Manager Plant

To Whom It May Concern:

Please consider my resume and qualifications for the current Plant Manager opening in Houston. My 18 years of manufacturing management experience includes successful oversight of all departments and functions of manufacturing operations. These consist of, first and foremost, Safety and Quality. Also, Production Scheduling, Procurement, Production Control, woodworking, cabinet making, finish carpentry, metal fabrication departments using automated and manual processes, Welding, Assembly, Coatings, Shipping, Quality, Warehouse and Sales. I proficiently use Microsoft Office programs to produce reports, written communication and spreadsheets to assist my full P&L, budgeting, reporting and documentation responsibilities.

In my roles as Engineer, Quality Manager and Special Projects Manager, I developed fantastic departmental coordination. As Plant Manager, Vice President of Manufacturing and General Manager of manufacturing companies, I have coordinated multiple-shift, multiple-location, union and non-represented operations. I have scheduled work in process, hired skilled labor, directed workflow, and assigned labor to best use our resources for maximum productivity and efficiency. The duties of this activity included tracking time and resolving arising issues on the fly. I am especially happy with my successful development of Supervisors and middle managers, who became more effective and accomplished goals of the overall organization and of their employees as I guided them. I successfully administered full P&L and budgeting responsibilities.

My methods of communicating corporate goals while accommodating employee goals have been successful in improving morale, safety and customer retention/acquisition. One effective means has been setting up communication boards with KPIs for all to observe. I also effectively communicate face-to-face with employees, customers, management, vendors and regulatory agencies. I feel it is important that all stakeholders strive toward the same goals and it is rewarding to see this accomplished.

Integrity is among my highest attributes. Years of experience in various specific areas of the manufacturing industry have helped develop my abilities in conflict resolution, negotiation, personal effectiveness, creative problem solving, strategic thinking, team building, influencing and selling.

My companies have set records for safety and I have driven lean transformation while assisting many other manufacturers with lean implementation, ISO certification, Six Sigma Black Belt training and SPC applications. Through these efforts, I have been privileged to participate in great improvements and accomplishments. These include productivity and efficiency, production goals exceeded, 5S (and 6S) audits, establishment of teams, follow-up activities, metrics of accomplishments, kaizen events, kanban systems (two-bin, color coded and tiered), SMED, signaling systems, color codes, ownership maps, and daily/weekly/monthly tasks, documented standard work, shadow boards, and POU location.

Using lean methodology, I have guided employee involvement and empowerment to develop better workflow, reduced waste and lower WIP, while reducing lead-time and improving quality. I have found the most valuable resource in a company to be their current employee base, who know where inefficiencies, ripe for improvement, exist. I believe my employees, customers, Board of Directors, and suppliers have all grown from these relationships and I know I have.

I hope to hear from you, soon and look forward to discussing my potential contributions to the Southern Recruiting Solutions client company.

Thanks,

Scott Lawson Scott A. Lawson

2013 E Whitney Way Ave. ~ Joplin, MO 64801 ~ 417-***-**** ~ ****************@*****.*** ~ linkedin.com/in/scottallenlawson/

Professional Experience

Precision Machine Grove, OK 2015 – Present

Consultant/Mentor to CEO

Strategic Planning, Employee Involvement, Assisting CEO

CST Storage Parsons, KS 2013-2015

Plant Manager

Manufactured 700 bolted carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel storage tanks annually

P&L for $67 million annual budget

Managed Production, Maintenance, Purchasing, Production Control and Scheduling functions.

