Automotive Manufacturing Professional with a diverse background that includes multiple years of planning and scheduling production lines, manpower, materials, and maintenance operations in a unionized environment. He has a Bachelors from Purdue and is skilled with a variety of manufacturing software systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is currently employed with one of the Aluminum Foundry Casting and Machining operations as a Maintenance Group Leader. <\/strong>He brings a unique blend of production and maintenance background to the table. He is willing to relocate for the right role. His notable experience includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Manage multiple skilled trades including Electricians, Machine Repair, Pipe Fitters, and Millwrights. \u2022 Aluminum Foundry Operations High level of learning software systems including Microsoft Office, Workday, Kronos, WMS, TMS, JDE, Oracle Systems, ManFact & Microsoft AX Dynamics 2012. EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Purdue University 1991 B.A., Major: Communications, Minor: Management, Psychology and English<\/p>\n\n\n\n CERTIFICATES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Georgia Institute of Technology – Supply Chain and Logistics Management Automotive Manufacturing Professional with a diverse background that includes multiple years of planning and scheduling production lines, manpower, materials, and maintenance operations in a unionized environment. He has a Bachelors from Purdue and is skilled with a variety of manufacturing software systems. He is currently employed with one of the Aluminum Foundry Casting and Machining…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[311,310],"tags":[29,34,77,114,117,118,152,570,630,643],"class_list":["post-1902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-production-operations-quality","category-maintenance","tag-oem","tag-automotive","tag-maintenance","tag-production","tag-machining","tag-stamping","tag-casting","tag-aluminum","tag-fabrication","tag-unon"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\u2022 Plan PMs, emergency work orders, and downtime maintenance.
\u2022 Maintain safety records, people improvement opportunities, cost savings, eliminate downtime and provide support to team members by reducing environmental impact.
\u2022 Efficiently schedule production and plan capacity.
\u2022 Supporting the Foundry for Aluminum Operation Castings and Machining suspension parts, engine blocks
\u2022 and automotive compartments
\u2022 Provide leadership and support 8 to 22 production\/skilled trades within the UAW and IBEW.
\u2022 Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues to assist skilled trades in making appropriate repairs.
\u2022 Assist with locating parts needed to reduce machine downtime.
\u2022 Work with production to plan scheduled downtime.
\u2022 Schedule appropriate trades to address and troubleshoot mechanical issues.
\u2022 Maintain safety stock levels while eliminating stock-outs by using standard deviation and forecasting to balance with a target six inventory turns per year.
\u2022 Developed Kanban systems to provide line flow and reduce potential raw material stockouts.
\u2022 Directly supervised production of machining operations, maintenance, and shipping\/receiving to provide exceed expectations for OEMs such as GM, Ford, Nissan, and Allison.
\u2022 Troubleshoot equipment, robotics, and conveyance to maximize production output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Aluminum Casting Operations
\u2022 Industrial Ovens \u2013Foundry Operation
\u2022 Automotive
\u2022 Stamping Operations
\u2022 Welding Operations
\u2022 Arc Furnaces
\u2022 Construction Materials Manufacturing
\u2022 Steel Fabrication
\u2022 PLCs
\u2022 HMIs
\u2022 Robotics Maintenance
\u2022 CNC Machine Repair
\u2022 Electronic Controls
\u2022 Vision Systems
\u2022 Pneumatic Systems
\u2022 Stamping Presses
\u2022 Electrical Maintenance
\u2022 Conveyor Systems
\u2022 Cranes
\u2022 Machine Repair
\u2022 DC Motors \/ AC Motors
\u2022 Automation Controls
\u2022 Pumps
\u2022 Multicraft Unionized Workforce
\u2022 Leading Multiple Shift Maintenance
\u2022 Maintenance Leadership (22)
\u2022 Implementing Preventative Maintenance
\u2022 Implementing Predictive Maintenance
\u2022 Physical Plant Maintenance
\u2022 Electrical Maintenance
\u2022 Powerplant Maintenance
\u2022 Mechanical Maintenance
\u2022 Maintenance PM Planning
\u2022 Maintaining Critical Spares Inventory
\u2022 Maintenance Planning
\u2022 Working with Contract Maintenance
\u2022 General Manufacturing Operations
\u2022 Transportation Maintenance
\u2022 Part\/Component Manufacturing
\u2022 Equipment Manufacturing
\u2022 Facilities\/Building
\u2022 Manufacturing\/Production Line Maintenance
\u2022 Developing Maintenance PMs
\u2022 Ensuring OSHA Regulations
\u2022 Giving Performance Reviews
\u2022 TPM Total Preventative Maintenance
\u2022 CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System
\u2022 Maintenance Team Leadership
\u2022 Improving Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
\u2022 Lockout \/ Tagout
\u2022 Machine Repair
\u2022 Vibration Testing
\u2022 Reliability Modeling
\u2022 Holding Kanban
\u2022 Managing Work Orders
\u2022 Troubleshooting Equipment
\u2022 Reducing Downtime
\u2022 Project Management
\u2022 Maintenance Planning
\u2022 Reading Blueprints \/ Schematics
\u2022 Heavy Equipment Repair
\u2022 Maximo
\u2022 Kronos Software<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 United Technologies – ACE Quality Systems Associate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"