Manager Supervisor
Resume:
Edwin C. Schroeder
**** ******* ******, *********, ** 49461
231-***-****; abn1mb@r.postjobfree.com
CAREER SUMMARY
A customer focused manufacturing manager/supervisor with over 20 years leadership experience working effectively with
diverse groups of individuals. Demonstrates excellent process improvement, planning, scheduling, and problem solving skills
with attention to details. Utilizes team approach to consistently meet deadlines with emphasis on quality and safety.
I have experience working with the following in the foundry, Induction furnaces numerous sizes, Arc furnace and Coupula,
working with all types of steel and alloys, also both gray and ductile iron. My strong points are reducing scrap and increasing
production also in eliminating rework and working with samples.
EXPERIENCE
2010 – Present Michigan Steel Muskegon, MI
A steel casting foundry.
Present Foundry Manager
-Promoted in June, 2011.
-Responsible for all aspects of the foundry including melt, pour, molding, and core – both air set
and shell molding and coring.
-Responsible for determining schedules and employment status of workers.
Feb. ‘11 Foundry Engineer
-Promoted in Feb., 2011
Oct. ’10 – Feb. ’11 Room and Molding Supervisor
Core
-Reporting to Production Manager
-Worked with scheduling Manager to simplify process of molding/coring. Resulted in all cores on-time for the
molding schedule.
-Daily pattern and casting review with engineer to decrease percentage of scrap.
-Daily scrap review with causes of scrap.
-Worked with pattern shop to improve core boxes.
2010 Ancast, Inc. Benton Harbor, MI
A stainless steel, sand mold castings foundry.
Core Room and Molding Supervisor
-Reporting to Plant Manager
-Work closely with melt department so necessary molds are available for needed types of steel
2008-2009 Michigan Steel Muskegon, MI
Core Room and Molding Supervisor
2006 – 2008 Carlton Creek Iron Works Rothbury, MI
A gray and ductile iron foundry.
’07-’08 Finishing Superintendent
-Reporting to Production Manager.
-Improved finishing procedures from a 9 hour average to a 3 hour average.
-Responsible for maximum Production and safety in the grinding, painting, and shipping and receiving areas.
-Worked closely with process and product engineers to improve all processes and improve casting quality.
-Managed 3-5 supervisors and 45 plant employees.
’07 Core Room Supervisor
-Alternated between first and third shifts as supervisor of the core room.
-Increased core production by 21% by reorganizing staff to positions that more effectively utilized their skills.
’06-’07 2nd Shift Superintendent
-Reporting to VP of Domestic Operations
-Responsible for ensuring maximum Production and safety of entire plant.
-Managed 4 supervisors.
2004 – 2006 Komatsu Forest North America LLC Shawano, WI
A global manufacturer of forest machinery with 1,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $70 million. Komatsu Forest is
a subsidiary of the Japanese global corporation Komatsu, Ltd.
’04-’06 Spare Parts Buyer
-Reported to General Manager of Materials Management.
-Responsible for forecasting and purchasing all spare parts to maintain adequate level of inventory to fill
incoming orders for global distribution.
-Updating and maintaining the forecasting package upgrade purchased through SyteLine Services.
-Managed inventory levels to increase the availability of needed parts from 50% to over 85%.
-Co-wrote and successfully executed a Vendor Return Policy. the policy mandates the procedures in which
returns are documented and ensures correct warehousing of parts requiring repair or replacement.
-Daily contact with Domestic and international vendors to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
1993 – 2003 Bay Engineered Castings DePere, WI
A privately owned foundry with annual sales of $15 million; a division of C.A. Lawton Company.
’01-’03 Purchasing Manager
-Reported to General Manager.
-Responsible for purchasing $6 million annually in raw materials and components.
-Implemented a plan that prioritized orders which increased on-time deliveries from 68% to 92%.
’96-’01 Shipping and Receiving Supervisor
-Reported to General Manager.
-Supervised 3 team lead supervisors and 28 plant employees.
-Responsible for managing shipping, receiving and inventory.
-Implemented new shipping procedures that identified problems with scrap record keeping which resulted in
zero inventory losses over 3 year.
-Reorganized staff by effectively utilizing employee skills that increased shipping from 400,000 pounds in six
days to 430,000 pounds in 4 days.
-Established point-to-point pick-up schedule resulting in annual shipping cost savings of over $21,000.
-Worked closely with interpreter identifying leaders among Spanish employees which reduced community
barriers, created a team environment and Improved training capabilities.
’95-’96 Shipping and Receiving Laborer
-Responsible for preparing and testing castings prior to shipment to customers.
’93-’95 Crane Operator
-Responsible for operating overhead crane.
1992 – 1993 The Steel Mill Peshtigo, WI
A locally owned tavern.
’92-’93 Manager
-Responsible for managing all Operations of the establishment, including finances and ordering supplies.
1990 – 1992 Patz Sales Pound, WI
A manufacturer of equipment used in the agriculture industry.
- Material Handler: Responsible for providing welders with supplies.
- Welder: Farm equipment welder.
1989 – 1990 Monette Masonry Hammersville, OH
A privately owned residential construction company.
1977 – 1988 Waupaca Foundry Waupaca, WI
A manufacturer of ductile and iron castings.
’88 Pattern Maker: Responsible for preparing patterns for production.
Melt Deck Supervisor: Responsible for managing iron melting facility and ensuring all specs accurate.
’87 Supervised five employees.
’82-‘87 Melt Deck Technician: Responsible for overseeing melt operations including training and scheduling.
Quality Assurance Technician: Responsible for monitoring quality by analyzing product to determine if scrap or
’79-‘82 shippable.
’77-‘79 General Laborer
1975-1976 Marinette Marine Marinette, WI
A manufacturer of boats, ships and barges.
’75-’76 Welder
EDUCATION
Coleman High School Coleman, WI
1974 Graduate
TRAINING/SKILLS
Zenger Miller; Purchasing Techniques; Microsoft Excel/Word/Outlook; Demand Flow Technology; Baan; Certified First Aid
Responder; SyteLine; Lotus Notes; Leadership Training from Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, WI
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