Manager Plant

Joseph W. Wood

*** ******* *****, ***********, ** 27596

Cell 919-***-**** acd1sd@r.postjobfree.com

Automotive Plant Manager / Operations Leader

Summary

Operations professional highly skilled at delivering financial results by building high performance teams with

strong budgetary disciplines. Hands on leadership of Lean Manufacturing implementation to help drive

continuous improvements. Facilitator of sales growth and enhanced customer relationships.

Specialties - P&L Management & Spending Controls

- Lean Manufacturing Implementation

- Sales / Customer Relations Management

- PPAP & APQP

- Injection Molding

- Program Management experience

- Supply Chain Management

- Plant Turnaround specialist

- Cost Reduction & Profit Optimization specialist

- Automotive Tier One Plant Management

- Strategic Planning / Budgets

- Six Sigma - Quality Control

- Inventory Control and Kan Ban Systems

- Employee Development / Succession Planning

- Regulatory Compliance Management

Experience 2013-2014 GEEP Durham, NC General Manager

Plant was a recycler of electronics and electrical items. Part of the plant shredding and dismantled products for

commodities and the other side prepared computers for resale including wiping of hard drives.

• Increased sales volume 38% in 6 months, improving customer relations and farming new

opportunities.

• Reduced labor costs of resale department 56% while increasing output 32% utilizing value stream

mapping and cross training.

• Increased output on recycling business 48% through process standardization and implementation of

process controls.

2011-2013 Essel-Propack Danville, VA Unit Head/Plant Manager

Plant extruded, printed and labeled plastic tubes for customers like P&G and Loreal. 300 non-union employees,

24/7 plant producing 66 million tubes monthly. Global company plastics.

• Reduced scrap 62% by launching regrind process and scrap analysis with actions to resolve root

causes.

• Established New Product Development system to enable successful launches by pioneering detailed

sign offs at each stage of the process.

• Improved Customer satisfaction by increasing on time delivery to 100% using visual management.

• Reduced labor costs by 29% using Value Stream Mapping to reduce waste and increase productivity.

2008– 2011 Pure Weavers Lynn, NC COO, Operations Consultant

Plant produced textile tapestries, blankets and pillows selling to individuals as well as customers like HSN and other

distributors. This was a consulting role for the company, while acting as COO.

• Reduced costs 57% by establishing budgetary spending controls with approvals required.

• Established standardized procedures and process controls.

• Reduced finished goods inventory 42% and raw materials 39% through cycle counting, and

improved planning using MRP.

• Reduced labor costs 45% initiating a new plant layout to reduce movements, and by establishing

daily output targets.

2007-2008 WinCup Inc. Mooresville, NC Plant Manager

Plastic thermoforming and injection molding plant with 300 employees making printed cups for McDonalds,

Starbucks and others. 24/7 operation with $60 million in sales. Plant turnaround.

• Aggressively reduced plant labor 60% within 10 months using value stream mapping.

• Implemented TPM schedule to reduce thermoformer downtime 37%.

• Established daily P&L and budget action plans, to monitor progress toward meeting the bottom line.

• Achieved Zero Defects award from McDonalds

2005- 2007 Faurecia Fountain Inn, SC Plant Manager

Auto Tier One supplier to BMW and GM producing instrument panels, door panels, consoles and other trim. There

were 700 non-union employees with $250 million in sales. Injection Molding. Global company.

• Increased EBITDA by 21% by reducing labor and scrap along with facilitating kaizen events with

ownership and accountability.

• Using TPS, reduced 80 positions while reducing cycle times 32%.

• Improved customer relations by reducing external PPM from 660 to 90 for BMW.

• Improved on time delivery to 100% with a strong focus on sense of urgency.

2003- 2005 Collins & Aikman Evart, MI & Athens, TN Multi -Plant Manager

Auto Tier One supplier to Toyota, GM, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi producing injection molding

interior trim and painted exterior bumpers. At both locations I had multi-plant responsibilities and managed up to

1,500 employees with $130 million in sales annually. Injection Molding global company.

• Eliminated OT costs of $250k of process improvements by eliminating waste.

• Reduced external PPM to less than 40 ppm to GM, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, Honda, Mitsubishi and

Freightliner.

• Improved delivery performance from 88% to 100% by leading a daily focus team.

• Optimized profitability by initiating an innovative budget control process that was foolproof and costs

were always less than budget.

• Turned EBITDA performance from losing 12% to a positive 17% by building a strong team,

implementing Lean and a daily focus on KPIs.

Other 1980- 2003 Lear Corporation, Plant Manager (Auto Tier One plastics) Plastic Moldings, Plant

Manager (Auto Tier Two plastics) PK USA, Deputy General Manager (Auto Tier One metals & plastics) PM

Company, Plant Manager (paper & printing) Schlegel, Operations Manager (Auto Tier One rubber) Standard

Products, Manufacturing Engineer (Auto Tier One rubber) Parker Hannifin, Shift Manager (rubber hose) San

Diego Padres, Player

Highlights

• Reached 26% EBITDA as Tier One Auto supplier

• Reduced PPM to 9 PPM in auto Tier One plant

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt

• Trained and experienced in TPS, Kaizens, and all Lean techniques

• Achieved recognition, career advancement and rewards for ongoing excellent performance

• Selected by Nissan as Midwest leader of all supplier continuous improvement .

Other Skills

• Six Sigma Green Belt, certified (Lear Corporation)

• Lean Manufacturing, certified (Ford Motor Co)

• Toyota Production System (Toyota)

• PDCA, 5S, Motion Economy, Visual Control (Nissan)

• Process Failure Mode Analysis (Eastern Michigan University)

• JIT (Just In Time)

• TS 16949

• QS 9000

• ISO 14000

• GMP

• ERP systems, including MRP

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Microsoft Outlook

• SAP

• Adobe

Education

• Emporia State University, Emporia Kansas

• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

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