MICHAEL L. GIANNETTI

*** ******* ******, ******, ** 30656

586-***-****

ab945j@r.postjobfree.com

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

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