Manager Plant
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HANK L. BRIGGS B L O O MDA L E, O H
Carson Industries
WORK HISTORY 2005 2009 Napoleon, OH
Operations Manager / Plant Manager
Direct and manage total operation of 140 person plastic injection
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facility. Short and long term goal and target planning. To include
daily production goals and measureables.
Responsible for all direct and indirect labor, support departments
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to include Quality, Engineering, Maintenance and Production
Control.
Introduced and applied Toyota Production System to a traditional
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manufacturing environment, resulting in a 20% increase in
production efficiency.
Taught and implemented new production tracking and cost of
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quality techniques. Resulting in improved ability to manage hour
by hour processes.
Created Kaizen teams to tackle various opportunities and teach
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Kaizen methods of continuous improvement.
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2003-2005 Plastech Napoleon,OH
Operations Manager
Manage, direct and lead 200 person Tier 1 plastic injection facility,
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to include 34 injection molding presses.
Responsible for daily Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Employee
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issues.
Customer contact concerning all launch activity, ramp–up
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scheduling and build out activity.
Implement OEE tracking & principals by initiating Lean
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Manufacturing principals in all start ups and also modify current
model product lines to incorporate Best Practice operations.
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1999– 2003 DTR Industries Bluffton, OH
Program Manager / APQP Specialist
Planned, Organized and Controlled new product lines from
conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize profit and
meet marketing, financial and growth objectives.
Reduced New Model Claims from 63 to 3 ( HONDA products ).
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Successfully launched over 100 new part numbers annually.
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Introduced and implemented Lean Manufacturing techniques and
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principals.
Championed Quality Kaizen Team.
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Findlay Industries
1996–1999 Findlay, OH
Plant Manager
Directed and managed total operation of a Tier 1 automotive
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supplier. Including total P & L responsibility.
Responsible for all direct and indirect labor and support
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departments to include Safety, Quality, Manufacturing,
Engineering, Maintenance, Human Resources, Accounting,
Purchasing and Production Control.
Championed QS9000 certification team.
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Introduced and applied Toyota Production System to a traditional
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manufacturing environment, resulting in a 40% increase in
production efficiency.
Taught new production tracking and cost of quality benefits.
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Successfully negotiated Union contracts and fostered a trusting
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Management / Employee relationship through excellent
communication skills.
Findlex Corporation
1992–1996 Findlay, OH
Auto Brake Business Unit Manager
Managed total Business Unit encompassing 4 separate
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departments, Casting Department, Machining Department, Plating
Department and Assembly Department.
Managed staff of 5 Engineers, 3 Shift Supervisors, 2 Quality
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Coordinators and 15 hourly Team Leaders. Total department
consisted of 120 hourly Associates covering 3 shifts.
Achieved 20% production efficiency increase in a 3 month period.
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While decreasing Quality claims by 37%.
Championed Kaizen and Quality circle Teams.
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Modified production reporting and lineside tracking activities.
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Machining Department Supervisor
Responsibilities included maintaining Safety, Quality, Delivery,
Cost and Associate issues on a daily basis to include Scheduling,
Training, Manpower and Production efficiencies.
Championed Associate Recognition Program.
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Completed 4 Kaizen projects resulting in $186,000 cost savings.
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United States Air Force
1983 1992
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Austin, TX
Electrical Power Production Technician ( Sergeant )
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Desert Storm Gulf War Veteran.
Supervise and Manage Power plants.
Honorable Discharge, Various medals and citations.
EDUCATION
Community College of the Air Force
1985–1987 Austin, TX
Associates Degree, Electrical Power Systems.
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KEY EXPERIENCE
1994 Honda Engineering of Japan
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4 Months on site Supervisor, ABS Machining line build.
(Sayama,Japan)
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CERTIFICATIONS
Negotiating Labor Agreements ( Harvard Law School )
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Project Management ( Kepner Tregoe )
5 Principals of Problem Solving ( Honda of America )
Quality Control Leadership ( Honda of America )
Legal Supervision ( Honda of America )
Frontline Leadership ( Zenger Miller )
Engineering the Performance System ( Kepner Tregoe )
Time Management ( Franklin Covey )
Analytic Troubleshooting ( Honda of America )
Problem Solving and Decision Making ( Kepner Tregoe )
Management Skills and Techniques for New Supervisors
(American Management Association )
INTERESTS
Married 18 years, Father of 2.
Certified Personal Trainer ( N.E.S.T.A )
Triathlete
Basketball, Golf
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