Plant Operations Management (Tool and Die)

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Christopher S. Carruthers

Objective Engineering / Plant Management (Operations Staff)

offering a unique combination of project management

and manufacturing experience within the

manufacturing industry. Twenty two years of

experience, 9 years as Project Manager/Tooling

Engineering Manager. Skillful problem solver and

decision maker with a strong foundation in project

management, mechanical engineering, tool

procurement and tool manufacturing for the

appliance, aerospace, and automotive industries.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively

with internal departments, overseas and domestic

sourcing, as well as motivate team members.

Experienced in Lean Manufacturing practices.

Experience

2013 - Present

3/1/13 - Present

General Manager

Lexington Metal Systems/Black Mountain Door, Mt.

Sterling, KY

Tier II, III, IV Supplier (JCI, Nissan, Ford,

Corvette)

Established, monitored and reported on stamping

department productivity Metric's including Hit to

Hit, Operational Availability, and Earned to Paid

hours Percentage.

Identified opportunities for cost reductions in

stamping operations through decreasing scrap and

expendable product use. Initiated and directed

reassessment of key assets to utilize ideal

equipment standards I.E. SPM, tonnage, bed size,

stroke height, shut height, off fall, part out

design and standard labor.

Initiated and directed continuous improvement

activity to improve hit to hit performance through

establishment of standard work and 5S. Hit to hit

average went from 120 minutes per die change to

under 20 minutes on average.

Established and maintained direct labor budget to

meet customer demand using historical performance

in order to provide on time delivery of over 2

million parts per week to Johnson Controls, Magna,

Corvette, Nissan, and several inner-company

customers.

Managed staff of 7 managers, 6 supervisors, 8 to10

team leaders, and 200 hourly colleagues in day to

day operations of the stamping and assembly

departments.

Collaborated with department leaders to improve

daily safety, productivity, quality, and machine

performance.

Established and led cross functional lean process

improvement teams to improve productivity and meet

departmental performance objectives in safety, and

productivity.

Established press shop operating system based on

strong, press operator self-directed shop floor

management.

Managed P&L for both facilities and ensured

forecasted numbers were hit.

1/7/13 - 3/1/13

Engineering Manager

Lexington Metal Systems, Mt. Sterling, KY

Tier II, III, IV Supplier (JCI, Corvette, Nissan,

Ford)

Monitored and reported on daily productivity

including hit to hit average, operational

availability, and average SPM.

Collaborated with press manager and service

department supervisors to maintain high level of

performance and identify opportunities for process

improvements.

Managed crew of 12, including 3 team leaders.

Maintain daily time and attendance information as

well as training matrix in order to track colleague

progress and identify operational needs.

Led cross functional continuous improvement team in

process improvement activities which led to 15 to

25% more uptime.

2011 - 2013

Operations Manufacturing Engineering Manager

YH America, Inc. Versailles, KY

Tier I Supplier (Nissan, Ford, Komatsu, Chrysler)

Departmental Leadership

Employee selection and proposal to hire

Employee motivation

Employee development and training

Creation/Development/Maintenance

Plant equipment and maintenance

Quotations and review for approval

Annual budget and capital proposals

Department documentation, WI's, OIS', PM's, Plant

layout, and review per customer SOP's

Departmental Control - Review/Check/Approve

Engineering drawings and sign offs

Purchase orders

Capacity planning

PAR/TAR's

ECN's

ICR's

Safety Standards

Hazardous Materials Approvals

Project Timelines

Labor Quotes

Continuous Improvement

Maintain Legal and Corporate Compliance for State

and Federal Regulations

New Project Launch

2009 - 2011

Contractor

Senior Project Engineer / Production Pressroom

Manager

Barnes Aerospace, West Chester, Ohio and Aurora

Casket Co, Aurora, IN

Program management. Review new product designs,

liaison between tooling vendors and customer

requirements, understand and communicate customer

specifications with regards to specific tolerance,

communicate weekly with customer on

disruptions/delays/status. Generate process

operation sheets, routers, and verify with

procedures prior to SOP.

2008 - 2009

Operations Engineering Manager

Findlay Products Inc., Findlay, Ohio

Tier I, II Supplier

Oversee all engineering and tooling activities as

well as daily operating activities. Participate in

monthly Director meetings updating the board of

gains and/or losses of cost saving measures along

with throughput improvements. Accomplished

through-put improvements with transfer tooling by

increasing hourly rates 255%. Oversee all new

tooling kick-off meetings, design reviews, builds,

home line run-offs, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, DFMEA, DOE,

VSPC and engineering changes. Participate daily in

all operating activities of internal tasks and

goals up to and including weld, transfer,

progressive, and in-line stamping departments as

well as all machining aspects of the facility.

