Quality Manager - Kaiser Aluminum - Florence Plant

WILLIAM E. HARRIS, III

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Killen, AL 35645

(704) 322 - 2368

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BUSINESS PROFILE

Highly effective Operations / Manufacturing professional who is profit-oriented and performance-driven. Proven team builder who completes tasks working with personnel at all levels. Exhibits leadership abilities by helping to reach profit goals through the creation of new and improved operating procedures. Outstanding communication and people skills. Intuitive decision maker.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Manufacturing Operations

Strategic Planning

Scheduling/Organizing

Management

Quality Assurance

Leadership

Team Development

Operating Procedures

Cost Savings Programs

Hiring/Training

ISO9001/14001

Six Sigma Black Belt

Process Improvement

Lean Manufacturing

Statistical Process Control

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Quality Manager 06/2014 - Present

Kaiser Aluminum

Florence, AL

Developed processes for lot release prior to production and for finished material to assure products were manufactured to Aluminum Association specifications and product met final specifications (Aluminum Association or Customer specific specifications).

Reviewed work procedures to eliminate process steps were possible, assuring that the product quality was equal to or improved from the original procedures.

Worked with cross functional team to develop new process to produce product with improved surface quality.

Plant Manager (temporary position) 05/2013 – 09/2013

Enforge, LLC

Albemarle, NC

Utilized Lean Manufacturing principles to improve plant performance metrics including planned downtime due to change overs, material handling and in- process inspection.

Facilitated the move of a used CNC milling machine for machining parts and eliminate outside machining. This included coordinating the installation of the equipment, and fixture modifications.

Director of Quality and Continuous Improvement 02/2008 – 07/2012

Wieland Copper Products, LLC

Pine Hall, NC

Developed the plants first quality plan that was directing the facility towards In – Control and Capable processes, elimination of waste in the manufacturing processes and meeting customer demand.

Implemented Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing (Six Sigma) in all production departments and conducted multiple workshops to reduce work center change over time and Shop Floor Management systems.

Facilitated a team to revise finished product annealing practices with the purpose of reducing the number of annealing recipes required (reduction in process downtime for change over) while achieving finished product mechanical properties.

Team leader for process and product qualifications for new technology installed producing copper tubing (Cast and Roll) including developing process FMEA, control plans and the subsequent customer qualification processes.

Cast House Superintendent 06/2003 – 08/2006

Norandal, USA

Salisbury, NC

Identified key equipment reliability issues and coordinated efforts with the plant Maintenance Department resulting in reduced unscheduled downtime from 12 events per month (60 hours) to an average of 2 events per month (10 hours).

Reduced equipment scheduled downtime by 50% utilizing Lean Manufacturing Techniques (6 hours to 2 hours).

Revised Casting Department SOP’s for Melting Furnaces, molten metal treatment processes and casting process. Revisions reflected best operating practices to provide a high quality cast coil.

Ingot Plant Production Manager 04/2000 – 06/2003

Staff Metallurgist / Casting Area Supervisor 03/1991 – 04/2000

Alcoa, Inc.

Badin, NC

Served as Chairman of the Alcoa Roll Cast Technology Committee (consisting of personnel from seven Alcoa locations) chartered to identify and implement best practices in roll casting.

Created a stores inventory system using Lean Manufacturing techniques reducing inventory from 5.0 M pounds to 2.5 M pounds.

Reduced equipment scheduled downtime by 83% (5.0 hours to hours) by using Lean Manufacturing Techniques.

Lead multiple teams driving process improvement including molten metal treatment and improved casting tip design.

Co – chaired the Ingot Plant Safety committee and served on three-plant sub – committees to improve Plant and Departmental safety performance resulting in the Ingot Plants recognition for safety performance in 2000.

Casting / Cold Mill Metallurgist / TQC Facilitator 09/1984 – 03/1991

Alcoa, Lebanon Works

Lebanon, PA

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science - Metallurgy University Park, PA

The Pennsylvania State University

Masters of Technology Degree – Industrial Engineering University Park, PA

The Pennsylvania State University

(Completed course work only)

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