WALTER JOSEPH HANTHORN

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WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884

abgowa@r.postjobfree.com

256-***-****; 863-***-****

Summary: Operations Manager with extensive background and experience in the automotive industry that has a proven

track record for devising, evaluating and implementing continuous process improvements to minimize waste and

reduce costs while maximizing quality and yield. Establish effective quality control, safety and training programs,

encouraging proactive participation across the manufacturing floor. Successful at building cohesive teams focused

on production goals, safety and throughput.

Core Competencies: Metal Stamping, Welding, Die Setting, Production Management, Materials Management, Logistics, Performance

Tracking, Continuous Improvement, Inventory Control, Scheduling, Lean Manufacturing, Just-In-Time (JIT)

Production, Kaizen, Operations Management

Experience: SELF INDUSTRIES, Florida Tool Division, September 2011 - Present

Operations Manager

4300 Maine Avenue

Lakeland, FL 33801

Operations Manager for a just-In-time supplier that produces metal stampings and roll form assemblies to the metal

drum manufacturing and refurbishing industries.

• Initiated and implemented lean manufacturing, upgrades, and continuous improvement techniques that resulted

in a 10% reduction in overall manpower while improving through-put 25% in the Stamping Department.

• Initiated equipment upgrades and lean techniques to modernize the Assembly Department that resulted in a 20%

reduction in overall manpower while maintaining through-put.

• Introduced spending cuts and purchasing procedures that increased profitability $330,000 in the first 9 months.

• Implemented tooling improvements that resulted in a 2% reduction in scrap.

• Implemented Kaizen procedures for warehousing and raw material storage areas.

• Created and maintained facility database that included all necessary documentation and files to efficiently

maintain the smooth and accurate operation of the facility, as well as increase transparency for corporate-related

functions.

• Created all documentation necessary to operate the facility, including HR-related documents, work instructions,

job descriptions, procedures, Quality tracking, metrics, project priorities, asset lists, customer service, ordering,

scheduling, sales, meeting reports, inventory and safety.

• Initiated and successfully completed 5S improvements, housekeeping procedures, and production reporting

initiatives for the Stamping and Assembly Departments.

• Introduced and implemented procedures, repairs and directives to successfully transform facility to meet

current OSHA standards, including audiometric testing, employee training, accident reporting, machine guarding, brake

monitor usage, counter-balance requirements, clutch / brake requirements, press inspections, interlocking safety blocks

and switches, electrical wiring and disconnects, MSDS requirements, two-hand palm operational requirements, tooling

identification, evacuation procedures, lockout and tagout procedures, and required tracking and reporting requirements.

• Implemented planned maintenance system for all machinery, tooling and mobile equipment.

• Initiated upgrades for shelved tooling and vital machinery to maximize plant readiness.

ATLANTIC TOOL AND DIE, Alabama Facility Plant 5, November 2006 – August 2011

Materials Manager; promotion

Production Manager, day shift; promotion

Assembly Manager, day shift; promotion

Production Manager, night shift

1861 Electronics Drive

Anniston, AL 36207

Materials Manager for a large, fast-paced automotive supplier that produces metal stampings, assemblies, and sub-

assemblies to its core customer base in a just-in-time environment.

• Managed the effective overall production, safety, training, record-keeping and Quality assurance within the

stamping, assembly, tooling, maintenance and shipping departments.

• Initiated all material planning within the plant, including raw material, dunnage, purchased parts, shipments, scheduling

and storage.

• Maintained trucking schedules and all customer interaction to ensure timely product deliveries.

• Team lead for plant-wide continuous improvement projects and implementation, resulting in 10% cost savings on scrap

reduction by increasing plant wide awareness with performance tracking and revisiting the high volume of test parts.

• Successfully implemented 5S initiatives plant-wide.

• Improved setup times in the press and assembly departments by 30 minutes on average through increased training and

Kaizen initiatives.

• Implemented overall equipment effectiveness initiatives plant wide through the use of training, tracking, reporting and

improvement efforts. Departmental efficiencies rose 15% on average.

