Manager Plant

WAYNE E. HARTSOCK

*** *******'s Ridge Blvd.

Johnson City, TN 37615

Cell: 423-***-****

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SUMMARY

A senior Operations Executive with 20+ years of experience managing multi-

plant automotive supplier companies. Proven ability to implement metrics

and lean methodologies to quickly improve operational efficiencies,

decrease waste and improve individual plant and corporate profitability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HUTCHINSON SEALING SYSTEMS, INC. 2004 - 2013

A $250M manufacturer of rubber and thermoplastic automotive glass and body

seals and a division of Hutchinson Worldwide, an approximately $3.2B

manufacturer of automotive, aerospace and industrial products

VP of Operations, NA - Church Hill, TN; Wytheville, VA; Newfields, NH and

Celaya, Gto. Mexico (12/09 to 2/13)

. P & L responsibility for 4 manufacturing plants (rubber and plastic

extrusion and injection molding) and 2 rubber mixing plants with 2113

employees and $250M in annual sales

. Developed and managed division operational objectives through 4 plant

manager direct reports

. Oversaw environmental and safety programs through an environmental and

safety manager direct report resulting in zero environmental penalties

. Led the division cost reduction/continuous improvement program for

operations resulting in an increase in annual division profit of 1.3%

realized to the bottom line in addition to the previous 4.4% improvement

in the U.S. Division alone

. Actively led the launch of $57M of new business in the Celaya facility

(70% of annual sales for Celaya) including the expansion into a second

plant while launching 42% of the annual sales in the US locations

. Implemented standardized objectives and reporting system across all

locations

VP of Operations - Church Hill, TN; Wytheville, VA and Newfields, NH (3/07

to 12/09)

. P & L responsibility for 3 manufacturing plants (rubber and plastic

extrusion and injection molding) and a rubber mixing plant with 1226

employees and $204M in annual sales

. Developed and managed division operational objectives through 4 plant

manager direct reports

. Oversaw environmental and safety programs through an environmental and

safety manager direct report resulting in zero environmental penalties

and only one lost time accident in two years among all three of the

plants and one mixing plant combined

. Led the division cost reduction/continuous improvement program for

operations resulting in an increase in annual division profit of 4.4%

realized to the bottom line

. Led the efforts to reduce fixed costs by 1.1% of sales

Plant Manager - Church Hill, TN and Wytheville, VA (9/04 to 3/07)

. P & L responsibility for 2 manufacturing plants (rubber extrusion and

injection molding) and a rubber mixing plant with 732 employees and $136M

in annual sales

. Directed operations for rubber mixing, extrusion and finishing processes

. Reduced plant wide scrap in the Church Hill facility from 12.5% to 2.9%

. Reduced the cost of non-quality in the Church Hill facility from 9.5% to

4.2%

. Managed the introduction of sponge mixing at the Wytheville mixing plant

. Reduced overtime by 60% while reducing head count by 176 persons in the

Church Hill facility

. Managed the introduction of dynamic seal production at the Wytheville

facility

. Obtained TS16949 certification at both the Church Hill and Wytheville

facilities while maintaining ISO14001

. Reduced plant wide scrap in the Wytheville facility from 7.0% to 2.8%

METZELER AUTOMOTIVE PROFILE SYSTEMS 2001 - 2004

An approximately $400M manufacturer of rubber and thermoplastic automotive

glass and body seals

General Manager - Keokuk, IA (4/04 to 9/04)

. P & L responsibility for a manufacturing plant (rubber extrusion and

injection molding) and mixing plant (rubber and TPV) with 447 employees

and $65M in annual sales

. Directed operations for rubber and TPV mixing, extrusion and finishing

processes

. Oversaw the introduction of a TPV mixing line in the mixing plant

Engineering Manager - Keokuk, IA (5/03 to 4/04)

. Managed a manufacturing engineering and maintenance staff of 20

engineers, 29 maintenance technicians, 5 janitors and 9

machinists/tooling technicians

. Prepared and managed the annual capital, project, salaried labor,

indirect hourly labor and maintenance budgets

. Assisted the plant manager with operational management for the plant

. Led the revision of labor standards and process layouts yielding a labor

cost savings of $1.43M per year

. Assisted in leading the efforts to reduce salaried overhead costs by

$1.4M per year

. Reduced indirect overtime costs by $120,000 per year while reducing head

count by 22 persons

. Drove scrap reduction efforts reducing overall plant scrap from 5.8% to

3.7%

. Implemented material cost reduction initiatives resulting in a savings of

$0.55M per year

. Directed the engineering department portion of obtaining TS16949

certification and of maintaining Q1 and ISO14000 certification

. Chaired the Engineering Council for the North American Division

Engineering Manager - Reidsville, NC (7/01 to 5/03)

