John Medved

**** ** ****** **. ***** Point, In. *6307 Home: 219-***-**** Cell: 219-***-**** acqbf5@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Decisive and effective Area Manager skilled in leading cross-functional teams to meet customer demands and deadlines.

Developed and implemented plan to strengthen organization and talent capabilities by using Cold Mill as training ground for new managers who then move on to other departments for advancement.

Results-driven planning and operations management professional with exceptional communication, problem solving and leadership skills.

I have advanced through a series of increasingly responsible managerial positions from Shift Manager to my recent position of Process Coordinator Reliability Centered Maintenance.

Skills

Production line management

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing management

Risk based management

Practices safety standards

Strong leadership abilities

Effective communicator

Ability to work with all types of people.

Work History

Process Coordinator - Reliability Centered Maintenance.

11/2014 to 5/2015. U.S. Steel - Gary, In.

Identified, developed, Implemented, and monitored short and long range projects to improve critical equipment reliability for the entire West side of Plant.

Assigned and allocated appropriate work force and resources needed to improve and maintain equipment.

Collaborate with numerous various departments to ensure timely completion of tasks/projects.

Attend daily/weekly meetings with superiors to communicate project status and provide updates.

Applied risk based management tools and six-sigma approach to aid in prioritization/identification of focus areas.

Team Lead – SPRINT Finishing Team, 07/2014 to 11/2014.

U.S. Steel – Granite City, IL

Conduct daily a.m. /p.m. phone calls with various plants to communicate work activity and help generate project ideas.

Direct weekly physical and virtual war room councils to communicate progress on all finishing project charters to the executive and plant leadership.

Conduct various meetings with departments to generate brainstorming activities resulting in the development of project ideas and actual usable concepts.

Conduct weekly meetings with numerous departments to help facilitate and advance project charters.

Direct other finishing team members towards completion and advancement of projects.

Monitor and prioritize projects based on relevance and importance.

Area Manager Production, 08/2008 to 07/2014

U.S. Steel – Granite City, IL

Manage Operations for Cold Mill and Pickle.

Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports for all departments.

Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and work instructions.

Planned, directed, coordinated and assigned manpower to meet aggressive production schedules.

Created and updated department work instructions and reports on a regular basis.

Addressed all personnel issues promptly and professionally.

Drove daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.

Escalated safety and quality issues and initiated remedial actions promptly.

Completed and maintained accurate and organized records, documents and reports.

Coordinator South Sheet Mill, 11/2005 to 08/2008

U.S. Steel – Gary, IN

Responsible for daily operations of South Annealing, Two Stand Temper Mill, South Roll Shop and #6 Galvanize Line.

Championed quality initiatives.

Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and work instructions.

Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports for all departments.

Planned, directed, coordinated and assigned manpower to meet aggressive production schedules.

Created and updated department work instructions and reports on a regular basis.

Addressed all personnel issues promptly and professionally.

Drove daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.

Determined suitable crewing requirements, scheduled employees and worked with Human Resources to meet changing production schedules.

Escalated safety and quality issues and initiated remedial actions promptly.

Completed and maintained accurate and organized records, documents and reports.

Coordinator North Sheet Mill, 07/2003 to 10/2005

U.S. Steel – Gary, IN

Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and work instructions.

Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports for all departments.

Verified that all process control parameters were being documented and followed at all times.

Planned, directed, coordinated and assigned manpower to meet aggressive production schedules.

Recommended and executed quality improvements for production and product quality.

Addressed all personnel issues promptly and professionally.

Drove daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.

Determined suitable crewing requirements, scheduled employees and worked with Human Resources to meet changing production schedules.

Met aggressive production and safety goals while minimizing equipment downtime.

Managed product quality to guarantee compliance with quality policies, procedures and systems.

Shift Manager II, 06/2002 to 05/2003

U.S. Steel – Gary, IN

In addition to the Recoil Line, Temper Mill and warehouse responsibilities, the following units were added to my responsibility: Cold Mill, Roll Shop and Annealing.

Drove daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.

Completed and maintained accurate and organized records, documents and reports.

Responsible for daily safety and payroll for numerous employees

Shift Manager Sheet Finishing, 08/1999 to 01/2002

U.S. Steel – Gary, IN

Successfully managed production activities so all orders were shipped on time.

Championed quality initiatives.

Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports for all departments including Recoil Line, Temper Mill, and warehouse shipping.

Addressed all personnel issues promptly and professionally.

Drove daily production activities with effective communication and leadership.

Production Worker/Vicing Foreman, 09/1990 to 08/1999

U.S. Steel – Gary, IN

Investigated and implemented ideas for quality improvement, increased productivity and cost reduction.

Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports for Pickle.

Recommended and executed productivity improvement and cost reduction by elimination of the “Welder Helper” position.

Managed product quality to guarantee compliance with quality policies, procedures and systems.

Education

High School Diploma: 1978

Lew Wallace High School – Gary, IN

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