Plant Manager (249885) Bachelors, Journeyman Tool/Die Maker, Green Belt / Steel Mfg, Casting, Stamping, Machining, Welding, Injection Molding Operations /

Plant Operations/Production Manager with 20 years of experience in metal stamping, automotive components and steel pipe. He has a Bachelor Degree in Tool & Die Technology and is a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker and he holds s Six Sigma Green Belt. He is highly skilled at driving operational excellence and team development. Talk about numbers! He knows how to post them and achieve improvements! He recently enhanced productivity by 26% at his current company. This Game Changer is a leader who consistently achieves budgetary and safety goals. He is currently employed but has become a little bored with his current role and is interested in confidentially exploring new leadership opportunities.

• Maintaining monthly budget, manage CAPEX with business cases, Developed Production boards with KPI’s.
• Reducing overtime by 55% while increasing Productivity by 26%
• Lead a Kaizen event reducing downtime by 45%.
• Decreased inventory variance from $1.6M down to $136k
• Filled in as plant manager in the absence of the plant manager.
• Monthly visits to our assembly plants in Monterrey Mexico
• Responsible for maintaining 195 active tools producing over 235 active part numbers.
• Improved Plant OEE from 40% to over 70%
• Schedule Plant Demand Weekly 1.5 – 2 million parts
• Designed and implemented modifications to stamping dies, spot welder, roll forms and assembly lines.
• Oversaw the maintenance and repair of progressive dies, roll forms and press breaks.
• Tooling Engineer in production line transformation process
• $3 CAPEX million project.
• Acted as liaison between our plant and our sister plant in Germany.

• Operations Management
• Steel Pipe Mfg. Operations
• Bronze/Copper Metal Casting Operations – Erni
• Machining (CNC & Conv. Grinding, Milling, EDM)
• Metal Finishing Operations
• Stamping Operations
• Pressing Operations
• Adjusting Production Schedules
• Establishing Production Sequences
• Manufacturing Operations
• Cell Manufacturing Operations
• Batch Manufacturing Operations
• Welding Operations
• Assembly Operations
• Fabrication Operations
• Coating Operations
• Forming Operations
• Overmolding Operations
• Injection Molding Operations – Joyson, Erni
• Shot Blasting Operations
• Fabrications Operations
• Heat Treat Operations – NW Pipe
• Painting Operations
• Track and Developed Plant KPI’s
• Quote and Track New Business
• Union Work Force – Germany
• Team Building and Development
• Team Leadership – 20 direct / 378 indirect
• Train and Develop Team Members
• Consistently Stay within Budget Without Compromising Safety, Quality or Production
• Quality Assurance
• Design Review (Paper, CAD)
• Production Problem Solving
• Kaizen leader
• Lean Manufacturing
• AutoCAD
• SolidWorks
• Microsoft Office (PowerPoints, Word, Excel, Access)
• SAP
• Managing CAPEX Projects
• Audit Compliance
• Improving OEE
• Consistently Achieving No Non-Conformances
• Six Sigma Expertise
• Lean Manufacturing Principles
• Safety Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Production Scheduling
• Performance Improvements
• Cost Reporting
• ISO Standards Compliance
• Cost Control
• Production Planning
• Project Management
• Scheduling
• Inventory Management
• Quality Control
• Staff Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cost Reduction Strategies
• Process Optimization
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Root Cause Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Performance Metrics
• Process Planning
• Production Problem Resolution
• Staffing Requirement Determination
• Expenditure Approvals
• Technical Staff Collaboration
• New Process Development
• Product Planning
• Inventory Control Programs
• Staff Collaboration
• Processing Operations Review
• Production Schedule Review
• Interpersonal Skills
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Performance Monitoring
• Safety Assessment
• Employee Performance Reviews
• Operating Budgets

EDUCATION

• Bachelor Degree in Tool & Die Technology / Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Germany
• Journeyman – Tool & Die Maker IB-Eislingen /
• Diploma – AutoCAD
• Developed and Lead / Takata Safety Academy, TX
• Six-Sigma (Green Belt)
• Bradley Fighting Vehicle Gunnery School US ARMY, GA

LANGUAGES – English / German