Injection Molding Technician

Location:

Chicago, IL, 60605

Posted:

March 09, 2010

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William L. Carruth

**** *. ******** ***., ***. 1705 ( Chicago, IL 60605 ( 248-***-**** (

*******.*******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Improve my employer's costs, create savings and limit their exposure to

obsolescence by applying my experience and continuous growth in inventory

control, purchasing and materials management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NYX Inc., Livonia, MI 2001 - 2010

Materials Manager (2005 - 2010)

( Promote positive relationship with Tier 1-2 automotive customers.

( Manage $3 million yearly sales in light assembly, sequencing and

logistics department.

( Scheduled, sequenced and managed work order driven production process.

( Manage internal and external consignment inventory.

( Saved company $80,000 monthly by centralizing transportation.

( Saved department $30,000 yearly thru the redistribution of workload and

reassignment of personnel to

complement customer line rate.

Material Specialist (2004 - 2005)

( Purchase $1 million weekly from domestic and international suppliers.

( Tracked and managed supplier performance.

( Created and maintained minimum inventory levels for all purchased

inventory.

( Optimized MRP system settings to streamline supplier scheduling, reduce

inventory value and

minimize obsolescence.

Inventory Control Analyst (2003 - 2004)

( Maintain $3 Million of perpetual finished/wip/raw material inventory

accuracy to +98%.

( Successfully performed all shipping and receiving responsibilities.

( Redesigned warehouse layout, created and installed visuals to optimize

FIFO.

( Created and updated BOMs in MRP system to be 100% accurate.

Plastic Injection Molding Process Technician (2001 - 2003)

( Provide orientation and training of new processors.

( Developed processes and completed final documentation for existing and

new tooling.

( Utilize SPC to prevent reoccurring part defects.

( Improved machine start-up time and decreased scrap thru an increased

knowledge in plastics processing, resins, machine types and auxiliary

equipment.

The Oakwood Group, Dearborn, MI 1999 - 2001

Supervisor and Plastic Injection Molding Process Technician

( Supervised employees in a union environment and assisted in processing

issues.

( Implement Lean Manufacturing techniques, 5S and maintained facility per

QS9000 standard.

( Increase knowledge in plastics processing, resins, machine types and

auxiliary equipment.

William L. Carruth

1212 S. Michigan Ave., Apt. 1705 ( Chicago, IL 60605 ( 248-***-**** (

*******.*******@*****.***

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

DURA Automotive, Livonia, MI (1993 - 1999)

Supervisor, Plastic Injection Molding Process Technician, Die Setter,

Material Handler

EDUCATION

Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI, Associates in General Studies

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel), CMS, MGO, DDL,

Internet, MRP system software

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAININGS

( Internal Quality Auditing for the Automotive Industry through STAT-A-

MATRIX Institute, MI

( Excelling as a First Time Supervisor seminar hosted by Fred Pryor

Seminars, Livonia, MI

( MAPS training course (building communication, conflict management, team

building, problem

solving, basic injection molding I and II, QS and ISO 9000 training)