Manager Manufacturing
Resume:
Joseph Cannon
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E. Parrish FL 34219
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Executive Operations/Manufacturing Manager
Top performing executive with 20+ years experience in planning, organizing,
directing, and evaluating high-volume manufacturing and operation
processes. Dynamic self-motivated team player and leader with an
unparalleled work ethic and track record of meeting aggressive goals for
increasing market share, revenues, and client base. Strong relationship
builder, highly capable of partnering with clients, vendors, staff, and
administration. Coached organizational leaders from a team base to metrics
compliance in critical areas of employee safety, process flow, product
quality, and on time delivery.
Budget Preparation ( Expense Control ( Human Resources ( Implementation (
Inventory Control
Operations Management ( Safety Regulation ( Strategic Planning ( Start-Up
Operations( Recruiting
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Career Achievements
> Successive inspection program yielded a 45% reduction in customer
quality complaints.
> Established 5S program that greatly improved safety in the plant
through improved housekeeping and overall organization.
> Developed a cross-trained employee base that increased productivity by
20%.
> Introduced Kaizen employee improvement program that empowered floor
employees to make improvements at their level.
> Developed safety initiatives and innovations for all departments
resulting in a reduction of workplace accidents/incidents by 50%.
> Implemented 5S program that along with materials kanban reduced stock
and supplies in the manufacturing areas by 40-50% by department.
> Established a lean manufacturing kanban for materials and supplies
that operated JIT for replenishment.
> Reduced turnover by 30% through implementation of face-to-face hourly
evaluation program.
> Created new attendance policy that in effect reduced absenteeism from
8% to 2.5% during a one-year period by creating and implementing a new
attendance policy and expectation.
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Professional Experience
Builders First Source. 2008-Present.
Plant Manager.
. Responsible for all functions involving the manufacture of vinyl
windows from materials receiving to shipping and answering customer
feedback.
. Manage safety compliance to OSHA regulation for industrial
manufacturing.
. Maintain on time delivery to a level of 98%.
. Established a cross training program that eventually evolved into a
labor sharing program across departments.
. Oversee plant staffing and hiring.
. Trained existing leadership to manage by objectives and established a
set of manufacturing metrics to measure performance.
PGT (Progressive Glass Technologies). 2000-2008.
Manufacturing Area Leader
. Managed all aspects of 4 window and door manufacturing departments set
up as individual business units.
. Responsible for staff of 300 floor employees and 12 supervisors.
. Performed all salary and performance evaluations as well as budgeting
for all 4 departments.
. Oversaw manufacturing from raw materials fabrication to finished
product to shipping.
. Implemented concepts of lean manufacturing, 5S and Kaizen into the
manufacturing process.
. Exceeded performance metrics by controlling application of direct
labor and materials to maximize effectiveness in the manufacturing
process.
. Responsible for employee safety, compliance, accident reporting and
investigation.
. Assured compliance to established quality policy and logged/tracked
quality deviations.
. Implemented safety initiatives that resulted in a 50% reduction in
work place accidents and injury incidents.
. Selected as one of 5-member team to manage the acquisition and start
up of a sister plant in Lexington, NC.
Owens Corning/Norandex Building Products. 1996-2000.
Production Manager
. Managed a manufacturing floor responsible for safety compliance,
manufacturing quality and production to established metrics for 200
employees.
. Maintained staffing by interviewing, hiring and administration of
discipline in accordance with established policy.
. Dramatically reduced shipping damage by modification of existing
packaging material.
. Maintained a salaried evaluation program that rewarded performance with
merit salary increases.
. Reduced plant turnover rate from 50% in one year to 20% the next by
implementing a one-on-one interview process for hourly hires by involving
front-line supervisors in the interview process.
. Used lean manufacturing and Kaizen improvement tools to enhance
manufacturing process.
. Promoted eight-team members to various leadership positions during
tenure.
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Education:
Bachelor of Science Degree-Area of Concentration Business Administration
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
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