Manager Manufacturing
Resume:
RESUME
Oscar G. Thompson
Carson, CA 90746
***********@*****.***
Strengths: Strong leadership and motivational skills, self-driven, superior work ethics and organizational skills, very efficient,
extremely discipline, diligent worker, ability to create effective systems and methods of operations, strong analytical skills and strives for
perfection in every area.. The keen ability to understand technical material and develop strategies for successful operation. Great people
skills and Team Player.
Professional Experience:
11/12 to 02/13 Accounts Coordinator/Expeditor - Tempoary
Warmelin Precision Products., Hawthorne, California
• Responsible for daily customer status.
• Analyze, compile and update a build plan for each assigned customer.
• Analyze and release job orders to meet customer due dates.
• Support efforts to eliminate held-for-conditions and coordinate the status of customer orders with program and shop management.
• Execute the master build plan.
• Provide status on critical jobs on a daily basis.
• Notify shop management and PC planners when customer due dated cannot be met.
• Convey material to designated area.
• Secures lifting attachments to materials, counts, weighs and records number of units of materials moved or handled on a daily
production sheet.
• Attached identifying tags/labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, etc.
• Receive materials, tools and manufacturing details in a timely manner in the computer system.
• Ensure tractability for all materials.
• Ensure all items shipped are packaged and logged properly.
Professional Experience:
11/07 to 08/11 Manufacturing Manager/Production Control Manager
American Aircraft Products, Inc., Gardena, California
• Manage, lead, coach, and motivate employees to meet the company's vision of supplying, service, qualify and cost to its
major customers.
• Develop and implement processes, standards and disciplines throughout the operation to ensure sustainable improvements in
manufacturing performance
• Meet and exceed business and legal requirements with regards to all aspects of manufacturing safety and ensure a safe
manufacturing environment.
• Improve quality of goods output, utilization and material yields and lead continuous improvement and root cause analysis
programs
• Ensure best in class standards are attained with regard to machine maintenance, operational and process monitoring
• Ensure targets are met in terms of all key business indicator are met including output, utilization, efficiency, scrap, quality,
service and stock.
• Develop, coach and lead the manufacturing team, ensuring effective communications, appropriate training, performance
management, recruitment and skills development
• Ensure that all operational facilities are managed professionally and meet employee and business aspirations for best in class.
• Ensure that all business systems, including quality, and procedures are adhered to at all times and are audited and reviewed
on an ongoing basis
• Drive, develop and implement high standards with regard to engineering in terms of preventive and ongoing maintenance,
project work, equipment improvement and systems and procedures
• Manage cost base in line with business/budget commitments, Lead Containment and Corrective Action coordination
• Develop staff (mentor and train both industrial and salary staff, Cellular manufacturing, including cell layout/design and
implementation
• Seek out qualified employees, review and evaluate current staff.
02/07 to 11/07 Manufacturing Manager/Production Control Manager
Venture Aircraft, Compton, California
• Manage, lead, coach, and motivate employees to meet the company's vision of supplying, service, qualify and cost to its
major customers.
• Develop and implement processes, standards and disciplines throughout the operation to ensure sustainable improvements in
manufacturing performance
• Meet and exceed business and legal requirements with regards to all aspects of manufacturing safety and ensure a safe
manufacturing environment.
• Improve quality of goods output, utilization and material yields and lead continuous improvement and root cause analysis
programs
• Ensure best in class standards are attained with regard to machine maintenance, operational and process monitoring
• Ensure targets are met in terms of all key business indicator are met including output, utilization, efficiency, scrap, quality,
service and stock.
• Develop, coach and lead the manufacturing team, ensuring effective communications, appropriate training, performance
management, recruitment and skills development
• Ensure that all operational facilities are managed professionally and meet employee and business aspirations for best in class.
• Ensure that all business systems, including quality, and procedures are adhered to at all times and are audited and reviewed
on an ongoing basis
• Drive, develop and implement high standards with regard to engineering in terms of preventive and ongoing maintenance,
project work, equipment improvement and systems and procedures
• Manage cost base in line with business/budget commitments, Lead Containment and Corrective Action coordination
• Develop staff (mentor and train both industrial and salary staff, Cellular manufacturing, including cell layout/design and
implementation and seeks out qualified employees, review and evaluate current staff.
9/05 to 2/07 Production Control Manage/Environmental and Facilities Manager
Ace Clearwater Enterprises, Torrance, California
• Manage all environmental projects and reports
• Ensure deadlines for environmental codes and complete official documentation to assure company is in full compliance.
• Manage Facility inside and out. Manage and coordinate activities or workers engaged in two or more metal manufacturing
processes, such as machining, metal forming, and welding, applying knowledge of process involved, production methods,
and products. Plans and prepares production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products.
• Create and review master production schedule and work orders, establishes priorities for specific customer orders and revises
schedule according to work order specifications, establish priorities and availability or capability of workers, parts, material,
machines and equipment
• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data and human resource requirements.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes hi processing
methods received for methods or engineering departments.
