Manager Project
Resume:
RICK TURNER
Evansville, Indiana 47711
270-***-**** • *********@***.***
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Plant Management • Lean Manufacturing • Efficiency/Productivity Optimization
Plant Management • Project Management • Lean Manufacturing
Team-Building & Leadership • Waste Reduction
Capital Projects and Cost Reduction • Kaizen Methodologies
Quality Improvement • Productivity Improvement
Steel Industry • Plastics Industry
OBJECTIVE
A professional growth opportunity utilizing my proven skills as a Manufacturing Manager, Six Sigma Black Belt and Project Manager.
EXPERIENCE
Century Aluminum Sebree
Six Sigma Black Belt / BI Group
6/2012 – Present
Provided overall strategy and programs for lean manufacturing processes, continuous improvements, and six-sigma principles.
Mentor peers and middle management in the formulation and execution of process improvement projects
Implement and manage lean manufacturing and cost reduction projects.
Provide training for employees in Lean Principles and Six Sigma
Kaizen event leader/facilitator
Implementation of controls, measures, and processes to improve bottom-line performance and maximize profit, $2.5MM cost reduction achieved in 2014.
Indiana Tube Corporation; 10/2006 – 6/2012
Managed the day-to-day operations of a Tier II automotive plant to achieve operations goals and objectives including; Plant P&L, safety, profitability, capital investment, cost reduction programs, and operations planning. Maintained a positive employee relations climate.
Manufacturing Manager
5/2008 – 6/2012
Implemented controls, measures, and processes to improve bottom-line performance and maximize profit
Actively lead overall site safety and environmental initiatives, achieved Zero Lost Time Performance during tenure.
Manage production activities of a 24 hour continuous operation with 120 union employees.
Implement and manage KPI metrics for continuous improvement activity.
Develop and facilitate production planning process, Takt Time implementation.
Employ Quality programs to meet/exceed customer expectations, ISO Auditor.
Provide leadership in a fast paced progressive manufacturing environment
Continuous Improvement Manager
10/2006 – 5/2008
Provided overall strategy and programs for lean manufacturing processes, continuous improvements, and six-sigma principles returning the plant to profitability.
Implemented and managed lean manufacturing and cost reduction projects.
Implemented a total preventive maintenance (TPM) program and developed a training and qualification program for maintenance technicians.
Provide training for all employees in Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen event leader/facilitator
Plant Metric development/reporting – Local and Corporate
Facilitation of problem solving initiatives
Rexam Closures; 5/1989 - 10/2006
Evansville Manufacturing Engineering Project Manager / Six Sigma BB; 2/2005 – 10/2006
Develop and build automated processes and systems
Establish process capabilities and control plans
Focus on process automation improvements including 5S and SMED
Manage and oversee manufacturing projects ranging from $10M to $250M
Enhanced operational processes via design of experiment and process variation reductions.
Evansville Plant Analyst / Lean Six Sigma BB; 7/2003 – 2/2005
Mentored Six Sigma team leaders to meet cost saving targets of $750M
Monitored and improved operation variances
Maintained KPI metrics and objectives
Identified cost savings opportunities and system improvements throughout
manufacturing
Evansville Process Specialist / Project Engineer; 7/1998 – 7/2003
Interacted with Business Unit Managers on new processes and equipment
Application Engineer for on-sight customer corrective action and problem-
solving
Managed project budgets > $50M
Supported and interacted with Maintenance Managers on problem solving and new production equipment integration
Process improvements to existing equipment
Assembly Maintenance Technician; 8/1994 – 7/1998
Maintained manufacturing equipment using problem solving and trouble
shooting skills for:
PLC’s (Allen Bradley, Keyence and GE)
Electrical
Pneumatics
Vision Systems
Glue Systems
Mechanical
Assembly Process/Set-Up Technician; 2/1989 – 8/1994
EDUCATION
ITT Technical Institute; 1986 – 1990
Associate of Applied Science Electrical Engineering Technology
Cleveland State University; 2001
Six-Sigma Black Belt / Lean Certification
ADDITIONAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
Sigma Breakthrough Technologies Inc. – Six-Sigma Green Belt
Bozzeli Scientific Injection Molding Certification
Safety and OSHA Training
American Management Association- Greater Employee Involvement,
Negotiating to Win Certification
QCI International - Team Leader Training Certification
Dale Carnegie Training – Effective Communication and Human Relations
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