Engineer Supervisor
Resume:
JOHN CHRISTOPHER MARION
Washington, WV 26181
************@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To attain a "hands on" management position with a progressive company in
which I can apply my engineering fundamentals and vast work experience to
safely improve quality, productivity, and cost.
EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN GPA:
3.33/4.00
Materials Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science Major GPA:
3.45/4.00
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Extensive computer use since 1989:
Excel SAP Stockmaster/Irista Visual Basic
Word Lotus Notes Power Point Quattro Pro
Access Microsoft Project Visio
WordPerfect
WORK EXPERIENCE
Exel, Washington, WV August 2002 to Present
Supervisor of Operations
. Deliver associate performance reviews, maintain SOP's, and administer pre-
shift & safety meetings
. Ensure company policies are communicated, consistently applied, and
enforced fairly
. Plan, manage, and adjust the daily workload and staffing to minimize
unplanned overtime
. Maximize quality and production by understanding job standards for each
function and evaluate performance variances in order to identify root
cause and corrective action
. Effectively utilize process improvement background to promote change as
demonstrated in expansion of In-Plant processes, raw material receiving
productivity, product family layout, dispatch processes, inbound
scheduling, and carrier performance tracking through creation of MS
Access database
. Managed start-up and expansion of In-Plant Inbound Material Management
process which has helped to develop a strong working relationship with
key production and SAP resources
. Extensive knowledge of SAP, ACSIS, Stockmaster/Irista, and RF
functionality including creation and modification of stock transport
orders & delivery notes, inventory look-up, transactional history
searches, material master data investigation, receiving, reclassing,
allocation, transfer, picking, and shipping
. Knowledge of lean techniques including Kanban replenishment, 5S, and
Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) from involvement in Inbound Material
Management project
. Developed and manage MS Access databases to improve data entry and
retrieval times to work toward "real-time" tracking and reporting
. Member of Quest Workshop cross-functional team that achieved increasing
Finished Goods Direct Labor productivity at Blennerhassett by more than
40 percent
. Key member of team that was able to generate over a 92% reduction in
inventory discrepancies at the Blennerhassett facility between SAP and
Stockmaster from June 2004 to Jan 2006 (6.9 to 0.53 million lbs) through
monthly system reconciliations, implementation of cycle counting, process
improvements, and improved training for the warehouse and office
personnel
. Leader of team that has defined and improved processes surrounding
damage, returned, and second quality material. Also worked with customer
to facilitate disposition of old and obsolete material.
. Strive to create win/win solutions by evaluating overall process impacts
and soliciting feedback from those intimately involved in the process
. Management courses completed: Essentials of Leadership I & II, Striving
to Build a Positive Violence-Free Work Environment, Reasonable Suspicion
Training
Highlanders Alloys, New Haven, WV February 2002 to
August 2002
Production Supervisor
. Focused on safety and security of associates in a highly hazardous work
environment even though it was not promoted by upper management
. Key member of team that managed the start-up and maintenance of equipment
and facilities that had been idle for over two years
. Intimately involved in obtaining environmental permitting and remediation
of numerous environmental issues
. Supervised all aspects of production and maintenance on two 20 MW
electric arc furnaces
. Made recommendations on metallurgical operations of SiMn furnaces
Eramet Marietta, Inc., Marietta, OH June 1995 to
February 2002
Production Control Engineer
. Five (5) years managing $20+ Million P&L for SiMn/FeMn furnaces
. Directed technical operation of SiMn/FeMn furnace to ensure 70,000+ mt of
quality products were produced efficiently and within budgeted guidelines
. Researched and specified raw material types and quality for optimization
of quality/cost parameters
. Developed technical expertise of Operations Supervisors and hourly
personnel
. Maintained SOP's and ensured procedures for Safe Operation of FeMn
Furnaces were followed
. Worked seven month assignment as Operations Supervisor and trained as a
Plant Supervisor to gain better understanding of furnace equipment and
personnel issues
. During four year tenure on SiMn furnace, cut production cost from $394/mt
to $281/mt while decreasing off-grade production by over 15 percent
Cooper Power Tools, Lexington, SC January 1995 to
June 1995
Metallurgical Engineer
. Managed laboratory area that performed material evaluations utilizing wet
analysis
. Performed failure analysis on returned and in-house test parts
. Maintained standards and provided engineering support for heat treatment
facility
. Managed materials selection for approximately 40,000 parts
. Maintained procedures for ISO 9000 certification
Inland Steel Company, East Chicago, IN August 1990 to December
1992
Co-op Engineer: Operating Technology - Steelmaking
. Worked as Shift Supervisor at Vacuum Degassing unit
. Evaluated feasibility of a variety of engineering projects at the basic
oxygen furnace, ladle metallurgy facility, vacuum degassing unit, and
slab caster
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