Quality Supervisor

Justin D. Ruhlman

**** ***** **** *****

Elida Ohio 45807

Cell 937-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

* **** ** ********** **********: Responsible for the overall management of Electric Resistance Melting of Aluminum, melting in Induction and Electric Arc Furnaces of Iron and Steel along with Mold Production and Finishing Departments. This included the supervision of up to an eighty-five (85) man crew.

26 Years of Production Supervision: Responsible for the supervision of the melting and casting as well as other areas of the facility, which included up to fourteen (14) direct hourly employees.

2 Years of Production Scheduling: Responsible for planning the day to day operation of mold production. This involved ordering all necessary cores, molding supplies, and melting supplies to ensure that the foundry could cast the parts in a timely fashion to meet the customer’s requirements. In this position, this included supervising thirty (30) hourly and three (3) salaried employees.

28 years of foundry experience: Including melting, mold machine operation, welding, mold making, and CNC machine operation experience.

Grasp of Management, Quality and Engineering Fundamentals: Performed Quality Audits for Cherokee-Technical Specialists, LLC / McConway & Tolley, LLC on the BLU-109 and BLU-113 Cases being processed at Superior Forge & Steel in Lima, OH. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Foundry Supervisor: BW Supply 2016-presant

Supervise all daily activities in the areas of green sand molding, no bake molding, and melt operations. This Position reports directly to the V.P. of Operations Molding & Melt Supervisor: Weil-Mclain (SPX) 2007-2016 Managed production with a crew of ten (10) hourly employees producing Green Sand Molds on an automated CD cope and drag mold line, as well as supervising seven (7) employees on the no bake molding floor. During my time, there, I led the effort to reduce their scrap from 30 percent to 12 percent. Melt supervisor, over melting of grey iron in 4-40-ton vertical channel furnaces, as well as 1-20-ton horizontal channel holding furnace. Tasks performed in the Mold/Melt Department include:

Managed 5S projects in the department

Managed departmental safety training

Managed mold production

Inspect pattern set up

Inspect mold and core quality

Monitor machine maintenance personnel

Daily record and time keeping

Monitored all furnace chemistries, and corrected as needed

Monitored all furnace readings for safe operation

Supervised all pouring ladle repair, and minor furnace repair Foundry Supervisor-West Homestead Engineering & Machine Co. (WHEMCO) 2003-2007 Managed six (6) hourly employees in the shakeout department as well as six (6) hourly employees in the melt department., which produces centrifugal and static cast white iron plate mill and back up rolls for the steel industry.

Tasks performed in the Melt Department include:

Responsible for 3-25 ton BBC coreless induction furnaces and 2-30 ton ACEC coreless induction furnaces.

Responsible for repair and reline of all pouring ladles.

Supervised Melt Furnace Operation and Maintenance.

Monitored Furnace Metal Chemistry.

Responsible for daily timekeeping and discipline for employees. Tasks performed in the Shake Out Department include:

Responsible for safe removal of cast products from cooling pits.

Quality inspection of cast products.

Inspection of all molding equipment prior to shake out.

Responsible for operation/maintenance of reclaimed sand system.

Responsible for daily timekeeping and discipline for employees. Supervisor of Molding Department at Harvard Industries, Albion MI (1999-2002) Managed production with a crew of fourteen (14) hourly employees of Green Sand Molds being produced on a SPO-Matic Molding machine to produce ductile and malleable iron castings for the automotive industry. Task performed in the Mold Department include:

Manage Mold Production.

Inspect Pattern Set-up.

Monitor Mold and Core Quality.

Monitor Sand Processing.

Machine Maintenance.

Production Scheduler at Harmony Castings Inc., Harmony PA (1996 to 1998) Production scheduling of the molding department. The Harmony facility uses the v-process (vacuum molding) with electric resistance furnaces to produce aluminum casting from 1 to 300 pounds for the medical and communication industries.

Melt & Pour Foreman at Manoir Electro Alloy Corp., Elyria, OH (1995 - 1996) Melt and Pour Foreman & Supervisor in high alloy steel foundry producing castings in weight ranged from less than 1 to 40,000 pounds.