• Achieved a zero quality defect rating in the assembly department after a period of 6 months by creating and

implementing a detailed, by job, training matrix that would later be used corporate-wide.

• Part of team that reduced plant OSHA recordable accidents from an average of nine per month to zero within one year.

• Created shipping manifest documentation that encompasses all shipping related functions, including customer ordering,

order-entry, work instructions, processing procedures, packing procedures, shipping instructions by customer, and ASN

procedures by customer. This documentation has been used to train all incoming shipping department personnel.

• Created and implemented all assembly department performance tracking, monitoring and reporting procedures.

L & W ENGINEERING, L.L.C., Southtec Facility Plant 5, September 2005 – November 2006

Production Supervisor

712 Briskin Lane

Lebanon, TN 37087

Supervisor assigned to the 2nd shift, with direct responsibilities for production floor and all other facets of stamping

operations, including press operators, material handlers, and die setters.

• Supervised between 18 – 40 associates on a daily basis.

• Maintained appropriate maintenance, technical, supply, training and production records.

• Trained new associates in all facets of their job requirements, including press operations, safety, Quality assurance, die

setting, job set-up and troubleshooting.

• Initiated continuous improvement projects in the department, including scrap reduction, efficiency

improvements, and Quality initiatives.

• Part of team that led to company’s first profitable quarter since plant inception, accomplished by focusing on

scrap reduction, product flow, efficiency improvements, Quality improvements, training, manpower adjustments, and

internal organizational efforts.

• Implemented 5S initiatives within the department.

LAPEER METAL STAMPING COMPANY, Lapeer Facility Plant 1, September 1992 – September 2005

Production Supervisor; promotion

Journeyman Die Fitter Barber; promotion

Die Setter; promotion

Lead Quality Assurance Final Inspection Auditor; promotion

Quality Assurance Auditor; promotion

Press Operator

930 South Saginaw Street

Lapeer, MI 48446

Supervisor assigned to the 2nd shift with direct responsibilities for the production floor and all other facets of the

operation, including press operators, quality assurance, die changeovers, tool and die, maintenance, shipping and

receiving, and mod-pack operations.

• Supervised up to 55 associates on a daily basis.

• Directly responsible for continuous improvement ideas and implementation plant wide.

• Maintained appropriate maintenance, technical, supply, training and production records.

• Trained new associates in all aspects of their job duties, including press operations, safety, Quality

assurance, die setting, job set-up and troubleshooting.

R.M. STANBRIDGE COMPANY

Electrician Apprentice

6210 Maple Valley Road

Brown City, MI 48416

Apprentice on two man team that installs and repairs electrical equipment for commercial, industrial and residential

purposes.

UNITED STATES NAVY

Electrician

USS Whidbey Island (LSD-41)

Little Creek, VA

Assistant work center supervisor in division that maintains and operates all shipboard electrical power generation and

distribution systems.

• Supervised up to 17 junior personnel in the daily performance of their duties, including maintenance,

troubleshooting and housekeeping.

• Trained junior personnel to troubleshoot, inspect and repair support equipment.

• Troubleshot and repaired motors, generators, lighting systems, elevators, cranes, boilers, governors, air

conditioning systems and control devices.

TRAINING: Vibration Analysis Elevator Operation / Maintenance

Air Conditioning Generator Sets Maintenance

Tool Steel Welding Gas Die Cylinder Rebuild

Statistical Process Control Teikuro Chrome Treatment

Supervision QS9000

TS16949 ISO 14000

Kaizen Lean Manufacturing

ISO 9000 5S Systems

Coil Fed Press Operations First Aid

Layered Process Audit Fork Lift Train the Trainer

5 Principles of Problem Solving

EDUCATION: MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Flint, MI., Completed Die Fitter Barber apprenticeship program in April, 1999

41 credit hours, 3.927 G.P.A.

ELEVATOR MRE COSAL SCHOOL, Norfolk, VA., Graduated in March, 1990

U.S. NAVY ELECTRICIAN CLASS “A” SCHOOL, Orlando, FL., Graduated in May, 1988

KEARSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, Flint, MI., Graduated in June, 1987

AWARDS: Humanitarian Service Medal (2), U.S. Navy

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