Manager Quality

Derek Young H:905-***-****

*** ******* ***** *:289-***-****

Courtice, Ont, L1E 3G9

abn1nj@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

• More than 16 years of production, materials and quality experience of increasing complexity.

• Immense knowledge of materials, production processes, quality control, cost of quality, and other

techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods while providing a

safe work environment.

• Sound organizational, planning and problem-solving skills.

• Independent and extraordinary ability to take on responsibility under strict time constraints.

• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities and groups of people.

• Excellent knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning,

resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and

coordination of people and resources.

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction

for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

• In-depth knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and

maintenance.

• Familiarity with principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training,

compensation and benefits, labour relations and negotiation, and personnel information

practices.

• Development of infrastructure based on principles of boosting productivity and lowering

attendance related issues through consistent discipline strategies.

• Extensive knowledge of GM policies, escalation process and procedures including SPQRC, GMS

and the GM timekeeping system.

Professional Experience

Pival International 5/2011 – 10/2012

Productivity and Inventory Manager

Reporting to the DC Manager, responsible for managing all aspects of the DC’s in multiple locations.

• Champion daily productivity meetings including multiple departments to review

processing schedules and production orders to make decisions concerning inventory

requirements, staffing requirements, safety issues, work procedures, and duty

assignments, considering budgetary limitations and time constraints.

• Review operations and confer with technical or administrative staff to resolve production

or processing problems.

• Train, evaluate, and discharge staff, and resolve personnel grievances within a union

environment.

• Initiate and coordinate inventory and cost control programs including continuous

improvement.

• Prepare and maintain production reports and personnel records.

• Single point contact for customers to resolve production, quality or scheduling

requirements

• Internal Safety Officer responsible for auditing and maintaining transportation safety

record

• Develop and implement layered audit process to monitor productivity, quality, safety,

security and inventory

Lear Whitby 2/2011 – 5/2011

Quality Supervisor (Agency)

Reporting to the Quality Manager, responsible for Quality Department operations of the Lear

Whitby Plant to ensure that all supplied seat assemblies to General Motors were conforming to

customer standards.

• Single point contact for GM Materials, Quality and Production departments on third shift

• Responsible for creating and maintaining quality records

• Facilitate weekly PPM meetings and issuing corrective actions to multiple departments

through GO FAST process

• Training and maintaining employee records

• Attend GM quality meeting to assist in root cause analysis with GM GL’s, TL’s and EE’s

GM Canada 12/2010 – 2/2011

Materials Group Leader (Agency)

Reporting directly to the General Motors Body Shop Materials Manager, responsible for daily

materials requirements to feed mainline JIT production. Supervised 18 Material Handlers in

addition to 3 Team Leaders, ensuring daily management of personal and material as well as the

implementation of continuous improvement requirements and permanent corrective actions.

• Attend daily Body Shop production meetings and report any potential issues they may

directly or indirectly impact the process

• Maintains a safe, clean work environment

• Implements the QS9000/ISO14001/(GMS) Global Manufacturing System compliance

processes

• Frequently make contact with Shift Lead / Business Manager to keep them informed of

any issues

• Perform layered audits and report findings / solutions to Body Shop Business Manger

• Trains, develops and maintains EE’s skills matrix

• Perform cycle counts as requested by GM Materials including inspection of inbound

materials for quality compliance

Automodular Corporation 6/1996 – 8/2010

My fourteen years’ experience working within Automodular as a Value Added Assemblers has

driven me to be a successful, results-generating professional with extensive experience working

within teams, supervising technical personnel. Areas of expertise include extensive industry

knowledge, practical experience in the developing, maintaining, and improving engineering

processes with excellent interpersonal communication. Development of infrastructure based on

principles of boosting productivity and lowering attendance related issues through consistent

discipline strategies and incentive programs.Extensive background in virtually all warehouse

manufacturing operations, with hands-on quality management responsibilities in customer-driven,

J.I.T, TS, QS and ISO certified team unionized work environments. Skilled in troubleshooting and

problem resolution; management of the quality system in a union environment, adherence to

strict customer specifications, preparation of annual financial budgets in excess of 2.5 million

dollars and variance reporting.Develop and implement production tracking and quality control

systems, analyzing production, quality control, maintenance and other operational reports to

detect and improve production issues.

Positions held at Automodular Corp over my fourteen year career include the following:

• Quality Manger

• Interim Quality Manager

• Quality Engineer

• Lead Production Supervisor

• Production Supervisor

• Quality Technician

• Quality Liaison

Education and Certifications

• OSSD Paul Dwyer Catholic High School 1989

• Quality Concepts Durham College 2002

• Working Related Equivalency – University – Quality Management

• 5S and Lean Manufacturing

• WHMIS Training

• Health and Safety Courses

• Lift Truck and Overhead Crane Certificates

• 8D Training

• ISO Internal auditor

• Many quality / continuous improvements courses

References available upon request

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