. Managed a manufacturing engineering and maintenance staff of 15

engineers, 1 scheduler/planner, 22 maintenance technicians, 2 MRO

attendants, 5 mold technicians and 7 machinist/tooling technicians

. Prepared and managed the annual capital, project, salaried labor,

indirect hourly labor and maintenance budgets

. Directed the engineering department portion of maintaining Q1, QS9000 and

ISO14000 certification

. Assisted the plant manager with operational management for the plant

. Led the revision of labor standards and process layouts resulting in the

reduction of the production employee head count by 146 persons while

maintaining the same production volume

. Reduced maintenance overtime costs by $27,000 per month while reducing

head count by 4 persons

. Increased on time PM attainment from 60% to 94% while reducing

maintenance costs by $58,000 per month

. Drove scrap reduction efforts reducing overall plant scrap from 14.2% to

4.53%

. Implemented material cost reduction initiatives resulting in a savings of

$0.89M per year

. Drove factory supplies cost reduction efforts resulting in a savings of

$43,000 per month

HUTCHINSON SEALING SYSTEMS, INC. 1994 - 2001

An approximately $150M manufacturer of rubber automotive glass and body

seals (formerly The Kingston-Warren Corporation) and a division of

Hutchinson Worldwide, a manufacturer of automotive, aerospace and

industrial products

Engineering Manager - Church Hill, TN (10/96 to 7/01)

. Managed a manufacturing engineering and maintenance staff of 11

engineers, 2 supervisors, 17 maintenance technicians, 7 mold technicians

and 6 machinists including MIS and environmental functions

. Prepared and managed the annual capital, project, salaried labor,

indirect hourly labor and maintenance budgets

. Directed the engineering department portion of obtaining QS9000 and

ISO14000 certification

. Developed and implemented a preventive maintenance system for the plant

and production equipment

. Directed the plant safety and compliance committee

Plant Engineer - Wytheville, VA (11/94 to 12/95, 7/96 to 10/96)

. Supervised a staff of 8 maintenance technicians and 5 rubber mold

technicians

. Prepared and managed the plant maintenance and repairs budget

. Provided installation design and directed the installation of electrical,

hydraulic and pneumatic equipment including equipment/system inspections

and start-up troubleshooting

. Developed and implemented a preventive maintenance system for the plant

and production equipment

HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION 1995 - 1996

An approximately $6.9B manufacturer of textile and technical fibers as well

as specialty and bulk chemicals

E/I Engineer/Supervisor - Narrows, VA (12/95 to 7/96)

. Supervised a maintenance staff of 12 electricians and 4 instrument

technicians

. Reviewed engineering designs for functionality, serviceability and ease

of installation and maintenance

. Executed projects and maintenance engineering studies to improve

equipment performance and reliability

HERCULES, INCORPORATED 1988 - 1994

An approximately $2.7B manufacturer of chemicals and munitions and a

contractor operator of government owned munitions plants

Facilities Engineer; Engineer 2- Radford, VA (6/88 to 11/94)

. Provided engineering design and cost proposals for process

instrumentation, process control systems, motor controls, programmable

logic controllers (PLC'S), power distribution equipment and fire

protection systems

. Procured and installed electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment

. Provided designs and installation assistance for intrinsically safe and

explosion proof equipment in hazardous locations including field

inspections and start-up troubleshooting

LITTON, POLY-SCIENTIFIC 1985 -

1988

A manufacturer of slip rings for the defense industry and commercial

security systems and energy management systems

Quality Control Engineer (co-op) - Blacksburg, VA (4/85 to 5/88)

. Provided field service, technical support and software testing for energy

management systems

. Designed test fixtures and tested/repaired circuit boards for security

and energy management systems

EDUCATION

BS Electrical Engineering, May 1988 GPA: Major:

3.6/4.0 (Overall: 3.4/4.0)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Blacksburg, VA

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

VA Army National Guard; Gate City, VA; Tractor-Trailer Driver

7/86 to 2/88

TN Army National Guard; Kingsport, TN; MANPADS Crewman

2/82 to 7/86

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Eta Kappa Nu Association (Electrical Engineering Honor Society)

Golden Key National Honor Society

Gamma Beta Phi (Honorary Service Society)

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