MICHAEL L. GIANNETTI
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CAREER SUMMARY
Demonstrated talent to conceptualize and deliver improved methods to
increase productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction while reducing
costs. Proven ability to develop working teams and manage productive
technical staff personnel. Extensive and proven experience in
Manufacturing, Plant Management, Kaizen Team Facilitation, Safety and the
Continuous Improvement process utilizing key methodology of the Toyota
Production System.
Results oriented with significant accomplishments in:
. Plant Management
. Continuous Improvement
. Operations Planning
. Training and Development
. Process Re-Engineering
. Facility Start-up and Shutdown
. Industrial and Mechanical Engineering
. Leadership for Management
. Profit Improvement
. TS16949, ISO14001 and QS9000
. Safety and Ergonomics
. Facility Management / Improvement
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Incorporated
Managing Director (current position )
Responsible for changing the corporate culture of the company focusing on:
Safety, Quality, Productivity Improvements, HR, and Corporate Management
Advisor
- at multiple locations.
. Created a comprehensive Safety Plan that lead to a Zero Loss time
record in the first year
. Created a Yearly Action plan for monthly Training and Improvements
Schedule
. Senior Director to support company change in all facets the of
business unit
. Directly support all department Managers to significantly improve the
5S culture in their respective departments.
. Responsible for the implementation, monthly management, and
interactive improvement of 10 Improvement Teams.
1) Safety 6) Machine Maintenance & Spares
2) Quality 7) Productivity & Efficiency
3) Reject & Yield Improvement 8) Production Planning &
Inventory Reduction
4) Education & Documentation 9) Cross Training & 2S Training
5) Visualization of Production System 10) Energy Conservation
. Provide support and direction to Team Leaders on a weekly basis to
achieve scheduled improvement targets.
. Provide monthly assessment of progress to all Teams and President
. Responsible for Plant Safety
- Created a Safety Management System Manual
- Developed 21 Procedures to support the Safety Manual
- Implemented Hiyari Hatto "Near Miss" program
- Created 40 Zero Accident Safety Groups that meet 2 times per month
- Publish a monthly meeting agenda to help Group Leaders discuss
important Safety Points
. Report monthly on all Plant Indexes to corporate office
- Reject Ratio / Yield Ratio / Production Results / Downtime / Overall
Efficiency
. Responsible for Human Resource Management
- Support the improvement of company culture change
- Improvement of Policies & Procedures
- Restructuring of HR Department
. Continuous Improvement of Facility & Plant
- Transformation of plant organization
- Improvement and identification of facility waste streams
- Employee moral increased as result of overall improvement
Nisshinbo Automotive Corporation, Sterling Hts., MI
Plant Manager
. Managed the start-up and commissioning of a new manufacturing facility
including plant layout, equipment qualification, hiring, training and
document control.
. Developed and consistently met all yearly budget targets.
. Hired as a Manufacturing Manager and promoted through a series of
positions with increasing responsibility to become Plant Manager.
. Developed a tracking system to effectively manage reporting
information for corporate Target Indexes on a monthly / yearly basis.
. Directed all aspects of safety, manufacturing, production control,
maintenance, engineering and plant supervision.
. Received numerous Quality and Delivery awards from Toyota, Honda, TRW,
Bosch, GM Service Parts, AMBRAKE, ADVICS and Continental Teves.
. Successfully implemented and received TS16949, ISO 14001, ISO 14001
and QS9000 accreditations.
. Corporate plant cost index was achieved 4 continuous years every
month.
. Reduced rejects by 38% over a three year period.
. Improved the raw material usage yield ratio by 20% .
. Rationalized and reduced process operations by 66%.
. Through active management improvements - achieved a 40% reduction in
OSHA reportables
. Improved labor efficiency by 20%
. Reduced manufacturing costs by 38% over the same two-year period
. Achieved net profit goal two years earlier than the planned corporate
target.
. Coordinated an orderly plant shutdown and relocation of manufacturing
to Atlanta, GA
. Controlled and managed the disposition of fixed assets during a plant
closing, including the sale and transfer to other locations.
Gentz Industries, Aerospace Division, Warren, MI
Manufacturing Process Improvement Coordinator
. Organized the relocation of the manufacturing plant operations to a
new site.
. Facility layout and production start-up responsibilities.
. Managed corporate level exposure and training of Kaizen Philosophy.
. Led Kaizen Team facilitation and improvement throughout the company
Supervisor, Manufacturing
. Received FAA certification and supervised the overhaul of jet engine
components.
. Managed the CNC Machines and EDM equipment operations.
. Coordinated the design engineering functions related to machining
fixtures, locaters, and inspection tools
. Responsible for the improvement of machine "work-cell" operations
. New Project - Team member, supported the analysis of "best" flow
situation
. High degree of working experience in all plant operations
. Developed and implemented cross training and individual development
programs.
. Demonstrated proficiency in the use and application of geometric
tolerancing and customer print interpretation.
. Hands on experience with CNC equipment programming.
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Northwood University, Midland, MI, Bachelors in Business Administration
Macomb County Community College, Warren, MI, Associates in Manufacturing
Technology
State of Michigan, Department of Labor - Certificate of Apprenticeship in
Machining
KAIZEN Facilitator Training
Toyota Production System Training / Japanese Manufacturing Process Control
Safety Management, Hazmat, Workplace Productivity, Professional Development
/ Strategic Leadership, Performance Management, Energy Management, Team
Development, FMEA, and Liability Risk Management, Waste Water System
Management Experience, Spray Paint & Powder Coat
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Excel, Word, AUTO CAD, Microsoft Project,
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Engineering Society of Detroit