Knapheide Truck Kansas City, MO 2012-2013

General Manager

Produced/assembled 3000 work trucks per year with 72 employees

Responsible for P&L, policy, personnel, budget, customer relations, Sales and Production

Directed all functional departments, truck pool and inventory

Newell Coach Miami, OK 1996-2012

Vice President/Manufacturing and Plant Manager

Manufactured custom motor coaches with 208 employees in 15 departments

Negotiated several CBAs

Responsible for Safety, Quality, Manufacturing, Scheduling, customer/vendor relations

Administered all Manufacturing, Procurement, Customer Service and Maintenance functions

Managed 16 acre facility, 130,000 square feet under roof seven-figure materials inventory, eight-figure work in process and eight-figure finished goods inventory

Highlights

OSHA 10 Certification

Exemplary integrity

Mentor to middle managers, resulting in much higher performance

Oversaw multiple locations, shifts and departments simultaneously

Implement/foster lean manufacturing using 5S, Six Sigma and SPC methodology

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the esteemed Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance

President of Grand Lake Manufacturers' Council

Team Leader for the Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation

Influence many companies through lean, ISO, Baldrige Award criteria and Six Sigma

Skills

Lean Manufacturing, team building and employee empowerment

Human Resources leadership and staff development

Customer/vendor relationships and partnerships

Contract negotiations (union, vendor, supplier and customer)

Scott A. Lawson

2013 E Whitney Way Ave. ~ Joplin, MO 64801~ ****************@*****.*** ~ linkedin.com/in/scottallenlawson/

Core Accomplishments

State record for longest running SHARP safety award

Doubled revenue, increased capacity, reduced costs through lean transformation

Increased annual profits by 150% through continuous improvement processes

Reduced employee turnover to under 5% per year

Improved safety from 16 accidents at $500,000 per year to 4 accidents at $50,000

Coached middle managers to higher efficiency and success

Improved workplace morale through various employee involvement initiatives

Applied visual workplace techniques and posted measurable metrics

Raised workplace organization, neatness and cleanliness through 5S programs

Reduced foot travel by many miles through pull systems

Decreased production line work station count, saving considerable WIP and space

Created kanban systems and 2-tiered racking to improve inventory management

Education

The University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK 2000

Mini MBA,

College of Business Administration

Center for Excellence and Professional Development

Pitt State University Pittsburg, KS 1994

Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors

Kelce School of Business and Economics

Kelce Scholar

Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA)

Dean’s List

Member, Delta Mu Delta and Phi Kappa Phi

Previous Work History

Newell Coach: Miami, OK

Designer and Engineer

Designed over 600 unique motor coaches

Titan Rig: Tulsa, OK

Design Engineer

Designed drawworks for mobile oil well servicing rigs

Funk Manufacturing: Coffeyville, KS

Mechanical Designer

Designed and drafted off road transmissions and gear boxes

Ajax/Atlas: Oswego, KS

Drafter

Created component and construction drawings for engineered structural steel buildings

References for Scott Lawson

Karl Blade

President, Newell Coach

3900 N Main St.

Miami, OK 74354

918-***-**** (c)

918-***-**** (o)

*****@***********.***

Boyd Vanover

V.P. Engineering, Newell Coach

3900 N Main St.

Miami, OK 74354

918-***-**** (o)

918-***-**** (c)

*****@*********.***

Marsha Cole

Mfg. Ext. Agent, Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance

P.O. Box 219

Afton, OK 74331

918-***-**** (o)

918-***-**** (c)

******.****@**********.***

Dr. Roy Peters

Former President, Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance

525 S Main St #210

Tulsa, OK 74103

918-***-**** (c)

*************@*****.***

Ramin Zarrabi

Plant Manager Ceradyne/3M

3250 South 614 Road

Quapaw, OK 74363

918-***-**** (o)

918-***-**** (c)

********@***.***

If interested in viewing web sites featuring my contributions:

An episode of Extreme RVs, in which I had some on-screen time: http://www.travelchannel.com/video/test-driving-a-newell-coach

Some magazine articles based upon interviews with me:

http://manufacturing-today.com/index.php/sections/profiles1/515-newell-coach

http://www.joplinbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=748D8A4D532E48599FECABE2A589E8E6

http://www.nowwhatjobs.net/opinions/opinion.php?opinionCatId=10&opinionId=202

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37948418/Newell-Coach (start on page 16)

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