Manager Plant
Resume:
Blaine M. Snyder
Angola, IN ***03
OBJECTIVE: Operations or Materials Management
CAREER STRENGTHS
Proven leadership, motivation and organizational skills. Proven and tested
at innovating and implementing new strategies, systems and processes which
result in measurable improvements. Reputation of being a "high energy - on
the floor" decision-maker with the ability to build rapport on all levels.
CAREER HISTORY
KOESTER METALS INC.
KMI is a fabricator of electrical enclosures and metal components.
7/09-10/10 OPERATIONS MANAGER
Direct production, Maintenance, Production Control, Engineering,
Materials, and Shipping & Receiving, with P & L responsibility. Facilitated
the efforts to attain ISO re-certification.
RITTAL ELECTROMATE
Rittal is the largest electrical and electronic enclosures manufacturer in
the world.
2/99 - 7/09 PRODUCTION MANAGER
. Direct all production, while bringing about a culture based on
teamwork. Assisted in organizing and implementing a complete system that
achieved ISO 9000 in September 2000. Direct Production Control, Shipping &
Receiving, Manufacturing & Maintenance, with P & L responsibility.
SALGA, INC (ABC, GROUP)
Salga is a manufacturer of automotive blow molded products for the
automotive industry.
1997 - 1999 PLANT MANAGER
. Direct production, distribution, warehousing, maintenance, with P & L
responsibility. Spearheaded an increase of moral based on a work
environment where fairness, equity and non-discriminatory practices are the
standard. Successfully completed QS-9000 audit in June 1998.
KUSTOM FIT OF OHIO, INC.
Kustom Fit is a manufacturer of seating products for the automotive after
market, van and truck conversion, transit and RV manufacturers.
1995- 1997 OPERATIONS MANAGER
. Responsible for all factions of operations including purchasing and
customer service.
. By implementing work cells and team concepts we were able to reduce
the cost of break even per month by 25%, improve on-time delivery average
from 35-45% to 89-93% and reduce past due by 45%.
WESTERN CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGIES
Western Consolidated is an automotive manufacturer and supplier of non-
metallic components, with its main processes being compression, transfer,
injection molding and lathe cut.
01/1994 -05/1995 DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING SERVICES
. Member of Core Executive team to re-design and re-engineer the
corporation.
. Responsible for systems to procure and ship all manufacturing and
customer requirements.
EBY FORD, LINCOLN-MERCURY
1993 - 1994 SALES CONSULTANT
. High customer contact. Automotive sales. Received Salesman of the
Month.
WESTERN CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGIES
1989 - 1992 THROUGHPUT DIRECTOR / MATERIALS MANAGER
. Responsible for systems to procure and ship all manufacturing and
customer requirements.
. Worked as Plant Manager/Throughput Director for one year in the
Goshen Division, using the team concept, reduced past due orders by 90%,
improved on-time delivery from an average of 40% to 80%.
. Worked as Plant Manager/Throughput Director for 5 months in the
Fremont Division, using the team concept, reduced past due orders by 75%,
improved on-time delivery by 20%.
. Worked on improving employee relations.
. Helped setup partnership relations with suppliers.
. Setup consignment programs, which saved $80,000 in inventory cost.
1980 - 1989 PRODUCTION CONTROL - MRP MANAGER
. Transfer production control responsibilities from the Goshen
(Corporate) Division to Fremont.
. Did all costing of Fremont products
. With help of the Corporate MIS Department, designed and implemented a
MRP/JIT System, which reduced in process inventory by 50% and improved on-
time delivery to 95% plus.
1978 - 1980 SHIFT SUPERVISOR (FREMONT DIVISION)
. Supervised 20-30 employees, which went from the lowest producing
shift to the top producing.
. Moved to first shift as Lead Supervisor responsible for five other
supervisors.
. Responsible for plant scheduling.
Jan. 1978 - July 1978 MAINTENANCE MAN
. Maintenance of all plant equipment.
June 1977 - Dec. 1977 MACHINE OPERATOR
. As a floater ran any machine which was open.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORP.
1972 - 1974 Tank Crewmen, Tank Commander, highest rank E4
EDUCATION High School Graduate. 26 Years of manufacturing
management.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Toyota Production System Workshop; ABC Blow Molding Technology & Practice;
Master Planning; Lean Manufacturing Techniques; Kanban; Continuous
Improvement/Kiazen; Basic Rubber Technology; Interpersonal Skills; Taguchi
For Non-Technical; Total Employee Involvement; Efficient
Transportation/Traffic Management; Business Requirements Planning; Value
Adding Management; Basics of Statistical Process Control; General
Accounting 101 A & 101 B; Micro Computer Programming Intermediate; Micro
Computer Programming Basic; Statistical Control Chart Training Seminar;
Principles of Management; Fundamentals of Statistical Quality Control.
HOBBIES All Sports, photography.
REFERENCES Upon request.
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