Manager Management
Resume:
James D. Lipa e-mail ********@***.***
#2104
Chicago, IL 60657
CAREER SUMMARY
Management professional with 10 years of experience in operations management and 20 years of supervisory and production control within a lean manufacturing environment. Proven track record of mentoring supervisors and associates at all levels with effective communication skills and training in order to achieve and exceed production goals. Highly motivated and result orientated in continual improvement processes including safety, quality, and inventory control. Working knowledge of accounting and P&L principles. Extensive knowledge in OSHA and ANSI standards with implementation and documentation experience. Currently sit on the Technical Advisory Board for Jane Addams Resource Corporation.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Effective communicator in written, verbal, and presentation formats.
Lead teams and motivate others to achieve a common goal.
Develop and maintain lasting relationships with clients, associates, and peers.
Demonstrates success in developing, executing, automating, and improving manufacturing processes in order to ensure greater company efficiency and productivity
SKILLS BY APLICATION
Leadership
Project Team Management
Relationship Management
Conflict Resolution
Departmental Supervision
Personnel Development
Business Development
Business Modeling
Budget Adherence Allocation
Tactical Planning
Problem Resolution
Technology
Product Development
Process Development Improvement
Product Testing
WORK EXPERIENCE
Production Manager, Meyer Steel Drum 2014
Chicago, IL
Manage production, schedules, and transportation logistics in order to meet customer
demands.
Upgraded existing safety program to bring it to compliance with OSHA standards.
Implemented and maintained production and scrap metrics to achieve a 10% decrease in scrap, 15% increase in capacity, while reducing overtime by 50%.
Implemented a 5-S program as a building block to develop a quality to ISO program.
Worked on project development team with management and maintenance on several projects.
Advised and trained employees in order to form a more cohesive and focused manufacturing environment in order to maximize our production capacity.
Consultant, American Industrial Powder Coating 2014
Astoria Wire & Metal Products
Bedford Park, IL
Worked with the companies to initiate safety and maintenance programs to help them on their way to ISO certification.
Created a Safety Program with necessary documentation and training to ensure compliance to OSHA and ANSI standards.
Implemented a direct labor to indirect labor tracking system resulting in a 25% decrease of indirect labor.
Implementation of a Preventative Maintenance Program for all equipment.
Director of Operations, Folding Guard Corporation 2004 - 2013
Bedford Park, IL
Manage all plant operations including purchasing, manufacturing, maintenance, safety, logistics, and 200 plus employees.
Changed operations from a job shop environment to an automated world class manufacturing facility almost tripling production output.
Created an entire safety program with necessary documentation which achieved an Excellence in Safety award from our workman’s compensation carrier in 2008.
Reduced on hand inventory 50% by increasing material turnover cycles by utilizing JIT guidelines and working with vendors to build and hold program.
Created a written skill based compensation plan for all hourly employees, promoting employee relations, skills training, and retention.
Moved a 168,000 sf facility from Chicago to Bedford Park in a 3 month timeframe while continuing to ship at 98% on time.
Laid out new facility utilizing flow management and lean manufacturing using Kaizen principles to increase efficiencies by 40%.
Member of the corporate management team reporting to the members of the board. Responsibilities included managing operations to ensure favorable GPM and EBIT targets, annual budgets, capacity planning, and strategic planning.
Responsible for all new equipment purchases including planning, cost analysis, research, timeframe, start up, and training. Projects included a Powder Coating line, 4 Arch Welding robotic cells, 2 Automated Mesh Welding cells, and several smaller projects, all which came in on budget, on time, and are producing at or above estimated numbers.
Established metrics tracking in all aspects of our manufacturing processes, including QA, SPC, Scrap, Setup time reduction, and On Time Shipping Performance.
Worked on E.R.P. implementation team, successfully bringing the system on line, and establishing a Kan Ban inventory card system with work cell and bin location inventory tracking.
Production Manager, Nina Enterprises 1998 - 2004
Chicago, IL
Managed production and schedules in order to meet goals. Lead continual improvement processes in quality, safety, and production. Managed 75 plus employees.
Established documented set ups reducing change over time by 30%.
Managed schedules and prioritized goals to achieve 99% schedule completion.
Developed routings and bills of material for new products and audited existing bills of materials and blueprints in order to verify COGS.
Managed staffing and employee training.
Scheduling and planning of all tool room projects.
Production Supervisor, Amco Corporation 1991 - 1998
Chicago, IL
Managed internal production of two departments, implementation and record keeping of all safety devices. Researched and recommended all new machinery. Scheduled tool room activities. Supervised 50 plus employees.
Crew Leader, Accomando Painting 1989 - 1991
Carol Stream, IL
Flooring Installer, R&R Construction 1987 - 1989
Glen Ellyn, IL
Quality Inspector, Capitol Products 1984 - 1987
Kentland, IN
EDUCATION
Plymouth High School Plymouth, IN 1978 - 1981
N.C.O. Academy, U.S. Army, FT Benning, GA 1984
CERTIFICATIONS
Just in Time Manufacturing 1993
Material Resource Planning II 1993
Statistical Process and Control 1993
Press & Machined Safeguarding 1995
Fanuc Robotics ArchTool Programming and Application 1996
Kaizen Tien 1999
Panasonic Factory Automation G2/TA Series Robotic Programming 2007 - 2010
Motoman Robotics XRC Programming 2007
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