Manager Engineer

JEFFREY A. HOEPPNER

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Career Summary

Leader with 14 years experience in manufacturing and general management in

union and non-union environments. Successful in plant turnaround situations

utilizing Lean manufacturing principles, efficiency improvements and cost

saving strategies. Committed to communicating vision and strategy to unite

and drive company and employee actions.

Professional Experience

Conn-Selmer Inc. - Vincent Bach Division – Elkhart, IN

April 1997 – September 2010

Manufacturing Manager – May 2008-September 2010 – responsible for keeping

costs in-line with budget and overseeing manufacturing operations on all

product lines with a staff of 7 and 90 hourly employees. Involvement in

preparing operating budget and capital expenditures. Also worked side by side

with Materials group, Schedulers, and Skilled Trades supervisor.

Value Stream Manager - October 2007-May 2008 – responsible for all aspects of

trumpet production line from fabrication thru final assembly. (Kan-Ban, Line

balancing, work cells & flow, etc.)

Time Study/Industrial Engineer Technician - September 2001- October 2007 -

responsibilities included motion studies & stop watch studies to implement a

new incentive program for hourly employees, BOM & routing maintenance, Led

Lean initiative in plant, team leader on 10 events and also was team member

on 10+ events

Promoted to Management in 2001

CNC Operator & Union Time Study – April 1997 – September 2001

Osolo Township Fire Department – Elkhart, In

September 1989 – April 1997

Volunteer from 1982 – 1989 then was hired full time

Served as Assistant Fire Chief, Battalion Chief, Lieutenant during my tenure

Certified 1st Class Firefighter

Certified EMT-D

Certified Diver/Ice Rescue

Elected to Board of Directors for 6 years, responsible for budgeting fire

department operational costs.

Education

Elkhart Central High School, Elkhart, Indiana 1980-1982 Diploma

Maynard Productivity Solutions 2000 Basic MOST Applicator Certification

Purdue University North Central 2002 General Studies

Ivy Tech Community College 2002 General Studies

TBM Consulting Group 2003 Basic Lean Principles

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and AS400/InfoLink

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