Production Manager
Resume:
David Shuttle
Summary
Manufacturing and production professional skilled in leading high-producing
teams and using lean manufacturing to reduce costs and increase process
efficiency.
Highlights
Trained as ISO 9001 internal auditor POLYMERS EXPERIENCE
Experienced with FDA audits ABS
Experienced in production scheduling Acetal Copolymer
Knowledgeable of quality control Acrylic
standards
Plastics processing expertise HDPE
Process certification LDPE
Knowledge of 5S methodology LLDPE
Experienced with press tonnage Nylons
ranging from 24 to
500 PBT (Valox)
Proficient at operating the PC
following presses:
Battendfeld, Toyo, JSW, Krauss PE
Maffei, Arburg,
Woojin, Boy, Haixing and Haitian Polyester
Experience with vision inspection PP
systems
Pick and place robotics PS (High Impact)
Sprue pickers PSU (Polysulfone)
Vision Systems-ASK Technologies PVC (Rigid and
Flexible)
Hot stamping SAN
Heat tunnel shrink packaging TPE
TPU
Employment History
Plant Manager
July 2013 to present
AAA Trident Manufacturing, Inc. - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
. Review all departments to ensure lean-manufacturing processes
implemented.
. Assist subordinates in development and implementation of lean assembly
processes.
. Provide high level of technical and operational recommendations in
meeting productivity, material control, product quality, and customer
service goals.
. Communicate with Corporate Supply Chain to ensure all projected orders
are completed in the critical time frames.
. Design facilities' water, air and electrical required for current and
future expansion.
. Procure vendors to perform all duties associated with current and
future expansion.
. Travel to China to observe tooling, production and assembly practices.
. Communicate with China supplier's expectations of tooling upon arrival
to AAA Trident plant.
. Identified tooling issues and directed outside tooling vendor on
performance of desired tool modifications.
. Communicate with and procure silicone suppliers.
. Responsible for conversion from silicone to TPU.
. Identify and procure appropriate suppliers for color and materials.
. Member of management team involving corporate managers responsible for
approving FA samples on all new projects and in-process projects.
. Establish assembly processes and design assembly stations to ensure
both quality and quantity requirements are met.
. Responsible for maintenance
Plant Manager
June 2011 to June 2013
Precision Molded Plastics, Inc. - Upland, CA
. Manage all aspects of injection molding facility and report directly
to the CEO.
. Improve the intricacies of the process flow within each department.
. Assess and trained personnel for promotion to cross-functional
operations.
. Operate all equipment throughout manufacturing process.
. Coordinate closely with quality control regarding products.
. Manage the day-to-day operations, including, but not limited to
scheduling, processing and ensuring customer satisfaction.
. Supervise production schedules, production quality and on time
delivery.
. Enforce a culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
while providing operational leadership.
. Improve efficiency and productivity by eliminating waste and
production constraints.
. Develop and maintain strong and clear communication and strengthening
rapport with plant personnel.
. Organize, prioritize and manage plant maintenance projects to keep
facility safe, efficient and clean.
. Interfaced with current and potential customers. Participated in
materials selections for new projects.
. Lead the team in implementing the original 5S's methodology and
ensured they were adhered to on a daily basis.
. Interface with outside tooling companies.
. Worked hands-on with in-house tooling staff.
Polymer Production Manager
September 2009 to April 2011
Applied Medical, Inc. - FDA registered facility - Rancho Santa Margarita,
CA
. Facilitate FDA audits in polymer department.
. Assess and train personnel for promotion to cross-functional
operations.
. Coordinate closely with quality control regarding quarantined product.
. Establish and adjust work procedures to meet production schedules.
. Supervise production schedules, production quality and on-time
delivery.
. Define manufacturing performance standards and reviewed the
performance outcomes to set future targets.
. Identify staffing and capital needs, collected relevant data and wrote
justifications for established needs.
. Implement root cause and corrective actions to remove production
constraints and improve product quality.
. Enforce a culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
while providing operational leadership.
. Improve efficiency and productivity by reducing scrap and meeting
production requirements.
. Train, develop and counsel employees to develop a high performing
team.
. Optimize scheduling based on deep expertise of machine capacities and
equipment.
. Coach employees in developing and achieving individual performance
goals.
Molding Manager
April 2000 to September 2009
Trademark Plastics, Inc. - Riverside, CA
Direct activities for an ISO 9001:2008 custom injection molding facility.
Establish SOPs and OWIs to secure ISO registration.
. Facility includes Certified Class 10,000 and 100,000 clean rooms, as
well as a General Molding Room.
. Proficient in IQMS Real-time monitoring system.
. Direct production activities that had an increase of annual sales from
$8 million to $16 million during my 9-year tenure.
. In 2002 the Company relocated from a 55,000 sq. ft. to a 100,000 sq.
ft. facility and increased machine capacity from 20 to 41 presses with
all machine purchases made under my direction.
. Responsible for product flow and overall layout of the new facility.
. Manage staff of 100 employees, 24/7 operation.
. Responsible for establishing process parameters and Quality Systems,
including but not limited to Operator Work Instructions and Inspection
Specifications and Instructions per customers' specifications for
companies such as ResMed, Cardinal Health (Carefusion), B Braun and
Safety Syringes, Inc.
. Trademark produces over 50,000,000 components per month and YTD has a
100% Quality Acceptance Level with a 99.55% on-time delivery rate, as
can be verified via Cardinal Health (Carefusion).
. Major participant in establishing RJG Scientific Molding standards and
theories in company's establishment of progressive/continuous
improvement.
. Responsible for manufacturing responses to all CAPAs and RMAs.
. Interfaced with outside tooling vendors, as well as in-house tooling
engineers, on new tooling projects/designs, in-house tooling repairs
and tooling modifications based on process developments.
Molding Manager
January 1981 to April 2000
Cal-Mold, Inc. - Mira Loma, CA
As the Molding Manager for a 24/7 operation, led production meetings to
establish efficient means to minimize scrap, downtime and labor. First five
years was spent in structural foam molding. When purchased by Cal-Mold, an
injection molding company, I was introduced to and became the Manager of
the facility. Managed the assembly department. Implemented Mattec Real-
time monitoring system after attending training in Florida.
Education
Certificate of Achievement in 5 S "LEAN Continuous Process
Improvement"
Certificate of Completion in RJG Scientific Molding Systematic Molding
I
RJG DOE Training (Launsby Software) Course
RJG Tool Building for Tooling Engineers
Certificate of Achievement in RJG performance of IQs, PQs, OQs
SAP experience
Proficient in IQMS and Mattec
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