WIP Inventory Management
• Inventory Controls
• Managing Safety Stock
• Meeting Manufacturing Delivery Targets
• Increasing Production Capacity
• Increasing Throughput
• Reducing Scrap
• Holding Kaizen Events
• 5S / 6S Methods
• Implementing Lean into Manufacturing
• Production Layouts
Education:
• Bachelor of Science (BS) – Business Administration – Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne, IN – June 2015
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification – Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN – June 2014