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Manager Plant

Location:
Helena-West Helena, AR, 72342
Posted:
May 06, 2015

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Resume:

GLEN DANIEL ROACH

*** *** ***** *****

Helena, AR 72342

C 931-***-****

e-mail: ********@*********.***

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

. Advanced the use of Lean methodologies (Metric Boards,

Accountability Boards, Leader Standard Work, Problem Solving &

Continuous Improvement A3's, Training Matrix Plans, Etc.) in 2013

. Led (8) Kaizen events in 2010 (5S, KANBAN, Single Piece Flow)

. Six Sigma Green Belt certified in 2009

. 2009 Green Belt project yielded over $ 0.5 million in labor

productivity savings

. Led the production start-up of (2) assembly lines for (2) different

companies

. Managed in both Union and Union Free facilities

. Developed and managed annual P & L budgets from 1999 - Present

. Redesigned paint machines and saved company $ 350,000 in capital

purchases 2003

. Member of production start-up team for 20 new generation tire

machines in 2002

. Developed QS 9000 & ISO 9002 procedures and served as Plant

Internal Auditor

EXPERIENCE:

Euramax / Amerimax Dec 2012 - June

2013

Plant Manager

Manage a coil coating process team of approximately 50 people. Adding a

3rd shift to reduce overtime and boost productivity. Leading Lean Daily

Management to identify root causes of problems in Safety, Quality, Delivery

& Cost. Manage a leadership team consisting of an Asst. Plant Manager,

Continuous Improvement Coordinator, Value Stream Coordinator and

Maintenance Manager.

GRAFTECH (Columbia, Tennessee) Jan 2012 -

June 2012

Production Manager / acting Quality Manager

Managed (4) Department Managers, (4) Quality Engineers and a Maintenance

Manager. Responsible for managing cost to plant budget, supporting and

participating in Lean initiatives, problem solving with Department Managers

and Quality Engineers and meeting customer quality and delivery

expectations.

Commercial Insulating Glass Company (Cumberland City, Tennessee)

2010

Plant Manager

Responsibilities include management of an Engineer, Purchasing Coordinator,

Quality Manager, Production Scheduler, 4 Supervisors and 60 + hourly

workers in a Union Free environment. Manage Safety, Quality, Productivity,

Lean Manufacturing efforts and R & D in a two shift operation.

TRANE COMMercial Systems / Ingersoll Rand (Clarksville, Tennessee) 2005 -

2009

Operations Leader

Responsibilities included management of 4 direct supervisors and 200+

indirect employees. Indirect management of Engineering resources.

. Successfully led a major production line, a start-up production line

and a fabrication team (Large Commercial Units from 27.5 - 150 ton)

. Managed a budget / Business Plan of approximately $ 12 million and as

many as 286 hourly employees at peak production capacity. Led (4)

teams to 500 days OSHA Incident Free

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY 1986 - 2005

Manufacturing Team Leader: Plant Contract Coordinator (Lawton, Oklahoma)

2004 - 2005

. Liaison between all Business Teams in the plant and contract service

providers

. Control co-employment risk with company management and staff as they

interface with 300 contract employees

Manufacturing Team Leader: Final Finish / Shipping

2002-2004

Managed a group of 101 associates (3 salary staff) in a continuous

operation of a Union Free facility.

. Responsible for the operations and maintenance of 90 major pieces of

equipment plus transfer conveyers and sorting systems

. Responsible for controlling overtime, and creating and managing an

annual budget ($3.46 million)

. Initiate and facilitate SMED and Continuous Improvement projects

.

Manufacturing Team Leader; G3 Tire Assembly (Union City, Tennessee)

2001-2002

Managed 200 Hourly Associates, 9 Shift Managers and a Production

Specialist.

. Responsible for managing Safety, Quality, Productivity (12,000

units/day), Waste and the department budget ($16 million)

. Created department Mission Statement, Strategy and Task Assignments

. Mentored 9 new area managers

Manufacturing Team Leader - Shipping

1999-2001

Responsible for leading 57 Hourly associates, 7 Staff associates and 4 line

supervisors in moving 47,500 units per day.

. Reduced total staffing from 74 to 68 associates within 3 months of

taking over department responsibilities. Managed an annual budget ($

6 million).

. Conducted annual appraisals of salary Staff associates with quarterly

reviews of their Individual Business Plans and Development Plans

Production Specialist / Safety Coordinator / Internal Auditor / Plant

Training 1986-1998

Industrial Relations / Industrial Engineering / Production Control:

Scheduler

& Coordinator / Supervision

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN

Masters in Business Administration - 1996 (GPA 4.0)

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - 1987 (Industrial

Management Concentration)



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