General Manager

Rick G. Hartzell

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South Vienna, OH. 45369

Cell Phone: 260-***-****

Cell Phone: 937-***-****

Email: ************@***.***

Skills and Capabilities

Leadership

• Ability to layout plans and get everybody participating to achieve common goals

• Lean manufacturing, line balancing to improve plant efficiency

• Review income statements and determine plant needs

• Create and review annual budgets

• Equipment utilization and employee efficiencies

• Ability to run multiple facilities

• Create win-win relationships with customers and suppliers

• Understanding of how to improve the bottom line by lowering workers compensation claims

• Awareness of safety plant wide

• Installed TS 16949 QMS

• Consulting in the areas of operations management and process savings

Computer

• Experienced in using Word and Excel

• Experienced in using the internet

Communication and Interpersonal

• Interact well with others in accomplishing team goals

• Experience in writing Business Plans

• Wide range in Human resources

Experience

Bodycote Thermal Processing 3715 Washington Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN.

Business: British owned Corporation, Largest Heat Treating Company in the world General Industry and

Automotive.

General Manger April 2014 to present

Responsibilities include All aspects of running a world class facility, including Profit/loss, Operations,

Quality processes, New Business, Sales, Environmental and Safety. I am also responsible for customer

service, KPI, and plant gearing. I am also training and mentoring a new team to provide first class

service to our customers.

HEF/TS USA 2015 Progress Dr. Springfield, Oh. 45505

Business: French owned Corporation, Warehousing industrial bushings, Salt Bath heat treating and PVD

Operations/Plant Manager May 2008 to April 2014 Responsible for Kearney, NE and Springfield,

OH

Responsibilities include running the warehouse, International purchasing of Nitriding salt bath raw

material, from Europe, Brazil, and India, for distribution throughout North America which, includes

dealing with NAFTA documentation to our process licensees.

I lead a team in remodeling the salt bath heat treat line in Springfield to get the line ready for mass

production that was initially set-up for research and development. We kicked off production in May of

2009.I lead the way for transforming TS USA into a full production facility by setting up Quality

standards such as work instructions, PFMEAS, control plans, and flow charts. I had the responsibility to

get all safety, process, and Hazwoper/DOT training under control as well as maintaining an OSHA

compliant facility.

I lead a team in the building of a new Salt bath facility in Kearney NE. Responsibilities were to have the

building up and capable of running production by a deadline which was achieved. This included all

negotiations with the city of Kearney, contractors, and sub contractors. I set up the Quality Assurance

system and process flow systems. Lead the management team into TS16949

I was responsible to hire all personnel required to manage and run the facility and then the transfer of

production from Springfield OH to Kearney NE.

This new facility is currently producing at a 26% margin of profit. I derive most of my decision about

the future of the plant based on what I see in the P/L statement. By setting up the correct flow and

working with the customer I reduced labor from Springfield to the Kearney plant by 40%.

I lead a Joint Venture team in Mexico in remodeling their heat treat line. This was to help the production

for a more efficient process flow.

Trutec Industries 4700 Gateway Blvd. Springfield, Oh. 45502

Business: Japanese Owned Heat Treat jobbing facility generally the automotive industry

Production Manager July 2001 to May 2008

Responsibilities include scheduling the workflow for 6 supervisors and 140

production associates. Oversee shipping and receiving duties and inventory

control.

Work closely with the Sales and Engineering departments developing

new customers. I am also involved in advance quality planning and a member

of the QS9000 and ISO 9001 quality teams.

I am responsible for plant equipment utilization and efficiencies. I purchase all raw- materials for three

separate salt bath Nitriding facilities. (Springfield, Sevierville, and Paragould facilities)

Reduced labor cost by $300,000 per year, using an outside (mentally impaired) service, Tac Ind.

I was responsible for controlling all cost and budgeting for the following year.

TRW Valve division 1455 E.185th Street, Cleveland, Oh. 44110

Business: American owned public, automotive supplier

Area Manager of Forging, Roll straighten and Heat Treat

March 1999 -June 2001

Schedule the workflow for 5 supervisors and 50 production associates. I

re-organized the Heat-Treat department and brought it up to QS 9000 standards. I would audit supplier

quality systems to insure the quality of product we would receive

I reduced cost of $600,000 per year by eliminating wasted labor and requiring the labor to be more of a

benefit for the company.

I controlled orders for supplies, maintenance, and tooling. Set-up updated Preventative maintenance

program with the engineering department.

I also forecast, budgeted future workforce and production equipment needs.

Trutec Industries 4700 Gateway Blvd. Springfield, Oh. 45502

Business: Japanese Owned Heat Treat jobbing facility generally the automotive industry

Asst. Production Manager, 1997 to February 1999

Responsibilities include scheduling the workflow for 6 supervisors and 110

production associates. Oversee shipping and receiving duties and inventory

control. Work closely with the Sales and Engineering departments developing

new customers. I am also involved in advance quality planning and am a member

of the QS9000 and ISO 9001 quality teams.

Process Engineer, 1994 - 1997

Assured the quality of the product running through our lines. Developed heat-treat

processes for Carburizing and Salt bath nitriding. I wrote control plans and failure

mode effect analysis (FMEA). Developed new customers working with sales and production. I

was responsible for training operators for the salt bath operations and

procedures. I also did metallurgical testing in our lab. I ran our Cyanide waste

treatment plant.

Supervisor, 1991 - 1994

I ran the salt bath nitriding department. I scheduled the workflow for 25 production associates and

furnace operators. I was responsible for training all floor labor, on facility procedures and

operations including safety policies. I was also a salt pot operator and a waste treatment operator and

would fill in when needed.

Speco Corporation, Springfield OH.

Laborer in the Plating and Heat treat departments

Gas Carburize, Annealing, Hardening, Gas Nitride, Quench and temper

Education

Clark State Community College

Associates degree of Applied Business with a major in Business Management

GPA 3.5

TRW 100 training Lean Manufacturing

Internal Auditing Training

3 ASM Heat-Treating Certificates

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