Operations, Engineering or Facility Manager

James Howatineck

**** ******** ***** *****, ******, Georgia 30019 – 770-***-**** – ***.**********@*****.*** Results-driven, accomplished professional with Plant Directing and fourteen years of GE Managerial experience in multiple fast-paced production industries. A proven leader with a track record of driving operational performance, building alliances, managing change and implementing initiatives that support organizational improvement. Looking to become a key member of an organization with a winning culture that is built on quality, integrity and continuous improvement. Core qualifications include:

Strategic Planning & Budgeting Lean, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement

Cross-Function Team Building Sourcing and Supply Chain Management

Performance Metrics / KPIs Operations Management and Scheduling

Capital Investment Planning/Management Vendor/Supplier & OEM Relationships

CNC Machining / Fabrication Inventory Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Operations Manager, Tank Fabrication and Paint Feb 2017 – Present Power Partners, Inc. - Athens, GA

Manage and lead three salary and fifty union production employees in the safe fabrication and painting of tanks used to build pole-mounted electric transformers for the utility companies. Processes include welding, robotics and manual fabrication.

Lead cross-functional kaizen events and daily GEMBA process to drive continuous improvements.

Increased overall tank productivity by 8% with the use of hourly production target boards, which are used to highlight improvement opportunities, in six months.

Create and deliver on production forecast to support company KPIs including safety and training.

Director of Plant Operations Apr 2015 – Jan 2017

Murzan, Inc. - Norcross, GA

Leadership of two (US/Mexico) plants in the production of sanitary pumps and custom pumping systems used in food processing and pharmaceutical industries with responsibilities including production, inventory, quality, safety and employee development.

Worked closely with sales department to set schedules and deliver on multiple simultaneous projects.

Utilized lean manufacturing methods to increase production by 25% in first year, eliminating overdue orders from 8 weeks to less than 1 week.

Created inventory tracking system which allowed for more accurate material planning, prevented part stock outs and reduced inventory.

Implemented SOPs throughout the manufacturing process to promote quality, repeatability and traceability.

General Electric May 2001 – Mar 2015

Energy Division, Supply Chain - Duluth, GA

Facilities Manager 8 Years – Plant Closure

Facilities management of a 175,000 sq. ft. plant with over 250 employees, dedicated to the manufacturing of turbine blades used in gas and steam power generation.

Managed seven-year, $70 million capital investment program with objective to upgrade machine capability. Project encompassed entire manufacturing process and included purchasing of over 80 pieces of equipment.

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Planned and executed on $2 million yearly maintenance budget with savings in excess of

$300K yearly starting in 2013 by securing preferred vendor negotiated pricing, aggressive sourcing procedures and implementation of machine TPM system. Worked with 300 company supplier base.

Completed numerous Six Sigma projects focused on energy and Greenhouse Gas savings.

Knowledge and maintenance responsibility of facility systems including all Utilities, Security, HVAC, Compressed Air, Fire Suppression, OSHA regulations/training along with local and federal Code Compliance.

Engineering Manager 2 Years - Promoted

Directed team of Engineers, NC Programmers and Tool Designers in the development and improvement of the manufacturing process to support the production floor.

Worked directly with Design Engineering to ensure manufacturability of new parts along with prototype development.

Launched key initiatives that focused on automation of the NC Programming processes and Standard Tooling Packages. Results provided 15% reduction in setup times saving $120K a year in labor costs.

Developed and documented process along with implemented a software system for control of CNC Programs that met ISO specifications.

Operation Leader 2 Years - Promoted

Management of nearly 100 hourly associates in the manufacturing of gas turbine blades; ensuring quality and safety while promoting training and teamwork.

Number of blades produced increased over 40% from 2003 to 2004 without additional resources. Increase was direct result of implementation of Production Teams which allowed more machines to be operating with same manpower.

Drove individual ownership of the product through Daily Quality Talks lowered scrap costs by 10% during same increasing production period. Illness and Injury (I&I) rate was also reduced by 60% to 1.8.

Created best practices such as Production Status Sheet, Master Parts List and Cell Production Reports which are site best practice.

Methods Engineer 2 Years - Promoted

Ownership of the Manufacturing Process Plan (MPP) for hundreds of parts that defined in detail the complete manufacturing process and quality requirements used by production. Ensured that final product met all blueprint and specification requirements.

Site coordinator for implementation of corporate Engineering System following GE acquisitions. Authored site documentation for original ISO Certification.

Completed project involving digitization of electronic shop instructions for production, using best practices collected from varies GE manufacturing sites and internal Critical to Quality

(CTQ) objectives. Key to successful introduction of 90+ new part numbers in first year after acquisition.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration University of Georgia Terry College of Business; Athens, Georgia

Bachelor of Science Aerospace Engineering Kent State University Kent, Ohio

TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma – Green Belt Certifications General Electric Feb 2002

Hazardous Material Transportation Certification Lion Technology Nov 2010

Personnel Relations Leadership Course General Electric Mar 2011

Value Stream Mapping Certificate Lean Enterprise Institute Nov 2013

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