{"id":2380,"date":"2023-12-18T15:32:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T19:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:40:35","slug":"plant-manager-76566-green-belt-automotive-metals-lighting-forming-heat-treat-welding-coating-assembly-fabrication-will-relocate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/production-operations-quality\/plant-manager-76566-green-belt-automotive-metals-lighting-forming-heat-treat-welding-coating-assembly-fabrication-will-relocate\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Manager (76566) Green Belt \/ Automotive, Metals, Lighting \/ Forming, Heat Treat, Welding, Coating, Assembly, Fabrication \/ Will Relocate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Results-oriented Manufacturing Leader with a strong track record of delivering performance improvement! He is a Six Sigma Green Belt and a Certified Trained Team Leader in Standard Work, 5S, SMED, and TPM! He has 18+ years\u2019 of experience in plant operations leadership and implementing lean manufacturing principles<\/strong>. He has an impressive track record of driving improvements in OEE, Safety, inventory, and EBITDA and has been recognized with awards several times by both employers and OEMs. He is actively seeking new opportunities after his position was eliminated in a reorganization. He also has experience working with union workforces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is your chance to put this’ Game Changer’s” impressive skills and experience in lean manufacturing principles, problem-solving techniques, financial analysis, team building, and change management to work for you! He is willing to relocate for the right opportunity. His notable skills include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Improved plant Safety to Achieve 1.5 years OSHA recordable free
\u2022 Improved Plant Margins and EBITDA by increasing labor efficiency and OEE
\u2022 Improved inventory accuracy from 85% to 98.5%<\/strong>
\u2022 Improved plant Safety Metrics from TIR of 16.55 in 2013 to 2.04 in 2017
\u2022 Sales growth from $33 million to $92 million over the past 3 years<\/strong>
\u2022 Cooper Standard Gold award for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
\u2022 Received General Motors Quality Achievement Award for 2015, 2016, 2017.
\u2022 4 programs rated Cooper Standard Perfect Launch
\u2022 Cooper Standard launch of the year in 2017.
\u2022 Reduced labor cost 15%<\/strong> through process improvements resulting in less overtime.
\u2022 Reduced customer complaints by 65%<\/strong> from 2011 through 2013
\u2022 Reduced plant scrap 22%<\/strong> through the implementation of a scrap review team that evaluated and tracked daily scrap driving corrective actions back to all shifts for both man and machine.
\u2022 Led plant cost savings initiative to exceed 2011, 2012, and 2013 goals of $2 million each year.<\/strong>
\u2022 Increased equipment efficiency from 58% to 72%<\/strong> through better Preventive Maintenance systems along with involving line operators in the Preventive Maintenance process.
\u2022 Reduced duration of line Preventive Maintenance from 14 hours down to 10 hours.<\/strong>
\u2022 Reduced plant scrap by over 2 full points from 6.03% to 3.87% resulting in a $2.5M savings.
\u2022 Improved on time delivery from 75% to over 90%.
\u2022 Improved units per paid hour 36%.<\/strong>
\u2022 Reduced backlog from $3.5 million to under $250 thousand.<\/strong>
\u2022 Reduced lost time incidents from eight in 2005 to four in 2006 and to one in 2007.<\/strong>
\u2022 Reduced plant DPMU 70%<\/strong> in 2006 & 2008.
\u2022 Improved on-time delivery to customers from 80% to 95%.<\/strong>
\u2022 Improved plant productivity 10%<\/strong> over two years.
\u2022 Led Kaizen and Continuous events for plant and office.
o Led 20 kaizen events (led three Shingijutsiu Events), six Value Stream Mapping events, 12 Standard Work \/Kanban events and numerous process improvement projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Forming Operations
\u2022 Heat Treat Operations –
\u2022 Metal Finishing Operations
\u2022 Welding Operations
\u2022 Assembly Operations
\u2022 Fabrication Operations
\u2022 Coating Operations
\u2022 Adjusting Production Schedules
\u2022 Establishing Production Sequences
\u2022 Manufacturing Operations
\u2022 Cell Manufacturing Operations
\u2022 Batch Manufacturing Operations
\u2022 Fabrications Operations
\u2022 Automotive \/ Component Manufacturing
\u2022 Coatings Manufacturing
\u2022 Equipment Parts \/ Component Manufacturing
\u2022 Lighting \/ Component Manufacturing
\u2022 Fabricated Metal, and Machinery Manufacturing
\u2022 Pulp \/ Paper Manufacturing
\u2022 Calculating Production \/ Labor\/ Material Costs
\u2022 Continuous Improvement Projects
\u2022 Process Optimization
\u2022 Process Troubleshooting
\u2022 Implementing Lean into Manufacturing
\u2022 Increasing Production Capacity
\u2022 Increasing Throughput
\u2022 Reducing Scrap
\u2022 Creating\/Implementing Operations Metrics
\u2022 Using Visual Systems
\u2022 Running Operations on Metrics
\u2022 Demand Planning
\u2022 Inventory Staging
\u2022 Driving Cost Reduction
\u2022 Ensuring Future Material Availability
\u2022 Ensuring Optimal Inventory
\u2022 WIP Inventory Management
\u2022 Inventory Controls
\u2022 Meeting Manufacturing Delivery Targets
\u2022 Holding Kaizen Events
\u2022 Holding Kanban Events
\u2022 5S \/ 6S Methods
\u2022 Production Layouts
\u2022 Identifying Capacity Requirements
\u2022 Preparing Production Schedules
\u2022 Resolving Production Bottlenecks \/ Problems
\u2022 Controlling Labor Costs
\u2022 Improving Manufacturing Processes
\u2022 Scheduling Materials \/ Labor
\u2022 ERP Systems \/ MRP Systems
\u2022 Root Cause Analysis
\u2022 Statistical Process Control SPC
\u2022 Maintaining Production Paperwork
\u2022 Value Stream Mapping
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EDUCATION:<\/strong>
\u2022 Bachelor of Business Administration, Graduated Cum Laude \/ Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Mount Vernon, Ohio
\u2022 Drafting & Design \/ Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CERTIFICATIONS \/ TRAINING:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Six Sigma Green Belt: University of Michigan, College of Engineering
\u2022 Certified Trained Team Leader in Standard Work, 5S, SMED and TPM through Acuity Brands University Lean Training Program
\u2022 Mistake-Proofing: Eastern Michigan University
\u2022 Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP): Eastern Michigan University
\u2022 Internal Auditing: Eastern Michigan University
\u2022 TS16949; QS-9000
\u2022 OSHA 10 Hour Card
\u2022 People Skills and Conflict Management presented by the Ridge Group
\u2022 Lean Manufacturing Overview and Simulation: Georgia Tech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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