Craig A. Eichelberger

*** **** *** ***. ****** City, Tennessee 37771 865-***-**** ab87js@r.postjobfree.com

Production/operation Manager

A production supervisor/ manager with 8 years of management experience and 21 years of production and operating experience

at the manufacturing and corporate levels in business. Experience includes development, supervision and management of lean

manufacturing production lines, design and integration of new product into lean production process, and creation of support

departments for non production operations in manufacturing. Backed by a proven ability to create and develop efficient leadership

and coaching in any environment.

Key Skills

Lean Manufacturing Leadership Site Safety/OSHA Compliance Budgeting & Cost Controls

Start-up and integration Leadership QA/QC/Engineering Financial Concentration

Interdepartmental correlation Plastic Injection Molding Fiberglass Boat Construction

Employer Summary

SL Tennessee,llc,(Clinton, tn) Injection Molding Production Supervisor, 11/2010 to 08/2012

SL Tennessee is a tier one manufacturing facility in the automotive industry. Injection Molding Production supervisor is responsible for managing and

scheduling production for contract needs on a daily bases. I also assisted in development of production team and lean manufacturing coaching team.

SKIER’S CHOICE, LLC (MARYVILLE, TN) Lamination & Material Research Supervisor, 3/2008 to 10/2009

Skier’s Choice is a Fiberglass Sport Boat Manufacturer which specializes in ski and wake board competition boats. The Lamination Supervisor is responsible

for meeting production in the gel coat, mold building, mold repair and lamination departments. Material Research Supervisor for Lamination researches and

tests new material for construction of fiberglass boats.

COBALT YACHTS, LLC (VONORE, TN) Lamination Lead & Supervisor, 03/2006 to 2/2008

Cobalt Yachts, LLC was a expansion of Cobalt Boats from Kansas. They specialized in fiberglass sport boats and

expanded into yachts in Tennessee. The Lamination Supervisor is responsible for meeting production in the gel coat, mold

building, mold repair and lamination departments.

SEA RAY BOATS (KNOXVILLE, TN) – Injection Closed Mold/ Lamination Supervisor, 09/1991 to 03/2006

Sea Ray Boats is the world leader in fiberglass boat and yacht manufacturing with their headquarters in up Knoxville,

Tennessee. Injection Closed Mold Supervisor was responsible for integration, start-up, development and management

production team. The Lamination Supervisor is responsible for meeting production in the gel coat, mold building, mold

repair and lamination departments.

Production/ Operations Highlights

Production and Manufacturing Move (08/2011 to 8/2012)

SL Tennessee built a new production facility for the Molding Department. Supported and managed transfer of manufacturing without missing production

requirements through inventory increase and drawdown.

Gel Coat Research (2008 to 2009)

Developed and researched testing on all Gel Coat products from seven manufactures to reduce warranty claims to $250,000 from $1 million per year. Gel coat

results were presented to the 2009 ABEX convention in Miami, Florida.

Closed Molding Production Line (2004 to 2006)

Sea Ray developed and bought two patented processes to develop the first Closed Molding Production Line. I oversaw the integration of two prototype

manufacturing processes into a production line to produce fiberglass boat. Two models were developed and reached a production of 110 per week.

System for Integration of New Product in Production (1996 to 1998)

Sea Ray Boats had no set process of integration of new models into production. Created a system to move new models from prototype to production and

reduced the cost and time involved in new model integration. Cost reduced by $50,000 and time reduced by two months per model.

Education & Certifications

TUSCULUM COLLEGE (Greenville, Tn) BS in Business Administration, 2012

Certification in Computer Aided Drafting -1998, Certification in Basic Fiberglass Lamination - 2004

International Lean System Training - 2007, Super Supervisor Training – 2004, ISO 9000 Training - 1996

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