Robert (Robin) Franks

Objective Self-motivated and enthusiastic team player

seeking immediate long lasting full time

employment within your organization.

Work Experience Oct. 2007 to Oct. 31, 2009 Richard Fritz

Inc. Duncan, SC

Production Manager

Manage, train, and coach employees of two shift

operations of glass encapsulation and assembly of

Tier I automotive products.

Responsible for scheduling and tracking all

production needs to meet on- time customer delivery

and quality assurance.

Manage shipping and receiving of in-coming and

out-going products.

Responsible for developing new processes, 5S

implementation, and safety practices of start-up

company new in the U.S.

Track and report production, quality, and OEE daily

to develop continuous improvement projects.

Manage payroll and progress reviews of all hourly

associates and report payroll and employee

performance to contracted staffing agencies.

Dec. 2005- July 2007 Kaiser Aluminum Forge

Greenwood, SC

Tooling Manager

Manage employees of tooling department and ensure

timely evaluation of skills and needs within.

Responsible for all forging dies and associated

tooling, working with vendors to improve cost and

quality of tooling and delivery.

Maintain inventory of over 200+ dies and their

condition along with tracking die life to predict

needed maintenance or machining before failure that

will affect production needs.

Implement cost savings projects for tooling to

maintain a department budget of over 1 million

dollars annually.

Work with product engineers to maintain and improve

models and prints of all tooling and fixtures.

Coordinate tooling needs with manufacturing to

insure customer on time delivery of products.

Motivate and condition employees to improve in the

areas of 5-S, Lean, and TPS.

TPM steering committee and Safety committee member.

1986- Dec. 2005 Timken US Corp.

Clinton, SC

Team Leader (Supervisor) Machine Shop

Responsible for training, safety and throughput of

team members.

Developed and implemented Tooling Tracking System

establishing a way to measure schedule attainment

and throughput in the machine shop.

Problem solved for cost savings in materials and

efficiency within the machine shop and help

customers problem solve tooling issues throughout

the manufacturing areas.

Worked with vendors to reduce costs with new

technology and practices in the machine

shop.

Machinist

Operated and maintained various machining equipment

such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to

produce quality tool components for customers

throughout the manufacturing areas using blueprints

and precision measuring instruments.

Centerless Grind Technician

Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting all

Centerless grinders in Dept. 50 for quality and

throughput along with troubleshooting and

maintaining the central coolant system.

Helped develop, install, and maintain Viking

grinders and automatic gauging system throughout

the Centerless grind area and maintain data records

of such mentioned.

Responsible for maintaining proper inventory of all

tooling needs of the Centerless grind area

including working with vendors for new technology

and methods to increase PPLH such as but not

limited to abrasives and coolants.

Education 1997-2000 Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC

Associates Degree, Industrial Technology, and

Minor in Machine Tool Technology. Graduated with

honors.

1985 Graduate of Laurens District 55 High School.

Other Training Frontline Problem Solving

Push vs. Pull system

Frontline Leadership

STOP for Supervision

Managing for Quality

Changing Role of the Supervisor

Quality Skill and Working Skills

Team Leader Training

Team Concept Training

SPC Advanced

Microsoft Word, Visio, Excel, and PowerPoint

TS16948/ QS9000/ ISO9000

TPS/ Lean Mfg.

References Available on request.

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