Operations Manager (210859) MBA, BS Ind Engineering / Casting, Machining, Injection Molding / Will Relo

20+ years of multi-industry manufacturing experience. He has an MBA and a BS in Industrial Engineering and a solid working knowledge of low-pressure die casting, injection molding, grinding, machining, blast furnaces, heat treating, and more. He is an accomplished results-driven change agent formally trained in the Lean Toyota Productive System, JIT, Constraint Management, 5S, Kaizen, and Continuous Improvement Methodology. He has delivered some impressive results and cost savings using these skillsets! He brings experience, success, and serious skills to the table which make him a strong candidate for anyone needing to improve their manufacturing operations! He is willing to relocate

• MBA and a BS in Industrial Engineering and a solid working knowledge of low-pressure die casting, injection molding, grinding, machining, blast furnaces, heat treating, and more
• Successfully Increased on-time delivery from 95% to 97.8%
• Reduced the cost of quality by 20% year over year.
• Reporting to the COO. Direct Reports: managers, engineers, supervisors, planners, and inspectors. Total Staffing 265 direct & indirect
• Successfully increased throughput by 30% year over year.
• Successfully reduced labor costs by 20% year over year.
• Reduced scrap from 1.15% of sales to 0.55% of sales
• Reduced operation costs by 10% & reduced raw material costs by 25% through the use of Lean Methodology.
• Directed a Kaizen team event on process control that reduced direct labor costs by $360,000 per year.

• Reduced operation costs by 10% & reduced raw material costs by 25% through the use of Lean Methodology.
• Reduced raw material shrinkage by 20% by implementing a material handling process.
• Managed, designed, and implemented a program to introduce new products from concept to production that increased new product ramp-up by 40%.

• Directed a Kaizen team event on 5s that reduced equipment downtime by 40% & created a visual factory.
• Directed a Kaizen team event on process control that reduced direct labor costs by $360,000 per year.
• Reduced direct labor cost in fabrication center by $500,000 per year through Lean Methodology.

EDUCATION

• Masters of Business Administration, Roosevelt University, Schaumburg,
• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Roosevelt University, Chicago