• Compile reports concerning progress of work and downtime due to failures of machines and equipment to apprise
production-planning personnel of production delays.
• Plan and schedule workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences
and lead times. Knowledge of computer systems that track and locate production flow.
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Prepare production reports and list of required materials, tools, and equipment.
• Prepare purchase orders to obtain materials, tools and equipment
• Reschedules identical processes to eliminate duplicate machine setups.
• Distribute work orders to departments, denoting number type and propose completion date of unites to be produced. Maintain
inventory of materials and parts need to complete production.
1/05 to 9/05 Manufacturing Manager/Production Control Manager
Venture Aircraft, Inc, Campion, California
• Responsible for the daily coordination of 5 Program Managers.
• Responsible for the monthly coordination of a 90-day rolling bill plan.
• Create and review master production schedule and work orders, establishes priorities for specific customer orders and revises
schedule according to work order specifications, establish priorities and availability or capability of workers, parts, material,
machines and equipment
• Set-up agreements with new vendors for the purpose of scheduling, pricing, and better quality.
• Maintain stockroom inventory - finish and unfinished goods.
• Coordinate daily with outside processing personnel to insure timely delivery of heat, and paint orders.
• Monitor O.P. writers for accuracy of purchase orders to reduce possible rework, and scrap issues.
• Coordinate with Shipping Department daily to ensure timely scheduling of pick-ups.
• Responsible for scheduling of the Final Inspection Department to support any pass due, or expedite issues that may occur.
• Coordinate with Lead Men of each department to maintain a 90-day scheduling window.
10/01 to I/05 Property Control Manager/Production Control Manager
Hydroform, USA, Carson, California
• Supervise and coordinate activities of all incoming and outgoing tooling on a daily basis.
• Responsible for all customer tooling and annual physical inventory.
• Conduct annual tooling surveys by customer both commercial and government.
• Review all customers tooling for inactivity to produce a list by customer for final disposition.
• Maintain stockroom inventory - finish and unfinished goods.
• Conduct yearly-cycle-count of stockroom to maintain accurate inventory.
• Coordinate daily with outside processing personnel to insure timely delivery of heat, and paint orders.
• Monitor O.P. Writers for accuracy of purchase orders to reduce possible rework, and scrap issues.
• Coordinate with Shipping Department daily to ensure timely scheduling of pick-ups.
• Responsible for scheduling of the Final Inspection Department to support any pass due, or expedite issues that may occur.
• Oversee Zone Men of each department to maintain a 90-day scheduling window.
4/96 to 10/01 Production Control Manager
Ace Clearwater Enterprises, Torrance, California
• Supervise and coordinate activities or workers engaged in two or more metal manufacturing processes, such as machining,
metal forming, and welding, applying knowledge of process involved, production methods, and products. Plans and prepares
production schedules for manufacture of industrial or commercial products.
• Create and review master production schedule and work orders, establishes priorities for specific customer orders and revises
schedule according to work order specifications, establish priorities and availability or capability of workers, parts, material,
machines and equipment
• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data and human resource requirements.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes in processing
methods received for methods or engineering departments.
• Compile reports concerning progress of work and downtime due to failures of machines and equipment to apprise
production-planning personnel of production delays.
• Plan and schedule workflow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences
and lead tunes. Knowledge of computer systems that track and locate production flow
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Prepare production reports and list of required materials, tools, and equipment.
• Prepare purchase orders to obtain materials, tools and equipment
• Reschedules identical processes to eliminate duplicate machine setups.
• Distribute work orders to departments, denoting number type and propose completion date of unites to be produced. Maintain
inventory of materials and parts need to complete production.
• Expedite production of spare parts and establish delivery dates for spare parts orders to be designated Spares Scheduler.
5/95 to 3/96 Materials Planner/Buyer
Ace Clearwater Enterprises, Torrance California
• Provide monthly forecast by customer on a month-to-month bases using MRP system.
• Determine from bill what materials and other items to produce to confirm a delivery time for each customer product Mail
quotes and place purchase order with proper vendors to determine to most competitive price.
• Handle quote responses, place purchase order with vendor.
8/94 to 4/95 Expediter
Ace Clearwater Enterprises, Torrance, California
• Analyze, compile and update a build plan for each assigned customer.
• Analyze and release job orders to meet customer due dates.
• Support efforts to eliminate held-for-conditions and coordinate the status of customer orders with program and shop management.
• Execute the master build plan.
• Provide status on critical jobs on a daily basis.
• Notify shop management and PC planners when customer due dated cannot be met.
• Open containers, loads and unloads material preventing damage.
• Convey material to designated area.
• Secures lifting attachments to materials, counts, weighs and records number of units of materials moved or handled on a daily
production sheet.
• Attached identifying tags/labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, etc.
• Operate forklift.
• Receive materials, tools and manufacturing details in a timely manner in the computer system.
• Ensure tractability for all materials. Input raw materials in computer system.
• Ensure all items shipped are packaged and logged properly.
Education
Long Beach State University Long
Beach, California 9/75 to 6/78
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