Operations Manager
Resume:
Marc Bokowski
Staff Linx, Inc.
Sun Valley, CA
Dear Hiring Manager,
I have reviewed the job description for the Manufacturing Manager located in Los Angeles, CA (Sun Valley) and I would like to express my interest in this position. I am confident that I can meet the needs to be a flexible leader and team builder that meets capacity and production schedules, meets customer deadlines and gets his hands dirty at the same time.
Some of the areas that I have hands-on experience are:
- Managing production control and materials to plan and schedule resources, meet efficiency and capacity goals, delivery deadlines and monitor costs.
- Being flexible with the ability to change direction when needed to meet production deadlines while maintaining quality demands and working with all levels of management and departments.
- Developing employees into leadership roles by fostering a continuous growth culture and meet expectations in regards to cross training and mutual respect and communication, while maintaining accountability.
- High technical skills with shop fabrication, assembly and test equipment in a manufacturing environment.
- Implement lean practices, reducing waste and standardizing work processes to improve material flow and meet quality and performance capabilities. Effective in overcoming obstacles and hurdles by driving culture change toward a sustainable lean business model.
I enjoy and embrace new technologies to improve manufacturing techniques and utilize lean manufacturing to increase material flow, department restructuring, inventory reduction, and releasing new products.
Thank you for your time and consideration, I look forward to speaking with you again to further pursue this opportunity.
Best regards,
Marc Bokowski
MARC BOKOWSKI
Phone: 661-***-**** Valencia, CA 91354 *********@*****.***
MANUFACTURING MANAGER
Dynamic management professional with over 20 years of increasing responsibility and knowledge in operations. A critical thinker who understands the big picture and practices building teams and valuing the input from all areas. Recognized as a solutions focused manager in meeting operational, financial and quality objectives.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
RICON CORP – Wabtec Subsidiary, San Fernando, CA Sept 2014 – Present
(Wheelchair Lifts, Mobility Enhancement, Bus Windows)
Production Manager
Manage multiple production lines with over 60 employees. Responsible for operational output, forecast, COGS, and on time delivery. Reduced waste and costs of scrap, rework, shop supplies by 20%. Directed capacity planning for production of assemblies as well as work center improvements.
Managed, organized, and created locator system in warehouse by implementing locator system in Oracle ERP software.
Focused on people growth and process improvements by training, mentoring, and coaching while maintaining accountability. Reduce costs by 10% by implementing controls for manufacturing, rework, scrap, non-inventory purchases.
KENCO LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC, Bakersfield, CA Nov 2013 – Sept 2014
($3 million Medical supply distribution center)
Site Leader
Manage large 3PL distribution center with 6 drivers, 5 office and warehouse personnel for industry leading medical supplier with deliveries to California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Manage KPI’s and P&L for division, based on deliveries and logistics data.
Reduced safety and DOT violations from red marks to green by implementing audits and processes for upholding quality and prerequisite safety goals and objectives.
Reduced costs by 10% over 10 month period and improve customer satisfaction by 25% by reducing waste throughout operation
LF ILLUMINATIONS, LLC, Chatsworth, CA May 2013 – Sep 2013
(New Start-up, Architectural lighting manufacturer)
VP of Operations
Set-up, implement, and manage all areas of operations from entering sales orders to shipping and entering accounts receivables for a small start-up company of 10 employees. Collaborate with engineering to create production BOM configurations and entry in a custom build environment. Manage team of 2 salary supervisors and 4 hourly employees.
Managed cross functional work engineering/production team to speed entry of new orders, create BOM’s and begin parts ordering within 4 hours of receipt of sales order.
Implement, train and maintain new MRP database software, SAGE 2000 (MAS 90). Manage and create reports to show performance of key areas of business.
HAAS AUTOMATION, INC., Oxnard, CA Jul 2012 – May 2013
($1.8 billion CNC manufacturer, $120mm product line)
Production Supervisor
Manage 20 hourly personnel to meet production schedule in a mass production environment that was constantly changing and evolving to meet heavy customer demand. Control job movement and daily priorities while enforcing current work instructions and cross-training. Work with manufacturing engineering to meet safety, maintain quality requirements, and increase efficiency.
Reduced past due orders by 40% by organizing, managing and increasing communication, follow-up, and recovery plans using SAP software.
Maintain daily, weekly safety and production metrics for management. Manage cross-functional team members in supporting departments to meet demanding shipping schedules and goals.
TEMPCO ENGINEERING – LMI AEROSPACE, Sun Valley, CA May 2008 – Jul 2012
($16 million Aero Structures Machining)
Materials Manager, Production Control Manager
Increased effectiveness and reduced costs with outside processing while managing expedites. Created and maintained ISO and AS9100c procedures for Supply Chain department. Increased utilization and effectiveness of Epicor Vista software by 200% and reduced manual reports outside the system.
Reduced past dues from $1.4mm to >$50,000 in 11 months by focusing on recovery plan and maintaining production schedules.
Improved OTD from 40% to 95% by leading or being involved in Kaizen events to reduce bottle necks, level load, create efficient material flow, and reduce cycle times by 40%
COOPER LIGHTING – RSA, Van Nuys, CA Oct 2006 – Mar 2008
($50 million architectural lighting manufacturer)
Materials Manager
Responsible for a $7mm raw, WIP, and finished goods inventory. Managed team of 11 hourly, 4 salary for purchasing, receiving, production control and inventory to meet demanding production needs based on MPS, MRP and new designs. Managed capacity demand with local and off-shore suppliers.
Reduced inventory variances by 80% to less than $40k (0.6%) in 9 months. Introduced just in time (JIT) programs with key suppliers to reduce custom order lead times.
Managed re-engineering of receiving department, resulted in 50% reduction in head count, 25% increase in inventory accuracy and 75% decrease in cycle time and material flow and expedites.
GRUBER SYSTEMS, INC., Valencia, CA Jun 2000 – Sept 2006
($30 million multi-product manufacturer and distribution)
Materials Manager/Product Manager
Member of Lean Logistics team to aid with company re-engineering, resulted in inventory reduction of 20%. Increased inventory turns from 3.5 to 6+. Improved return authorization procedure (RGA’s) to reduce turnaround times from 90+ to less than 15 days.
Coordinated, prepared, and reviewed operations to meet budgets, while improving output by 25% and reducing lead-times from 12 weeks to less than 8 weeks.
Evaluated product rationalization and slow moving items. Decreased slow moving inventory by 60%, increased turns 80% from 3.6 to 6.5
EDUCATION / SKILLS:
B.S. Business Administration - DEVRY UNIVERSITY, West Hills, CA – Concentration on Business Management
Continuing Professional Education:
Lean Manufacturing, 6s, Total Quality Management, Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Spanish as a second language.
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