Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing
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Sean Michael Smith
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I am a manufacturing professional and proven leader with 20 years of industrial experience. Strong technical skills in a variety of product and process implementation arenas ranging from high and low volume automotive, to industrial construction products, to materials engineering and inspection as well as whole vehicle assembly.
Experience improving quality, profitability, and processes, with a strong understanding of manufacturing including precision machining, sheet metal processing and high-level assembly. Fostering a culture of teamwork and dedication to customer satisfaction has led to success in leading teams with a focus on production goals, quality, safety, and cost savings. Areas of expertise include Lean Engineering and Manufacturing, Quality, P&L Management, Program Management, OHSA, EMS, Sales, Distribution and Warehousing Career Development
2023
Temporary Production Manager. NGF Canada. Guelph, Ontario. Industry: Automotive.
Primary Customers: NASCAR Tire Suppliers.
Responsibilities: Overseeing Supervisory Staff. Coordinate production requirements. Evaluate and maintain safety machinery and practices. Lead Continuous Improvement efforts. Consult with The Union regarding staffing and performance requirements. Achievements: Defined the vision system project for inspection of uncoated filament. Defined semi-automated raw material mixing project for coating to alleviate manpower input. Defined Fastenal agreement of stores product.
2021-2022
Manufacturing Engineering Manager. Argo XTV. New Hamburg. Industry: All Terrain Utility Vehicles.
Primary Customers: Civilian and Military use depending on model. Responsibilities: Install Lean Methodologies in the plant. Lead Continuous Improvement projects. Assist in launching new product models. Train personnel. Improve tooling on the production lines. Evaluate and optimize plant layouts. Perform Line Audits. Leadership Execution Results
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Achievements: Created the Continuous Improvement Matrix. Created Standardized Work Instructions. Developed Value Stream Map. Assisted with model year 2022 launches. 2016-2021
OEM Director. Accucam Machining. Cambridge, Ontario. Industry: Agriculture and Construction OEM Parts Supplier. Primary Customers: John Deere, Skyjack, Raymond, Volvo Construction. Responsibilities: Lead new business development. Manage the Accounts department. Maintain business relationships with the client base. Assign quotes as they are received to Account Managers, delegate and organize workloads. Marketing strategy development. Forecasts for future performance in sales. Pricing Strategy. Inventory management. Achievements: Achieved Partner status with John Deere Ag and Turf (2018). Improved new business awards by 56% for fiscal 2017 compared to 2016. Standardized procedures for quoting and order generation (2016).
2003-2024
President. Ordinate Design Solutions. Guelph, Ontario. Industry: Manufacturing Consulting.
Primary Customers: Linamar, Federal Mogul, General Motors, Magna. Responsibilities: Regional representative for Southern Ontario. Evaluate onsite / on floor/ at customer of supplied products. Troubleshoot supplied product issues in customer assemblies. Oversee sorting activities. Recommend improvement actions. Monitor production fallout. Liase with both the customer and supplier. Oversaw the SPCR process for transferring Federal Mogul production to sister Federal Mogel plants.
Achievements: Elimination of source root cause leading to elimination of three significant sorts. Participated in process improvements via tooling upgrades in product processing. 2012-2013
Operations Manager. Acuren. Cambridge, Ontario.
Industry: Materials Engineering, Maintenance and Certification Services. Primary Customers: Civilian, Military, Municipal, Corporate. Responsibilities: P&L Responsibility. Manage the Cambridge and Cornwall offices and onsite trailer locations at Toyota Cambridge and Toyota Woodstock. Evaluate onsite personnel Leadership Execution Results
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performance and projects at Toyota Woodstock and Cambridge. Direct priority work onsite for customer satisfaction. Negotiate with The Union to ensure that personnel are fully utilized. Achievements: Acquired a new facility for the Cambridge division to increase capabilities for onsite inspection and anticipated growth. Negotiated new service agreements and rate brackets for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada onsite metallurgical inspection services for 5 years (2013). Installed new personnel to respond to additional work at the customers served. Improved operating revenues by 17% versus fiscal 2011 (2012-2013). 2009 –2012
General Manager. Ideal Products of Canada Limited, Stoney Creek, Ontario. Industry: Construction Production and Products.
Primary Customers: Impro, Nadeau, Polr, Multiglass. Responsibilities: Distribution Facility Manager. Sales representative for Eastern Canada. Arrange shipment of product inbound and out bound. Achievements: Developed Kanban System for Visual Recognition. Created office and warehouse procedural manuals. Created presentation and sample kits. Reconfigured warehouse facility maximizing overhead and facility performance. Seven distribution partners established for Ideal Products of Canada’s product line (2010-2011). 1999-2009
Linamar Corporation
Program Manager. Linamar, Camcor Manufacturing. Guelph, Ontario. Industry: Automotive.
