Manager Management
Resume:
Denis Krauss
Hamilton On
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Profile A Senior Operations Manager with over 30 years’ experience creating and driving strategic change within the organizations. Proven ability to achieved organizational goals utilizing skills and knowledge including: process improvements, strong leadership accountability at all levels. An accomplished record of success in building and managing broad Production and Warehousing facilities. Proven track record in delivering bottom line returns and improving efficiencies while assuring positive customer satisfaction.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS • Reduced Workplace Safety and Insurance Board claims (WSIB) by 20% by developing and implementing new Health and safety procedures and guidelines.
• Developed scheduling function reducing lead times. Through this exercise was able to assess and determine where to strategically relocate equipment in order to improve efficiencies and reduce material handling.
• Enhanced on time delivery by 30%.
• Curtailed non conformances through effective shop floor training and follow up and continuous improvement.
• Re organized shop floor to improve material flow with the use of roll conveyors and scissor lifts and reduce manual labor.
• Reduced Energy cost by $10,000 per month with new lighting system for the plant.
• Received an award issued by Hydro One in recognition of the reduced consumption.
• Diminished plant expenses by 35% simplifying Supplier list, and scheduled preventative maintenance
• This was a $300,000.00 monthly savings and direct to the bottom line.
• Preventative Maintenance program on all machines and reduced repair cost by 40% on a yearly basis. This amounted to $ 250,000.00 saving per year.
• Contracted out all trucking to outside firm and saved $210,000.00 in cost.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2001 – April 2015 Debro Steel Brampton, Ontario
Role Operations Manager
Responsibilities
• Report directly to the President
• 48 unionized employees
• 14 direct management reports
• Audit and authorization of asset management
• Procurement of Capital Equipment
• Vendor / Maintenance management of Supplier contracts
• Health & Safety Compliance Management - resulting in Surcharge to Rebate position with WSIB
• Fleet management
• Preparation of yearly budget
• Implemented health and safety procedures c/w manual
• Completed WSIB Work-Well Audit with favorable results
• Plant reorganization
• Union Management
• Negotiate collective agreement
• Extensive experience in union negotiations, grievances, arbitration
• ISO 9001 implementation and Continuous Improvement Team Leader
Summary
Debrosteel
Full service line of tubing, structural steel, flat bar, elevator rails, round bar, pipe, structural angle, I beam and ship channel all of this was to service the steel industry. Customers such as National Steel Car in Hamilton all Metal Super Markets, Mississauga Steel Mart just to name a few relied on next day delivery from Debrosteel
On the manufacturing side of the Business unit we supplied cut parts from Hy Definition plasma, regular plasma, Flame cut with oxy/propane, 7000 watt laser cutting machine capable of cutting parts 80feet long and 1 thick. Customers such as Skyjack, Linamar, David Wilson, Willtech industries, G.E. Canada, MacDonald Steel, and Tigercat industries were integral pieces to our success.
1994- 2001 McRobert Springs – Marmon Group of Companies
Cambridge, Ontario
Role Plant Manager
Responsibilities Reporting directly to the General Manager
• Development, preparation and management of annual budget
• 100 unionized employees
• Establishment of Overhead rates
• Production costs
• Acquisition and vendor management of new machinery (including Capital equipment)
• Maintenance contracts
• Health and Safety Representative, Environmental Officer
• Union management including:
o Contracts
o Grievance
o Arbitration and training
• Recruiting of staff and associated training
1993 – 1994 McRobert Springs – Cambridge, Ontario
Role Production Manager
Responsibilities Established New Production Standards through Time and Motion Studies
• Quality Control
o Inspection of failures and developed action plans
• Development of work procedures for work cells/streams
• Actively involved in Health and Safety
1990 - 1993 McRobert Springs – Cambridge, Ontario
Role Plant Superintendent
Responsibilities • Responsible for training of new Supervisors
• Cost containment
• Production management/communication
• Maintenance and production flow management
1986 - 1990 McRobert Springs – Cambridge, Ontario
Role Lead Hand Shift Supervisor
1985 McRobert Springs – Cambridge, Ontario
Machine Operator,
Summary
McRobert Springs
A 75 year old business supplying OEM customers with leaf springs. The facility was 180,000 square feet and housed several lines for production and as many as 120 employees. Everything from Welding to Punch press, hot press work, Hillie machine for long taper springs and of course heat treat forming. Raw material was brought in and was transformed into a finished product We supplied such customers as GM Diesel (Locomotive) division in London as well as their facility in Lagrange near Chicago. Other customers include Fruehauf trailer manufacturers across the USA as well as Great Dane trailers division of Freightliner Wabash Trailers, as well as all Manac trailer centers
here in Canada and the U.S. McRobert Springs had two facilities one in Cambridge and one in Montreal, Quebec. Each facility had manufacturing and we also carried a full line of replacement parts such as air bags, shackles, u bolts ect, for all trailer manufacturers.
Education and Professional Development
Education Grade 12
Canadian Institute of Management
Health and Safety Certification
Total Quality Management: Trained Facilitator
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Industry Specialties Extensive union negotiating experience, grievance settlements.
Comprehensive insight on Laser and Hy Definition cutting.
Proficient management of Warehouse facilities
Health and Safety Compliancy
Knowledgeable in ISO 9000 Standardization and implementation/continuous improvements
WSIB claims management
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