Manager Manufacturing
Resume:
THOMAS WEISS
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Wyoming, Michigan 49519 *********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Process-oriented Sr. Manufacturing/Engineering Leader with proven success leading multi-plant production teams to meet aggressive manufacturing goals including profit and loss objectives. Expertise in team based safety, lean principles, schedule performance, cost management, plant culture development and environmental strategy. Key strengths in leadership, employee involvement, business planning, problem resolution, plant consolidation and acquisition analysis. Hands on manager with strong understanding of plant performance metrics and a consistent record of increasing overall plant performance through engaged people.
TECHNICAL & SPECIALIZED SKILLS
* Lean manufacturing tools
* Labor planning models
* Process flow analysis
* Budgeting and planning
* Plant consolidation analysis
* Leadership development
* Capacity planning
* Goal setting
* Strong people and team skills
* Acquisitions/due diligence
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HAWORTH INC., Holland, Michigan 1983 - August 2012
Manufacturing Manager 2008 - August 2012
Management/Leadership responsibility of 4 to 5 plants, 800 hourly and 75 salaried members. Labor budget - $37 million, Overhead budget - $28 million. Reported to VP of Global Manufacturing.
* Effectively managed total spending for all plants to within +/- 1% of flex budget.
* Held plants accountable to detailed productivity plans resulting in an average improvement of 6%-8% year over year.
* Successfully introduced new products on time and within budget by following a Manufacturing Readiness Review process for improved launch quality and delivery.
* Successfully managed due diligence on a wood seating acquisition, completed on time and with no production interruptions.
* Executed shift consolidations to adjust the cost structure due to reduced industry sales.
* Provided direction and focus to successfully reduce the cost of quality in the seating operations by 23%.
* Successfully develop a detailed analysis supporting the sale and/or consolidation of a metal fabrication facility resulting in overhead reduction of $1.5M.
* Achieved Zero Landfill status in all locations of responsibility.
Systems Production Group Manager 2000 - 2008
Management/Leadership responsibility of 4 to 5 plants, 1100 hourly and 120 salaried members. Labor budget - $36 million, Overhead budget - $27 million. Reported to VP of Manufacturing.
* Implemented Dupont Stop program in all plants resulting in a 40% improvement in recordable and lost time accidents 1 1/2 years later.
* Provided direction and leadership to teams to achieve on average $7M - $10 M in annualized cost savings.
* Successfully led the planning and announcement of the closure of a 600,000 sq. facility in Arkansas and transitioned equipment and product to a current West Michigan facility.
* Established a Variable Pay Plan for factory members based on performance to goal on key metrics for Safety, Quality Schedule and Cost Performance. Support from other Haworth departments was provided for this development.
* Successfully managed union avoidance process through focused communication and hands on involvement with hourly members.
Plant Manager 1997 - 2000
Plant management responsibilities for wood plant operations consisting of 400 hourly and 30 salaried members. Reported to VP of Manufacturing.
* Provided leadership and support to outside consulting firm that helped provide initial exposure to TPM, establishing a new managing process and development of results driven teams.
* Established teams and direction for the transition of veneer production to another Haworth facility, completed on time and within budget.
* Implemented a major throughput improvement project in lamination that reduced total cycle time from 65 to 15 hrs.
* Introduce AOE's (Areas of Expertise) to plant teams resulting in hourly members championing a key metric in their department and tracking performance improvements.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager 1993 - 1997
Management responsibilities for manufacturing, quality, product engineering and maintenance for wood plant operations. Reported to Director of Manufacturing.
* Established the direction and provided leadership of a 120,000 sq. ft. $4 M expansion project to meet future growth needs. Project was completed on time and on budget.
* Successfully led the effort for ISO certification and the Michigan Quality Award for the Wood Operations.
* Reduced Cost of Quality 35% by providing leadership to support teams to identify and implement key projects.
* Established yearly productivity initiatives and projects to achieve 8%-12% cost improvement.
Engineering Manager, Mueller - A Haworth Company 1990 - 1993
Management responsibilities for product and manufacturing engineering for wood casegoods and seating.
* Implemented a consolidated process for new product that reduced introduction/launch cycle time by 50%.
* Organized interdepartmental teams to identify and implement cost reduction initiatives to achieve $500,000 in annualized savings.
* Provided the leadership and direction for the closure and transition of the plant to another Haworth facility in North Carolina. Completed on time and within budget. Provided 7 months of onsite support.
Manufacturing Engineer 1983 - 1990
Various roles in manufacturing engineering including Sr. Engineer and Supervisor of engineering.
EDUCATION
M.S. Engineering Management course work
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 1994 - 1996
B.S. Manufacturing Management
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Creating a Lean Culture
The Toyota Way
Business Ethics and Legal Compliance
Creating a Culture of Accountability
Finance for the Non-Financial Executive
Management Development
Diversity - Understanding Difference
AFFILIATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, United Way support, Advisor to Haworth Diversity Council
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