Manager Lean Manufacturing

Michael E. Stewart

**** ****** **** ****, **********, NC 27023

251-***-**** acurbd@r.postjobfree.com

Management Professional

Accomplished management professional consistently recognized for achievement and performance in both low and high volume manufacturing. Innovative and successful in; analyzing operational effectiveness, developing improvement plans, and execution of operational goals. Proven leadership with special skills in operations management, team building, lean manufacturing, strategizing, and implementing solutions.

Business Skills

Business Management

P & L Responsibility

Responsible for the management of multiple domestic and international manufacturing operations

Development and control of operational budgets, justification and planning of capital expenditures.

Results driven management approach with dependence on sound metrics for continuous improvement

Mergers and acquisitions

Lean Manufacturing Principles Implementation

Experienced in effectively implementing lean principles in high volume and job shop operations.

Proven ability to generate support and foster the environment necessary for a cultural change.

Ability to rapidly analyze facilities for improvement potential, develop and execute plans.

Project Management

Managed multiple startups, integrations, and consolidations including; a start up in the Czech Republic and a green field joint venture in China.

Capital expenditure projects & factory automation projects

Successfully managed projects for new product and process introductions into operations.

Professional Experience

CWW Conveyor Systems, LLC (formerly Caterpillar) Hillsville, VA 2004 - Present

General Manager

Managed the startup process of the new company to establish all business requirements

Lead the team for a quick and smooth transition of business systems.

Established distribution network and negotiated distribution contracts for products with dealers in US and Mexico.

Reduced overall operational costs 6%, improved productivity 14% resulting 9% improvement in GM

461 days without a recordable safety incident

Lead time reduction from 12 to 8 weeks on prime product and from 21to 9 days on parts

Kept morale high in a rapidly declining coal market

Caterpillar Mining Conveyor Systems Product Line Hillsville, VA 2011 - 2015

Group Manager

Manage multiple operations for production of mining machinery and conveyor systems.

Consistently achieved budget, efficiency, and operational performance metrics

Ensured compliance with all ISO 9001 standards

Implemented CAT lean manufacturing processes including performance metrics and continuous improvement process.

Managed the factory utilizing metrics to drive awareness and continuous improvement with the following results:

Productivity improvement of 10%

Expenses per hour worked decreased by $10.93/ hour

34 % reduction in scrap as percent of sales

Standard work at each operation developed and audited

Change over time reduction at constraint of 45% using SMED process.

OEE at constraint operation improved 22%

Inventory accuracy improvement of 9%

On time delivery improved to 92%

Safety TIR of less than 1 and 621 day record without a lost time incident

Was a critical team member on the planning and divestiture of the Conveyor Systems

Bucyrus (acquired by Caterpillar) Daphne, AL 2008 - 2011

Director of Operations

Managed five factories, both domestic and internationally, for the production of conveyor systems

Implemented one piece flow in Hillsville operations and reduced floor space requirements to enable consolidation of the Daphne facility into the Hillsville facility

Managed the project to consolidate two of the US factories.

Successfully lead the operations team for a green field joint venture factory in China including factory layout, one piece flow, pull systems and the sourcing of all the machine tools.

DBT America (acquired by Bucyrus) Daphne, AL 2004 - 2008

Director of Operations 2006 - 2008

Managed three manufacturing facilities in US and one in China

Contributed manufacturing expertise to due diligence teams for market expansion into South America and Australia.

Developed production plans for a global manufacturing footprint

Plant Manager 2004 - 2006

Implemented lean manufacturing principles resulting in a 50% improvement in productivity, 50% reduction in floor space requirements, and 20% improvement in on time deliveries.

Developed the team and process to ensure compliance with ISO standards.

Hill Phoenix Incorporated Conyers, GA 2002 - 2004

Business Unit Manager

Managed a unit that produced custom refrigeration equipment for supermarkets and food distribution.

Implemented lean processes resulting in 30% reduction in lead time and 52% reduction in labor hours

Corning Incorporated, Wilmington, NC 2001 - 2002

Sr. Process Development Engineer

Transferred new optical fiber designs from laboratory to manufacturing operations.

Developed processes and controls to introduce new products into production.

Long Airdox Company, Daphne, AL 1995 - 2001

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Designed and manufactured bulk material handling components.

Developed proficiency in cost estimating, quoting, and customer relations.

Successfully lead a campaign to have a petition for union organization to be withdrawn.

Education and Professional Development

Caterpillar Making Great Leaders Program 2012

Caterpillar Green Belt Certification 2012

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

Lean Manufacturing Certification, 2003 & 2009

UNIVERISTY OF SOUTH ALABAMA, MOBILE, ALABAMA

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1994

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