Plant Manufacturing
Resume:
Steven M. Stokes
Fenton, Michigan 48430
Cell: 810-***-****
SUMMARY: Results-oriented, hands on Material/Inventory professional. Highly
adaptable to different types of manufacturing environments. Proven ability
to develop creative solutions to Inventory/Material Flow challenges.
QUALIFICATIONS:
. 10 Years Materials/Logistics Experience
. 10 Years Lean Manufacturing Experience
. QS 9000 Internal Auditor Certification
. 10 Years Experience GM MGO System
. 10 Years Sequencing Experience
. MRP/QAD Experience
. HazWopper Certification
EDUCATION:
ABA/Concentration Accounting-3.49 GPA
EMPLOYMENT:
2010-Present Ryder Logistics-Operations Floor Supervisor (Contract)
Direct supervision of 35 Union Receiving employees. Responsible for the
timely loading/unloading, distribution and receipt of incoming material
into the Lansing Facility. Responsible for Safety Management and reporting,
training of new employees assigned to department. Manage the movement of
material throughout the plant in order to ensure daily production schedules
are being met.
2005-2010 Kay Automotive Graphics-Shipping and Receiving Manager
Direct supervision of 35 Shipping and Receiving Department employees.
Responsible for sourcing and procuring all material required for final
assembly lines. Assure daily cycle counts and FIFO processes are being
performed. Coordinate and implement new product introductions, product
transfers, and engineering improvements. Responsible for analyzing and
reporting of inventory levels of both finished goods and raw material on a
quarterly basis. Monitoring and Analyzing Lean Manufacturing principles.
Interface with Production Supervisors and Material Control personnel on a
daily basis on material availability in order to insure shipping schedules
are met. Responsible for all Logistics aspects of both inbound and outbound
movement of freight, including International, Domestic and HazMat shipping
requirements.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
.Control inventory levels of more that 1000 parts both finished goods and
raw materials by implementing radio frequency scanning to maintain 98%
inventory accuracy.
Team leader for Toyota Manufacturing Kaizen project to implement and manage
the flow of material into the plant along with line side production, also
the restructuring of the warehouse for storage of raw material, to reduce
the flow of material from storage to production lines.
2002-2005 GM Lansing Grand River-Material Flow Coordinator-(Aerotek)
Interface with suppliers on materials issues/inventory levels in order to
support daily production schedules. Responsible for material/inventory flow
at multi-facilities of more than 10,000 parts in order to support all
manufacturing departments. Manage and coordinate material flow on
engineering changes. Maintain suppliers shipping schedules including
over/under shipments, Min/Max conditions, and Packaging/Labeling issues.
Analyze and investigate material losses/gains, material history to identify
misuse, specifications problems, and plant scrap. Monitor and Manage
inventory control levels at Suppliers/Sequencers along with the LLP in
order to comply with Lean Manufacturing standards. Responsible for the
scheduling and tracking along with inventory management of all overseas
Powertrain suppliers. Responsible for all daily material operations to
include dock/line side production. Direct supervision of 40 UAW union
employees.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
.Maintain 98% inventory accuracy at plants and off site manufacturing
facilities of more than 10,000 parts.
.Reduced and maintained cost of material inventory obsolescence to less
than 3%.
.Set up and managed materials storage areas according to inventory levels
and point of use at plants and line side production areas to insure 100%
flow of material on a timely basis.
2000-2002 Comprehensive Logistics-Production Control Coordinator (GM
Lansing Car Plant)
Maintain balance of trucking/material flow throughout daily production.
Ensure material inventory at plant/off site manufacturing facilities is
sufficient to run daily production without interruption. Responsible for
developing material handling solutions for the effective movement of raw
materials through production. Implementation of KanBan system of more than
10,000 parts from start to finish to reduce and control inventory levels
following Lean manufacturing and JIT processes. Plan and develop lean
logistic measures in order to develop cost saving initiatives to include
restructuring of existing logistic lanes and development of new lanes.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
.KanBan implementation to reduce inventory cost and maintain 98% inventory
accuracy.
.Redesigned warehouse facility of raw materials and finished goods to
reduce the flow of materials from storage to production.
1997-2000 Lear Corporation-Buyer/Scheduler
Buyer for the General Motors program, including all components and raw
materials from 50 suppliers. Responsible for receipt, control, and delivery
of raw materials for production, control, packaging, and shipment of
finished goods. Responsible for daily production scheduling and production
control of assembly lines. Maintain cost efficient inventory levels
throughout the plant, by implementation KanBan systems, and cycle count
programs from start to finish in order to maintain accurate inventory
levels. Responsible for cost reduction initiatives of all logistic freight
movements. Responsible for the scheduling and shipping of finished goods.
Managing of receiving docks to ensure steady material flow into the plant.
Direct supervision of 40 Material Department employees.
ACCOPLISHMENTS:
.Led a KanBan parts flow implementation from start to finish, which reduced
production downtime by 90% and maintain inventory accuracy at 98% while
reducing inventory cost by 75%.
.Restructured production assembly lines to improve run efficiency by more
than 80%.
.Cut freight cost by 25% by consolidating inbound freight movements into
the plant.
1995-1997 Mackie Automotive-Materials Supervisor
Responsible for production schedules, and achieving high inventory accuracy
by incorporation of KanBan Min Max and cycle count programs while insuring
production schedules are met. Responsible for materials flow from storage
to line side to support production assembly lines. Direct Supervisor of
both Shipping and Receiving docks which includes 30 employees and 5
materials control follow-up personnel.
ACCOPLISHMENTS:
.Implementation of KanBan and Cycle count programs to reduce production
downtime by 90% and maintain inventory accuracy at 98%
.Restructuring of Manufacturing facility both storage and assembly lines to
improve flow of material with in the plant and enable production lines to
run more effectively, and reduce production downtime.
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