Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
Stephen A. Newell
Westerville, OH 43081
************@*****.***
Summary of Experience and Skills:
An experienced manufacturing professional with over 29 years experience, with a history of significant
accomplishments. Experience includes production management, human resources, safety, quality
management, logistics, and process improvement in a unionized facility.
Areas of Expertise:
•1 Establishing Annual Budgets •2 Grievance Procedure & Contract Negotiations
•3 Demonstrated Communication Skills •4 Quality Standards
•5 Team Building •6 Safety and Industrial Hygiene
•7 New Product Line Installation •8 ISO 9001 Certification Process
•9 Forecasting Monthly Costs •10 QS 9000 & TS 16949
Professional Experience:
Denman Tire Corporation August, 2006 to Present
Operations Manager
Total responsibility for tire related operation, including company P & L, Human Resources, Tire
Engineering, Quality Assurance, Global Inventories, and Logistics. Financial accountability for $80M
annually
•1 Hired by CEO with specific task of changing culture for hourly and salaried personnel.
•2 Successfully negotiated concession package with local union during first two months.
•3 Reduced manufacturing head count by 9% during first six months.
•4 Increased production of radial tires per builder by 20% through scheduling revisions.
•5 Introduced new concept of team approach to Safety resulting in incident reduction by 15%.
•6 Reduced operations related material waste by 30% during first six months.
Continental Tire North America; Charlotte, North Carolina 1978 to August, 2006
Plant Manager, Continental Tire Commercial/OTR Division
Bryan, Ohio Plant 1998 to August, 2006
Manage a 550,000 sq. ft. union facility with full responsibility for quality, safety, production, P & L,
conversion costs, human resources, engineering, global inventories, and field engineering. Financial
accountability for $180M annually. Promoted in plant from Operations Manager.
•1 Maintained excellent union relationship with minimal grievances, successfully led four contract
negotiations without work stoppage, and developed strong team atmosphere at all levels.
•2 Bryan Plant first OTR manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 Quality Certification.
•3 Plant received the Safety and Health Improvement Program (SHIP) award presented by the Rubber
Manufacturers Association (RMA) for significant reduction in incident and Lost Work Day rates.
•4 Turned over Global Finished Goods Inventory eight times in 2004
•5 Introduced new hourly incentive plan, increasing Bias tire production by 14%.
•6 Introduced and implemented new radial product line, increasing production by 35%.
Bryan, Ohio Plant 1991 - 1998
Operations Manager, Continental Tire Commercial/OTR Division
•1 Responsible for the performance of a three shift operation and related disciplines to assure quality
products are delivered on time to a global customer base.
•2 Successfully reduced the number of production departments from nine to four production
departments resulting in salary level head count reduction of 37%.
•3 Developed “QIP” program with quality assurance department to help foster the “Internal Customer”
concept among departments.
•4 Consistently met or exceeded production schedules in every evaluation period.
•5 Identified and arranged training to develop an effective supervisory team that embraced change as
necessary for sustained success
Bryan, Ohio Plant 1983 - 1991
Mixing/Processing/Raw Materials Manager
•1 General Tire purchased by Continental Tire in 1987
•2 Responsible for four shift supervisors, two receiving clerks and 62 hourly employees in crew
dominated production departments. Participant on Salaried Interviewing Committee.
•3 Consistently met and exceeded production schedules
•4 Recognized as “Best of Best” Continental Tire designation for the mixing department with an
operator efficiency rate of 97%.
•5 Improved departmental safety record by 65% during last four years of responsibility with respect to
OSHA recordable incidents.
Production Night Superintendent, General Tire 1980 – 1983
Mayfield, Kentucky Plant 1979 - 1980
Supervisor, General Tire
Akron, Ohio 1978 - 1979
Corporate Trainee General Tire, Inc.
Education:
B.S. Business Administration, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY--1978
Ithaca College Football Team-4 years; Captain Senior Year
Ithaca College Lacrosse Team-4 years
Community Involvement:
•1 Bryan Athletic Boosters (Fund Raising)
•2 Junior Achievement
•3 United Way
•4 Little League Baseball Coach
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