Manager Quality Control
Resume:
Jim D. Alford
Moore, SC **369
Phone: 864-***-****
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OBJECTIVE
A key position in management supporting and promoting creativity and value added change leading
to improved profitability.
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Over 25 years of manufacturing excellence with successes in:
• • •
Cost Reduction Programs Kanban systems Site Product Warranty
• • Capitalization programsManagement
Total Quality Management
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• • New Account Sales
Procurement & Logistics Facility & Product
Management
• rationalizations
Lean Manufacturing
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• Marketing Products &
Product Design
Services
• Cellular Manufacturing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Piedmont Bushing & Insulators, Woodruff, SC 2005-Jan 2010
Purchasing Manager
• Direct all purchasing of materials, supplier management, contract quotes and awards
1. Provide plant production delivery schedules through material availabilities and
labor capacities
2. Negotiated key supplier payables to 45-60 day terms, prepaid to 30 days
• Interface with customers for maintaining schedules, revision changes, and engineered
controls
3. Customer service supported by review and approvals for product requests for cost and
delivery
4. Supplier performance reviews and report performances for viewed accountability
5. Developed inbound traffic focusing discounts and service support
6. Development and management of consignment inventories
7. Determine make verses buy for machined parts and tooling projects utilizing five (5)
outside supplier machine shops
8. Schedule production of in-house machining and processing of parts for final assemblies.
Fallon Luminous Products Corporation, Spartanburg, SC 2003-2005
Plant Manager
• Managed 160 employees engaged in manufacturing processes of Glass Bending, Screen
Printing, Plastics Thermoforming, Metal Forming, and Final Assembly of Neon signs
• Hosted customers and supported sales efforts with inner plant tours, formal and informal
events
• Instituted quality/production approval process for thermoforming; reduced labor by 40%
• Excelled in budget to actual performance resulting in increased profits of 19% for 2004
• Carrier rationalization expense reductions in excess of $250,000 annually
• Formalized job descriptions for permanent and staffing services of temporary employees
• Reduced labor cost 7% through department process improvements
• Reduced scrap 30% ($77,000) in 2004 through goal and accountability review process
• Led product redesign supplier negotiations obtaining 22% realized savings
Penn Ventilation, Junction City, KY 1990-2003
Plant Manager
• Supervised 88 employees processing metal components through shearing, punching, forming,
welding, painting, and final assembly of electrical and drive systems for axial fans, centrifugal
blowers, and forward curve blower fans
• Developed focus work cells and multi-flow production assembly lines
• Maintained 97% on-time delivery of products including “24 hour quick ship”
• Developed product material flow systems supporting Quick Shipment programs
• Developed a Visual Inventory System and operated with empowered hourly employees
• Assured budget controls were effective and in place to meet or beat plant P&L statement
• Negotiated contracts with Union workforce
• Developed & implemented Quality Audit System for materials, processes, and finished goods
• Jointly work as Marketing Sales team (3 employees) member for 12 months to develop and
increase sales accounts as a special project at the request of our company President. ($8 million
targeted obj.)
York International, Madisonville, KY 1978-1990
Manufacturing Unit Manager of Fabrication
1. Responsible for 300 employees assigned to Fabrication Departments including Coil
Fabrication, Tubing, Electrical Wiring and Heat Kit Unit and Sheet Metal Department
1. Supervised 10 salary supervisors and a night shift superintendent
2. Carried out the production plan for JIT support into final assembly units
3. Achieved quality, safety, expense, cost reduction and production objectives
4. Assured fabrication unit quality processes and objectives
5. Provided short term and long term production budget forecasts
6. Managed Fabrication Safety Inspection Assurance Program
Superintendent, Second Shift (2 years)
• Responsible for 200+ employees assigned to second shift operations including the Final
Assembly Unit, Quality Control, Paint, Maintenance -Tool & Die, Shipping & Receiving, Production
Control, and the Fabrication Unit
Quality Control Manager (1 year)
• Responsible for five Final Assembly Departments and one Paint Department; supervised
12 Quality Control Consultants to carry out Quality Assurance objectives
Department Manager (4 years)
• Conducted direct supervision of Coil Fabrication employees (30+) engaged in
manufacturing of condenser, evaporator, and outdoor heat pump fin coils
• Responsible for Sheet Metal supervision of 25 employees engaged in processing parts
using a CTL line, coil fed presses varying from 100 to 800 ton capacities, stamping straight side
presses, and press brakes
Chrysler Airtemp, Bowling Green, KY 1970-1978
Department Supervisor
• Handled direct supervision of hourly employees engaged in assembly of 20-100 ton
compressors
• Supervision duties included Coil Aluminum and Copper Fabrication, Tubing, and the
Final Assembly Departments
EDUCATION SUMMARY
AS Degree Applied Science -Manufacturing Technology,
University of Kentucky 1988
IS09001: 2000 Quality Management System QAI 2002
Auto-Cad (80 hrs) training 1996
Total Quality Trainer Certification 1991
Statistical Process Control Training (40hrs) Madisonville Com. College 1990
The Executive’s Workshop, Bureau of Business Practice 1980
Dale Carnegie & Associates Effective Speaking & Human Relations 1982
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