Manager Quality

Dana Joseph Robitaille

**** ****** ****** **, *.O. Box 324, Athens, NY 12015

ac4k9g@r.postjobfree.com 518-***-****

Production Manager

Improve Processes and Ensure Safety to Deliver Quality Results

Motivated and reliable leader possessing exceptional skill in delivering results with effective leadership and process improvement. Collaborate well with cross-functional teams to meet deadlines, budgets and customer’s needs in manufacturing environments. Lead by example with approachable style and active communication. Excel in training and coaching employees to ensure safety, employee skills, retention and product quality.

Professional Skills

Superior written and oral communication skills

Excellent supervisory, motivational and training skills

Lean Six Sigma, Yellow Belt, ISO (TS-16949/AS9100), 6S, TPM, 5Y Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen Events

Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, BAAN MRP

Professional Experience

Manufacturing Team Leader – Level II 2010 – 2017

DUCOMMUN AEROSTRUCTURES, Coxsackie, NY

Accomplishments:

Achieved best in factory Labor Utilization (90%) and Efficiency (86%) for 2017 by ensuring employee engagement and cross-training.

Attained a factory leading 6S Lean score of 3.10, providing a model look for all value streams.

Exceeded company value stream goals for safety, quality, production, on-time delivery.

Earned Yellow Belt through controlled studies and data analysis. The final project reduced labor hours, number of processes, production cost and DPPM of 129,793 to 5,000 for this Sikorsky Helicopter part.

Led Kaizen Events- The machining processes for a Boeing Louver part were improved from 159 min to 90, increasing profitability, as did the producibility of a welded assembly in another Kaizen.

Oversaw operator completion of TPM/6S/Safety/Continuous Improvement participation, resulting in a safe, effective and clean value stream operation.

Developed robust defective product Root Cause Corrective Action practices to improve product quality metrics & employee engagement.

Responsibilities:

Coordinated labor/product requirements and staged WIP using MRP for Value Stream, resulting in efficient production and on-time delivery.

Conducted Inter-Value Stream Audits as operator in-process, ISO, Safety and 6S, improving health and functionality of factory.

Solved process issues on manufacturing floor with hands-on approach by employing failure analysis as well as ensuring quality and on-time delivery.

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DUCOMMUN AEROSTRUCTURES (Continued)

Created and led a team, beginning with participating in job fairs and interviewing prospective candidates. Then, headed weekly team meetings, updated all metrics and announcements to foster employee accountability, while tracking performance and writing evaluations.

Planned decisions made by tracking metric data trends, such as sales, defects, past due, cost and demand vs capacity.

Production Technician/Supervisor- Level II 1985 – 2009

NXP (FKA; Philips, MiCRUS, IBM), Hopewell Junction, NY

Accomplishments:

Earned several awards for cost saving, teamwork, co-worker nomination.

Reduced $100K per year of Hydrofluoric Acid chemical usage with the installation of a refill sensor which prevented regular premature tank flushes.

Authored ISO 9000 Department Operation Manual to achieve initial audit pass, increasing IBM’s competitiveness in the semiconductor marketplace.

Composed multiple yearly cost reduction results and presented data to entire team, clearly defining alignment with departmental cost goals.

Earned excellent performance reviews for production, quality, leadership and reliability.

Initiated and conducted shift communication meetings, improving information flow and teamwork.

Responsibilities:

Directed area productivity, quality and safety for 20 employees.

Controlled processes using SPC to allow for real time detection and correction of process variation toward goal to achieve Six Sigma Quality.

Coordinated all departmental ISO activities, audits and training, allowing IBM to achieve and maintain ISO TS-16949 accreditation.

Performed minor repairs and adjustments for a variety of semiconductor machinery.

Prepared and presented daily status information to technicians and management.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration Management, Plattsburgh State University of NY

Earned Ducommun’s Supervisor Development Series 4-week course certification

Manufacturing Technical Training School

(45 credits), DCC, Poughkeepsie, NY

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