GEORGE WILTCHER

No. ** **st Avenue

Phenix City, AL 36867

334-***-**** (mobile)

334-***-**** (home)

abmri8@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

A permanent or long-term position in Operations, Facilities, or Maintenance

Management.

Profile

Manager of production, operations, maintenance and safety in the

manufacturing industry. With a record of improvements to efficiency and

production without compromising safety or quality.

A team player with excellent people skills, working effectively with

diversities of cultures and professional backgrounds.

Management Experience

. Operations

< Facility and equipment maintenance

< Resource management, procurement, tool and supply requisition

< Budget and fiscal accountability

< Vendor relations, public relations

. Production

< Regulatory compliance, file and record maintenance

< Process analysis and management

< Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

< Cost standards, cost reduction

< ISO 9000

. Maintenance

< Facility and equipment maintenance

< Hands on experience supervising a maintenance department

< Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and

pneumatic systems, in production and maintenance operations

? Safety

< Safety policies and procedures, development and execution

< Accident Investigation

< Tool box talks, Lock out Tag out, Confined Space

< OSHA and MSHA

Selected Accomplishments

. Facilities Management

< Managed a $7 million, 9-month plant overhaul for Hanson Brick with

only 33% loss of production during that period. Finished on time

and under budget

< Key player in Dal-Tile International's new manufacturing plant in

El Paso, Texas from construction through operating at 100% capacity

< Developed work schedules and monitoring systems that established

maintenance trends and minimized overtime

. Personnel/Staffing Management

< For one employer, reduced labor costs by 50%, and reduced

production downtime by 29%; for another employer, reduced labor

costs by 38% in four major departments

< Hired and trained 60 employees for Dal-Tile International, modeling

a results-oriented approach

. Operations and Production Management

< Developed and executed a program to rework 10,000 tons of crushed

scrap brick into decorative stone. This product is made at no cost

and sells out every year.

< For two years, managed two plants with seven-day work schedules

< Reduced backorders for special shapes from nine months to seven

weeks

< Developed two successful new products for marketplace, a simulated

wood mold brick and a simulated antique brick

. Regulatory Compliance

< Key player in negotiations that resulted in the negation of a

$250,000 OSHA fine

< Executed a plan that brought unregistered mines into compliance

with federal regulations

< Abated persistent asbestos and soil contamination in accordance

with regulations

< Hazwoper 40 Hour Course

. 1st Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps

< MOS 1302, Engineer Officer; MOS 0430 Embarkation Officer

Computer Software

Microsoft Office

Oracle

Maximo

Education

B.A., Criminal Justice, University of Louisiana, Monroe LA

Work History

. Supervisor Boral Brick, Inc., Phenix City, AL

. Superintendent Hanson Brick Co., Monroe, NC

. Manufacturing Manager Kentwood Brick & Tile, Kentwood, LA

. Shift Supervisor Dal-Tile International, El Paso, TX

. General Manager Ceramitex, Inc., Mineral Wells, TX

. Production Supervisor Acme Brick Co., Denton, TX

. Plant Manager Athens Caddo Brick Co., Mooringsport, LA

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