Joshua Piper

**** **** **** **** * Fayetteville, PA * 724-***-**** *acqa1w@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Management, General Management Track

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

Graduated - December 2011

Master of Business Administration

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Shippensburg, PA

Expected Graduation – December 2016

Related Training & Seminars

Dale Carnegie Immersion Seminar – Completed - December 7, 2012

Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training – Completed - August 2, 2012

Morrell Management Leadership Training – Completed - November 6, 2014

Six Sigma Green Belt Training - Completed - April 17, 2015

Work Experience

1/12 – present JLG Industries, Shippensburg, PA

Manufacturing Supervisor II

Contributed to the achievement of over a $1 billion in earnings quarter (FY14 Q3)

Implemented a Continuous Improvement project, in assigned department, that resulted in an annual cost savings of over $150,000 in direct labor cost. (Integrated a continuous moving assembly line in place of an indexed assembly line)

Implemented a Continuous Improvement project involving the rearrangement of a layout of a department that resulted in an annual cost savings of over $15,000 in direct labor.

Identified and initiated Six Sigma Green Belt project that resulted in an annual cost savings of over $250,000 (at individual facility) involving reduction in annual small tool buy and manufacturing expendables accounts. Process changes have additionally been integrated at all facilities globally.

Assisted various internal cost reduction teams with the implementation of several redesign initiatives that resulted in over $2.6 million in annual cost savings to design, procurement, and direct labor.

Responsible for initiating and implementing various Continuous Improvement projects to improve total quality of product as well as eliminate unnecessary costs wherever identified.

Achieved or exceeded all targets annually in regards to KPI’s (safety, quality, productivity, environmental, & cost savings) that are defined annually.

Responsible for various indirect and direct departments in final assembly facility including final assembly areas, sub assembly areas, and receiving (Inbound/Outbound).

Responsible for the direct supervision and safety of 20-120+ non union production and receiving employees. Total number of direct reports have varied by assigned department/departments. Current direct report count is 75+.

Managed over $8 million in inventory from off-site warehouses. Responsible for ordering and managing inventory and serving as intermediary between operations and GPSC as well as accounting for variances in MRP and acting upon those variances.

5/05 - 3/07 UPS, New Stanton, PA

Supervisor

Front line operations supervisor

Two weeks UPS supervisor training

Responsible for supervising a team of 10-14 union employees daily while they perform package handling operations

Responsible for conducting pre-trip/post-trip inspections of equipment and work areas

Responsible for maintaining the safety of my employees

Contribute to the achievement of service and production levels

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