{"id":2629,"date":"2024-05-02T18:34:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T22:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=2629"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:39:56","slug":"operations-manager-243218-ms-bs-mechanical-engineering-black-belt-pmp-pe-casting-machining-stamping-inj-molding-extrusion-automotive-foundry-chemicals-will-relo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/production-operations-quality\/operations-manager-243218-ms-bs-mechanical-engineering-black-belt-pmp-pe-casting-machining-stamping-inj-molding-extrusion-automotive-foundry-chemicals-will-relo\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations Manager – Director (243218) MS & BS Mechanical Engineering \/ Black Belt, PMP, PE \/ Casting, Machining, Stamping, Inj Molding, Extrusion \/ Automotive, Foundry, Chemicals \/ Will Relo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Impressive Operations Leader with 20+ years of Technical and Operations experience in the Manufacturing industry. He has a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. He is also a Certified Six Sigma, Black Belt – CSSBB, a Certified Mfg. Engineer, a Certified PMP Program Mgmt. Professional, a Certified Project Manager, and a Certified PE Professional Engineer<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has led teams in Aluminum Casting Foundries and has Extrusion experience. His manufacturing process experience includes CNC Machining Centers. and Injection \/ Blow Molding and glass operations.<\/strong> He has an impressive track record of success and leaves everything better than he found it. This “Game Changer” is actively exploring new opportunities to apply his substantial skills and experience to improve profits, processes, and metrics! You would do well to move quickly before he is gone! He is renting and willing to relocate<\/strong>. His impressive background includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Certified Toyota Production Systems
\u2022 10+ years of Plant Management experience over 1,700 employees at 3 plants
\u2022 10+years of Plastic Injection Molding, Blow Molding management experience.
\u2022 Managed Quality, Engineering, programmers, Operators, Technicians, Quality inspectors, working 3 shifts with 30+ CNC machines \u2013 Mills, Lathes, EDMs at 3 employers \u2013 High precision to 0.0003 of an inch
\u2022 Led the complete startup of new green field plant expansion from scratch from 0 – 250 employees to full profitability for current employer Aludyne, at Stevensville, MI
\u2022 Contract Packaging Experience throughout my manufacturing career.
\u2022 Handled all aspects of Plant\/Shop management like resource planning, cross-functional training, performance reviews, safety, production goal settings, TPM, TPS, 5s, Kaizen, etc.
\u2022 Responsible for complete P\/L of plants at 3 previous employers.
\u2022 MRP\/ERP software systems experience with SAP, J. D. Edwards, etc.
\u2022 Extensive experience with plant operations and management of Non-CNC production areas like Pick and place machines, Metal Stamping, Assembly, glass, and Aluminum forming etc.
\u2022 Excellent team player with leadership\/entrepreneurial\/coaching skills. Work well with management, engineering, sales, marketing, Quality\/testing, Safety, R\/D, Corporate leadership, Operations etc.
\u2022 Directly interfaced with customers at all employers as needed to grow sales and revenues.
\u2022 Managed well in Unionized plants. Sensitive to complex employee situations.
\u2022 Culture Change Agent, Turnaround Agent
\u2022 6 years GMAW Welding, Metals and automation welding experience
\u2022 Aluminum Casting and Extrusion experience
\u2022 Reporting to VP of Global Operations, 2 plant responsibility for both Benton Harbor and Stevensville Michigan.
\u2022 Improved overall plant OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) by 20%
\u2022 Developed metrics to measure overall performance improving outbound scrap by 15%.
\u2022 Improved relations with manufacturing management and hourly staff
\u2022 Aluminum casting and extruding in two separate facilities.
\u2022 Improved production performance by 20% with introduction of Lean Manufacturing Practices bringing OTD to 100% improving customer satisfaction in a safe and detailed manner.
\u2022 Reduced production waste by 40% over two sights capturing waste and redistributing to regrowth product.
\u2022 Established Lab Production for Yellow Springs Facility producing over $400,000 in usable finished good product.
\u2022 normally regulated federally for scrap.
\u2022 Reduced operational cost through lean manufacturing and employee training at both facilities.
\u2022 Reduced scrap and waste directly affecting P&L and bringing OTD to 100% from 90% in less than five months.
\u2022 Introduced Gemba walks outlining issues that would affect OTD, Lean Manufacturing, 5S, and safety.
\u2022 Generated revenue growth from $1.4M to $3M monthly in a year with an annual budget of $15M.
\u2022 Improved quality standard in both composite and injection molding using lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices.
\u2022 Implemented Gemba walks, Kaizen events, 5S, and lean manufacturing into injection molding operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Foundry Operations
\u2022 High Volume CNC Machining Operations
\u2022 Adjusting Production Schedules
\u2022 Establishing Production Sequences
\u2022 Manufacturing Operations
\u2022 Cell Manufacturing Operations
\u2022 Batch Manufacturing Operations
\u2022 Blending Operations
\u2022 Welding Operations
\u2022 Assembly Operations
\u2022 Fabrication Operations
\u2022 Coating Operations
\u2022 Blow Molding Operations
\u2022 Thermoforming Operations
\u2022 Injection Molding Operations
\u2022 Extrusion Operations
\u2022 Heat Treat Operations
\u2022 Painting Operations
\u2022 Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection
\u2022 Metal Finishing Operations
\u2022 Robotic Trimming Operations
\u2022 Stamping Operations
\u2022 Pressing Operations
\u2022 Automotive \/ Component Manufacturing
\u2022 Chemical Manufacturing
\u2022 Coatings Manufacturing
\u2022 Root Cause Analysis
\u2022 Statistical Process Control SPC
\u2022 Value Stream Mapping
\u2022 Managing Multiple Projects
\u2022 Measuring Forecast Accuracy
\u2022 Plant Visual Systems
\u2022 Meeting Manufacturing Delivery Targets
\u2022 Increasing Production Capacity
\u2022 Increasing Throughput<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 MS in Mechanical Engineering. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
\u2022 BS in Mechanical Engineering. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
\u2022 Certified \u2013 Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)
\u2022 Six Sigma Black Belt
\u2022 Lean Certified
\u2022 Certified Mfg. Engineer
\u2022 Certified PMP Program Mgmt. Professional
\u2022 Certified Project Manager
\u2022 Certified PE Professional Engineer
\u2022 Certified Toyota Production Sys.
\u2022 United States Navy- Engineering A-Division<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Impressive Operations Leader with 20+ years of Technical and Operations experience in the Manufacturing industry. He has a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering. He is also a Certified Six Sigma, Black Belt – CSSBB, a Certified Mfg. Engineer, a Certified PMP Program Mgmt. Professional, a Certified Project Manager, and a Certified PE Professional Engineer….<\/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":[312,311],"tags":[34,117,118,132,147,152,162,198,240,330,346,550,906,907],"class_list":["post-2629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plant-manager","category-production-operations-quality","tag-automotive","tag-machining","tag-stamping","tag-foundry","tag-operations-manager","tag-casting","tag-black-belt","tag-pmp","tag-masters","tag-pe-professional-engineer","tag-extrusion","tag-bachelors","tag-mechanical-engineering","tag-inj-molding"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629\/revisions\/2631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}