JEFFERY L. MAIER
Kouts, Indiana *6347
E-mail: ****@******.***
Competent and resourceful management professional seeks to utilize education, extensive experience, and proven capabilities to benefit a progressive organization.
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
Highly innovative manufacturing professional with 20 years of experience in production,
Quality control, supervision, and equipment operations
Expertise in scheduling departments to ensure efficient utilization of manpower and machinery
Instrumental in assisting in developing and implementing programs for improved machine processes, eliminating downtime, improving plant equipment, quality testing, and overall efficiency
Modified safety work instructions to fit the plant and worked on the Safety Committee
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QURE MEDICAL, Sturtevant Wisconsin (8/10/15-4/21/16)
Production Manager
Manage all of Molding, Assembly, Shipping and receiving and Maintenance, 5 Supervisors 1process engineer.
Started safety team and help them get started with pointing out problems and helping with solutions.
Collected data for effectivity and efficiency used them to help improve production
Started 5/S red tag event, putting things in place and cleaning up the area
Worked with supervisors to hold work force accountable for daily activities
Worked on customer complaint team come up with root cause and corrective actions
Worked directly with customer on time lines for new product launch
Reduce the amount of sort and scrap by implementing two hour checks at the press
Help start PM and calibration program.
Created VWI for set-up techs and material handlers SMED
SMITHS MEDICAL, Gary, Indiana (11/23/2009 – 6/22/15)
Production Manager
Supervise the Business Unit Supervisors for Molding, Assembly and Custom Lab and Six supervisors, 7 leads and 200 employees.
Run the new hire Safety training.
Worked with custom lab to get orders to patience within 48hrs.
Work with the Safety Team to come up with solutions to improve employee safety.
Track the OEE for Molding and KPI’s for Assembly and Custom Lab to achieve and improve lean manufacturing.
Developed a plan and executed it to bring the company out of a back order and back log position.
Work with the 5S Champion to help all areas improve their 5S scores and habits.
Worked on SMED initiative to achieve quicker change overs and to be more organized.
Work with schedulers on a daily basis to help plan each department to ensure ship dates will be met.
Manage and schedule down time for machines for calibration and PM work.
Handle customer complaints and work with quality resolve and non conformance issues.
Lead Safety at the site for 8 months until EHS manger was hired walked the floors daily for safety observations.
Production Manager molding and extrusion
Manage the molding and extrusion area with two supervisor and 60 hourly personal
Work on customer complaints and investigate root causes and corrective actions.
Improve safety by holding weekly meeting with both shifts and having safety checks done in the area
Promoting hourly work force to correct and improve their outlook on safety.
Work with engineering on process improvements and projects.
Lead on the team to implement lean manufacturing practices. 5/S,OEE,SMED
Manage the assembly department for 5 months. Helped with Kan-ban system
Molding and extrusion supervisor
Worked on complaint and investigation team
Worked on EHS team
Worked with engineers on process improvements to help eliminate scrap
Supervised day to day operations of the production floor
NI SOURCE, Wheatfield, Indiana (12/08-9/10/09)
Operation Supervisor
Monitored equipment to insure equipment was operating correctly
Communicated work and work with maintenance to fix equipment
Job briefing with crew discuss unit, issue’s pertaining to the job
Communicated status of unit to management team
Resolved and worked on the grievance process
ARCELOR MITTAL STEEL, Burns Harbor, Indiana (11/07 –12/08)
Finishing Manager
Scheduled crews to meet production demands.
Worked in a union environment
Contributed to all areas of overseeing day-to-day operations and directly responsible for scheduling and supervising a crew of 60 union employees.
Support other department to insure that on-time shipments were made.
Worked with safety officials to communicate safety issues.
SMITH MEDICAL, Gary, Indiana (7/98 – 11/07)
Molding Supervisor
Oversaw day-to-day operations; including training, scheduling, and supervising crew of 40,
process technicians, extrusion and machine operators
Interface with engineers concerning new product design as well as product re-design.
Conduct monthly safety meetings and implement safety plans at all job sites.
Execute internal quality audits; take corrective and preventative action as necessary.
Knowledgeable of EPA, OSHA and FDA guidelines and regulations.
Designated member of the World Class Lean Manufacturing Team in 2004.
Wrote corporate policies and procedures for all machinery
Process Technician (7/98 - 1/00)
Responsible for placing the correct molds in machines to produce airway tubes and performed minor preventative maintenance work on production and related machinery.
Experienced in quality assurance to ensure adherence to contractual agreements.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting, Indiana (8/03 - 7/05)
Volleyball Coach
Instructed student’s volleyball skills and executed drills to emphasize all aspects of the game.
Planned and organized summer camps.
Boone Grove High School, Valparaiso, Indiana (6/96 - 2013)
Volleyball Coach
Instructed student’s volleyball skills and executed drills to emphasize all aspects of the game.
Planned and organized summer camps.
EDUCATION
CALUMET COLLEGE OF ST. JOSEPH, Whiting, Indiana
B.S in Organization management
SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN, Dowagiac
Completed 2 years toward A.S., Business Administration
NFHS/NSCA Strength and conditioning coach
Work with teens to get them ready for their sport
AFFILIATIONS
American Volleyball Coaches Association
Society of Plastics Engineer