Operations Manager (235533) Masters, Black Belt, CPM, WCM / Heavy Truck, Automotive OEM, Tier 1/ CNC Machining, Forming, Assembly, Heat Treating / Will Relo
Operations Manager, with a proven record spanning twenty years of experience in operations management with an emphasis on technical and financial expertise in heavy manufacturing. He has a Masters in Management, Strategy, and Leadership and a Bachelors in Organizational Management. He is also a Six Sigma Black Belt and is Certified in Toyota Production Systems as well as holds a World Class Manufacturing Certification.
He spent the bulk of his career in progressive roles within Chrysler/Stellantis leading operations, maintenance, and production in their engine plant. His process experience includes heat treatment, foundry, CNC machining, and assembly operations. He has a long list of improvements in safety, cost reduction, scrap improvement, productivity, and throughput increases under his belt. He completed his education while working full-time. He is a Leader of highly functional teams and he develops and maintains lasting relationships with clients, associates, and peers. This Game Changer is currently employed as an Operations Manager but is interested in confidentially exploring new leaders opportunities. He is willing to relocate for the right opportunity. His impressive background includes:
• Manage 7 direct reports – 12 indirect reports – 385 union employees. Lead cross-functional team in daily activities, problem-solving, root cause analyses, and maintaining or improving quality and throughput.
• Implemented lean training for the entire production team over a two-month period to improve quality by 20%.
• Created an open issue ledger for all cross-functional teams.
• The Operations Manager is responsible for managing and directing all shift production and maintenance activities at the plant. The Operations Manager will oversee Business Unit Leaders, Maintenance Area Managers, as well as hourly, production and maintenance personnel.
• Manage 5 direct reports – 20 indirect reports – 350 union employees.
• Maintaining 2-year zero safety incidents within the facility. (Received Green Cross award)
• Manage and control costs within multiple departments by reducing overtime by 30%.
• Departmental scrap reduction of 35% with detailed cost savings projects. ($1,338,000 in savings facility wide)
• Increase throughput with time study improvement projects by 47%.
• Created Scrap reduction projects to improve department throughput. (Scrap Matrix)
• Review daily PM for 60 CNC machines that measure in microns. (Drills, Mills, Grinders and Rotating Balancers)
• Landis grinders (3) Komatsu CNC (6) Exte-Tar drill/mills (20) Mag CNC (20) Impco polisher (2) Dominion balancer (4) Grob honing (10) Inducto heating (2) Fanuc robots (20).
• Developing new skill matrix for Unit Leaders and team members to reduce material cost by 35%.
• Develop training matrix for the work force on safe work practices to eliminate UA/UC.
• 20% scrap reduction projects for current department. ($225,000 in savings)
• Completed Launch curve by one year early for (PSU/PHEV).
• Created a new training plan 3x3x3 for expansion. (Union membership training)
• Implemented the train the trainer methodology with the leadership team. (Cross functional leadership)
• Adjust the time on furnace shuttle for proper sag of the tempered glass.
• Set-up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden glass products.
• Foundry Operations – McGraw
• High Volume CNC Machining Operations
• Cell Manufacturing Operations
• Batch Manufacturing Operations
• Blending Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Forming Operations
• Heat Treat Operations
• Painting Operations
• Automotive / Component Manufacturing
• Aerospace / Component Manufacturing – Stellantis Special Projects
• Equipment Parts / Component Manufacturing
• Electrical Instruments / Component Manufacturing.
• Automotive Manufacturing
• Truck / Heavy Equipment Manufacturing
• Plant Visual Systems
• Plant Maintenance
• Preventative Maintenance
• Adjusting Production Schedules
• Establishing Production Sequences
• Resolving Production Bottlenecks / Problems
• Union Workforce
• Heat-Treating Furnaces
• Flame Hardening Machines
• Induction Machines
• Fanuc robots
• CNC Drills, Mills, Grinders and Rotating Balancers
• P&L Responsibility
• Giving Performance Reviews
• Process Safety Management
• Production Quality experience
• Total Quality Management
• Providing Technical Support
• Team Leadership – 375
• Creating SOPs
• Calculating Production / Labor/ Material Costs
• Continuous Improvement Projects
• Process Optimization
• Process Troubleshooting
• Meeting Manufacturing Delivery Targets
• Increasing Production Capacity
• Increasing Throughput
• SMART
• Reducing Scrap
• Holding Kaizen Events
• Lean Manufacturing
• Problem Solving
• Holding Kanban Events
• Data Collection / Analysis
• Creating/Implementing Operations Metrics
• Using Visual Systems
• Running Operations on Metrics
• Demand Planning
• Inventory Staging
• Driving Cost Reduction
• WIP Inventory Management
Education
• Master of Science, Management, Strategy and Leadership, 11/ 2016 / Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
• Bachelor of Science, Organizational Management, 11/ 2013 / Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI
• Six Sigma Black Belt
• Certified Project Manager
• Certified Toyota Production Sys.
• WCM Certification