Manager Injection Molding

STEVEN HOLLEY Contact # 734-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Solid background in all aspects of Production Management with strong emphasis in leadership, lean manufacturing,

Material planning, continuous improvement, and safety. Consistently exceed goals and manager’s expectations.

Skilled in developing and implementing standardized policies, procedures, and training matrixes.

CORE COMPENTENCIES

Over 18 years of automotive manufacturing experience in a leadership role

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Experience to interact with customers, senior management, and internal staff with equal proficiency

Team builder and effective communicator with others to achieve objective

Ability to work efficiently within a team structure or independently

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree – Community Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling, Green, KY

Associates Degree – Liberal Arts – Hiawassee College, Madisonville, TN

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

TG (Toyoda Gosei) Fluid systems

Manufacturing Manager 6/2015 to Present

Oversee a workforce of 215+ production employees & 15 material handlers spread across 3 shifts in the production department.

Responsible for production of plastic gas and vapor lines with the goal of 75,000 produced per day at 98 to 100% efficiency for 28 robotic cells 25 semi-automatic cells

Responsible payroll of 6 supervisors 2 per shift and scheduling of those supervisors for weekend overtime

Responsible for scheduling necessary overtime for the entire plant and number of people needed to run

Schedule Various standardized work audits and completion of audits dealing with production

Responsible for reduction of expenses and increase productivity across all robotic and manual cells

Ensure all employees follow industry standard health and safety guidelines

Set ambitious production goals and communicate them to key personnel

Provide support and guidance to all employees as well as all cross-functional teams

Communicate and help solve problems pertaining to quality and safety

Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity

Control production output, inventory levels, produce good quality parts and on-time shipping to meet customer demand

Wellington Industries/ Belleville, MI

Area Supervisor 7/2014 to 6/2015

Directly supervise 35-40 employees in the welding department

Work with scheduling to optimize customer requirements and perform change over on welders to make shipments

Continuously improve plant performance through process improvement and proper work instructions for welders

Make work orders for maintenance to perform preventive maintenance on welder in the department

Perform daily audits on employees and machine to ensure process is being followed and machine are running correctly

Monitor all welders and wash lines in area and track downtime for each welder daily

Assist in new floor layouts and proper flow of material

Document and monitor scrap reduction and daily coordination with maintenance to minimize cost

Daily safety checks on Hilo’s and monitor maintenance on Hilo’s for the department

T.R.W Automotive / Fowlerville, MI

Supervisor [Contract] 6/2013 to 7/2014

Supervised assembly of the ‘Anti-Lock Braking’ systems supplied to vehicles for multiple manufacturers worldwide

Worked with the safety department to ensure and maintain a safe working environment for all employees and visitors

Directly supervise 25 to 30 employees while maintaining quality and daily budget objectives

Work with scheduling to optimize customer requirements.

Continuously improve plant performance through process improvement and lean methodologies

Develop all crew member by using cross training methods for improving individual and organization performances

Maintain accurate documentation and files on all employees in the department.

Monitor all operations in area through daily quality checks and accurately track raw materials and packaging components

Assist in scheduling preventive maintenance for all machines and robots in the department

Ford Motor Company/ Saline, MI

Lead Supervisor-Focus Foam Injection Department 6/2000 to 11/2012

Appointed launch supervisor for the C346 (Focus) Cast Skin and Foam Injection Molding departments.

Attended daily meetings with Area Managers, Engineers, and Vendors to identify punch list items for completion.

Worked with engineering on floor layout, creating standardized process sheets and identifying potential ergonomic issues.

Successfully launched and reduced labor costs resulting in 15% labor improvement in 2011, and another 10% for 2012

Directly supervise over 65 UAW employees, while delivering Safety, Quality, Cost, Morale and Environmental objectives

Championed scrap and implemented tear down procedures which resulted in scrap reduction by 20% within department

Increased equipment efficiency by 15% by working with maintenance to reduce equipment downtime.

Launch Supervisor- Focus Door Panel, Escape Console, Ford Explorer Department

Launch supervisor for the C170 (Focus) Door Panel program.

Identified a launch team and worked closely with engineering on launch builds through system fill.

Attended daily meetings with Area Managers, engineers, suppliers to identify punch list items and timing for completion.

Coordinated with quality, engineering on floor layout, create standardized processes and identifying ergonomic issues.

Supervised over 50 UAW hourly employees for the Focus door panel and Escape console department.

Help developed paint process procedures to help reduce paint repair scrap costs.

Reduced line downtime and improved build to volume for Focus door panel program to an efficiency rate to 96%

Successfully launched the C170 Focus door panel program, and responsible for the Escape consoles department

Responsible for handling service parts requirements for both Focus door panels and Escape consoles departments

Supervised the build of service requirements for doors and consoles with no Quality Rejects (QR's) for over 3 years

Consistently ran the consoles department at an efficiency rate of 92% with very few quality rejects from the customer

Reduced head count on the consoles assembly line by 3 heads while maintaining the same line speed

Appointed as launch supervisor for the (U251) Explorer instrument panel program

Worked with engineering to successfully launched the first Factory Automated System (FAS) assembly line in the plant

TRAINING/ COMPETENCIES / EXPERIENCES

Employee Development Training in Line Balancing

Continuous Flow & Error Proofing System (EPS) training

Purchase parts data entry training

Safety and Health Assessment Training

Energy Control & Power Lockout Training (ECPL)

Diversity training

Middle management training

A3-Problem Solving Training

Job relations training

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