Engineer Manufacturing
Resume:
RICHARD HEFNER
***** *. ***** **** 46-812-***-****
Hope, IN 47246 abm0hc@r.postjobfree.com
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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