{"id":1289,"date":"2022-05-24T18:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T22:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:43:03","slug":"plant-manager-187526-automotive-casting-machining-operations-will-relo-all-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/plant-manager\/plant-manager-187526-automotive-casting-machining-operations-will-relo-all-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant \/ Operations Manager (187526) Automotive \/ Casting, Machining Operations \/ Will Relo All US"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey if you are making metal components, WE HAVE and Exceptional Leader who has a history of improving foundry operations, reducing scrap, and MAKING MONEY! <\/strong> He is an experienced foundry manufacturing leader with 20+ years of casting operations experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a Mechanical Engineer who has held progressive positions within Foundry Operations and is skilled in Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Process Improvement, Purchasing, Production Control, and Supplier relations, He has led teams of 500+ and has experience with Labor relations – previously negotiating 3 Union Contracts with UAW<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Increased the quality staff and increased support.
o Reduced scrap from 35% down to 7% on Ford casting.<\/strong>
o Passed all quality audits and did not lose any certifications.
\u2022 Installed automation 4 ABB robots and redesigned the cell and layout to improve product flow.
\u2022 Added conveyance systems and reduced fork-trucks at the plant to reduce traffic by 75%<\/strong>
\u2022 Successfully managed through huge order quantity variations due to chip shortages
\u2022 Raised visibility of near misses and treated it like a recordable. This resulted in significant Safety improvements
\u2022 Lead Cost Reduction Activities with our President resulting in a 3-year $25 Million dollar impact on the operation.<\/strong>
\u2022 Negotiated 2 UAW 5-year Union Contracts as First Chair<\/strong>, improving labor relationships and morale within the manufacturing group, reducing grievance load by 70 percent.<\/strong>
\u2022 Plant Engineering improvements and expansion
o Installed 3rd Casting Line ($18 Million)
o Installed ECoat Paint Line and Die Quench Hot Stamping Operation<\/strong>
\u2022 Fulfilled complete Salaried personnel reallocation project to operate the Foundry throughout the 5 Week UAW Strike<\/strong>. Successful in operating production with 0 missed deliveries to our customers.<\/strong>
\u2022 Successfully completed Plant 1 Foundry renovation Project as the leader of Manufacturing
\u2022 Successfully completed the Plant 2 Foundry Expansion Project as the leader of the Manufacturing Section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Lost Foam Casting
\u2022 Permanent Mold Casting
\u2022 Green Sand Casting
\u2022 Casting Process Design
\u2022 Ferrous Metallurgy
\u2022 Heat Treating
\u2022 Ensuring Dimensional
\u2022 Risering Techniques
\u2022 3D Modeling
\u2022 Raw Material Controls
\u2022 Solving Porosity Problems
\u2022 Melting Operations
\u2022 Molten Metal Filtration
\u2022 Pouring Operations
\u2022 Solidification Modeling
\u2022 Minimizing Scrap \/ Rework
\u2022 Reducing Cycle Times
\u2022 Core Manufacturing
\u2022 Front End Operations
\u2022 Back End Operations
\u2022 Machining Operations
\u2022 Cleaning Operations
\u2022 CMM Coordinate Measuring Machines
\u2022 CNC Equipment
\u2022 Grinding Operations
\u2022 Hardness Testing
\u2022 Heat Treating
\u2022 Inspection Fixtures
\u2022 Machining Operations
\u2022 Magnetic Particle
\u2022 Metallurgical Testing
\u2022 Non-Destructive Testing
\u2022 Painting
\u2022 Penetrant Inspection
\u2022 Polishing Operations
\u2022 Specialty Gauges
\u2022 Tensile Testing
\u2022 Ultrasonic Inspection
\u2022 X-RAY
\u2022 ERP Systems – Odessy
\u2022 Eliminating Bottlenecks
\u2022 FIFO Staging
\u2022 Kaizen Events
\u2022 Leading Continuous Improvement
\u2022 Scheduling
\u2022 Defining Standard Work
\u2022 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
\u2022 Supervising Multi-discipline Teams
\u2022 Supporting Yield Analysis
\u2022 Creating Shipping Schedules
\u2022 Developing Cost-Effective Manufacturing Processes
\u2022 Developing Performance Metrics
\u2022 Developing Production Plans
\u2022 New Technology, Expansion, and Growth
\u2022 Legal and Environmental Compliance
\u2022 5S Practice
\u2022 Promotion of Safety Performance
\u2022 Control of Expenses and Spending
\u2022 Manufacturing Efficiency – Kaizen
\u2022 Member of Toyota BAMA – 14 years
\u2022 Labor Relations – Morale
\u2022 Cost Reduction Activity
\u2022 Leadership and Accountability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION \/ ACCOMPLISHMENTS<\/strong>
\u2022 Graduated with Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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