Primary Customers: Duramax Diesel, General Motors, Ford. Responsibilities: Ford D35 Camshaft Program. Duramax Diesel Camshaft Program. General Motors High Feature V6 (HFV6) Camshaft Program. General Motors L18 Camshaft Program. General Motors Generation IV (GENIV) Camshaft Program. Design production lines, install machinery and achieve full production requirements. Lead the production team (Supervisors, Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer) to maximize performance and minimize cost of the production line. Daily Scrap Evaluation and Root Cause Analysis. Customer point of contact. Achievements: SRED Claim for HFV6 $763,840 (2009). Increased HFV6 line efficiency by 47% and decreased cost by 53% in 6 months (2008). Launched accelerated Duramax Diesel Camshaft Program in 5 months yield $12.7 million in annual sales (2007). SRED Claim for Duramax Diesel for $1.3 million (2007). Increased GENIV product line efficiency by 150% and decreased piece cost by 67% in 7 months (2006).
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Lean and Enviro. Manager. Linamar, Cemtol Manufacturing. Guelph, Ontario. Industry: Automotive.
Primary Customers: Toyota, Ford, Jeep, General Motors, Allison Transmission. Responsibilities: Plant Operating Committee (POC) Member. Lean Production System Manager (LPS). Environmental Management Representative (EMR). Joint Health and Safety Committee Member (JHSC). Internal trainer. Internal Auditor for JHSC. Create Standardized Work Instructions, Value Stream Maps and other associated Lean tools. Achievements: Realized plant-wide cost savings of $1.125 million through Lean initiatives
(2005-2006). Implemented the direct and indirect phases of Lean manufacturing such as; plant- wide 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Production Levelling, Continuous Improvement, Metrics / KPI reporting etc... Upgraded the production facility to ISO 14001: 2004 standard. Project Engineer/Enviro-Coord. Linamar, Cemtol Manufacturing. Guelph, Ontario. Industry: Automotive.
Primary Customers: Allsion Transmission, General Motors. Responsibilities: Allison MD/HD Valve Body Programs, General Motors L18 8.1L Intake Manifold Programs. Maintain the Environmental Management System (EMS). Joint Health and Safety Committee Member (JHSC). Daily scrap evaluation and root cause analysis. Design production lines for additional equipment.
Achievements: Realized cost savings of $683,690 via productivity improvements (2003-2005). Installed additional Machinery and Gaging and Fixturing to support increased demand from Allison Transmission. Managed Advanced Product Quality Process (APQP) for new Allison Transmission for new Valve Body Program. Re-registered the production facility to ISO 14001: 1996 standard.
Quality Tech. Level III & CMM Programmer. Linamar, Roctel Manufacturing. Guelph, Ontario. Industry: Automotive.
Primary Customers: Caterpillar, General Motors, ZF, Ford. Responsibilities: Customer contact for quality issues. Develop inspection programs for CMM. First-offs, In-process and Final Release Inspection. Achievements: Created Zeiss Lab Manual.
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Training
2023 Standard First Aid – CPR A – AED, St John Ambulance. Toronto, Ontario. 2023 Transportation of Dangerous Goods. Lawlor Safety. Guelph, Ontario. 2006 Chemical Spills Control. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario. 2006 Sector-Specific Certification Training: Manufacturing. IAPA, Guelph, Ontario. 2006 Part One of Certification JHSC. Cert ID: D25167. WSIB. Toronto, Ontario. 2005 Health & Safety Law Review. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario. 2005 Accident Investigation. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario. 2005 Lockout / Tagout. C.M. Safety Consutants. Guelph, Ontario. 2005 Transitioning to ISO 14001: 2004. Omnex Canada. Guelph, Ontario. 2005 Emergency Preparedness Review. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario. 2005 Workplace Inspection Review. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario 2005 Hazard Recognition & Control Review. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 Measurement Systems Analysis. Omnex Canada. Guelph, Ontario 2004 Chemical Spills Response. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 Lockout / Tagout Training. C.M. Safety Consultants. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 Team Problem Solving for Manufactuing (Global 8-D). Omnex Canada. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 Production Part Approval Process (PPAP). Omnex Canada. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 Process Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA). Omnex Canada. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). Omnex Canada. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 ISO14001: 1996 Internal Auditor. Omnex Canada. Guelph, Ontario. 2004 Environmental Coordinator Training 2004. Conestoga-Rovers. Waterloo, Ontario 2004 Environmental Legislation Basic Training 2004. Conestoga-Rovers. Waterloo, Ontario. 2003 UMESS-UX Basic. Zeiss Corporation. Brighton, Michigan. Leadership Execution Results
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