Manager Lean Manufacturing

Michael R. Davis

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Muncie, Indiana 47302

Home: 765-***-**** cell: 765-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

Extensive experience in production plant management and in product launches with a primary focus in the automotive technology industry. Proven track record with solid leadership, communication and management skills. Comprehensive experience in diverse aspects of business operations including regulatory compliance, staff training, quality control, purchasing/procurement, inventory control and procedure development/implementation. Well accomplished in implementing team building. Significant experience in assembly, lean manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S and product launches, production management with particular adeptness at communicating objectives, planning and organizing work flow and conducting appropriate training.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2014-Present Aerotek (General Motors - Contract Group Leader)

Marion, IN

GM’s Marion Metal Center provides blanks, stampings and sheet metal assembly for cars, vans, trucks, and SUV’s to GM assembly plants throughout North America. It employs more than 1400 individuals on three full shifts.

Group Leader

Focused primary duties and responsibilities of this position are the following:

Provide leadership/management of employees and production of the press room.

Build and maintain good working relationship with employees, union, and management.

Maintain awareness of quality standards, communicate department quality goals, and leverage resources to solve quality problems.

Assist in training and development of hourly employees.

Communicate between shifts and multi-departmental areas to implement the best practices.

Provide input to payroll and perform other administrative tasks, as required.

2011 - 2014

G&K Services

Indianapolis, IN

G&K Services is one of North America's best full service work wear and textile service companies. We rent, lease, and sell uniforms, protective clothing, custom corporate work wear, floor care, and other facility services products to all kinds of businesses.

Production Manager

Focused primary duties and responsibilities of this position are the following:

Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule.

Ensuring that the production is cost effective.

Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality.

Working out the human and material resources needed.

Drafting a timescale for the job.

Estimating costs and setting the quality standards.

Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed.

Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment.

Monitoring product standards and implementing quality-control programs.

Liaising among different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers.

Working with managers to implement the company's policies and goals.

Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed.

Supervising and motivating a team of workers.

Reviewing worker performance.

Identifying training needs.

2008 - 2010

ArvinMeritor

Plainfield, IN

ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and certain aftermarkets, and light vehicle manufacturers.

Production Manager / Business Unit Manager

Focused primary duties and responsibilities of this position are the following:

Purchased all materials for developing new production and assembly of automatic transmission line (while staying within pre-determined capital budget allotment).

Ensure all established costs, quality and delivery commitments are coordinated properly.

Launched and overseen all (C2C) Concept to Conception, which was followed completely per business plan guidelines.

Additional Responsibilities:

-Formatted and monitored production operating reports.

-Resolved all operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems.

-Minimized any additional encountered costs preventing operational delays.

Responsible for production line safety, OSHA and ergonomics requirements.

Deployed standardize work instructions using lean practices and principles.

2005 - 2007

Axiom Automotive Technologies

McKees Rocks, PA

Axiom Automotive Technologies is the world's largest supplier of OEM and after-market replacement parts in connection with automotive transmissions. Axiom was owned by The Riverside Company, the largest private equity firm in the world. In May of 2007, Riverside sold Axiom to Transtar Industries in a leveraged buyout.

Assembly Plant Manager

Among the primary duties and responsibilities of this position were the following:

Overall management responsibility for the operation of the transmission assembly plant and all activities in the plant.

Responsible for providing a safe and productive work environment.

Provide leadership:

-Ensure positive and effective employee relations.

-Provide employee coaching and development.

-Made employment decisions (staffing/terminations).

-Resolved employee issues.

Responsible for maintaining and improving quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results.

Managed and developed departmental performance standards in the assembly plant and provided progress reports to General Manager.

Primary responsibility for maintaining proper inventory levels.

Designed and implemented developmental performance reviews for employees.

1996 -2005

General Motors (Allison Transmission Division)

Indianapolis, Indiana

Allison Transmission Division of General Motors is the world's leader in the design, manufacture and sale of medium- and heavy-duty automatic transmissions (with an 80% world-wide market share). Allison Transmissions is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and has plants in sixty different countries and a worldwide workforce of 4,000 employees.

2001-2005

Production Management (2001-2005)

Among the primary duties and responsibilities of this position were the following:

Trained, assigned, supervised, and evaluated forty to fifty employees.

Managed production and core/carburized/nitrate heat treat operations.

Participated in daily meetings with plant managers and production staff.

Ensured compliance with daily production schedules and activities.

Implemented lean manufacturing principles:

- One piece flow, work cells, production to takt time.

- Kanbans, visual workplace, 5S.

Coordinated inventory and ordering through Kanban principles.

Controlled gear cutting department budget. Analyze tooling costs.

Oversaw operation/maintenance of cold, hot oil quench batch furnaces.

Audited lab checks, production processes, and safety procedures.

Conducted machine run-offs during 30% plant expansion.

-Ensured compliance with Allison product specifications.

Participated in Kaizen Event during which new machines were built and refurbished machines were rebuilt resulting in 33% increase in productivity.

2000-2001

Workplace Organization Manager

Among the primary duties and responsibilities of this position were the following:

Implemented 5S system throughout plant.

Assisted with conversion to a Global Manufacturing System.

Applied lean manufacturing processes in a UAW environment.

Conducted visit to NUMMI joint venture plant in Fremont, California.

Learned lean manufacturing principles. Met plant administrators.

1999 - 2000

Product Launch Supervisor

Managed operations for light commercial truck launch.

Machining cells that included all operations from turning blanks to complete hard product ready for assembly. Machining cells that included Gear Cutting, Turning, Heat Treating, Hard Turning, Honing spindle bores etc.

CNC equipment: lathes, shapers, shavers, broaches, hobs, shear speeds, grinders, hard turn lathes, and hones.

1996 - 1999

General Motors/Daimler Chrysler (New Venture Gear Division)

Muncie, Indiana

Among the primary duties and responsibilities of this position were the following:

Trained, supervised, and evaluated 28 assembly/fabrication employees.

Supervised machining cells with all types of equipment.

CNC Lathes, Shapers (FELLOWS), Hobs (MITSUBISHI), Shavers, Broaches, Machining centers, Debur machines, CNC Drills, Roto-flows, Hard Turning Lathes (OKUMA, HARDINGE, MOTCH), Hones (NAGEL).

Overseen a LAMB transfer line for the machining of aluminum diff. cases.

Coordinated conversion from batch to cellular manufacturing system.

Implemented Toyota Production System principles.

Supervised new assembly line with 20 employees (1998-99).

EDUCATION

Ball State University, Muncie Indiana, Bachelor's Degree [1995]

ADDITIONAL POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Learn How to Achieve Lean Manufacturing, Tenth Annual Work Cells Symposium, Teamworks/Manufacturing Institute, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2000.

Reducing inventory and lead times. Improving operational efficiency.

Utilizing space efficiently.

Increasing profitability, productivity and quality.

Cultivating a happy, productive workforce.

5S Workplace Organization, Productivity, Inc.

Ft. Wayne, IN, 2000

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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