CHRIS L. BRITT

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acq81c@r.postjobfree.com

417-***-****

OBJECTIVE

A results-oriented business professional, with proven abilities in strategic planning, operational efficiency, and team building, seeks an executive position in the manufacturing field where my experience, initiative, and interpersonal skills will be used to support company goals with a drive for excellence.

EXPERIENCE

Matcor Metal Fabrication – General Manager – Independence, KS October 2014 – Present

Provided overall leadership and guidance to the metal fabrication facility of 120 personnel.

Improved the delivery performance of the plant through focus on productivity and scheduling enhancements.

Brought a Safety First initiative to decrease the incident rate from 15.64 to zero with eight plus months without lost time or reportable safety incident .

Created the operating budget for the current year overcoming a 3% price giveback to major customer Case.

Assisted the customer management team in identifying and quoting new business with Union Tank Car, Southwest Products, and Paccar.

Drove Kaizen Events to continually improve the productivity and quality of the departments in the plant.

Actively involved in the daily, weekly, and monthly financial reporting maintaining the P&L goals of the corporation.

GMT Corporation – Business Unit Director – Waverly, IA January 2013 – October 2014

Manage the business functions and operations of the 175 person $35M fabrication division of the corporation.

Reduced cost and expenses impacting the bottom line by more than $200k per month.

Established a focus on safety reducing DART and incident rates significantly.

Increased revenue of the division $15M annually through creating a sales department by hiring a director of Sales and placing focus on the growth of the division through acquiring new customers that include Volvo, Camoplast, Osh Kosh, and Manitex as well as growth with current customer base including Terex and FMC.

Developed a staff of experts and key players in the success of the company adjusting where needed.

Implemented the performance excellence program of continuous improvement through hiring a Director of Performance Excellence and building a team of continuous improvement engineers.

Detroit Tool Metal Products – Operations Manager – Lebanon, MO May 2005 – January 2013

Direct operations in a metal forming plant consisting of 350 personnel operating small to large presses, lasers, pressbrakes, and welding producing light and heavy gage steel and aluminum components for heavy trucking and agriculture industries.

Brought growth to the company through customer development and improved estimating department creating competitive pricing allowing growth over the last five years from $50M to excess of $75M.

Brought technical advances in process measurement, robotic welding, and quality systems to the company establishing the groundwork for continuous improvement ventures.

Managed project for the purchase and installation of two new lasers to increase capacity.

Utilized lean manufacturing principles to improve all aspects of the operation, decreasing the direct labor work force by 30%.

Improved the customer measurable matrix, decreasing PPM for delivery from 10K to 250, improved quality performance PPM from 2500 to less than 50, achieving partner status with John Deere and preferred supplier with PACAR.

Developed an aggressive business plan that was implemented to grow the profit margin and increase customer satisfaction. Exceeded business plan for each fiscal year.

Negotiated relation with present and new customers building increased sales. Worked with the customer to move or competitively price products with a negative profit margin with no impact to the customer..

Johnson Controls - Area/Departmental Manager – St. Joseph, MO May 2003 - May 2005

Manage the overall efficiency of a high volume-manufacturing department of automotive components.

Developed and led a staff of engineers, maintenance managers, production supervisors, and quality engineers with 225 hourly union personnel.

Managed the installation of new production lines, replacing the old processes, without loss of service or delivery to the customer.

Led the implementation of standardization for production to increase productivity, decrease downtime, and reduce cost.

Improved up-time 20% with preventive maintenance and change over reduction teams.

Managed the maintenance of Servo and PLC controlled machines with FANUC robotics.

Improved cost and throughput by 29% with increased machine availability and manpower reductions.

Implemented cross training for production operators, providing improved coverage of production lines.

Brought in new tooling manufacturer to lower cost and improve delivery.

Hayes Lemmerz – Business Unit Manager – Sedalia, MO May 2002 - May 2003

Manage the overall efficiency of metal fabrication production department.

Develop process improvements to increase uptime of the production line.

Developed and implemented the training of the lean manufacturing principles.

Organized a team to review control plans, inspection plans, PFEMA, and process flow to create more robust products with 100% decrease in test failures.

Traveled to customer facilities to address quality issues and concerns.

American Axle & Manufacturing – Production Manager – Detroit, MI March 2001 - May 2002

Manage the overall efficiency of a high volume automotive production group.

Develop process improvements to increase throughput and FTQ of the production line.

Received professional training to facilitate the development and implementation of the Quality Operator Manufacturing System (LEAN). Trained all plant personnel in the use and application of the new LEAN systems.

Worked closely with quality, engineering, and the development lab to improve the standards of the product line.

Managed the overall efficiency of the ring and pinion gear CNC machining processes.

Created changes in material handling and part flow increasing OEE of the metal carbonizing facility.

Created the model used in implementing and developing the PULL inventory and lean manufacturing system.

Facilitated the team training and workshops to develop the “lean manufacturing model plant” for the corporation.

General Electric – Production Supervisor – Dothan. AL August 1999 – March 2001

Manage the production machine shop, responsible for the fabrication of parts for assembly of DC motors.

Oversee production across three full-time shifts of over 80 employees.

Developed workforce distribution combining operations and CNC machinery into work cells to utilize available workforce increasing production without increase in manpower.

Consistently met or exceeded cost transfer targets while reducing area over-time from 12% to less than 3%.

Supported plant in meeting target inventory by controlling Kanban levels achieving production requirements.

Improved shop performance from 2-3 weeks overdue to 98% current for both external and internal customers.

Supported implementation of scrap review process to identify root cause, reducing scrap rate by 75%.

Facilitated and assisted in the plant closure.

US Army – Operations Supervisor – Various May 1989 – August 1999

Trained new soldiers in the maintenance of engineer heavy equipment as part of their initial entry training.

Worked closely with subordinate company representatives; training, evaluating, and supervising their ability to meet strict standards in the areas of EHS, safety, EEO, and regulation compliance.

Led artillery crew during combat operations to support the country of Kuwait.

Trained artillery crew to proficiency in artillery gunnery while maintaining equipment at 100% operational rate.

Selected as the top gun crew during evaluations, selected as division soldier of the month, and graduated top of class in all training.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Columbia College – Columbia, Missouri – MBA

Drury University - Springfield, Missouri – Bachelor of Science, Biology

Barton County Community College – Junction City, KS – Associates of Science

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Six Sigma, Green Belt Microsoft Office Suite Leadership Development

Preventive Maintenance Lean Manufacturing Maintenance Management

Production Control Production Management Quality Control Tools

Hazardous Waste Management Safety compliance

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