CRAIG DOLLINS

**** ******** *****, ******, **** *4236 (C): 248-***-**** (H): 330-***-**** abnwu8@r.postjobfree.com

MANUFACTURING: MANAGER, DIRECTOR

More than 17 years of progressive experience in manufacturing, 12 years in management positions with increasing

responsibility. Accomplished in obtaining production and quality improvements and reducing cost. Superior

leadership skills, practiced in directing multi-disciplined teams. Skilled at implementing lean initiatives. Proven

areas of expertise include:

Production Management Line Rate Adjustments

Operations Management Cost Control

Multi-Plant Experience Safety Compliance

Lean Manufacturing Quality Control within ISO Standards

Continuous Improvement Quality Engineering

Six Sigma Certification in Progress Labor Relations and Negotiations

Productivity Improvements Employee Development

Process Improvements Manpower Allocation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION 1989-Present

LORDSTOWN ASSEMBLY PLANT, Lordstown, OH

Superintendent, Body Shop, 8/2008- Present

Lead Superintendent for three shift operation assembling Cobalt/G5 (120 Salary & Hourly/shift).

Responsible for meeting safety, production, quality and cost standards.

Currently employing Lean Global Manufacturing System (GMS) improvements.

Achieved 20% improvement in Global Customer Audit performance in three months.

JANESVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT, Janesville, WI

Superintendent, Body Shop, 10/2007-7/2008

Department shift lead for assembling Tahoe/Yukon (150 Salary & Hourly/shift).

Championed Body Shop de-rate, successfully implementing multiple line-rate reductions.

Instituted full FIFO in support of lean concepts.

HAMTRAMCK ASSEMBLY PLANT, Hamtramck, MI

Superintendent, General Assembly (Acting), 11/2004-12/2005 & 4/2007- 10/2007

Department shift lead, responsible for assembling DTS/Lucerne (230 Salary & Hourly/shift).

Launched the 2006 Lucerne and DTS majors.

Superintendent, Body Shop (Acting), 8/2006-4/2007

Department lead (130 Salary & Hourly/shift).

Met all productivity and quality objectives during 2006 De-Rate.

Business Manager, General Assembly & Body Shop, 11/2003-11/2004, 1/2006-8/2006

Responsible for manpower allocation, labor management and negotiations, production management, and

productivity improvements.

Reduced 23 jobs and negotiated 2004 Local Contract resolving all Par. 78 grievances with $0 handed.

Made 100% of required efficiency gains and cut Safety Stores budgets by 18%.

Created working Microsoft ACCESS database for tracking progressive attendance and labor issues.

Supervisor, General Assembly, 2/2002-11/2003

Production Supervisor in hard trim. Managed the Door Hardware, Post Body Marriage, Instrument Panel,

and Headliner lines.

Made 100% of required efficiency gains including a De-Rate in 2003.

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GM TECH CENTER, PRE-PRODUCTION OPERATIONS, Warren, MI

General Foreman – Body Shop, Paint, Functional Evaluation, 3/2000-2/2002

Managed Supervisory and Weld Engineering team. Responsible for program execution and production

management of early phase “Mule Build” concept and test vehicles.

Build Support Team Manager – General Assembly, 1/1999-3/2000

Managed multi-disciplined team including build shop program management engineers as well as the

administrative support group responsible for build and problem resolution documentation. Established

readiness and build documentation processes as well as feedback/feedforward relationship with GM

Proving Grounds.

Supervisor-General Assembly, 4/1996-1/1999

Supervised UAW skilled trades mechanics and metal model makers in the Chassis, Trim, and Electrical

departments in General Assembly. Responsible for the assembly and debug of Pre-Production Operations

test vehicles.

Chassis Quality Engineer, 5/1994-3/1996

Responsible for problem identification and resolution of pre-production component and process issues for

the 1997 U Van and 1997, 98 Corvette Major.

Engineering Co-op Student, 10/1989-5/1994

Various engineering assignments. Completed senior thesis project on the Toyota Functional Evaluation

process.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Recognized as a member of the management team awarded the 2004 JD Power Silver Plant Award and 2005 JD

Power Bronze Plant Award for Quality in North America.

April 2004, Department Lead Negotiator for the ratified 2004 Detroit Hamtramck Local GM/UAW agreement.

September 2001, received GMVO Go Fast recognition award for cost and timing savings in the PPO paint process.

October 2000, received recognition award for performance as acting Body Shop Superintendent.

EDUCATION

Currently pursuing Six Sigma Certification.

M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Oakland University, Rochester, MI.

B.S.M.E., Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Kettering University (formerly GMI Engineering &

Management Institute), Flint, MI.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Lean Manufacturing: GMS (TPS), 5S, COMMWIP, FIFO, PMP, Andon, Continuous Improvement Workshop

Leader, Standard Operating Procedures.

Manufacturing Processes and Applications: Welding (Resistance Spot, Laser, Mig), Sheet Metal Forming, GEP

Torque Monitoring, Robotic Sealer and Adhesive Applications, Vision Inspection Systems, GSIP Quality Tracking

Systems, Form and Pierce, Material Handling and Conveyance Systems

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