Plant/General Manager

Eric Angermeier

**** ****** **** ** • Westerville, OH 43082

Home: 614-***-**** • Cell: 614-***-****

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Executive Management

General Management • Operations • Sales / Marketing • Finance

It’s all about the people and the process with a focus on operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and maximizing the bottom line. An integrity driven and results oriented leader with a strong background in single/multi-plant operations, marketing/sales, and finance providing a complete business picture for lean deployment, strategic planning, green site development, turnarounds, and operational excellence. A proven track record in increasing sales and market share, reducing costs, and building and leading effective teams.

Certified Lean Manager and recent member of the Board of Directors for the Center of Excellence at the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State.

Core Competencies

P&L / General Management

Six Sigma, Lean and TPM

Acquisitions/Start-ups

Operations Management

Lean Process Implementation

Green Site Development

Sales / Marketing Management

Cost Reduction

Labor Negotiations

Financial Management

Strategic Planning

Change Management

Professional Experience

SPS TECHNOLOGIES (Div. of Precision Castparts Corp.) – Jenkintown, PA and Nashville, TN

Vice President & General Manager: July, 2015 – September, 2015

Responsible for the commercial and operational activities of 2 facilities producing mechanical fasteners for the aerospace including direct sales to all the major airplane manufacturers. These non-union plants include nearly 1000 associates with revenues in excess of $300M annually.

AMERICAN ALUMINUM EXTRUSION – Beloit, WI, Roscoe, IL and Canton, OH

General Manager: September, 2014 – May, 2015

Temporary Assignment – Responsible for all commercial and operational activities for 3 extrusion facilities with a focus on establishing strategic and business planning processes along with structure, a lean production system (AAPS), and developing an effective leadership team.

NANSHAN AMERICA: Lafayette, Indiana

General Manager – September 2012 thru April 2014

Responsible for all commercial and operational activities for this $175 million stand-alone, green site company start-up. This includes equipment installation, commissioning, building a team and establishing core values and principles along with strategic, sales and operational plans and objectives.

Built a 650K sq. ft. manufacturing plant and installed 2 extrusion presses, a cast house and supporting equipment for what is considered the most advanced soft alloy aluminum extrusion facility in the United States and possibly the world. Within 18 months all equipment was installed, commissioned, and in production by closely managing the activities of all vendors, OEM’s, and other Nanshan partners to assure the project was delivered on time and at the best value for Nanshan.

Selected and hired a strong leadership team along with enthusiastic and involved associates establishing a team based, empowered, and integrity driven culture based on a continuous improvement mindset.

Originated and deployed the “Nanshan Production System” as Nanshan’s version of the Toyota Production System.

Independent Operational Excellence Consulting: April 2012 – August, 2012

KAISER ALUMINUM : 1984 - 2011

General Manager – Newark, OH (2006 – Nov 2011)

Full P&L responsibility for a $200 Million revenue manufacturing facility with 300 associates. Spearheaded vision, strategy, and execution of all manufacturing activities, strategic plans, product development and pricing. Achieved record profitability, safety, quality and customer satisfaction levels through lean leadership and development of a team-based environment.

Increased profitability and ROI 500% thru lean process deployment, employee involvement, leadership development, and product line management.

Increased market share by creating a more responsive and customer focused decision making process, establishing record level of customer satisfaction with +98% on time delivery, rapid response, and short lead-times.

Improved quality by reducing claims rate 50% thru standard work and six sigma problem solving.

Increased productivity 30% by establishing key metrics, 5S, visual workplace, and employee accountability.

Reduced injury rates 60% thru employee involvement, 5S, and behavior based safety.

Reduced controllable costs by $20 Million thru productivity (TPM), quality (Six Sigma), and flow (Lean) improvements.

Winner of numerous Kaiser “Circle of Excellence” awards for profitability, customer satisfaction, safety, and costs. Hosted numerous Lean events in conjunction with Productivity Inc. and OSU.

Director of Manufacturing – Richmond, VA (2004 – 2006)

Directed 2 manufacturing plants, including a turnaround opportunity, and a large distribution center. Established a management team, developed a strategic plan, and designed and developed key metrics and reporting.

Increased profitability and established business viability thru product line rationalization, development of shop floor reporting, and upgrading equipment condition.

Generated record level of customer satisfaction with a re-focus on quality and on-time delivery.

Increased productivity 20% thru shop floor control, lean/six sigma, and establishing a team based environment

General Manager – Newark, OH (1998 – 2004)

Full P&L responsibility including sales, marketing, and operations.

Created a prospering business from a "harvest" thru product line rationalization and operational efficiencies including the development and implementation of the Kaiser Production System.

Delivered improved results in all key metrics while managing thru a 2 year labor strike and 4 years of bankruptcy. Delivery performance improved from 73% to 95%. Complaint/claim rate reduced by 40%. Injury rates decreased 60% and reduced costs by $10M.

1984 – 1997: Previous experience included positions as Operations Manager, Business Manager, Multi-plant Inside Sales Manager, Materials Manager, and Plant Controller at multiple plant locations.

Education

Certified Lean Manager, Lean Management • Max M. Fisher College of Business, Center of Excellence/Productivity, Inc., The Ohio State University – Columbus, OH

BS in Business Administration - Accounting • Central Michigan Univ. – Mount Pleasant, MI.

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Economic Development Council. Member of the Licking Valley Lean Network.

Kaiser representative as a Member of the Board of Directors • The Max M. Fisher College of Business, Center for Operational Excellence – OSU, Columbus, OH

Developed and member of Manufacturers Lean Council in Licking County

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