David Sanderson

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS - MAR-MAC INDUSTRIES, INC

Florence, SC 29501

ac40ag@r.postjobfree.com - 843-***-****

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

CONTINENTAL CASE CORPORATION - Le Gardeur, QC -

2012 - 2013

Continental Case (now Concept Store Fixtures) is a leading manufacturer of replacement parts, shelves and skin kits for all major brands of OEM refrigerated cases for the supermarket industry. Locations include Le Gardeur, Quebec (Canada), Acworth, Georgia, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Offices in Northbrook, Illinois. Originally focused on re-skinning refrigerated display cases, product lines were expanded to offer SCHOTT Gemtron glass doors and Philips LED lighting to retrofit multi-deck cases. Brought on by private equity firm to be part of executive team member responsible for multi-site management of Production, Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics, Facilities, EHS, Quality, Technical Services, and Engineering activities at the Canadian and American facilities, and charged with moving three facilities in Canada to Georgia. Short-term assignment.

- Successfully moved three facilities in Canada to Georgia. Completed six months ahead of schedule (reduced time line by 50%) and under budget. Partnered with the state of Georgia to provide free training of direct labor.

- Reduced fixed costs by $360,000 annually.

- On-time deliveries increased from 73% to 95%.

PLANT MANAGER

AUGUSTA COATING & MANUFACTURING LLC - Thomson, GA - 2010 - 2012

Augusta Coating & Manufacturing (ACM) is full-service contract coater of steel, stainless steel, and aluminum parts for the transportation, automotive, agricultural, and recreational and maintenance vehicle markets. As well, ACM provides a wide array of value-added work, including welding of structural sub-components before coating and assembly and packaging after coating. Brought on by private equity firm to be executive team member responsible for Production, Planning, Logistics, Facilities, EHS, Quality, and Engineering activities in two facilities and launch three new customer programs. Short-term assignment.

- In response to a highly seasonal revenue plan, initiated cross-training of hourly associates in multiple functions to reduce variable labor by 12%.

- First year labor savings of $130K+ over previous year.

- Successfully launched three new customer programs simultaneously. GENERAL MANAGER - CANNON SOUTHEAST LLC, CHATTANOOGA, TN CANNON EQUIPMENT CO - Rosemount, MN -

2008 - 2010

Cannon Equipment, Inc., is part of IMI, PLC, a $3 Billion company. Cannon is a turn key supplier of engineered to order Point-of-Purchase displays (POP), and Front End Merchandisers (FEM). Responsible for P&L and all Production, Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, Human Resources, Sales, EHS, and Quality Assurance activities in an engineered to order business.

- Re-tooled operations in order to meet rollout of largest FEM project in North America.

- Reduced inventory by 45% through implementing a Kanban system and major manufacturing flow changes, resulting in over a $1MM reduction on the balance sheet.

- Led the quality transformation process from inspection to prevention. Quality defects per unit (DPU) reduced by 37%.

- Emphasis on safety and documenting procedures and processes reduced OSHA injury rate by over 50%.

- Initiated cross-training of hourly associates in multiple functions reducing variable direct labor by 33%. VICE PRESIDENT, NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING

LINDE MATERIAL HANDLING NORTH AMERICA - Summerville, SC - 2004 - 2008

Linde (now Kion) is a $3 billion world leader in the production of material handling equipment, headquartered in Germany. As head of manufacturing in North America, I was responsible for the effective strategic planning and direction of all North American manufacturing operations with annual sales of $140 million. Provided leadership for Linde during a transition to new ownership by private equity firms.

- Initiated Six Sigma projects that improved on-time delivery by 18 percentage points.

- Re-designed the quality process from inspection to prevention. Quality defects per unit (DPU) reduced by 46% and first pass yield increased by 20%.

- Lead lean manufacturing initiatives, freeing 25,000 square feet of space formerly used for inventory but transformed into manufacturing space.

- Initiated cross-training of hourly associates in multiple functions reduced variable direct labor by 10%.

- Initiated inventory analysis in planning and purchasing, which reduced inventory by 10%.

- Led cross-functional design and manufacturing teams in development and global sourcing (primarily China and Europe) of two new product lines. Products brought to market in 50% of budgeted time line. PLANT MANAGER, FLORENCE, SC

CRENLO, LLC - Rochester, MN -

2003 - 2004

Crenlo, LLC, is a leading manufacturer of operator cabs for agricultural and construction equipment. Turn around assignment. Re-tooled the management structure from departmental managers to product teams who focused on product flow by customer. Set up KPI's and established accountabilities. Drove efforts to ISO 9001 registration in less than one year.

- Cross-training of variable direct labor improved overall plant efficiency by 20 percentage points.

- First-pass yield improved by 10 percentage points through use of work standardization, continuous improvement teams, Poke-Yoke techniques, and design for manufacturability reviews.

- Inventory turns increased 20% through negotiating pay-on-production terms with supply base and use of Kanbans.

- On-time delivery increased 26 percentage points through the above initiatives.

- Led efforts to successful ISO 9001:2000 registration in less than one year. DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING AND PLANT SERVICES

JACOBSEN DIVISION OF TEXTRON - Charlotte, NC -

1994 - 2002

Jacobsen is a division of Textron, Inc., a $12 billion company and is a leader in professional turf maintenance equipment. Brand names include Jacobsen, Ransomes, Ryan, Bob-Cat, Bunton, Cushman, and E-Z-GO. Responsibility for directing the quality assurance, manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, facilities, maintenance, and shipping functions. Charged with expanding the Charlotte facility by 140,000 square feet to accept 7 production lines from rationalized facilities. Also acted as division ISO 9001 leader to bring all 5 facilities to ISO 9001 registration in less than one year.

- Process owner of six sigma projects and led Kaizen events for annual savings of $2.5M.

- Member of Division Global Sourcing Team. Developed procedure to evaluate and approve potential suppliers. Annual savings of $14M.

- Project manager for expanding the Charlotte facility by 140,000 square feet, redesigning plant through value stream mapping and Kaizen events to introduce lean manufacturing techniques and automated processes where applicable. Absorbed five product lines with no additional capital spent. Inventory reduced by 60%.

- Reduction of scrap by more than 70% through use of team-oriented problem solving and applied statistics

(SPC, designed experiments, etc.).

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering Ohio University

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