Manager Six Sigma

Rick West

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0901

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abmvl0@r.postjobfree.com - 317-***-****

Loyal Plant Management Professional with 20 plus years in plant operations

at multiple sites. Responsible for production as well as purchasing and

planning. Wide range of experience in manufacturing disposable medical

device products, capital intensive - serialized product and high volume

dosage pharmaceuticals.

Summary of Qualifications

Over twenty years of career progression with ever increasing

responsibilities

Demonstrated leader and developer of talent

Excellent communication skills and motivator

Six Sigma Certified with extensive Lean training and deployment experience

Energetic, hard working, capable of balancing multiple assignments and

delivering results

Excellent business acumen and adaptable to what the work situation demands

Experience 1988-Present CHART INDUSTRIES - Formerly COVIDIEN

(formerly Tyco Healthcare)

Plant Manager, Plainfield IN., 2010 - Present

Responsible for leading and directing a $40 million cost of

production plant

Lead manufacturing of Class II devices used to store liquid

oxygen at cryogenic temperatures and deliver prescribed

amounts to the patient

Establish strategic direction and annual goals for the

location that employs 140 people

Responsible for all aspects of the plant including receiving,

manufacturing, shipping, call center and service areas in this

stand alone hardware manufacturing and machining operation

Operations/Production Manager, Plainfield IN., 2004 - 2009

Instrumental in driving improved safety performance with

current record of over 460 days without a recordable injury

Project lead in developing systemic controls to improve

inventory accuracy

Facilitated efforts to improve Management Team Effectiveness,

improved baseline scores by 40% in areas such as team

commitment and team work

Achieved six sigma green belt certification using DMAIC

approach and six sigma tools

Instituted meeting management and meeting effectiveness

expectations

Negotiated $70,000 annual savings in bulk gases. Successfully

completed a three year stainless steel metal stamping

contract, resulting in incremental cost savings year over year

Returned to the Covidien Plant in Hobart N.Y., on special

assignment for 3 months to help resolve service and backorder

issues

Selected to participate in the Plant Leadership Development

Program (OLE)

Developed a process description to clearly define roles and

responsibilities in manufacturing for Leads and Supervisors

Led efforts in developing priority based pull systems

(kanbans) of four major areas including the adjustment and

maintenance of those systems

Saved $367k during 2009, through kaizen activity, 30% of total

plant savings

Introduced a wage progression process for new hire hourly

associates and established promotional guidelines for hourly

manufacturing employees

Production Manager, Hobart N.Y., 2001-2004

Responsible for all activities associated with the

manufacturing and packaging of solid oral and liquid dosage

Pharmaceutical products

Led activities to support growth of approximately 70% in less

than 3 years. This included hiring and training nearly 300

people, including the addition of salaried support that

previously didn't exist

Successfully transitioned several departments to a 24/7

schedule without creating employee relation issues

Established KPI's for all departments to measure performance

and drive productivity

Championed Lean, including 5S and Kaizen activity

Responsible for approximately 350 hourly associates, 20

salaried employees, 4 Superintendents and a Manufacturing

Manager

Reduced recordable incident rate by 63% from 2001 to 2004

while increasing headcount by 269 employees

Identified significant training opportunities at the hourly

and salaried levels and put an action plan together to address

both including the development of training manuals, manual

developers and process trainers

Realigned salaried resources to respond to future growth and

improve productivity and operational excellence

Production Superintendent, Oriskany Falls N.Y., 1993-2001

Responsible for coordinating resources to produce disposable

and implantable Enteral Feeding tubes, a variety of advanced

wound care dressings and pharmaceuticals in a safe, efficient

and cost effective manner

Responsible for a compounding department that prepared a

variety of solutions, suspensions and emulsions used to

manufacture a wide array of advanced wound care products

Supervised 3 Salaried Exempt, 6 maintenance mechanics and 85

hourly personnel

Project Leader directly responsible for the transfer and start

up of an Enteral Feeding product line (over 300 sku's)

Senior Production Scheduler, Production & Planning, 1992-1993

Responsible for scheduling all production activities for the

entire plant and directing procurement decisions of packaging

and raw materials to support this schedule

Charged with maintaining proper finished goods inventory while

minimizing backorders

Production Scheduler, Production & Planning, 1990-1992

Responsible for scheduling a diverse line of products with

sales in excess of $33,000,000

Supervisor, Non-adhering Dressings Department, 1988-1990

Supervised 25 direct labor employees manufacturing a variety

of wound care products. Responsible for maintaining standards

of excellence in safety, quality and cost

LOCKHEED MARTIN Nashua, N.H.

Configuration Management Specialist

Education New Hampshire College

Masters of Business Administration (25% completed) - GPA: 3.7

Clarkson University

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management -

GPA: 3.6

Additional Experience in Union Avoidance Techniques

Skills and Excellent oral and written communication skills

Qualificatio Experience in highly regulated manufacturing environment

ns Lean trained by the University of Kentucky

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

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