Manager Plant

JOHN J. TURNER

Granger, Indiana *****

574-***-**** 574-***-**** acgw9l@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/jayturner1

SUMMARY

Dynamic and results-oriented Manufacturing Leader with proven expertise in

Production, Materials, and Warehouse management. Exceptional ability to

lead teams to achieve increased efficiencies and reduction in costs.

Automotive, consumer products, steel tubing, plastics and rubber

industries. ISO 9001 and QS 9000 environments.

Materials Management

Warehouse Operations

Manufacturing Management

Inventory Control

Six Sigma

Kanban

Production Scheduling

Plant Safety OSHA

Continuous Improvement

SAP

Supervisor Coaching

Lean Manufacturing

EXPERIENCE

Leave of Absence

2013 - 2014

Full-time caregiver during family member's illness.

AM General LLC, Mishawaka IN 2000 - 2012

Production Planning Manager, 2010 - 2012

. Scheduled, planned, assembled, warehoused, and directed up to $40

million/year service replacement parts production and shipment for

worldwide distribution.

. Controlled acquisition and distribution of $10 million/year government-

furnished product to manufacture military trucks.

. Directed 99% on-time order fulfillment.

. Supervised 6 Production Supervisors and 2 Planners

. SAP and MRP.

. Budget accountability for Direct/Indirect Labor hours and

materials/supplies.

. Developed and administered several Visual Warehouse Systems and

procedures.

Shipping and Receiving Manager, 2008 - 2010

. Coordinated a 30-person team which achieved over 99% inventory accuracy

for parts received and shipped.

. Achieved over 99% production line uptime by direction of Kanban parts

pull system.

. Directed regular departmental meetings, lean events, and continuous

improvement projects to achieve:

o Increased inventory turns 5% above industry average;

o Increased efficiency 10% by redesigning jobs;

o Decreased defects 15% by managing corrective action resolutions.

. Created and reviewed production orders, schedules, delivery dates, and

inventory levels to determine product availability for $104 million of

material and products per year.

. Directed Cycle Count, FIFO, and lot traceability processes.

Materials Handling Manager, 2000 - 2008

. Planned and directed all delivery, supply, warehouse, and production

lines parts replenishment.

. Led team efforts to an inventory accuracy above 99%.

. Planned Kanban levels and pull system trigger levels.

. Supervised 10 material supervisors and up to 80 indirect employees

servicing warehouse and production lines.

. Created 5S warehouse layout strategy and process procedures that reduced

space requirements by 15% and part movement flow speed time increases.

. Established a manpower requirements plan for all Materials areas.

. Supervised material distribution and flow resolution issues.

. Developed materials training and performance evaluation programs.

United Fixtures Company, Niles MI 1998 - 2000

Materials Manager

. Improved scheduling and purchasing efficiency 25% by developing real-time

computer system which linked order creation and cost.

. Reduced machine downtime 20% by order consolidation.

. Planned, developed, and evaluated programs to initiate shop floor

scheduling system startup.

. Reduced obsolete material 70% by developing cycle count program.

. Reduced raw material, WIP, and finished goods 20% in 6 months by

directing inventory controls.

Lock Joint Tube Inc., South Bend IN 1991 - 1997

Inventory Control Manager

. Improved on-time delivery 20% by enhancing the material control functions

including scheduling, inventory, warehouse, purchasing, receiving, and

reorganized procedures.

. Reduced finished goods inventories 30% through redesigning purchasing,

production scheduling, and customer restock programs.

. Increased inventory accuracy to 98.5% and eliminated annual physical

inventory by establishing cycle count programs.

Aquarius Plastic Finishers, South Bend IN 1989 -

1990

Plant Production Manager

. Directed 250- employee operations on 3-shifts with 28 supervisory and

support employees.

. Increased production efficiency 35% in 1 year by redesigning plant

layout.

. Saved 25% on raw material use per year by implementing robotic paint

process.

Western Rubber Company, Goshen IN 1988 - 1989

Plant Production Manager

. Manufactured up to $50 million per year automotive rubber and plastic

parts using compression, transfer, and injection molding processes,

directing 7 supervisors and 150 hourly employees.

. Increased throughput 20% by implementing Kanban.

. Increased efficiency and decreased defects by establishing production

floor "customer team" including Ford representative.

. Tier 1 Automotive Supplier.

The General Tire and Rubber Company, Charlotte NC 1982 - 1988

Plant Superintendent

. Directed off-shift production meeting schedules and quality

specifications.

. Supervised 18 floor supervisors and 270 hourly employees.

. Resolved work flow issues, optimizing personnel skills, machines uptime,

and waste control.

EDUCATION

Youngstown State University, Youngstown OH

Production Operations, Master's, Business Administration

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH

Production Operations, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Plant Management

Six Sigma

Kanban Pull System

Warehousing Direction

Production Scheduling

Plant Safety

OSHA

SAP

Supervisor Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Microsoft Excel

SPC

Team Leadership

Root Cause Analysis

Employee Coaching

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