Manager Six Sigma

John Milkay 205-***-**** ********@*****.*** *** Chestnut Lane, Helena, AL 35080

Operations Management Leader

Top-performing Operations Management Leader with 28+ years of proven experience and success managing Union Represented employees in a fast paced and highly demanding manufacturing facility. Ability to analyze and implement process improvement initiatives utilizing Lean strategies that reduce costs and increase efficiency.

Motivated leader with a proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and teams, align resources and achieve on-time and on-budget results.

Core Strengths

Operational Efficiency Employee Motivation Decision Making

Negotiation Lean Six Sigma Methodology Cost-Saving Initiatives

Conflict Management 5S Methodology and Implementation Team Development

Professional Experience

US Steel Corporation Tubular Operations Fairfield, AL 1991-2016

Operations Coordinator (2009-2016)

Held multiple positions of various responsibilities and scopes at the Coordinator level. Managed the rounds inventory and cutting process, Finishing Operations Complex (including two pipe finishing floors, a UT inspection line, and heat treating facility) and Pipe Shipping facility.

Corrected and maintained accurate rounds inventory for consistent and reliable production scheduling.

Served as the USS-Tubular Operations team lead with the Association of American Railroads and was co-author for OTLR Figure 124-A. This figure dramatically reduced pipe damage and rail car setouts for pipe shippers.

Achieved a $1.7M cost savings by implementing a change to allow pipe shipping to meet API carload quantity audits.

Saved $200K in two years by developing a recycle program for pipe shipping packaging materials.

Increased throughput of a product line by 40% by implementing Six Sigma methodology.

Reduced rework of a product line by changing the parameters for the incoming product prior to being finished.

Improved efficiency and $300K cost saving within the facility by implementing a direct truck loading program.

Designated by leadership as the Subject Matter Expert for pipe loading within the Company.

Achieved $1.3M in cost savings by implementing a sustainable program for shipping railcars on their parent lines.

Generated over $700K cost savings initiatives utilizing Six Sigma Methodology to reduce waste from all areas of the operations.

Operations Management (1991 – 2009)

Held multiple positions of increasing responsibilities throughout the Tubular Operations organization.

Pipe Finishing Shift Manager (1991 – 1993)

Responsible for the production and safety of a Finishing Floor crew of 28 people on a per shift basis.

Appointed to a Committee to work with both Management and Wage employees to improve communication and working relationships.

Metallurgical Specifications Engineer (1993 – 1996)

Reviewed Industry and Customer specifications for compliance and turned the requirements into working documents for the producing facilities.

Process Manager – Quench & Temper (1996 – 1999)

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facility’s heat treating line. Additionally responsible for the safety, training, and qualification of operators and hybrids in the department.

Manger – Rolls and Tooling (2000 – 2004)

Purchased and refurbished all rolls and tooling to support the operation of the Seamless Hot Mill. Monthly budget was in excess of $1.5M. Stayed under budget 98% of the time.

Business Planning Operations Analyst (2004 – 2007)

Assisted in the scheduling of the Mill’s five major departments. Analyzed cost structure of profits associated with individual pieces of business. Defines and reported monthly numbers of Cost of Quality excursions.

Process Manager – Hot Finishing (2007 – 2009)

Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the facility’s pipe batch cutting and inspection lines. Consisted of two saw lines with two saws each, transfer tables, and an EMI inspection unit. Additionally responsible for the safety, training, and qualification of operators in the department.

Additional Career Successes

Rewarded with an Individual Achievement Award in 2013 for cost avoidance initiatives.

Considered Subject Matter Expert for Pipe Loading in the Industry.

Education & Training

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL.

Attended ASM course for the Heat Treatment of Steel

Attended ASM course for Failure Analysis and Prevention.

Six Sigma / DMAIC Process Improvement

Various Ethics Training classes

Various Safety Training Classes

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