2007 - 2008

Tooling Engineering Manager

Electrolux Home Products, Springfield, TN

Accompanied introduction of the first stainless

steel production tooling to EHP. Coordinated

bringing in of tooling for production of stainless

steel skins and trained tooling/fabrication

associates in proper maintenance and handling of

material and conditioning of tooling. Coordinated

all PM scheduling and tooling revisions for current

production through internal and external entities.

Responsible for managing tool room and PM programs.

Scheduled all tooling time lines and review with

design engineers tool design, builds, FPI's,

engineering changes, and final acceptance of new

tooling in house. Brought in new capital for tool

room necessities (i.e. copper EDM (hole-popper),

larger Blanchard grinder, wet grinders, and other

misc. capital).

2003 - 2007

Project Manager/Tooling Engineer

BSH Appliance Group, New Bern, NC

Traveled internationally as well as domestically in

the development and coordination of new product

tooling. Responsible for obtaining RFQ's and

writing tool/special machinery specifications.

Successfully managed $12 million in domestic and

international tooling programs by working with new

and existing vendors during entire process of new

product launch; including product design, tool

design reviews, and off/on-site tool tryouts.

2001 - 2003

Tooling Supervisor/Coordinator

Tower Automotive, Upper Sandusky, OH

Tier I, II Supplier

Oversaw operations of daily tool room activities.

Directed troubleshooting of press line tooling.

Provided solutions for tooling problems that

minimized production downtime, while maintaining

emphasis on functionality and quality. PPAP's,

FMEA's

2000 - 2001

Journeyman Tool and Die Maker

Worthington Industries, Columbus, OH

Programmer for CNC Vertical and Horizontal

Machining Centers. Reviewed tool designs and

routings for tool builds. Built tooling for

Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors.

1993 - 2000

Journeyman Tool and Die Maker Whirlpool

Corporation, Marion, OH

Programmer for CNC Vertical and Horizontal

Machining Centers. Maintained and troubleshot

tooling issues on stamping dies ran within 50 ton

to 3,500 ton presses.

Education

1998 - 2002

Franklin University

Marion Technical College

Marion Branch of The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

B.S. in Technical & Business Management

Graduated Summa Cum Laude

GPA 3.96/4.0

Certifications &

Relevant Welding (TIG, MIG, Stick, & wire welding), May 1995

Experience

Machine Trades, November 1995

Shop Math Trig, March 1996

Die Maintenance, June 1996

Advanced TIG Welding, November 1996

CMM Training, March 1997

Blue Print Reading, May 1997

Basic Die Making, November 1997

CNC Training (Fanuc, Heidenheim), March 1998

Advanced CNC, March 1998

Advanced Die Making, June 1998

EZ Track Programming, November 1998

Mold Making, April 1999

Metallurgy, June 1999

Programmable Machines I & II, June 1999

Registered Tooling Journeyman with the US Dept of

Labor, May 1999

Application Engineering Seminar (Coordinated by

Carboloy), March 2000

*Principles of Turning

*Principles of Threading

*Principles of Milling

*Analyzing Tool Life and Insert Failure

Auto CAD

Unigraphics

Solid Works

Mechanical 2007

SpinFire Professional

PH/EK Training, November 2003

*Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

*Supplier Visits/Plant Tours

*Request for Quotation (RFQ)

*Supplier Workshop

*Cost Breakdown

*Tools for Analysis

*Set Up Time (MGM Time Studies)

*Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

*Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Design of Experiments Certification, NC State

University, December 2003

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, May 2005

Summary of Ability to direct complex projects from concept to

Profile fully operational status. Goal-oriented individual

with strong leadership capabilities. Organized,

highly motivated, and detail-directed problem

solver. Proven ability to work in unison with

staff, vendors, and board of directors. Managed $7

million tooling project with $5 million cost

avoidance. Scheduled and tracked multiple tooling

time lines for new product line SOP. Implemented

engineering changes with reduced lead time.

Formulated, wrote, and implemented new

tooling/special machinery specifications. Served as

liaison between Design and Manufacturing for

implementing BOM changes.

Tooling:

Progressive Dies

Transfer Dies utilizing HMS and Stopa/Copren

Automation.

Single Hit manual tooling.

Deep Draw up to 5 inches in depth.

Press size; including 50 - 3,000 ton mechanical and

315 - 500 metric ton hydraulic.

Stamping Material:

Stainless Steel (430, 304, 301, brushed, and

polished 20ga to 24ga)

Enameling Steel (.022" to .035")

Aluminized Steel (.018" to .035")

Galvanized Steel (.018" to .065")

Cold Rolled (.015" - .440")

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