Manager Plant

Daniel G. Kruse

***** ***** *** ***** ● Granger, Indiana 46530

Home: 574-***-**** ● Cell: 574-***-**** ● E-mail: **********@*******.***

Driven manufacturing operations professional with a track record of maximizing Customer Satisfaction,

Cash Flow, and Employee Satisfaction. Over 15 years of P&L responsibility, including budget

development and performance reporting against the same. Strong engineering background combined with

excellent data collection, filtering, and analysis skills. Employ a participative management style with strong

teambuilding and written/verbal communications skills. Able to manage multiple responsibilities and projects

at once, organize and prioritize activities, and meet deadlines. Thrive in both large and small organizations.

Successful start up and turnaround experience.

Professional Experience

RBC Bearings, Inc. - Precision Products Division

Bremen and Plymouth, Indiana

Products: Needle & Cylindrical Roller Bearing Rolling Elements, Precision Pins & Shafts

Size: $20M / 100 Employees

Plant Manager - Bremen (November, 2003 – March, 2009)

Manager of Technical Services – Plymouth (March, 2009 – Present)

As Plant Manager: responsible for overall Plant Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery. Reported to the

Division Vice President & General Manager. Managed Production, Shipping, Maintenance, Quality,

Production Control, and Engineering. RBCPP-Bremen is a high mix, low volume (comparatively), non-

union operation employing Wire Drawing/Shearing, CNC Turning, Knurling, Mass Finishing, Heat

Treat, OD/Face Grinding processes.

ISO-9001:2000 Registered. Markets served include: automotive, aerospace, heavy truck, computer

and general industrial sectors.

As Manager of Technical Services: responsible for Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance. RBCPP-

Plymouth is a high volume, low mix, union operation employing Wire Drawing/Shearing, Mass

Finishing and OD/Chamfer Grinding processes.

ISO/TS16949 Registered. Markets served include: automotive, heavy truck, power tools and general

industrial sectors.

Key Accomplishments:

Developed Standard Cost System to enable product to be priced to meet margin objectives and to aid in

identifying competitive gaps.

Created Make-To-Stock and Make-To-Order product classifications to improve delivery performance from

60% to 98% on time and manage finished goods inventory levels.

Implemented Key Performance Metrics to focus operation on daily performance. Improved Production

$/Labor $ measure from 4.84 to 6.0.

Improved overall process capability and quality levels to supply high precision rollers to the aerospace

industry.

Received Delco-Remy Zero Defects Award and Imation Certified Supplier Status.

Achieved ISO/TS-16949 Registration on first attempt with zero non-conformances identified.

AMTEC Precision Products, Inc.

Plant 2 – Elgin, Illinois

Products: Contract CNC Machining & Assembly – Diesel Fuel Injection Components, Air Compressor

Shafts, Anti-Lock Brake Components, and Engine Valve Train Assemblies

Size: $80M / 200 Employees

Plant Manager (January, 2002 – July, 2003)

Responsible for overall Plant Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery. Reported to Manufacturing

Operations Manager. Manage Production, Shipping, Maintenance, Quality, Production Control, and

Engineering. AMTEC is a high precision, full service, unionized contract machine shop employing

CNC Turning, Vertical and Horizontal Machining Centers, Grinding – Centerless/Plunge/Surface/Creep

Feed, and Assembly operations.

QS & ISO 9000 Registered. Markets served include: automotive, heavy truck, and general industrial

sectors.

Key Accomplishments:

Introduced concepts of 5-S’s, and Key Performance Metrics.

Launched CNC machining cells for producing Diesel Fuel Injection Nozzles, Barrels, and Spring Housings.

Launched first assembly operations at company.

Introduced Visual Work Instructions and Visual Control Plans to communicate Operation and Process

Control Requirements to a multi-language workforce.

Sponsored first Six Sigma Project at the Company.

INA USA Corporation

Plant 2 – Cheraw, South Carolina

Products: Tripod Rollers, Valve Lifters, Clutch Release Bearings, Roller Rocker Arms

Size: $100M / 300 Employees (Plant)

Segment Leader – Rocker Arm Assembly (May, 2001 – December, 2001)

Plant Manager (March, 2000 – May, 2001)

Segment Leader – Tripods (May, 1999 – February, 2000)

Segment Leader – Clutch Release Bearings (August, 1998 – April, 1999)

As Segment Leader: responsible for managing the operations of a business unit within the factory.

Responsible for Quality, Cost (P&L), and Delivery. Reported to the Plant Manager.

As Plant Manager: responsible for overall Plant Performance, coordinating activities of the Segments

and allocating support services (Shipping, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering) to the Segments.

Reported to the Vice President of Operations. INA is a non-union Tier 1 Supplier to the Big Three

employing Hot/Cold Forming, Turning, Heat Treat, OD/ID/Face Grinding, and Automatic/Semi-

Automatic/Manual Assembly operations.

QS & ISO14001 Registered. Markets served: Automotive and General Industrial.

Key Accomplishments:

Regular interaction with Customers during Quotation, Product Development, Launch Cycles, as well as

Problem Resolution during Production.

Reorganized 4 Shift – 7 Day/Week Department into a 3 Shift – 5 Day/Week Department using Flow Line

Scheduling and Buffer Stocks with Min/Max Inventory Level Management.

Planned and Executed Reorganization of the Plant, while running 6-7 days/week without impacting the

customer, into Product-based Manufacturing Flow Lines to position Plant to achieve desired productivity

levels.

Received GM Powertrain Supplier of the Year Award for Roller Rocker Arms.

MB Manufacturing, Inc.

A Member of The Reserve Group

Valparaiso, Indiana/Benton Harbor, Michigan

Products: Precision Mounted Bearings

Size: $20M / 90 Employees

Manager – Engineering Services (November, 1997 – July, 1998)

Operations Manager – Bearing Technologies (November, 1993 – October, 1997)

Project Engineer (November, 1992 – October, 1993)

MB Manufacturing was formerly McGill Bearing’s Mounted Bearing Division. The Reserve Group

purchased the division through a FTC mandated sale. The Reserve Group only received the bearing

grinding and assembly facility.

As Project Engineer: responsible for developing a bearing ring turning and heat treat sourcing strategy.

Selected domestic/offshore sources for the outsourced portion of the ring supply strategy. Planned

new state of the art CNC Ring Turning Facility.

As Operations Manager – Bearing Technologies: responsible for start up and daily operation of the

offsite Ring Turning Facility.

As Manager of Engineering Services: responsible for Product Development, Process Engineering, and

Quality at Main Plant performing Bearing Grinding, Casting Machining and Housed Bearing Unit

Assembly operations. Retained responsibility for off-site Ring Turning Facility.

Key Accomplishments:

Reduced MB’s overall heat treated ring costs by over 40%.

Advanced Precision Turning, Inc.

Part of Worldwide Magnet-Schultz

Westmont, Illinois

Operations Manager (February, 1991 – November, 1992)

John Crane, Inc.

Morton Grove, Illinois

Type 15 Machining Cell Foreman (September, 1989 – January, 1991)

CNC Machining Supervisor (November, 1988 – August, 1989)

Imperial Eastman, Inc.

Niles, Illinois

Manufacturing Engineer (April, 1988 – October, 1988)

Associate Manufacturing Engineer (May, 1987 – March, 1988)

Co-Op Student (July, 1982 – April, 1987)

Education

GMI Engineering & Management Institute

(formerly General Motors Institute, now Kettering University)

Flint, Michigan

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering – 1987

Concentration in Machine Design

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