Plant Manager
Resume:
RICCARDO SANSONE
**+ Years Experience in Metals Industry
Successful Plant/Operations Management
Bartlett, Illinois 60103
*********@*******.***
Profile Results-focused, enthusiastic team leader with more than 30 years
successful experience in general and operations management for
metals industry. Seeking management or director position where I can
utilize my broad experience to bring value to a company, implementing
cost efficiencies and increasing profits through outstanding positive
leadership while maintaining and improving staff productivity.
Career Increased Sales, Profits, Client Base
Highlights - Within five years of taking over management of custom sheet metal
operation, increased sales volume by nearly 530%.
- Managed the manufacturing of more than 250 parts/ 125-150
products per month on a routine basis.
- Implemented key quality control and purchasing systems.
- Implemented lean manufacturing methods including reducing aged
stock inventory, establishing vendor relationships for high value buys.
General/Plant Operations Management Experience
- Client sales, vendor negotiations, purchasing, inventory,
manufacturing, equipment set-up and repair, machine adjustments,
CNC programming.
- Overall team leader with an eye on increasing profits while building
value and quality into every product and part. Repeat business from
satisfied clientele was the heartbeat of our operation.
- Outstanding presentation and negotiation skills.
Hiring, Cross-Training, Motivation of Plant Personnel
- New hire outreach for staff, providing training and cross-training to
upgrade skills so we can produce all products and parts in house to
increase profitability and decreasing costs.
- Teaching employees how to setup/operate own machines, inspect
their own final products.
- Not one layoff in 20 years as manager, due to strategic planning and
experienced management expertise.
- Excellent communication and listening skills used to satisfactorily
resolve issues to bring about po sitive change with staff.
Riccardo Sansone 708-***-**** *********@*******.***
Experience Kormex Metalcraft, Inc., Lombard, Illinois 1994-2014
General/Plant Manager
Overall operations manager in charge of production, personnel, sales,
quoting, engineering, client and vendor negotiations, quality control,
purchasing and marketing for a premier custom metals manufacturing
plant. Maintained a clean, lean facility with zero downtime and top
safety ratings from company insurer.
C. Keller Manufacturing, Villa Park, Illinois 1988-1994
CNC Programmer, Assistant Manager
Programming for Amada Turret, engineering and tooling of all sheet
metal products. Assisting plant manager with all aspects of directing
production, staff, equipment, proposals and negotiations.
Bally Diemasters, Bensenville, Illinois 1982-1988
Modelmaker
Developing/engineering products from start to finish using equipment
such as press brakes, CNC turrets, machining, welding, and more.
Skills CAD CAM Software
Fabritrak Software/ Amada Machining Programming
Inspection Equipment
MS Word, Excel
Adobe
Education Triton College/Tooling and Die Association 1983-1987
Sheet Metal Vocational School
Certificate -Development and Engineering of Sheet Metal Products
- Development of Precision Sheet Metal Products.
- Quality control procedures to monitor Production and
Preproduction Manufacturing Basics.
- Working with Fabritrak Software for developing and engineering of
sheet metal products
References available upon request
Riccardo Sansone 708-***-**** *********@*******.***
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