Manager Manufacturing

Ed Plott

**** ******** **. . ************, ** ***29

615-***-**** . ******@*******.***

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

. Experienced metrics driven leader with a broad industry and

manufacturing engineering background fully equipped to quickly

establish a path of continuous improvement.

. Led plants to desired results in safety, quality, cost, and on-time

delivery through Lean thinking, team development, and customer focus.

. Personal integrity, organizational skills, and a collaborative

management style that engages people at all levels of the

organization.

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Core Competencies: Lean (5S, Kaizen, Demand Flow Technology, Value

Stream Mapping, SMED, TPM, Kanban, Toyota Production System) . Operations

Leadership . Pragmatic Problem Solving . Business Acumen . Performance

Metrics . Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering . Training and Coaching .

Safety Programs . Microsoft Office Suite

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TranSystems/The Access Group (2009 - Present)

Project Consultant (Gallatin, TN)

Lead projects for clients of this leading resource for lean business,

manufacturing, and engineering solutions. Currently assigned as Interim

Director of Manufacturing - Lee Company, Nashville, TN

. 5S and visual management

. Order entry, scheduling, and tracking system improvement

. Capital equipment projects

. Performance metrics development

. Safety program and employee communication improvements

Central Woodwork of Nashville, Inc. (2005 - 2008)

Operations Manager (Nashville, TN)

Led operations staff in the manufacture and distribution of residential

millwork products (windows, doors, molding, and stairway components).

Customer base included local contractors and regional dealers in four

states. Functional scope included manufacturing, quality, warehousing,

shipping via internal truck fleet, safety, maintenance, and human

resources (210,000 sq. ft.; two plants).

. Increased productivity by 27% through introduction, training, and

development of 5S process

. Established a quality audit and feedback system which reduced

defects by 89% and scrap by 73% through quantitative measurement,

root cause identification, and corrective action

. Introduced a new and effective company wide customer satisfaction

metric (On-Time & In-Full)

. Personally developed, implemented, and directed a plant-wide

comprehensive safety program including DOT compliance which

contributed to a 78% reduction in recordable injuries

. Effectively reduced manufacturing lead time for selected product by

33% to improve customer satisfaction

. Creatively reduced waste disposal costs through recycling

. Established and maintained various performance metrics and

reporting which effectively drove improvement

. Fostered hourly employee performance review process which yielded

positive personnel development

A.O. Smith Electrical Products Company (1998 - 2005)

Plant Manager (McMinnville and Lexington, TN)

Led vertically integrated electric motor manufacturing facility.

Responsible for all site functions including manufacturing, quality,

materials, manufacturing engineering, tooling, maintenance, human

resources, safety, and accounting. Processes included aluminum die

casting, lamination stamping, sheet metal fabrication, machining, wire

winding, painting, assembly, and test (650 people; 300,000 sq. ft.).

. Conducted hands-on implementation of lean efforts including 5-S,

SMED, TPM, Kaizen, value stream mapping, and continuous improvement

teams

. Introduced and established cellular manufacturing and 5S resulting

in 18% productivity improvement

. Directed safety program effort which enabled the plant to win the

Tennessee Commissioner's Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety

and Health for three consecutive years

. Won corporate "Plant Safety Award" for best plant safety

performance

. Delivered operations financial performance to consistently meet and

exceed targets

. Planned and coordinated transfer and start-up of new product line

(IHP)

. Developed repositioning plans for product transfer to Mexico plants

. Achieved $300,000 annual savings through development and

implementation of plant cost reduction system

. Reduced operating costs/standard hour while downsizing due to

transfer of product to Mexico

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EARLY ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

DESA International (heating products), Bowling Green, KY

Director, Manufacturing Engineering (DFT,

manufacturing/industrial engineering)

Electrolux/Frigidaire Home Products (appliances), Springfield, TN

Manager, Manufacturing Services (manufacturing/industrial

engineering, maintenance, tooling)

Sundstrand Electric Power Systems (aerospace), Lima, OH

Operations Planning Manager (industrial engineering)

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EDUCATION

Ashland University (Ashland, OH)

MBA, Executive Management, G.P.A. 3.50

Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)

BS Manufacturing Technology, G.P.A. = 3.44

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TRAINING

. LeanSigma (by TBM Consulting Group)

. Kaizen (by Shingijutsu)

. Demand Flow Technology (by JCIT Institute of Technology)

. Six Sigma - Management Level (by A.O. Smith Master Black Belt)

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