Manager Sales

PATRICK R. GREAVES

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Goodlettsville, TN 37072

615-***-**** (Home) • 248-***-**** (Cell)

ab9e1c@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY 25+ years of manufacturing supervision experience, primarily in the automotive parts and tooling

industries. Managed tooling procurement budget in excess of $500k. Responsible for production,

quality, departmental budgets, and performance.

Carlex Glass, Nashville, TN June 2011 - Oct 2012

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE Superintendent

• Supervised 6 direct salaried reports, across three shifts, on day-to-day activity in an automotive

windshield glass fabrication department.

• Responsible for all department metrics, safety, quality, productivity and operational budgets.

• Supervised production associates during launch of new successful production line.

Lapeer Industries, Pontiac, MI 2009 - 2011

Production Manager

• Managed day-to-day activity of start-up fabrication and machining facility, which attained a 100% on

time delivery rating.

• Responsible for hiring and training of welding, machining and material handling personnel.

• Managed and reduced an outsource budget in excess of $500k.

Milwaukee Broach Company, Menomonee Falls, WI 2008 - 2009

Process and Continuous Improvement Engineer

• Coordinated manufacturing processes between main plant and sister plant in Norway, MI

• Created controls check sheets to ensure key process inputs and outputs are maintained throughout the

products value stream.

• Lead corrective action team to address quality related issues, both internal and external.

Delta Industries, Troy, MI 2005 – 2008

Supervisor

• Responsible for daily production, quality and cost of products used to ship molded automotive parts.

TransForm Automotive, LLC, Sterling Heights, MI 2000 – 2005

Tooling and Press Shop Manager

• Supervised 55+ salaried and hourly employees.

• Responsible for hiring, supervision, training, scheduling and performance reviews.

• Evaluated employee performance and managed employee severance in compliance with all applicable

laws and TransForm policies.

• Instituted Lean Manufacturing processes, which helped reduce costs for tooling as a percentage of

sales.

• Resolved production challenges by facilitating multi-functional teams which tapped expertise from all

departments to get to the root cause of issues.

• Monitored production quotas; insured adherence to quality standards.

• Continuous improvement team leader.

Drescher Tool, Inc., Rochester, MI 1988 – 2000

Supervisor and Gear Cutting Sales & Service Liaison

• Responsible for annual sales in excess of $5 million, while training, hiring, and supervising employees

in production department.

PROFESSIONAL • Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Oakland Community College, Auburn Hills, MI

DEVELOPMENT • Certification in Toyota Production System (TPS), NUMMI Assembly Plant, 2003

• Member, ISO 14001 Environmental Core Team, TransForm Automotive, 2004

• Internal Auditor, ISO 14001, TransForm Automotive, 2005

• Member, Core Team for TS 16949 Certification, TransForm Automotive, 2003

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