Manager Injection Molding

Patrick A. McManus

**** *********** **. ( Canastota, N.Y. 13032

Cell: 315-***-****

Email: ablzlo@r.postjobfree.com

Molding Manager

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A highly dedicated and innovative professional with over 20 years of

Injection Molding Management experience.

Strong communications and interpersonal skills with lean manufacturing

experience. A proven team builder with engineering, budgeting, P&L,

scheduling, and accounting responsibilities as well as direct

experience in:

( Safety ( Quality ( Personnel

Management

( Production Metrics ( Labor Utilization ( Vendor/Customer

Relations

( Cost Reduction ( Inventory Management ( Root Cause Analysis

Advanced knowledge of plastics, their properties, characteristics and

molding techniques, including decoupled/scientific.

Extensive experience molding engineering and commodity resins on a wide

variety of molding machines and tonnages.

Professional History

Industrial Plastic Products. Inc. Miami Lakes, FL

2008 - Present

Plant Manager

* Managed a medium size injection molding and extrusion company

during volatile economic times. Successfully guided and sustained

bottom line performance to a 200%+ increase over previous years.

* Coordinated relocation and integration of newly acquisitioned

company. Established procedures and streamlined manufacturing

processes of new division.

* Successfully built and improved customer relationships that

resulted in new sales and project awards.

* Manage capital equipment and tooling projects.

* Forecast monthly sales and labor requirements.

* Coordinate human resources and purchasing activities with

corporate headquarters.

* Full P&L responsibility.

Mele Companies. Inc. Utica, NY 1997 - 2008

Director, Quality Assurance/ Engineering

* Successfully implemented ISO directed Quality program for a 250+

employee multi-plant manufacturing operation.

* Established protocol and focus of manufacturing teams to achieve a

50% reduction in manufactured product scrap in six months using

lean principles.

* Developed and implemented Supplier Certification Program that

reduced inspection burden, cut lead times and minimized inventory

and supplier base of purchased components and materials.

* Responsible for government contract review, regulatory compliance

and SOP development, as well as customer quality and management

audits.

* Implemented C-TPAT certification project.

* Successfully secured and launched major new molding accounts for

plastics division.

* Managed new mold and machinery projects.

* Corporate accounting and engineering responsibilities.

Webster Plastics Fairport, NY 1996 - 1997

Manufacturing Engineer

* Managed and tracked schedule and cost of assigned projects.

* Performed preproduction analysis to develop production flow and work

station layout.

* Design and specify machinery for new projects.

* Hands on involvement in new tool debug.

* Extensive interface with mold builders, machinery suppliers, and

customers.

Patrick McManus

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Norwich Manufacturing Norwich, NY 1994 -1996

Manufacturing Manager

* Responsible for plant wide manufacturing activities as part of a

multi plant corporation. Scheduled all production activities for

Injection molding, blowmolding, thermoset and assembly departments

including maintenance and process engineering.

* Work closely with tooling department in determining schedules for

mold upgrading and maintenance.

* Responsible for determining manpower requirements for all

departments as well as improving/maintaining productivity levels

and operating within budget.

* Implemented quick changeovers and 5S practices.

* Reduced finished goods and WIP inventory by over $108m.

* Organized and developed supervisors, technical/support staff and

process engineering into effective work teams to improve

manufacturing performance.

* Consistently improved part quality, machine capacities and plant

environment that resulted in elimination of job outsourcing and

the awarding of new business.

* Held direct influence with tooling and engineering depts. on

design and manufacturing aspects of new projects and molds.

* Committee member for corporate implementation of BPCS Production

Control System.

RNH Corporation Canastota, NY 1983 - 1993

Manufacturing Manager

* Responsible for all plant manufacturing activities related to

injection molded thermoplastics.

* Hands on manager employing W. Edwards-Deming philosophies.

* Managed a production system with assets over $10 million, 100 plus

employees and 23 machines.

* Instrumental in steering company toward Total Quality process by

refining processes and procedures to reduce variation within

individual manufacturing systems. Provided successful

implementation of corporate objectives resulting in continuously

awarded new business.

* Participated on Capital Equipment Selection Committee and

performed vital role in adoption of lean production, quick

changeovers and total productive maintenance.

* Responsible for training and developing communication and problem

solving skills and use of SPC and other analytical tools within

supervisory and technical teams.

* Worked closely with all individuals, fostering open communication

and quality values in a volatile automotive manufacturing

environment.

* Integrated assembly and molding departments by creating

manufacturing work cells.

* Reduced molded part rejections by 32% in a one-year period.

* Founding member of Safety committee, which resulted in a 52.5%

reduction in accidents over a two year period and reduction of

Workers Compensation Insurance premium.

* Plant wide project planning and engineering responsibilities.

Education/Professional Affiliations

State University of New York at Morrisville May 1985

Business Administration, Industrial Relations

Van Dorn Technical Training School, Strongsville, OH December 1985

Fluid Power Mechanics, Basic Industrial Electronics

Van Dorn Advanced Technical Training School, Strongsville, OH May 1986

Advanced Hydraulics, New Generation Electronics

Society of Plastics Engineers

May 1988

Member

State University of New York at Morrisville

May 1993

Aquatic Science, Aquaculture

State University of New York at Morrisville May 2003

Plastics Technology Advisory Committee, Curriculum Consultant

State University of New York, E.S.C.

Current

B.S. Management/Marketing

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