Marlyn E. Duerkop

***** ****** **. ** *******, MN 55092

C: 651-***-**** H: 763-***-**** ab5tr4@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Seasoned "Hands On" Manager with more than 15 years in the manufacturing

sector, successfully implementing changes to streamline operations,

maximize productivity and efficiency, reduce costs and accelerating lead

time to market. A resourceful decision maker that combines strong

leadership/people skills, with organizational skills.

Training: JIT, SPC, TQM, ISO9001, 5S, Lean

Core Competencies

Managing Staff Production Planning Maintenance

Scheduling Distribution (Facility/Equipment)

Logistics Purchasing Software Design

Warehousing Outsourcing Process Development

Inventory Management Process Improvement

Education

MBA Management/Purchasing, Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN

BS Industrial Arts, Winona State University, Winona, MN

Professional History

Maintenance Mechanic

Fuhr Enterprises New Brighton, MN August 2012 - Present

Multi-Location Full Service Automotive/Truck Repair/ Service Station

Company

. Service, perform PM, repair car washes for our businesses and outside

customers

. Project manager for contractors on projects

. Perform PM on building and equipment at 7 different business locations

. Repaired equipment as needed

. Filled in for mechanics and managers when absent

. Provided back up to Owners when out of town

Module Leader - Corn head Welding

John Deere Harvester Works East Moline, IL July 2012 - August 2012

Combine Production Contract - Temp

Establish employee environment regarding communications, feedback and

guidance.

Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction

and tools to successfully do their job.

Monitor Control Plans, troubleshoot workmanship problems and generally

supervise production activities to ensure that manufactured products meet

or exceed all established quality requirements.

Administer employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules

appropriate for the unit.

Monitor individuals and line performance and take corrective action

including discipline, as needed and respond to complaints to insure the

Company and employees adhere to policies, practices, procedures and work

rules.

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Determine manufacturing and/or distribution priorities based on the

production schedule and make daily assignments including filling vacancies

and assigning overtime in order to adhere to the Customer Delivery date.

Plan for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize the uptime and

utilization of capital equipment assets.

Monitor and make corrections to stay within the department operating budget

targets.

Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities.

Implement and monitor safety programs and housekeeping.

Manage UAW wage workforce in the areas of safety, quality, delivery and

efficiency.

Assign manpower and monitor material flow to achieve departmental and

factory goals.

Monitor 5s and lead Continuous Improvement (CI) improvement plans

throughout the area.

Production Supervisor - Drive Motors

Eaton Corporation Eden Prairie, MN November 2011 -

July 2012

Hydraulics Division Contract - Temp

. Support production execution tasks

. Managing work orders and execution priority communications including

follow up

. Work order maintenance and trouble shooting (cycle counting, aging,

administration for run variances)

. Follow up on daily communications at start and end of shift

. Daily time card approval and correction for employee's

. Support trouble shooting communications

. Maintenance reporting and follow up

. Material disruption reporting and follow up

. Quality issue communication and direction for leads

. Support Continuous Improvement activities - Lean, Kaizen

. 5S (storage and labeling activities)

. Selective auditing

. Smaller projects

Maintenance Mechanic

Fuhr Enterprises New Brighton, MN November 2009-November 2011

Multi-Location Full Service Automotive/Truck Repair Company

. Performed PM on building and equipment at 7 different business locations

. Repaired equipment as needed

. Filled in for mechanics and managers when absent

. Provided back up to Owners when out of town

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Plant Manager

Air Quality Engineering, Inc. Brooklyn Park, MN August 2000 - November

2009

Challenge: Hired into plant with low morale, low manufacturing output,

contention between sales and manufacturing, high overtime, high turnover,

poor training, and significant quality issues.

Action: Implemented accountability procedures. Stopped scheduling

overtime. Reduced head count through attrition. Made key personnel

changes. Implemented process improvements in metal fabrication.

Instituted a safety program and training programs.

Results: Improvement started feeding on itself. Reduced overtime by 90%.

Reduced lead times across various product lines from between 2 to 14 days.

Reduced manufacturing costs. Developed a product family from 100 units a

year to 120 units a week. Increased product unit shipments by 67% over a 2-

year period.

Challenge: Redesign Mistbuster product line (approximately a fifth of the

company's total annual sales) to increase efficiency with more variations

and options, meet customer demands in higher volumes, with the same

workforce and plant space availability. One worker was producing 4 units

per 8 hour day.

Action: Used employee input on improving efficiency, trained employees in

5S, configured the new line to accommodate many variations and options in

the product, improved ergonomic concerns and redesigned a better assembly

process in the plants existing space. Recycled tables and racking, added a

lift table at the beginning, laid out a new assembly line process, and

installed a jib crane at the end for packaging.

Results: Produced units more quickly, with greater variety and options and

in higher volumes. Now two employees can produce 13 to 16 units per 8

hour workday exceeding customer demand.

Service Manager/Technician

Fuhr Enterprises New Brighton, MN January 1991 - October

2002

Multi-Location Full Service Automotive/Truck Repair Company

. Part time 1991-1997, 2000-2002,

. Full time from 1997-2000 while getting MBA

. Provided supervisory, scheduling, customer service, trouble shooting, and

back-up roles for owner

Analyst, Operations Senior; Analyst, Production Control

Unisys Corp. Roseville, MN August 1979 - July

1997

Multi-Billion Dollar Mainframe Computer Manufacturing Company

. Daily allocations of PCB's were manual and inefficient, not only for

inspection, but also for schedulers. Developed process that allowed

automatic allocation at the end of the manufacturing process. Coordinated

work of programmers to create the automation. Within 2 months, new

process in place and continued through life of facility, reducing roughly

45 labor hours a week.

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