Manager Plant

Tim Giannini

**** *. ***** *** *** Tan Valley, AZ 85142

480-***-**** **********@***.***

PROFILE

Strong leader in the extrusion industry with comprehensive, demonstrated experience including 18 years in management, preceded by 13 years in die repair positions. Diverse background within the extrusion industry - including; anodizing, hard and soft alloys, specialty components, drawn tubing and most recently precision seamless drawn tubing.

EXPERIENCE

March 2008 to 2013

KAISER ALUMINUM, Chandler, AZ

Die Shop Manager & Process Support Leader

Extruded Seamless Tubing Mill

Oversee Die Shop; maintain equipment - including dies, tips, stems, backers, bolsters, sub-bolsters, sub-mandrels, mandrels, containers and other press support tooling. All tooling was available to ensure 100% on time delivery in 2009,2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

Oversee press and die technicians, prepare and present during facility tours by corporate, customers and more. Coordinated experimental tooling along with process controls to increase quality and production of the tubes.

During absence of plant manager, successfully ran the extrusion mill in an interim role through 2011 until plant manager was hired in 2012.

* Assist Plant Manager in the running of the Extrusion Mill

* Assist Maintenance in other press related items

* Responsible for purchasing and maintaining proper supply levels for Extrusion Mill

* Launched Kaiser Extrusion Improvement Team (KEGS EIT)

* Led and participated in multiple Kaizan and 5S events

* Scrap Reduction Team - resulted in a reduction from 3.4% in 2009 to 1.8% in 2010, a 40% reduction in unplanned scrap

* Surface Quality Improvement Team

* Implemented a Carbide Die Project to reduce shine time in press, resulting in better surface quality (2012) reduction of shine time resulted in cost savings

* Proven ability to increase profitability in Die Shop and Press area

* Met tooling “down time goal” of <2.1%

* Changed Dummy Block design to increase life 40-50%, repair costs cut in more than half, redesigned 10 inch die ring to improve safety

* * * * Participated on the team to reduce unplanned down time by 12%, resulting in favorable manufacturing variance for 2010.

* Working with and re-writing press recipes to improve press pounds per hour

* Developed and wrote out LOTO program for Extrusion Mill

* Wrote Die Shop Standards

* Responsible for Supplier Audits

* Developed the Die Shop PFS (Pay for Skills) program

* Participating in Kaiser Select Program

* Involved in transfer of 4000 ton press from Richland to Chandler, as well as all related tooling

* Heavily involved in the Safety Quality Delivery Cost Initiative

* Responsible for Press scheduling, including 3rd party orders

* Coordinated bid process and overseeing front office painting project

* Completed Kaiser Extrusion College training program

* Participated in DPC (Die Process Control) Team for Kaiser

July 2005 to February 2007

HYDRO ALUMINUM, Reynosa, Mexico

DIE SHOP MANAGER/ACTING MANUFACTURING MANAGER

DRAWN TUBING - Primary customer base: automotive industry.

Start up Management Team - Assisted in building and organizing a Greenfield Site in Reynosa, Mexico.

Die Shop Manager Responsibilities: Ordering, maintaining, and revising the dies used in the production of drawn tubing. Also responsible for work instructions, training, and safety of the Die Technicians of Hydro Reynosa

Acting Manufacturing Manager responsibilities: Work with Project Team, Vendors, and Suppliers. Schedule all plant floor activities, Participate in all internal and external audits, by customers of the Reynosa Plant.

May 1998 to June 2005

ALEXCO Chandler, AZ

EXTRUSION DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR

HARD ALLOY EXTRUSIONS - Primary customer base: aerospace industry, some automotive customers.

Managed 10-35 people; running 6, 7, & 9 -10 inch presses

Extrusion process – from receiving the billet and checking the chemical analysis, to packaging and shipping of the finished product

Roll machine, de-twisting, heat-treating, aging and annealing processes

Represented the press area for customer, registrar, and internal audits

Wrote and implemented quality documents for press area to maintain: AS 9100:2001, ISO 9001:2000 and Nadcap for heat-treating registration and customer requirements.

February 1983 to May 1998

ALUMAX, St. Charles, IL

SOFT ALLOY EXTRUSIONS. Primary customer base: automotive, building and construction, windows and doors, grills, satellites, truck trailer components, bike rims.

1996 – 1998 EXTRUSION SUPERVISOR

Responsibilities included:

Supervising 20-30 direct reports

Quality product, delivery within customers’ print specifications and tolerance

Press sizes 4, 6, 7 and 9 inches

1983 – 1996 DIE REPAIRMAN

Worked flat dies, hollow dies, and weld pocket dies, feeder plate dies and step dies.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

* * Basic Metallurgy

* Extrusion College - Kaiser Aluminum

* Annual Code of Business Conduct & Ethics

* Workplace Harassment for Managers

* General Management Training as required by Kaiser Aluminum

* Aluminum Extruders Council: 2013 AEC Die Performance Improvement Clinic

* Heavily involved in writing Job Safe Practices for the Extrusion Mill

* AS9100:2001, ISO 9001:2000 and Nadcap registration and Customer requirements

* AMT Delegated Source Supplier

* Boeing D682479

* CAA Requirements

* Cessna Requirements

Embraer Supplier of the Year 2003

Gulfstream requirements

Lockheed Martin requirements

Raytheon requirements

Vought P3 Program Supplier

United Steelworkers Local 8153 (1983 – 1996, Alumax Extrusions) Experiences:

Union treasurer

Safety committee

Safety Conference Attendee

Arbitration classes at Indiana U

Grievance chairman – chaired arbitration cases between employees and company

Labor contract negotiations

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