Engineer Manufacturing

RICHARD HEFNER

***** *. ***** **** 46-812-***-****

Hope, IN 47246 ********@*********.***

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Dynamic and solutions-oriented Operations/Manufacturing Professional

possessing excellent ability to balance strategic needs of business with

day-to-day operations requirements. Manufacturing experience in industry

with both low and high volume production environments. Solid reputation

for consistently achieving targets in the areas of production and inventory

planning; systems implementation; and project management.

Plant Operations ERP Development and APS Concepts &

Management Implementation Implementation

Manufacturing & Six Sigma/Lean Inventory Planning &

Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Concepts Management

Functions

Strategic Cross Functional Team Receiving, Warehousing, &

Planning/Sourcing Leadership Shipping Operations

Analysis

Training Development & Cost Reduction & Plant Continuous

Implementation Efficiencies Improvement-Kaizen

Leadership/Facilitation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Stanley Security Solutions, Stanley Corp., Indianapolis, IN 2009-Present

Materials Supervisor (2009-Present)

Supervisory responsibilities for receiving, warehousing, and shipping

operations focusing on execution and development of continuous improvement

processes and warehousing consolidation.

Delta Faucet Company, Division of Masco Corp., Greensburg, IN 1988-2009

Production Planning/Materials Manager (2000-2009)

Comprehensive production planning and materials management responsibilities

for largest U.S. plant including production operations and inventory

planning of direct and indirect materials/packaging, daily production

schedules, receiving, warehousing, and shipping operations. Management

responsibilities for both salaried and hourly workforce. Additional

responsibilities in cross-functional team and self-directed team structure,

continuous improvement, lean concepts, Kaizen leadership and facilitation

for both manufacturing and business processes.

. Completed 14-month assignment as manufacturing lead for company wide

ERP (JDEdwards) design, training, and implementation with ongoing

responsibilities as site superuser.

. Worked as plant lead for APS (i2) development and successful

implementation with continuing responsibilities as superuser.

. Manage daily plant production and scheduling operations (6,000 skus,

400 w/c's), as well as daily receiving, warehousing, and shipping

operations, including inventory management.

. Performed Kaizen and team leadership for ongoing operations.

. Reduced total plant inventory from $38M to $22M and WIP from $16M to

$6M over 2 year period.

. Utilized/developed combination of scheduling techniques including APS,

Kanban, and Level Loading.

. Facilitated inventory reduction and warehouse reorganization allowing

for discontinued use of 150,000 sq. ft. warehouse.

. Led Material Services teaming activity and effectively reduced staff

from 54 to 25 associates while reducing classifications in department.

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. Led plant in efforts to improve customer service and schedule

compliance by identifying improvement opportunities and focusing

resources on implementing corrective actions.

. Acted as plant lead for capacity planning process and identification

of resource constraints and development of alternative capabilities

including interplant production transfers and outsourcing as

necessary.

. Coordinated new product introductions, capacity planning, PPAP

coordination, and meeting introduction due dates and quantities.

Industrial Engineer/Manager (1988-2000)

Provided comprehensive support for all plant manufacturing operations and

product engineering activities. Responsibilities included work standards

(MOST certified), plant layout, capacity analysis, manufacturing routings,

ergonomics, and cost reduction. Additional responsibilities included

project management for operations-based activities. Supervised small IE

staff, along with directing contract associates in executing IE functions.

. Project managed 12 month, $7M capital equipment finishing project

encompassing process equipment selection, installation, and successful

start-up in Chickasha, OK facility.

. Project managed efforts to relocate and integrate Delta business

related companies within Masco Corp.

. Successfully managed efforts to establish IE based work standards for

all plant manufacturing operations.

. Managed efforts to develop capacity analysis tools and CAD-based

layout tools for plant.

. Completed multiple cost reduction and operations improvement projects.

. Gained experience with manufacturing processes of brass machining,

brazing, buffing, electrochemical plating, powder coating, PVD

coating, and assembly.

Allison Transmission Division - General Motors Corp., Indianapolis, IN

1980-1988

Industrial Engineer (1987-1988)

Provided support for manufacturing operations in work standards, capacity

analysis, and methods improvements.

. Completed multiple cost reduction and operations improvement projects

Manufacturing Engineer (1984-1987)

Performed Manufacturing Engineering functions primarily focused on gear

manufacturing processes. Developed state-of-the art manufacturing

processes and specifying capital equipment for next generation of on

highway automatic transmissions.

. Completed installation and successful start-up of prototype CNC gear

hobbing cell.

. Completed overseas manufacturing process development assignment for WT

transmission focusing on gear manufacturing processes including

process routings, equipment selection, and budgeting

. Gained experience with a multitude of manufacturing processes

(turning, hobbing, shaving, grinding, shaping, broaching, honing, heat

treating, materials).

Industrial Engineer (1980-1984)

Performed Industrial Engineering functions primarily focused methods

improvement and cost reduction for plant operations.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/TRAINING

MBA, Operations Management, Indiana University

BS, Industrial Engineering, Purdue University

Lean Manufacturing Techniques

Value Stream Mapping

Teaming Organizations

MOST Software Certified

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