Manufacturing Manager

Terry L. Taylor

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DIRECTOR / MANAGER- MANUFACTURING

Process Improvement / Cost Control / Kanban / Standardized Work / TPM /

Kaizens / 5S / KPI / FDA / Critical Four / Metrics Tracking / Lean / JIT /

TPS / High Volume Production / Restructuring / Consumer Products / Cycle

Time / International / P&L, /Training shop floor

Drove multi-site domestic and international manufacturing successes at

Fortune 100 Alcoa

and Reynolds Metals. Built and managed production systems and training

programs to

support operations, as well as maximize margins, output/quality. Expert

problem solving and productivity improvement. Launched startup

production. Managed reliability, cost control, labor

relations, materials, scheduling and flow processing functions. Led

research and development trials.

* Lowered Alcoa pull time metrics from 20 to 12 minutes, a 40%

reduction.

* Set Alcoa production volume records, moving from 420,000 to 500,000

pounds per

day.

* Established lowest cost/largest foil producing/exporting plants

Domestic/Global for Reynolds Alcoa (China)

* Reduced Reynolds production costs by 37% and improved recovery rate

from 89% to 93.5%.

Key Skills: Boost productivity. Build international manufacturing

processes. Grasp technical matters quickly. Win cooperation at all levels.

Highly competitive and resourceful, as well as

Highly organized.

Natural leader, (Ability to get things done quickly.)

Astute researcher.

Effective at organizing labor. Operations-oriented. Problem solver. Astute

researcher

BS, Business Administration, Virginia State/Trinity College

and University.

Key Accomplishments

Lowered Alcoa pull time metrics from 20 to 12 minutes, a 40% reduction.

Production speeds and quality were low and scrap was high. Developed labor

excellence initiative to overcome manufacturing problems. Wrote training

programs and defect inspection procedures. Devised significant technical

improvements, including alternative cooling methods and increased

production yield revenue from $109K to $416K per month.

Set Alcoa production volume records, moving from 420,000 to 500,000 pounds

per day.

Reassigned to improve manufacturing productivity at underperforming plant.

Evaluated production and financial impact. Designed, implemented and

maintained JIT,

Kanban and Lean processes. Developed strong employee accountabilities.

Improved quality,

reduced scrap, and fully utilized mill capacity.

Established largest foil exporting plant for Reynolds Chinese division.

Developed, organized and directed establishment of startup manufacturing

plant. Reviewed and selected equipment and built support structures.

Documented entire manufacturing system. Integrated Chinese and western

business philosophy. Set standards for manufacturing and financial goals

and achievements. Plant maintains number one exporter status.

Reduced Reynolds production costs by 37%, and improved recovery rate from

89% to

94.5%. Restlessly drove improvements and control of variance costs.

Improved quality,

increased equipment speed, lowered coil-to-coil

turnaround time and reduced scrap to never matched levels. Reduced

production costs from 15

cents to 9 cents per pound. Improved raw materials recovery rate from 89%

to 94.5%, well

above industry standard of 85%.

Career History

Senior Manufacturing Consultant, Taylor's / Alcoa

Consulting, 2003 to 2007.

Provided technical management support consulting for Alcoa division

consisting of three plants. Developed new product manufacturing processes.

Led complex project management. Supervised work teams. Boosted

productivity and throughput, while decreasing safety liabilities/

environmental concerns.

Alcoa, a worldwide $30.4B producer

of aluminum.

Division Rolling Technical Director, 2002 to 2003.

Ensured continuous production improvements within three rolling and

processing plants. Managed

maintenance, quality, scheduling and waste reduction functions, as well as

shop floor training.

Plant Superintendent, 2000 to 2002. Organized and directed manufacturing

process for foil, casting and rolling production. Supervised 175 employees

and managed budget up to $100M. Decreased waste and improved quality,

throughput, as well as safety, and training the shop floor.

Reynolds Metals, $8mm metal manufacturing company. (Reynolds Wrap Foil)

Plant Manager, 1996 to 2000. Managed International startup and P&L of on-

going manufacturing. Led production, support services, logistics and

maintenance departments. Oversaw 465 associates.

Controlled $75M budget.

Earlier Reynolds Positions:

Rolling Superintendent, Dept. Head, and Supervisor, as well as Mill

Operator./Assistant Managed Roll Grinding/ Annealing,/Slitting/Packaging

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