Manager Plant

Jim Binford

***** **** **** *** **. Phone:253-***-****

Tacoma WA. 98444 jbford *@*******.***

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Profile:

A dedicated professional with a strong work ethic and commitment to company values

and personal success. Goal oriented individual with problem solving skills and ability to

work successfully independently and with others. Strong verbal and written

communication skills. Consistent record of promotions and increased responsibilities over

the past fourteen years from production lead to technical/engineering department

manager to plant manager to general manager.

Employment History:

Self employed – property improvements / remodel.

Vancouver Door Co. Inc. 1980 – 2014

(Manufacturer of architectural grade wood doors.)

Freelance design - product and structural development and visualization.

Residential home remodel - All aspects - Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, landscape.

Accomplishments and Responsibilities:

Over twenty years of expertise involving all aspects of the production processes.

Managed detail and machining department for six years, including oversight of product

flow scheduling, personnel and equipment maintenance.

Participated in the design of new facility layout and flow processing for Lean

manufacturing for the detail and machining department.

Technical / Engineering Manager (3 yea rs) 1995-1998

Provided technical support for CADD and MS Excel software. Created detailed shop

drawings for production and sales department.

Project management: Coordinated projects with architects, contractors, customers and

staff, insured all products were in compliance with industry and agency standards and

codes.

Very proactive in R & D and design of product and testing.

Plant Manager (5 years) 1998-2003

Hired and managed up to 35 plant employees.

Implemented company policies for compliance with government, state and local agencies

to maintain a safe and accident free workplace. Also worked with local city officials as it

related to property management and environmental issues. Worked with Sound Transit

officials and General Contractor in charge of creating the new Puyallup transit station

located adjacent to our facility.

Responsible for all facility issues including inspections, new machinery procurement and

installation of all factory equipment.

Managed workflow scheduling for Lean manufacturing, short lead times and maintained

strong customer / vendor relations.

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General Manager (2003 to 2014)

Continued to manage many of the responsibilities as outlined in the plant manager

position.

Profit and loss responsibility for all operations, including manufacturing, quality,

engineering, finance, inventory control, personnel and marketing.

Meet with outside company sales representatives located in the US to discuss company

agenda, industry, geographical issues and market conditions. Negotiate with customers

and contractors when needed to achieve a win-win outcome.

Worked with owner and all staff to draft and implement employee handbook in accordance

with national and state regulatory codes and company management.

Responsible for all new hire and employee terminations.

Managed all new product development from initial conception to market introduction.

Produce and oversee all marketing and sales media with various programs.

Company computer networking; oversee the setup and maintenance of hardware and

software components required for all aspects of company operations.

Generate forms and reports for other managers from various databases.

Prepared and maintained all documents necessary for industry certifications IE: FSC,

LEED, AWI, QSM, JIT, Root cause analysis & Zero Defects.

Developed and initiated quality assurance, team building, employee training, and re-

engineering the company processes to meet the challenges of future business needs.

Capabilities:

Proactive to identify potential problems and collaborate with owner and other team

members for probable solutions and create action items to achieve positive goals.

Determine project and process priorities and see that necessary resources are allocated

to meet the needs of present and future requirements.

Very detail oriented, mechanically inclined, and ability to do computer hardware upgrades

and troubleshooting.

Strong computer skills in applications including MS operating systems, MS Word, MS

Excel, MS Power point, MS Access, MS outlook, Syspro MRP and Autodesk - IMSI

CADD.

Education and Training:

Graduate – Stadium H.S.- 1979

Drafting – Renton Community College - 1984

Management and Financial Workshop - 1997

Safety Class - 1997

Managers Action Program (MAP) - 1998

Washington Employment Laws – W .E. – 1999

Jim Cecil- Net Nurture: The Power to Cultivate Customers 2004

Vistage/Tec Key Executive Program 2005-2006

Personal references.

Wayne Campbell - 206-***-****

David Wiggins - 253-***-****

David Morgan - (253-***-****

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