Plant Manager / General Manager / Manufacturing
Resume:
Michael S. Zumpano
Addison, IL 60101
630-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/michaelzumpano ********.***@***.***
Over 20 years of management experience as General Manager, Plant Manager, Operations Manager, and Production Management. Responsibilities include full Profit and Loss and Financial Management, Manufacturing Operations, Sales Support, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Systems, Human Resources, and Asset Management of multiple locations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
American Excelsior – WEST CHICAGO, IL
Supports a wide range of customers with custom foam packaging, case inserts, and fabricated products.
GENERAL MANAGER July 2014 - Present
Supported the relocation of a $14M business from Lombard, Illinois to West Chicago, Illinois
Facilitated all aspects of the business from customer service, purchasing, manufacturing, logistic and shipping
Responsible for supporting new product development, engineering solutions, and the conduit between a customer and the manufacturing facility
Managed our quality system which includes ISO 9001:2008
Improved our on time delivery/customer satisfaction from 75% to 98%
Promoted Lean manufacturing culture focusing on safety, quality, and employee empowerment across 2 shifts to support corporate objectives as well as key performance indicators
Facilitated the implementation of a visual manufacturing facility
Complete P & L responsibilities for the West Chicago location
UFP TECHNOLOGIES – GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL
UFP Technologies is a provider of highly engineered and innovative custom packaging that supports the medical, military, aerospace, and automotive industries.
PLANT MANAGER / GENERAL MANAGER January 2006 – July 2014
Consolidated two manufacturing locations, totaling $12M in sales, into one 78K sq./ft. lean manufacturing plant in Glendale Heights, IL
Managed the implementation of a quality management system to comply with the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 13485:2003 standards and Plant Certification
Promoted a lean manufacturing culture focusing on safety, quality, and employee empowerment across 3 shifts resulting in $250K in savings
Facilitated the elimination of non-value added processing and increased production efficiency gains by an average of 15% through lean manufacturing concepts; 5S, constraint management theory, value stream mapping, SMED and Visual Factory Managed the design, construction and certification of a 2000 sq./ft. medical class 100K cleanroom, generated $259K in new sales within the first year of operation
Continued yearly to reinvest profits to update and advance manufacturing equipment to improve efficiencies and support new product launches
Created a culture focused on customer satisfaction by improving our response time, product design to launch, and on time delivery to 96%
EBIT consistently exceeding corporate expectations of 10%
Responsible for the performance of two manufacturing locations in Addison, IL
EVERPURE/CULLIGAN/PENTAIR – HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS
OPERATION MANAGER August 2000 – November 2005
Responsible for Purchasing, Planning, Scheduling, Manufacturing, Inventory Control, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Shipping and Receiving
October 2004 relocated finished goods warehouse, December 2004 relocated $65M manufacturing facility and 226 employees across 3 shifts, fully operational January 2005
ROS increased from 10% to 18% Y.T.D.
Material cost savings of 211K Y.T.D.
PPM reduction 17,800 to 16, 700
On time delivery 85% to 91% Y.T.D.
Labor cost down from 10.5% to 9.6%
Relocated $65 mm business from Westmont to Northbrook, IL
Reduced customer lead-time from 13 days to 5 days through Lean Manufacturing
Installed 5 separate Kanban programs – reduced WIP and inventory dollars
PRODUCTION MANAGER – WESTMONT June 1999 - August 2000
Directed all the functions of the Everpure plant, which included the fabrication department and assembly departments
Provided direction to 8 supervisors and 120 associates covering 3 shifts
Supported the management of Maintenance, Q.A. and Safety Department
GEORGIA NUT – SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
OPERATION MANAGER January 1998 – June 1999
Responsibilities include managing production, receiving raw materials, packaging materials, employee staffing and the fulfillment of daily production schedules, which also includes meeting all customer daily shipments of confectionery items
NESTLE CHOCOLATE AND CONFECTION COMPANY – FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
SHIFT MANAGER August 1995 – January 1998
LABOR RELATIONS/BENEFITS MANAGER April 1993 – August 1995
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR March 1992 – April 1993
EDUCATION
April 2010 attended Bell Leadership Advanced Achievement Leadership Training
September 2008 attended Bell Leadership Select Achievers Training
Design and Operation of Clean Rooms
ISO.1345:2003 Audit Training
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI
Associate Degree in Computer Engineering Technology
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