Donald Barnes

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Homewood Illinois 60430

630-***-****

Objective A position that will allow me to use my skills to work in a state-of-the-art facility with an opportunity for advancement. I am an experienced manager and operator with the ability to solve problems hands on and through analytical techniques. I have extensive in quality control, long and short term planning, inventory analysis, employee relations, customer service interaction, logistics, and operations. My employment history has given me the ability to work in multiple levels of any organization.

Education University of Evansville, Evansville Indiana Major: Business Finance

Wayne High School, Fort Wayne Indiana Major: College Preparatory

Experience: Gerdau Ameristeel Joliet Illinois:

5/12-present Rolling Mill Supervisor: Responsible for the daily production of the rolling mill and the supervision of 25 employees. Monitor the quality of the material produced by making quality checks every 15 to 30 minutes. Check the accuracy of the stands built in the build up area before they enter the mill for safety. Make sure the employees are following the standards and procedures set by the company. Ensure wood is burned on critical stands to ensure the quality of the product. Check pass parting, roll parting, water on the passes, security of the rest bars, gap entries and deliveries. Work daily with maintenance to prioritize the repairs of equipment during down times and unscheduled breakdowns. Direct crew meetings and safety meeting to keep hourly employees informed. Provide failure analysis for delays over 75 minutes. Ensure KPI’s are being met to meet company goals for myself and the hourly employees. Work with the union to ensure contractual obligations are being met.

Thyssenkrupp Steel, Calvert Alabama:

12/08-6/11 Lead Technical Specialist Production Planning: Provide daily operating schedules to the plant floor and produce long term operating plan over 90 day rolling planning horizon. I provided daily raw material analysis and daily finished goods analysis. Coordinated shipping with Logistics, Customer Service and Operations. Conduct daily analysis with of quality issues with QAD and operations. Entrusted with daily analysis with late orders, back order, and unallocated orders. Reviewed production reports for operations to find ways to make units more efficient and avoid down times. Developed KPI’s for departmental evaluations. I developed operating rules for our Manufacturing Execution System and our Advanced Planning System that produced 5.1 million metric tons annually.

Paragon Steel, Butler Indiana:

1/06-7/08

Production Supervisor: Responsible for the daily operations of the plant floor and supervise over 30 hourly employees. Provided production schedule for three shifts and performed daily production analysis. I was responsible for monitoring inventory and ordering all packaging supplies. I provided required training for all hourly employees. I developed and maintained a preventive maintenance schedule. I performed daily analysis of non-conforming material with QAD and Customer Service. I was responsible for developing and implementing new safety procedures. I also operated cranes, forklifts and any other equipment when required.

National Material Processing, East Chicago Indiana

12/01-11/05

Receiver: Received all inbound steel into the facility. I was responsible for checking quality, size, width, gauge, weight, and material type. Locate all cylinder, skidded, and sheets for shipping and secondary sales. Log all material into the system and produce tags for shipping. Review all material returned from customers and complete claims document.

Slitter Set-up: Set up 13“ and 10“ with various cuts on each head. Ensure that the machine is set up to customer specifications. Do quality checks on material to ensure that it meets customer requirements. Material gauges ranged from .025 to .500 and widths from 20“ to 72“. Material types included galvanized, electro-galvanized, cold rolled full hard, cold rolled annealed, pickled and oiled, hot rolled black, stainless, fully aluminized and galvannealed. I also operated cranes, fork lifts and overhead cranes when needed.

NACME Steel, Chicago Illinois

7/97-12/01

Slitter Set-up: Set up 13“ and 10“ arbors with various cuts on each head. Ensure that the machine is set up to customer specifications. Do quality checks on material to ensure that it meets customer requirements. Material gauges ranged from .059 to .500 and widths from 40“ to 72“. Material types included pickled and oiled and hot rolled black. This facility was known for running high carbon 1080 material for agricultural and HVAC customers. I also operated fork lifts and overhead cranes when required.

ACME Steel, Chicago Illinois

3/96-7/97

Slitter Set-up/Operator: Set up 7“ to 10“ arbors with various sizes on each head. Ensured machine was set up to customer specifications. Do quality checks on material to ensure that it meets customer requirements. Used calibers and micrometers to confirm the target width and gauge. I performed quality inspections on material processed to avoid non-conforming material claims. I also operated cranes and fork lifts daily.

G&B Construction Company Inc., Fort Wayne Indiana

6/83-3/96

President and General Manager: Licensed general contractor for commercial and residential building. I employed between 4 and 25 employees. I was responsible for daily operations, safety, hiring of new employees, scheduling, purchasing of raw materials, material inventory, problem solving and overseeing the entire construction site. Annual sales between 250,000 to 750,000. I have extensive experience with all hand tools, power tools and landscaping equipment. I am skilled at reading blueprints and schematics.

Key Skills Skilled in SAP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Word, Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement. I have excellent skills in Manufacturing Executions Systems, Advanced Planning Systems and Inventory Control Systems. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, team work, strong work ethics, organized, goal oriented, self confident with strong listening and analytical skills. I have also been trained in ISO 9000 and QS 9000.

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