Lawrence Yanachik

**** **********’s Drive

Sandusky, Ohio 44870

419-***-**** (H)

419-***-**** (C)

actrd6@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objectives

A Plant Manager position that will have the opportunity to provide leadership and vision for activities of the manufacturing facility to obtain optimum efficiency and economy of operations and maximize profits. Will be responsible for implementing and promoting World Class Manufacturing practices, mentoring and teamwork, with the opportunity for future growth.

Applicant Profile

Manufacturing/Operation professional with experience in implementing continuous improvement, managing projects, improving efficiency of operations, team building and detailing project information to determine effective functions for manufacturing operations. Ability to quickly identify and assess areas of strengths and weaknesses implementing company policies, standards, changes in operation, and systems that optimize productivity and bottom line.

Core Competencies

Operations/Management 22 Years experience (Materials, Customer Relations, Planning and Manufacturing)

Plant Management: Lead team of 850 employees in production of Cable Television Transmission Equipment. (Electronic and Mechanical Manufacturing).

Cost reductions, productivity, lean/cellular manufacturing, Design for Manufacturing (DFM Team).

Supply chain and Procurement in Far East region (China and Philippines)

Vendor Development, Outsourcing, Contract negotiations,

Capital Equipment Justification.

ISO 9000

Work Experience

February 2006 to Present Title: Manufacturing/Materials/Operations Consultant: International Consulting Company

Implementation of profit and expense controls, Lean Manufacturing, inventory control, organizational development, sales and marketing processes, job estimating, & managerial accounting systems.

Develop operations business plans to include all program requirements including labor hours, error rates, and costs. Drive implementation of Lean methods as required to reduce cost, improve quality, reduce working capital, improve cash flow, and achieve a superior environment. Industries including: Electronics Contracting Manufacturing, Electronic Assemblies, and Plumbing Supply Line Manufacturing

December 2004 to February 2006 Title: Plant Manager: Fenner Dunlop is a recognized world leader in conveyor belt Manufacturing. Responsible for all plant activities.

Increased operating profit by $3 million, from 9% to 13%, through team building, effective leadership, more efficient scheduling and changing manufacturing procedures.

Increased on time customer on time deliveries from 50% to 80% with the implementation of cross-functional manufacturing and materials teams.

Reestablished good relationship with union, after employees were told of plant closure

February 2003 to December 2004 Title: Manufacturing/Supply Chain Consultant: Yanachik Consulting

Implemented Lean Supply Chain, Team Building, Lean Manufacturing tools and proper application and use of ERP systems, in multiple industries, including RF filter manufacturing, manufacturing and distribution of textiles and electronic manufacturing.

May 1992 to February 2003 Titles: Director of Operations, Plant Manager and Materials Manager:

C-Cor Electronics: $280 million Fiber Optic and PCB electromechanical devices for a manufacturer of cable television transmission equipment. Directed and coordinated manufacturing operations, through a team of functional managers and supervisors, in strategic planning and execution to enhance profitability

Hands on Experience:

Planning and Master Scheduling: Established demand-planning bills for products, to forecast future material usage requirements that reduced product cycle time from 20 days to 5 days.

Lean Manufacturing: Champion of three-plant change teams, using Lean Manufacturing, establishing value streams, flow manufacturing, theory of constraints, and Root Cause analysis.

Purchase and Vendor Development: Supply chain and Procurement in Far East region (Taiwan, Philippines and China) of electronic components.

Strategic Planning: In house vendor stocking program, EDI replenishment of Kanban system and planning bills for long lead-time items.

ERP/MRP: Coordinated completion of the Oracle 11i ERP system, replacing the Dataworks system, as a member of steering committee and implementation team, focusing on the Manufacturing, Inventory and Supply Chain modules, in six months. Working knowledge of SAP, SYTELINE, MAPICS, QAD, EPICOR, BPICS and JDE.

ISO9000: Project leader for three facilities ISO 9001 registration that achieved and maintained registration on initial audit, in 6 months.

Financial Management: P&L Responsibility and Budgeting.

Continuous Improvement: Championed cross-functional lean manufacturing teams, which increased, on-time delivery from 50 % to 95%, for two facilities, while introducing new products, in a KPI environment.

Vendor Negotiations: Negotiated vendor managed inventory program, with EDI with major suppliers that increased inventory turns from 3 to 7 turns, while sales doubled, saving $1.5 million annually. Also initiated a team that negotiated the sourcing of assemblies and components to Chinese and Pacific Rim companies that resulted in a savings of $2.5 million annually.

Cycle Counting: Eliminated physical inventories through increasing first pass cycle counting percentage from 82% to 98% through implementation of first in, first out material cycling, date labeling and tighter controls on handling material.

Ability to Develop interpersonal relationships: Problem solving, Mentoring, Organizing and Conducting Trainings.

April 1981 to May 1992 Titles: Materials Manager, Production & Inventory Control Manager, Project Manager and Department Supervisor

GTE Corporation is a $17B telecommunications and manufacturer of fabricated mining tools and cemented carbide, and PCB’s.

Established vendor consigned inventory that increased inventory turns from 3 to 9 and reduced inventory by $500K.

Designed and implemented a production control and planning system, with capacity constraint loading and material reordering system, which increased customer on time performance from 65% to 93%.

Managed cemented carbide cutting tool mini-plant within the facility that manufactured customer special orders for the automotive industry.

DANA CORPORATION, Ecorse, MI, Department Supervisor 1978 - 1981

PICKER CORP, Highland Heights, OH, Buyer/Planner, Dept. Supervisor, Mfg. Engineer 1971 - 1978

Education

BS Education

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Bartell and Bartell Servant Leader Training, Lean Manufacturing Principles, Practicing Preventive Employee Relations, Project Management University of Virginia, APIC Certification Courses, GTE Total Quality Program, Oliver Wight 5 day MRP Course, Statistical Process Control, American Management Association Courses, Zenger Miller Supervision Trainer Course, GTE Investment Management Program

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