Manager Plant
Resume:
Scott N. McMillan, P.E. abm7w8@r.postjobfree.com
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT - GLOBAL & MULTI-PLANT EXPERIENCE
Summary: Extensive operations and project management experience in a
wide range of geographies and cultures. A proven track record as a Change
Agent for underperforming operations. Highly successful with organizational
development and implementation of efficiency improvement methodology.
EXPERIENCE
PPG INDUSTRIES, OEM COATINGS
2001-2010
Global Engineering Manager (2006 - 2010) Greensboro, NC
Oversight of Operations, Engineering and Technology transfer for
eleven Global plants. Acquisitions and plant integrations. Major
capital project design, approval and implementation. Management of global
capital budgets for the division totaling $10MM per year. Process
optimization and engineering support. Commercialization of new
technologies. Development of training programs and standardization of
reporting systems. Ensuring compliance with Corporate and local EHS
requirements. Coordination of Global supply chain systems and Corporate
purchasing support.
o Achieved a 40% increase in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
through the use of Standard Work, Mistake-Proofing techniques and
the introduction of automated scheduling systems.
o Plant expansions in China, Italy and Mexico totaling $7MM.
o Negotiation of global equipment supply agreements that resulted in
cost savings in excess of $1.5MM a year.
o Design and construction of a $2.5MM state of the art metallic
bonding facility in the US.
o Implementation of standardized reporting metrics and a global Best
Practice system through the use of SharePoint sites.
o Development and commercialization of three proprietary leading edge
technologies through extensive coordination between powder, liquid
and resin technology groups.
North American Manufacturing Manager (2001 - 2006) Greensboro,
NC
Direct management of three NA plants. Global support for plant
construction and expansion utilizing the NA Powder Engineering group and
Corporate Engineering resources.
o Optimization of processing lines that has reduced non conformance
by 55%, increase material yields by 3% and reduced cost per unit by
40% over the 5 year period.
o Development of policies and scheduling systems that cut lead times
in half and eliminated outside warehousing costs, while increasing
inventory turns by a factor of four.
o Implementation of Ergonomic Improvements and Behavioral Based
Safety programs which resulted in three-fold reduction in incident
rates. Obtained record positive "benchmark" scores from Corporate
EHS audits.
o Design and commercialization of a small batch, rapid response cell
which supported a sales growth of $2MM in the light industrial
market.
o Development and implementation of the "Select" hiring process in
conjunction with transition to a "Pay for Performance" culture,
lead to a reduction in turnover from 24% to 4% over a 2 year
period.
o Design and construction of plants in China, Mexico and Malaysia.
AKZO NOBEL, Houston TX
1997-2001
Vice President of Operations
Responsibility for all NA manufacturing operations. Active
participation with Global Development and Acquisitions group.
o Design and implementation of a $3MM facility upgrade program for
equipment modernization. Performance improvements lead to a 20%
reduction in cost per unit while improving yields by 5%.
o Design and start up of a rapid response small batch manufacturing
cell based on platform technologies and computer color matching
which significantly reduced costs and provided lead times shorter
than industry standards.
Additional Relevant Experience
Herberts Powder Coatings, Birmingham, AL Manufacturing Manager
Pratt & Lambert, Buffalo, NY Manufacturing Manager
Valspar Corporation, Toronto, Canada Operations Manager
General Electric Resins, Toronto, Canada Plant Manager
Skills:
. Strong background in modern quality tools including Green
Belt Level training in Business Process Excellence, Lean and
Six Sigma. Standard Work.
. ISO9000-2000, ISO14001, TS16949. Direct Automotive Industry
supply experience. Implementation of systems based on the
Toyota Production system including kaizen approaches to waste
elimination.
. Extensive hands on IT experience with numerous software, data
acquisition and automation packages. Wonderware, Oracle,
WITS.
. Wide range of exposure to Regulatory requirements including
ATEX. Experience with the implementation of Behavioral Based
Safety programs.
. Process Safety Management, Process Hazard Analysis, Job
Safety Analysis.
. Technician Level HazMat emergency response training.
. Successful implementation of 5S systems. Understanding of
related safety and cost opportunities.
. Union and non union work environments. Contract negotiations.
. Acquisitions, due diligence and plant consolidations.
. Extensive financial, budgeting & P&L experience. Activity
Based Costing systems.
. Continuous operations and batch processing.
. Thermoplastic processing and bulk material handling
equipment.
Education: University of Toronto, Bachelor of Applied Science, Chemical
Engineering 1980
Fluid Mechanics Major
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