Randal Lowe

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Summary

Manufacturing and production professional skilled in leading high-producing teams and

using lean manufacturing to reduce costs and increase process efficiency. Ten years of

planning, production scheduling, inventory control, administration, and management

experience. Talent for assessing problem situations and finding solutions. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Experience

OPERATIONS MANAGER RGE USA 03-30-17 TO PRESENT

·Provide leadership for the day-to-day operations of the Newport site.

·Understand the underlying performance of the site and make changes to hit production output targets in efficiency, cost and service level including quality and delivery performance.

·Overall responsibility for ensuring that staffing and competency levels are achieved/exceeded in all aspects of the manufacturing process.

·Improve internal work practices for material handling, labor efficiency, service levels, health and safety improvements and overall efficiency of the company measured as OEE.

·Support sales on all customer visits- internally and externally

·Hold weekly meetings with all department heads to ensure all projects, tooling and improvement projects are hitting targets.

·Produce weekly reports for UK head office to summarize sales, profit margin, production issues and stock report.

·Work closely with plant and quality assurance personnel to review product quality consistency while monitoring yield rates and wastage to determine trends and areas of improvement

·Review established production schedules for all manufacturing departments to ensure established inventory levels are met while operating at the highest efficiency possible.

·Monitor operation expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality.

·Develop and execute the plant manufacturing budgets, including relevant departments accountable to the achievement of budgets.

·Analyze workforce requirements.

·Conduct performance appraisals and provide coaching and guidance to all operations staff.

·Encourage and promote operations in a continuous improvement environment.

·Remove production constraints; allocate human and equipment resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals.

·Remove waste and constraints from the production process to improve efficiencies and enhance productivity.

·Work in collaboration with Marketing and Sales to develop and bring to market new products.

·Work with the Purchasing Manager to develop and improve supplier relationships for all Plant inputs.

·Maintain primary processing and production equipment and ancillary services.

MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS EXPEDITOR RENOLD JEFFEY 05-29-2016 TO 12-9-2016

·Routinely reviewed dispatch reports to anticipate production requirements.

·Distributed travelers, burn/nest lists and drawings to work centers as material is requisitioned in order to complete operations on time.

·Monitored traveler status, observing completed operations, past due items and incorrect items. Regularly audit travelers and close operations as required.

·Kept production leads advised of constraints, material delays, incorrect labor entries, or deviation from plan.

·Expedited material delays or stock outs with appropriate departments.

·Informed production lead and manager of operations of parts that may be required or unnecessary.

·Facilitated the movement of parts into, within, and out of departments in accordance with proper sequence of operations. Distributed materials and information to work centers to ensure timely completion of operations.

·Ensured excess materials were properly stored or returned to warehouse.

·Used dispatch reports and schedules, discussed sequence of events and priorities with individual work centers.

·Maintained requisite files and records, prepared regular and special reports upon request.

·Monitored and maintained Dashboard and Metrics:

oPast Dues

oZero On Hand/Zero On Order

oDue in next 14 Days

oMaintained critical items list and expedited orders

oInterfaced with manufacturers in regards to procurement issues

·Interacted with Plant Manufacturing Personal, Plant Engineers, Operations Managers, and Plant Management.

·Served as secondary leader for Operations Management as needed.

VALUE STREAM MANAGER LISEGA, INC 12-29-2014 TO 3-22-2016

·Helped achieve company goals by supporting production workers. Supervised team of nine skilled TIG and MIG welders.

·Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to customer specifications. Ensured the most cost-effective production methods were employed.

·Monitored the production processes and adjusted schedules.

Planned and laid out work to meet production and schedule requirements.

Adhered to all applicable regulations, policies and procedures for health, safety and environmental compliance.

·Worked with managers to implement the company's policies and goals. Reviewed the performance of subordinates.

·Reviewed operations and conferred with technical or administrative staff to resolve production and processing problems.

·Defined appropriate metrics and measurements to drive results.

Enforced a culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership.

·Improved efficiency and productivity by eliminating waste and production constraints.

PRODUCTION SCHEDULER/WAREHOUSE MANAGER TRELLEBORG COATED SYSTEMS 03-26-1994 TO 05-22-2014

·Defined appropriate metrics and measurements to drive results.

·Coordinated rush orders and order changes.

·Oversaw the organizing and product storage in warehouse/new and old inventory. Served as mentor to junior team members.

·Mastered the intricacies of the process flow within each department.

·Developed and implemented data-based solutions in a timely manner.

·Coordinated closely with quality control regarding products awaiting dispositions. Supervised production schedules, inventory and on-time delivery.

·Identified inefficiencies and made recommendations for process improvements. Enforced a culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership.

·Improved efficiency and productivity by eliminating waste and production constraints.

·Designed and developed production schedule for 17 machine centers.

·Developed and maintained schedule database for production process.

·Setup min/max levels of WIP and maintained these levels.

·Ordered and maintained levels of raw materials for production.

·Monitored schedules and made changes when required, to avoid delays.

·Coordinated with department supervisors to assign status to all projects.

·Planned schedule workflow for individual departments as per requirements.

·Determined appropriate manufacturing sequence and lead times for all operations. Managed the Warehouse Shipping/Receiving Department- Managed $4,000,000 in inventory through year-end inventory and cycle counts Developed; maintained good relations with existing and potential vendor partners.

Education

MASTER OF ARTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT DECEMBER 2011 TUSCULUM COLLEGE

·Major: Business

BACHALOR OF ARTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT DECEMBER 2007 TUSCULUM COLLEGE

·Major: Business

Certifications

·16-Hour DOT Hazardous Materials and Waste Regulations Course HAZWOPER/RCRA Training

·Emergency Response Course

·Spill Response Training

·OSHA 10

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