Manufacturing Manager

Robert Davidson

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a management position where I may utilize the knowledge and

experience I possess in the manufacturing industry.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Highly organized and accurate with strong analytic and presentation abilities.

Executing teamwork and partnerships to obtain organizational objectives

Thorough knowledge of multiple computer software suites and network solutions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Support Specialist 2011 to 2013

JBC Technologies - North Ridgeville, OH

• Recruited to help company enter new markets through expansion

• Developed relationships with cross-functional internal organizations, customers

and suppliers

• Interacted with customers to determine design and quote specifications

• Created, when needed, and interpreted customer’s prints to assure the proper

design and material for the desired part

• Experienced in working with business development planning teams

• Participated in the development of technical training curriculums

• Able to provide a vibrant sales mechanism by creating and prese nting innovative

custom solutions and design proposals for customers and partners

• Consulted with multiple sales channel segments and partners to develop new

sales leads as well as grow existing business

• Developed and delivered multiple professional servic e training seminars

• Prepared quotes and generated sales orders for new parts and services

• Involved with acceptance testing, improvement and rollout of new products and

services

• Experienced at developing and presenting training documentation to both internal

and external customers

Manufacturing Manager 2009 to 2011

FoilTek Inc – Cleveland, OH

• Responsible for the daily operation of all aspects of manufacturing

• Developed formalized operating procedures, quality systems, performance

standards and training programs leading to an overall increase of quality

• Installed quality and asset management systems that tracked raw materials from

order through the supply chain and production, with an overall focus on Lean and

Six Sigma process controls.

• Implemented quality system that exceeds ISO/TS 16949 requirements paving the

way for the company to complete the certification process in Q1 2 012.

• Completed General Motors Quality Systems training

• Identified niche markets in automotive and solar energy sectors

• Reduced tooling cost by 50% and reduced overall machine downtime by 15%

• Increased on time delivery from 75% to 100%

• Trained all hourly production personnel

• Became lead operator of solvent based laminating line

• W orked with vendors to assure the highest quality of raw materials

• Help to re-engineer and update manufacturing equipment

Manufacturing Manager 2000 to 2009

Wellman Converting, Streetsboro, OH

Recruited to help to create a business to slit, sheet and die cut flexible laminated

materials and light gauge metals

Created, from the ground up, a system, including needed paperwork, to track

orders from creation to finished product

Created a quality system that eventually led to the company achieving ISO 9001

certification and led to near 100% customer satisfaction rating

Created detailed operation procedures for all manufacturing equipment

Established production processes that led to an overall decrease in raw material

scrap from 25% to below 5% utilizing Lean manufacturing principles

Developed and managed a preventative maintenance program for all equipment

Created a testing and approval process for all incoming raw material to assure the

highest quality

Created a system to keep an accurate inventory of raw materials and coordinate

with purchasing to assure that corrected inventory levels were maintained to

assure 100% on-time delivery record

Oversaw and trained all hourly personnel

Oversaw the purchase of converting equipment

Redesigned and reengineered converting equipment to increase overall quality

and to increase efficiency

Performed both major and minor repairs to production equipment as needed

Established production processes that led to an overall decrease in raw material

scrap from 25% to below 5% utilizing Lean manufacturing principles

Created and distributed employee handbook to improve overall operations

Established and maintained relationships with vendors

W orked with sales and marketing to find and qualify new suppliers of raw material

Facility Manager 1987 to 2000

National Films & Foils, Inc. Youngstown, OH

W orked my way through the company from machine operator to Facility Manager

Developed a quality program that lead to a nearly 100% customer satisfaction rating

employing the collection of data and the application of SPC

Created a testing and approved process for incoming raw materials to assure the

highest quality

Created a testing and approval process to qu alify all new and potential vendors of raw

materials

Created and taught a program to assure that all hourly personnel had the needed

math skills to collect and record the proper data needed for the established quality

control program

Taught all hourly personnel the established quality program and how to recognize

areas of concern through the proper interpretation of the collected SPC data

Created detailed operation procedures for all manufacturing equipment

Sourced all raw materials needed to fulfill custom orders while maintaining inventory

level, increasing inventory turns from 2 times a year to 6

Established production processes that maximized efficiency and decreased down

time

W orked with sales and marketing to discover new markets for established produc ts

Created new products with the input of marketing

Managed outside independent sale representative

Reviewed all ordered processed to assure each order was profitable and that the

inventory was updated according

Decreases over all scrap rate to below 5% by applying lean manufacturing principles

Created a computerized inventory system for better control of raw materials

Established and maintained vendor relationships

Created a product line of pressure sensitive products to compete in the foam gasket

and laminating industries

Led sales and marketing programs to increase exposure of new products

Maintained customer relationships including making sales calls on existing customers,

processing orders and following up on opportunities

Created a Bureau of Workman’s Compensation approved safety program to achieve

a 5% discount on premiums

Became a certified forklift trainer through Bureau of Workman’s Compensation ‘train

the trainer’ program

Created and oversaw a pricing program that simplified the quoting process an d was

aggressively competitive without sacrificing profit

Trained all production personnel on converting equipment, safe forklift operation, and

the use of all required safety equipment

Cross trained on all manufacturing equipment, acting as lead operator on all finishing

equipment

Capable of setting up and running a ll production equipment

Redesigned and re-engineered slitting and sheeting equipment to increase overall

quality and efficiency

Developed and managed a preventative maintenance program for all e quipment

Performed both major and minor repairs to production equipment as needed

Decreased raw material scrap rate from 20% to below 5%

EDUCATION

Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills, OH – General course study

Kent State University, Kent, OH – Business Management and Administration

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