Manager Sheet Metal

William H. Jacobs 717-***-**** (H)

*** ***** ***** ****, *********, PA 17603 717-***-**** (C)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Work Group Advisor / Scheduler, Paint : Harley-Davidson Motor Company,

York, PA 2007- Present

Supervise Finesse dept including striping, decals, silk screen, and special

masking. Processes include robotic painting and clearcoat powdercoating.

Advocate of Lean Manufacturing.

. Create daily schedule for Paint operations - 100% hit rate

. Create routings for new model year colors

. Scheduled & tracked new model year parts buffer resulting in successful

launch

Area Manager, Sheet Metal / Coil Mfg : Johnson Controls, Inc / York Div.

York, PA 1998 - 2007

Formerly York International Airside Products Group. Supervise sheet metal

fabrication, panel foaming, and coil assembly in a non-union shop

environment. Advocate of continuous improvement. Kaizen events.

. Process lead for introduction of polyurethane rigid foam panel insulation

- increased productivity by 20%

. Led 5S project in sheet metal fabrication resulting in 10% cycle time

reduction

. Improved shop floor layout for lean flow resulting in 15% cycle time

reduction

Production Manager: HSI Company, Inc., Lancaster, PA

1997 - 1998

Responsible for all manufacturing and shipping for this $5MM manufacturer

of material handling systems.

. 100% hit rate on product shipments.

. Supervise 60 mechanical trades including powdercoat painting

Production Manager : Reading Pretzel Systems, Inc., Robesonia, PA

1994 - 1997

Accountable for all manufacturing and shipping schedules set by the VP of

Operations for this $20MM maker of commercial bakery equipment. Managed 85

direct and salaried employees including CNC machining, sheet metal

fabrication, welding, and assembly. Full responsibility for OSHA and DEP

compliance and facilities maintenance for

multi site locations. Planned and implemented annual vocational training

programs for skilled trades employees.

. Transformed the culture of the shop floor through team building,

coaching, and training.

. Reduced cycle time on high margin products from 90 days to 28 days

through improved plant layout.

. Reduced labor costs 28% while maintaining 100% on-time product shipments

through lean techniques.

. Headed project to open $2.5MM R&D technical center--completed project on

time and under budget.

Manager of Manufacturing: RCA/Burle Industries, Inc., Lancaster, PA

1985 - 1994

Directed all assembly and quality systems for this $25MM producer of

specialty electronic imaging and photomultiplier devices. Responsible for

225 direct and salaried employees including manufacturing engineering

staff. Achieved ISO 9001 certification following first factory audit.

Directed 3 "Class 100" Clean Rooms. Developed and controlled $5.6MM budget.

. Delivery - maintained a 97% hit rate on product shipments.

. Quality - less than .5% return rate through improved mfg. processes and

yields.

. Productivity - increased productivity 6% annually by implementing lean

shop layouts.

. Awards - 100% on-time shipments with 0 rejects for Texas Instruments

-"Supplier of the Year" Award

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MBA Degree, 2003, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA (3.9 GPA)

BS Degree, Secondary Education, Millersville University, Millersville, PA

Demand Flow Technology, John Costanza Institute of Technology, Denver, Co.

Manufacturing Processes, 4000 Hours Industrial / Mfg. Training,

Caterpillar, Inc.

AFFILIATIONS

Past Chairman, Supervisory Committee, Lancaster Red Rose Credit Union

Past Chairman, York Chapter, American Society for Materials

William H. Jacobs

4000 Hr. Manufacturing Processes Training Synopsis

Shop

First Year Second Year

Drills 4 wks Automatics

16 wks

Mills 4 wks Heat Treat

4 wks

Lathes 4 wks Tool Room

6 wks

Centerless Grinder 4 wks Machine Repair

2 wks

External Grinder 4 wks Sleeve Metering

8 wks

Tool Grinding 4 wks Lathes

4 wks

Inspection 4 wks A.B. Auto Lathes

4 wks

Met Lab 4 wks

Extrude 8 wks Total

48 wks

A.B. Auto. Lathe 4 wks

Tape Drill 2 wks

Tape Lathe 2 wks

Total 48 wks

Classroom

Blueprints & Drawing

50 hr.

Algebra, Geometry, & Trigonometry

100 hr.

Machine Shop Theory

50 hr.

Physics

70 hr.

Economics

20 hr.

Heat Treatment

32 hr.

Planning

50 hr.

Automatics

24 hr.

Industrial Writing

30 hr.

Speech

24 hr.

Extrude

20 hr

Total

470 hr.

William H. Jacobs

Process Experience

Machining Others

Drilling Polyurethane Foaming

Milling Powdercoat

Painting

Grinding, (all types) Welding

Deburring (all types) CNC Plasma Cutting

Heat Treating Ceramics Firing &

Brazing

Lathe Operations Thin Film Evaporations

Heavy Extrusions Circuit Board Assembly

CNC Machining Brakes

Automatic Screw Machine Operations Shearing

Sheet Metal Fabrication CNC Punching

Managerial Functions

Direct manufacturing engineering Analyze

manufacturing variances

Direct 1st-line supervision Coach & develop

subordinates

Approve engineering change proposals Do facilities

planning

Lead cycle time reduction programs Assure timely

product shipments

Lead productivity improvement programs Implement 5S teams

Lead product cost reduction programs Promote employee

involvement

Participate in Kaizen Events Review internal ISO 9000

audits

Prepare monthly period expense budgets Write annual performance

reviews

Forecast manpower requirements Determine merit

increases

Forecast overtime requirements Interview job

candidates

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