Plant Manager

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Matthew Braundmeier

Objective A position in Plant Operations Management providing the

opportunity to make a strong contribution to organizational

goals through continued development of my professional

skills.

Experience

2013- Present U.S. Minerals Baldwin, IL

Regional Plant Operations Manager

Manage all Manufacturing Operations for 7 production

facilities.

Responsible for process improvement and reorganization and

change using Lean Methodology.

Full P&L responsibility, to include budgeting and planning,

inventory management, labor management, cost

control/containment, P&L analysis and reconciliation, and

corporate reporting.

Direction of Operation Staff of 14 Shift Supervisors and

80+ employees.

Successfully reduced maintenance cost by 15% in first year

through T.P.M. methodology.

Responsible for contractor/vendor negotiation and

management.

Justified capital investments.

Manage staff, prepare work schedules, and assign specific

duties.

2005- 2013 National Maintenance and Repair Hartford,

IL

Operations Manager

Operations Manager for National Maintenance and Repair in

Hartford, IL.

Directed and coordinated production activities, including

CNC machining, metal fabrication and welding.

Manage Operations for annual sales exceeding 14 million.

Direction of Operation Staff of over 150 union employees.

Responsible for reducing costs while maintaining efficient

operations.

Responsible for all daily Manufacturing Operations.

Responsible for strategic business planning and account

retention and management.

Able to maintain high level of production while reducing

safety incident rate.

Responsible for managing multi-facility commercial

manufacturing services and sales in multi-locations.

Managed plant maintenance and safety departments.

Supervised and mentored cost reduction projects.

Managed bills of materials, labor cost, lean manufacturing

intiatives and cost savings.

1999-2005 Maxim Technologies St. Louis, MO

Engineering Project Manager

Provided engineering services for capital projects for U.S.

Steel.

Provided heat analyzing data for the bituminous coal to

metallurgic coke conversion ovens. Daily output approx.

1,400 tons of coke.

Provided procurement activities and project execution of

the automation upgrade, which spanned from the Ore Yards to

the Blast Furnace feeds.

Provided engineering services for slag removal from Blast

Furnace.

Provided Environmental Monitoring as a Contractor for U.S.

Steel in Granite City, IL

Provided Air sampling and testing for the industrial

activities per IEPA Title V Air Permit standards.

Responsible for all permitting and emission inventory data

mandated by IL EPA

On-Site daily inspections for heating, chemical and

preventive maintenance of burn-off ovens, blast furnaces

and by-product areas.

Wrote all Safe Operating Procedures and conducted safety

classes/awareness for the facilities sub-contracted

personnel.

Education 1999 Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville IL.

B.S., Civil Engineering, Minor, Business

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