James H. Hays

Email abmuzf@r.postjobfree.com

*** **** *****, *******, ** 30701

706-***-**** Hm.

Manufacturing Manager Position with a Growth Oriented Corporation

Morgan Corporation, Rydal GA, 30107

2006 to Present

Manufacturing Engineering Manager - Turn Around

Accomplishments

? Plant turn around, profit from August 2006 to

record profit in January 2007 using Lean

Manufacturing concepts such as one piece flow,

elimination of WIP and Kaizen events.

This increased revenue per hour by 21% and

lowered HPU by 18.5%.

? Capital plan of 2007, CNC Router with .67 year

payback, a first in the industry.

? 2008 achieved double digit profit, achieved

record productivity, capital plan that included

robotic seam aluminum welding cell, inferred

red decal process and paint booth controller.

? 2009 Continued double digit profit, achieved

three year no lost time accident. Start of Shingo

Prize process.

Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation, Rome GA, 30165

2001- 2006

Production / Kaizen Manager

Accomplishments Include:

o New plant start up, complete, on budget and on schedule.

o Development of all production teams to achieve plant goals

for 2002 to 2005 and on track for 2006.

o Kaizen cost down of $12.50 per unit produced in 2005, target

was $7.00.

Responsibilities Include:

o Responsible for all production related departments,

scheduling, welding, fabrication, painting, injection

molding, assembly, material handling and service production.

6 direct report with 200 team members.

Morgan Corporation, Rydal GA, 30107

2000 - 2001

Manufacturing Engineer

Accomplishments Include:

o Improvement in plant throughput on custom unit shop orders.

o Increased fabrication capacity by 12% from the capital plan

of 2001.

o Inspired continuous improvement.

Responsibilities Include:

o All process, environmental and plant engineering functions. 3

direct report.

o ISO Management Representative

Amitech (Nypro Atlanta), Marietta GA, 30060

1999 - 2000

Assembly Manager

Accomplishments Include:

o Most improved supplier in quality as named by a tier 1

automotive supplier.

o Increased sales by 6% by improving quality and schedule

attainment.

Responsibilities Include:

o Contract assembly for Motorola, Panasonic and Alps

Automotive. 5 direct report, 65 team members.

James H. Hays

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Outboard Marine Corporation, Calhoun, GA 30701

1989 - 1999

Manufacturing Manager

Accomplishments Include:

o Implementation of "Lean Manufacturing" that includes

Continuous Improvement, Tacht Flow, Muda Reduction and Kan-

Ban that resulted in a 40% improvement in efficiencies.

o Complete automation of engine packaging.

o Introduction of four completely redesigned product lines in a

reduction of four direct positions. Given Chairman's Award.

o Managed employees using a team environment while achieving

the highest standard of quality. Institutionalized F.M.E.A.

and "5 Why's" as standard problem solving methods.

o Develop workmanship teams to reduce warranty claims by 67%

and improve customer satisfaction.

o Continuous 100% schedule attainment.

Responsibilities Include:

o Manufacturing business unit to produce 500 outboard motors

per day with 8 directs and 180 total.

o Manufacturing engineering, quality control, warranty

analysis, maintenance and scheduling.

Outboard Marine Corporation

1988 to 1989

Project Engineer / OMC International

Responsibilities Included:

o Given a "blank sheet" layout and implementation project for a

pocket manufacturing plant in Manause Brazil.

o Quality, schedule and budget attainment.

Outboard Marine Corporation

1985 -1988

Project Engineer-Turn around

Accomplishments Included:

o Sixteen percent improvement in direct labor yield,

elimination of three exempt scheduling positions, dismantling

of six of eight repair work stations and provided

"Manufacturing By Demand" to reduce finished goods by 25%.

o Develop a patented computerized assembly system that allowed

for random scheduling of 500 different outboard models. Given

Chairman's Award.

o Prompt and response assembly and bar code validation of

components.

o Prompt and response engine hot test validation.

Outboard Marine Corporation

Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

1983

o New plant startup, OMC Calhoun a 350,000 square foot

manufacturing plant.

Outboard Marine Corporation, Milwaukee, WI

1974 -1983

Methods Engineer / Senior Process Planner / Junior Process Planner

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI

1969 -1974

International Studies, Geography and History. Honors 1970-1974.

Exchange student to the former Soviet Union.

Carroll College, Waukesha, WI

1975 -1978 Management, Honors

student

Various Seminars and Workshops

1978 - 2009

> Univel 1978 Management Science, Inc., Carson City, NV

> W.C.T.I. Machine Shop One and Two. (1980 - 1981)

> Milwaukee School of Engineering (1987)

> F.M.E.A. training, Dev Raheja (1996)

> Lean Manufacturing - McKinsey Group (1998)

> BPCS/AS400 operating system (2000)

> Suzuki Production System (2001) includes 5S, Lean, Kaizen, PDCA,

5 Why's and F.M.E.A.

> Injection Molding (2003) Nypro School of Plastic Molding.

> One Piece Flow, Saddle Institute 2004

> Shop Floor Control, Visual Factory Management (2008), Saddle

Island Institute

> GA Tech Lean Consortium, 2009

( Excellent Mechanical Aptitude & Communication Skills ( Proficient

in Microsoft Excel & Word

Current advisory committee board member at Georgia Northwestern Technical

College, Calhoun Georgia.

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