Tasks performed in the Melting Departments included:

Melt Furnace Operations

- Induction Furnaces from .5 to 1.5 Tons

- Electric Arc Furnaces 5 & 10 Ton

Melting Furnace Maintenance

Chemistry Verification

Casting of Materials

Stripping of Cast Components

Quality Inspection of Castings

These tasks were accomplished with a twenty-two (22) man crew. Melt Crew at Performance Castings, Erie, PA (1993 - 1995) Reviewed and modified the Operating and Maintenance Procedure. This process resulted in a lowering of the cost and improved quality of the melt department. The results of these efforts were rewarded by a promotion to the position of Foreman and then Manager of the Melt and Finishing Department. Tasks performed in the Melt Department include:

Melt Furnace Operation

Melt Furnace Maintenance

Chemistry Verification

Casting of Materials

Stripping of Cast Components

Quality Inspection of Castings

Tasks performed in the Mold Production Department include:

Mold Production

Mold Design Analysis

Machine Maintenance

Material Handling

Tasks performed in the Finishing Department include:

Cleaning Castings

Chipping and grinding

Sprue and Sorting of Castings

Supervisor of Melting & Casting at EMI, Erie, PA (1987-1993) Responsible for the melting and casting operation. This included the direct supervision of fourteen (14) direct hourly employees. The functions directly supervised were the melt preparation and the melting; this required working and coordination with the chemistry laboratory and the automated casing line. Supervision of cover ladle repair, refractory tear out and relining of five melting furnaces, along with repairs to holding furnaces.

Auto Pour Holding Furnace Crew (1990-1992) Formed part of the team that was responsible to bring on line a new induction holding furnace that was purchased and installed to increase productivity.

Mold Core Production (1987-1989) Production of sand molds both solid and shell molds. While in this function I led the effort to reduce the production time without any degradation in the form, fit or function of the item being produced.

Wheel Machining & Assembly Production (1989-1990) Production of cast truck wheel assemblies. While in this function I led the effort to reduce the production times on the machining operations of the cast wheels.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

2007 – Improved production at Weil-Mclain by reducing scrap from 30 percent to 12 percent. Created significant savings of approximately $150,000 annually by developing a squeeze head for the mold line that eliminated the need for a purchased insulated pouring basin.

2001 – Shift Superintendent, which includes overseeing production in the Mold, Melt, Core, and Finishing departments, which entailed managing seventy (70) hourly employees and fifteen (15) salary employees.

1999 - Mold Supervisor. I led the effort to reduce absenteeism by 4%, reduce scrap by 2%, and increase overall production levels.

1996 – Molding Foreman and Production Scheduler. In this position, I increased the foundry’s monthly sales by a quarter of a million dollars (33% increase) with a 3% reduction in scrap. In this position, supervised thirty (30) hourly and three (3) salaried employees.

1995 - Melt Foreman & Supervisor of thirteen (13) Induction and two (2) Electric Arc Furnaces. This included supervising twenty-two (22) union personnel in the production of high alloy steels.

1995 - CNC machine operator.

1994 - Manager of Melting and Mold Production Departments

1992 – Foreman of the Melt Department and I led the effort to Increasing the Melt and Casting efficiency. More tons per hour. This was accomplished by reviewing the process and making the required modifications that increased productivity while not having any detrimental effects in the quality of the products.

1991 – Melt crew, in this position I recommended changes to the melting and maintenance of the melt department.

1990 - Melt and casting crew, worked toward improving the production rate of the equipment.

1989 - Production of sand cores to produce castings, while in this department I led the effort to substantially increased the production rate therefore lowering the cost of the end products being produced.

1987 - Wheel Division, while in this division I led the effort to lower the cycle time to perform the machining operations and therefore lower the cost of the end products. EDUCATION:

10-hour General Industry and Safety OSHA Training (2010)

Six Sigma Tools (2009)

Lean manufacturing Leadership Training (2008)

Metallurgy of Ductile Iron- Cast Metal Institute (2006)

30-hour General Industry and Safety OSHA Training- Training Specialists of Ohio (2005)

Practical Green Sand Control - American Colloid Company (2001)

Elements of Supervision – Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (2000)

CPR/AED Training – Kellogg Community College (2000)

Taguchi Methods of Quality Engineering Training – A. Solties and Associates (1998)

Management Course - Manufacturers Association of Northwest Pennsylvania: Supervisory Skills

(1992)

Welding Course - Regional Occupational Skill Center (1989)

Warren Area High School (1987)

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Member of American Foundry Society

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