Manager Plant
Resume:
Thomas Hawkins
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Experienced Plant Manager
Continuous Improvement
Results driven with a wide range of experience in planning and leading operations involving
small, medium, and large sized manufacturing environments. Strong technical, interpersonal,
and implementation skills. High personal work ethic and integrity. Progressive career path
which started as an Assembly Line Operator, Front Line Supervisor, advanced to a Plant
Manager for a small facility, which led to a Manufacturing Plant Manager position for a larger
company, and then to a Lean Manufacturing Facilitator position for a multi plant environment.
From there I launched to a Quality Assurance Manager and Production Supervisor with startup
experience. Promoted to Plant Manager for a global manufacturing facility. My work
qualifications are further strengthened by my educational background. I hold a Master’s of
Science in Decision Science & Business Law focused on quantitative methods and a Bachelor
of Science in Production and Operations Management. Qualified to teach Six Sigma for
manufacturing. Excel proficient.
Proven Track Record
Reduced lead time in shop from 90 days to 50 days using one piece flow pull production
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methods.
2012 11% productivity improvement through implementing lean manufacturing methods,
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11% in 2011, 8% improvement in 2010.
Responsible for plant performance of 6 team leads and 90 direct operators (Typical
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machines 550K 1.5M).
Started up new chemical plant and glass plant (big project management), non union and
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union respectively.
Increased same day deliveries of painted parts by 65% through kaizen in epoxy
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operation.
2012 YTD savings 675k in actual operations costs through employee based business
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improvement ideas. Savings result in 2011, 375K. 1.4 Million since program started.
Implemented a War on Waste and measured manufacturing performance to reduce cost.
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Established metrics and set productivity goals for supervised operations.
Used teamwork and the technical tools of Lean Six Sigma, TPS, Kaizen, 5S, TPM to
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turnaround struggling companies.
Thomas Hawkins
Implemented Production Planning and Control system at a major OEM Manufacturer of
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Industrial Material Handling Equipment.
Implemented Second Shift operations to further reduce lead times.
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I rebuild factories from the inside out
Professional Experience
Plant Manager
2010 present
Arrow Head Systems (Busse SJI), Inc., Randolph, Wisconsin
Robotic and Non Robotic Bulk Palletizer OEM (Sales Private)
P&L responsibility for building the world’s best robotic and non robotic machines.
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Supervise 90 employees which includes performance appraisals, cross training, ongoing
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professional development, classroom and practical teaching and training, team building.
Develop, write, and maintain all standard operating procedures and audit to ensure
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compliance.
Transform project management into a process management view.
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Plan, lead, direct, organize, and control all assembly operations including cutting,
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shearing, milling, drilling, lathing, CNC fabrication of custom machine components,
welding, painting, and all assembly operations.
Responsible for work flow, maintenance, purchasing, production control, and global
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improvements.
Developed dashboard metric reporting system for plant operations and project
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management. Implemented One Machine Flow Production. Implemented ERP Planning
tools for engineering and shop operations.
Doubled Productivity of Paint Throughput without adding labor.
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QA /Production Manager
2002 2009
Semling Menke, Inc., Merrill, Wisconsin
High End Window & Door Company, $65M
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Developed the data collection systems and analyzed the data to prioritize efforts to solve
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engineering and quality issues coming from warranty, customer service, or within
operations.
Supervised Metal Fabrication, SDL, Glazing, Warehousing, and Glass operations in a
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union shop. Key member to the startup of new Glass Plant & Supervised Warehouse &
Glazing Operations.
Changed batch manufacturing methods in Glass Assembly, Metal Fabrication, and
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Assembly into 1 piece flow operations.
Corrected hundreds of assembly defects in different operating environments by working
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with operators, managers, supervisors, and suppliers (internal & external).
Improved inventory control and defined inventory locations, policies, and procedures for
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material handling of Aluminum Extrusions in the “Rainbow” room.
Drove quality issues through purchasing back to vendors.
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Communicated planned engineering changes throughout the company.
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Implemented Automated Lisec Glass Assembly Line.
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Lean Manufacturing Facilitator
1999 2002
MW Manufacturers, Inc., Rocky Mount, Virginia
Low Cost High Volume Window & Door Company, $85M
Developed and implemented practical and immediate business solutions to improve a
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struggling window and door manufacturer.
Changed production flow through Kaizen's and Maintenance personnel (5S TPM VSM
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FEMA Kaizen Time Studies).
Manufacturing Manager
1998 1999
Pella Corporation, Inc.; Pella, Iowa
Big Box Window & Door Company
Managed the costs of daily production of Insulated Glass, Machine Rooms, and
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Architect Series assembly line.
Responsible for TPM activities to ensure uptime of manufacturing equipment.
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Thomas Hawkins
Plant Manager (1997 98)
1995 1998
CHEMTREAT, Inc.; Eldridge, Iowa (Quad Cities) and Richmond, Virginia
Specialty Chemical Blend Facilities (Sales Private)
Led the startup of an industrial water treatment chemical blending facility and planned
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the facility layout with engineering. Big project management. Charged with all
maintenance at facility as well as overall production and site.
Selected as Chemtreat’s first Plant Manager Trainee, performed and managed every in
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the factory.
Responsible for community relations, environment, health, and safety in chemical plant.
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(HAZMAT First Responder Site coordinator for emergency response).
Hired startup staff.
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Educational Background
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
MS Decision Science and Business Law 1994
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BS Production and Operations Management 1992
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