Manager Plant

JASON J. KERCHEVALL

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position in manufacturing or retail using acquired

education and experience in leadership and lean manufacturing in which

there is opportunity for progression and growth into management positions.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Twenty years experience in manufacturing, supply chain, technology

industries and customer service

. Work effectively under pressure and demonstrate flexibility to meet

daily deadlines and schedules

. Outstanding communicator, able to relate to all types of personalities

. Demonstrated ability to be responsible, dependable, and meet required

manufacturing goals

. Self motivated, creative problem solver with superior organizational

and follow-up skills

. Can efficiently troubleshoot and resolve problems quickly and with

plant and customer agreement

Professional Experience

Frozen Specialties Inc.-Archbold, OH

2009-2010

Production Supervisor

. Responsible for meeting production goals, plant safety, production

efficiency, quality control and on time delivery. Supervise over 35

union production workers on three different production lines while

implementing team design principles.

. Involved in production planning and making sure that employees follow

USDA and Good Managing Practice guidelines throughout the food

facility.

. Manage employees by conducting performance reviews, resolving

conflicts and handle disciplinary actions along the hourly union

contract guidelines

. Assist in helping the materials department keep a controlled inventory

by following up daily reports using the RF inventory system including

helping with physical inventory counts.

. Communicate with other management on the progress of production

through end of the shift production reports.

ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services -Toledo, OH 2007-

2008

Materials Manager/Assistant Plant Manager

. Supervise and train department employees to ensure they accurately

process, deliver, and complete required documentation per written work

instruction.

. Assist with discipline, attendance records, and evaluating personnel,

while overseeing department activity to ensure that all employees are

working safely, efficiently and the department is productive.

. Allocate staff resources to various tasks by reviewing, audit, and

distribute duties to appropriate work locations throughout the

department, as well as completed work to ensure quality policies, work

instructions and procedures are being followed to ensure the accurate

and timely handling of product to customer

. Review supply inventory to ensure proper supplies are on hand to

fulfill assigned duties to staff.

. Communicate with corporate buyer, customer and vendors on discrepancy

of receipts or damages.

. Support and assist sales staff with quoting, inventory questions, and

delivery information

. Report process of inventory and reconciliation. Implemented safety

procedures and responsible for any maintenance concerns by conducting

equipment inspections and safety audits.

. Overlooked the logistics of ThyssenKrupp Elevators Distribution Center

which included loading outgoing shipments.

. Continued support and comply with all health, safety, ISO and 6S

initiatives and requirements

. Performed plant manager duties when acting plant manager was not

present.

. Implemented a job rotation for the production employees.

. Helped save over $11,000 by resolving issues with other companies.

TRW Automotive - Toledo, OH 2000-2007

Shift Coordinator 2005-2007

Team Leader 2001-2005 (Promotion)

Assembly Technician 2000-2005 (Promotion)

. Ensure safe, quality production for a Tier II automotive supplier to

the Big 3 and other like manufacturers.

. Supervised over 40 shift production workers, responsible for

coordinating shift meetings, created daily schedules for team members,

and conducting safety meetings.

. Managed employees by conducting performance reviews, resolving

conflicts and handled employee disciplinary actions along hourly

contract guidelines.

. Fulfilling management expectations and production goals in a J.I.T.

system, performed 5S audits, conducting plant tours for customers,

coordinating initiatives with engineering, quality, and safety

departments, and launching new production lines in a timely manner.

. Assisted in the TS 16949 and ISO 9000 certification audit, and

facility maintenance of the building.

. Supervised a facility that consistently increased productivity through

employee involvement and "7D" problem solving techniques.

. Implemented a job rotation system that was ergonomically friendly and

helped with morale with employees.

. Participated in Kaizen events that including eliminating double

handled parts and reducing labor cost saving the company over $70,000.

Perrysburg Pipe and Supply- Perrysburg, OH

1999-2000

Delivery Driver

. Oversaw and completed the timely loading, unloading, and shipping of

pipes and ancillary supplies to existing in-house showroom and to

customer's job sites, inventory control, customer relations, and

inside sales.

Education and Training

. Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI

October 2006

Bachelor of Management and Organizational Development

. Owens Community College, Toledo, OH June

1994

Associates Degree in Law Enforcement

. Substitute Teacher License for Toledo Public Schools

Present

. Certificate in Lean Manufacturing December

2001

. CPR, First Aid Certified, and Member of Emergency Response Team

Present

. Fork truck Operators License Present

. OSHA 10 Hour Safety Training May 2005

. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook Explorer, Lotus Notes, SAP

and Quicken Financial

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