Management Manager

William "Todd" Gebhart

*** ******* ** ~ Newton Falls, OH 44444

Home: 330-***-**** Cell: 330-***-****

Email: abm8wn@r.postjobfree.com

Profile Overview

Management professional with more than 14 years of experience in the

manufacturing industry spanning all areas of production, scheduling,

quality, safety and plant operations. Accomplished in strategies and key

processes that facilitates the increase in productivity and efficiencies of

Union and non Union personal.

Areas of Expertise

Manufacturing Operations Management Union Labor Negotiations and Conflict

Resolution

Sequence Production System Lean Manufacturing

Total Run Analysis (TRA) Failure Mode Analysis

Throughput Improvement Process (TIP) Cost Containment

Just in Time System (JIT) Inventory Control

Skills and Accomplishments

Safety

. Maintenance of a safe working environment and culture through the

identification and corrections of unsafe practices.

. Daily monitoring and interpretations of employee safety concerns.

. Key Accomplishment: One million production hours worked without a

recordable incident in the Pittsburgh Metal Center.

People

. Organization and maintain a stable workforce by controlling

absenteeism and labor relation issues.

. Actively participated in the negotiations of local Union Labor

agreements.

. Key Accomplishment: Negotiated with UAW to implement a "Team Concept"

rotational production environment which reduced cost headcount in the

materials department and reduced structural costs.

Quality

. Maintain high quality standards through the Total Run Analysis and the

Failure Mode Analysis Systems.

. Planning and coordination of Tool & Tie and Maintenance departments to

reduce defects.

. Key Accomplishment: Participated in the creation and implementation

of a Layered Audit System which reduced the Salvage Inventory,

increased the ability to identify quality defects trends, and provided

a tool to focus predictive maintenance.

Responsiveness

. Proficient in the use of the Throughput Improvement Process (TIP) to

set and achieve throughput goals by identifying bottlenecks and

throughput inhibitors.

. Participated in the creation and implementation of a Sequence

Production System to monitor and maintain daily production volumes,

drive inventory controls and reduction, and create an environment for

planned maintenance.

. Key Accomplishment: Member of Management Team of the highest volume

Contiguous Stamping Facility in 2007-2008 who while maintaining the

highest level of output, reduced the Cost per Shipped Ton.

Cost

. Adoption of Lean Manufacturing to provide Inventory Controls on

purchased materials.

. Implementation of process waste identification and elimination

programs.

. Key Accomplishment: Implementation and coordination of Just -in-

Time (JIT) process that has reduced tax burdens based on inventory

management.

William "Todd" Gebhart

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Work Experience

General Motors Metal Fabrication Division

Lordstown, OH

Shift Manager / Production Planning

2006-3/31/09

Management of operations and personnel in a high volume contiguous Metal

Fabrication Plant. Direct and coordinate production and maintenance

schedules and to meet quality standards, safety controls, and cost

reduction initiatives. Production planning and scheduling of four high

volume press lines. Coordinated department managers to achieve up to a

1500 daily unit production quota. Member of Management team that received

two Manufacturing Managers Awards.

General Motors Metal Fabrication and Metal Assembly

Pittsburgh, PA

Shift Manager

2001-2006

Management of both Metal Fabrication and Metal Assembly requirements.

Coordination of the fulfillment of current model and service parts

requirements. Direct operations and personal through manufacturing floor

decisions to meet production quotas, quality standards, safety controls and

cost reduction initiatives. Member of Management team that received three

consecutive Manufacturing Managers Awards.

General Motors Metal Fabricating Division

Flint, MI

Production Supervisor

1999-2001

Managed four high volume press lines. Responsible for scheduling and

maintaining productions requirements of three high volume assembly plants.

Organized production schedules for 40 union employees.

General Motors Metal Fabrication Division

Grand

Blanc, MI

Die Movement Supervisor

1996-1999

Coordination and movement of 700 sets of dies. Responsible for the

movement and storage of 40 press lines and approximately 200 dies per

shift.

General Motors Metal Fabrication Division

Grand

Blanc, MI Per diem Supervisor /Production worker

1995-1996

Acted as a Per diem Supervisor with responsibilities of up to 7 press

lines and supervised the Die Setter team. Supervision of Steel Receiving

and Blank and Sheer. As Press operator for a metal stamping facility,

consistently met quotas of up to 3000 per shift. Worked as Die Setter in

press systems to set approximately 15 dies per shift.

Education

Walsh University

Presently attending - Expected date of graduation May 2010

Bachelors of Business Management

University of Michigan

1991-1995

Concentration of Study: Liberal Arts

Additional Training

Global Management System (GMS) Certified Trainer

Sequence Production Training

Maximo Functional User Training

Basic Tool and Die Training

Crane and Rigging Training

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