William S. Reed ***- ***- ****
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Milan, OH 44846
CAREER SUMMARY
Manufacturing professional with 25 years of diverse experience in manufacturing and
facilities management. Specialized in material handling and processing systems for
Fortune 500 companies. Ten years of managerial experience focusing on team
development, execution of strategic plans and meeting budget objectives. Developed
team culture focused on safety, quality, productivity and implementing process change.
• Staff management and development for 120 employees.
• Facility project management for $1M capital equipment projects.
• Organizational and strategic planning for 5 year business plan.
• Financial planning and budgeting for 5 departments (>$20M).
• Proven leadership and effective communication skills in a team environment.
• International business travel focused on sourcing opportunities and partnership
evaluations.
• Achieved organizational goals of 4 million man hours without lost time accident
and incident rate of <1.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Norwalk Precast Molds, Norwalk, OH 2014 - Present
Plant Manager / General Manager
Responsible for all production and facilities management functions
for precast mold and plastic rotational molded product lines.
• Introduced preventive maintenance program for plant equipment.
• Implemented detailed production work instructions.
• Increased focus on safe work practices and employee involvement.
• Implemented quality measurements to track non-conformance.
JBT FoodTech, Sandusky, OH (Formerly FMC Technologies) 2005 - 2013
Manufacturing Manager
Managed direct reports in planning, scheduling, traffic, shop floor supervision and
facilities maintenance in OH and MN facilities. Managed production and facilities
responsibilities in 2 shift production environment.
• Effectively introduced cross training plans that increased labor utilization by 6%.
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• Lowered shop labor rates 5 consecutive years.
• Achieved world class safety performance (incident rate < 1).
• Averaged 98% on-time delivery of equipment and parts shipments.
• Met cost of quality measures of less than 1% of sales.
• Integrated relocation of new product lines into production phase.
• Led team to consolidate production facilities.
• Led team to expand manufacturing possibilities in Brazil.
FMC Technologies, Newberg, OR 2004 - 2005
Manufacturing Manager
Managed production, planning, scheduling and maintenance employees in a newly
acquired business (formerly Allen Systems) to effectively lower product cost, reduce
inventory levels and improve quality and safety performance. Produced turn-key
material handling systems for Fortune 500 companies in the snack, poultry, vegetable
and confectionary industry.
• Led cross functional team to consolidate existing product lines.
• Introduced standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices.
• Increased on-time delivery performance by 15% by improving resource scheduling.
• Led evaluation team focused on sourcing opportunities in Mexico.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION
FMC Technologies, Homer City, PA (Formerly FMC Corporation)
Manufacturing Supervisor / Sourcing Manager
Sales Technical Support Specialist
Manufacturing Engineer
Detail and System Layout Engineering
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Pursuing BSBA Degree (45 credits)
Bowling Green University, Huron, Ohio
Associate Degree in Computer Aided Design
Triangle Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Certification in Precision Machining
Development Coaching / Managing Conflict
ISO Auditor
Set-up Reduction