Manager Manufacturing

James M. Kelly

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: A successful hands on VP of Production and Planning with 13 years of

experience managing, implementing and administering manufacturing continuous process

improvement. Leader of plant activities in both Union and non-Union environments. Experience in

production capacity planning and scheduling, manpower, inventory, process design, assembly, 5S

Lean activities and Quality standards. Identified markets for new business opportunities and lead the

start-up of multiple facilities in both North and Central America.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

American Textile Company, Duquesne, PA

American Textile Company is a leading manufacturer of bed pillows and top of bed coverings.

VP Operations – Central and Eastern US 2008 – July 2014

• Managed a staff of 150-200 Direct and Indirect employees for the manufacturing of over 3 million

Bed Pillows annually in two manufacturing facilities.

• Directed weekly production schedule of both Bed Pillows and Bed coverings

• Managed the move of all assets including associates, conveyer system, racking and machinery

used in storing and distribution. Moved $40 million of finished goods inventory from PA facility to

GA facility over a 10 month period.

• Managed startup of Bed Pillow operations in GA facility

• Trained Plant Manager and Supervisors on ERP and other company systems

• Conducted customer factory evaluations

• Created yearly $5-7 million labor, CAPEX and maintenance budgets for Bed Pillow operations and

reported on actual to budget monthly.

• Communicated, published and trained all manufacturing employees on company Safety rules.

• Maintained a 99.5 or above Quality incident rate

Director of Operations – Central America and Duquesne, PA 2004 - 2008

• Partnered in the creation of a proprietary “Scorecard” to view and monitor daily, weekly, monthly

and yearly production metrics and KPI’s for pillow operations.

• Created a database for production of Bed coverings in El Salvador, CA cut and sew operations.

• Planned the production of all cut and sew operations in El Salvador using ERP system.

• Negotiated labor needs for operations in El Salvador.

• Negotiated freight costs with cargo carriers

• Created yearly $2-3 million labor budget for El Salvador operations

• Collaborated with labor subcontractor on use of space

• Trained employees on ERP system and hand held scanning devices

• Began initial startup of pillow production in Duquesne facility along with acquisition of Capital

equipment for manufacturing and transporting product.

Forecast Manager 2003 - 2004

• Forecasted over 800 finished good SKU’s using customer orders patterns, cyclical trends and EDI

sales information.

• Able to attain 98% in stock levels

Inventory Control Specialist 2001 - 2003

• Cycle counted over 1,200 raw materials, components and finished goods in two facilities

• Managed cycle counts in Central American facility

• Managed yearly physical inventories in US and Central American

DELIVERABLES:

• Lean Manufacturing Basics

• Process Improvement & Cost Reduction.

• Continuous Improvement projects

• ERP capacity planning

COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES:

• PowerPoint, MS Office Suite, Outlook, ERP

EDUCATION:

Robert Morris University 1982-1985

• Sports Management Major

References and additional work history furnished upon request

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