Justin Hanks

Salt Lake City, UT

801-***-****

acvwgp@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Proven manufacturing leader with a background in operations management, business development, continuous improvement, Lean Six Sigma, customer relations, quality management, and maintenance. Management experience in union and non-union environments with both exempt and non-exempt employees.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

P&L Responsibility Team Building Industrial Safety/HSE Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Business Development ERP/MRP Systems Business Process Improvement Labor Relations Kaizen Facilitation Change Management A3/Hoshin Planning Strategic Planning Strong Financial Acumen Budget Planning, Management Project Management EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Cover-Pools, Inc., Youngstown, OH 7/2022 – 3/2023

Plant Manager

• Responsible for all aspects of equipment installation, hiring, training, and start-up

• Start-up achieved 6 weeks ahead of schedule and under budget

• Target run rate achieved while maintaining a zero recordable injury record

• 2x asked to consider the General Manager role to run both Cover-Pools facilities, ~$90M in annual sales total

Ellwood Aluminum, Hubbard, OH 2/2021 – 5/2022

Director of Operations

• Responsible for all aspects of operations management for a new $75M Aluminum casting facility

• Doubled output volume and reduced hot metal cost by $0.12/Lb. in the first 90 days without increased staffing

• Doubled output while maintaining a zero recordable injury record

• Responsible for best practice development, onboarding & training of all operations team members

KME Fire Apparatus, Nesquehoning, PA 1/2020 – 1/2021 Director of Operational Excellence

• Responsibility for implementing an OpEx program for the entire scope of the business (Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Service & Warranty)

• Reduced Engineering overhead by 25% per unit

• Increased unit build rate by 37%

• Reduced monthly warranty spend by 28%

• Implemented KPIs and leadership standard work to monitor performance and drive problem solving

• Redesigned production planning & scheduling activities to reduce inventory and improve flow HYDRO EXTRUSIONS, Mountain Top, PA 11/2016 – 12/2020 Plant Manager, Quality Manager

• Full P&L responsibility for site generating $70M in revenue

• Successful recruiting and development of facility lead team and frontline supervision

• Increased shipment volume 19% while reducing headcount by 13%

• Improved employee engagement through communication and process improvement teams

• Lead the Genesis (lean mfg.) program with immediate impact in employee engagement and productivity

• Redesigned production planning & scheduling activities to reduce inventory and improve flow ORE DESIGNS, INC., North Salt Lake, UT 2008, 2015 – 2016 Director of Operations, Production Manager

• Lead an organization wide lean transformation

• Trained 50+ employees from the CEO to hourly associates in lean concepts

• Directly responsible for a 40% increase in throughput achieved via single piece flow & waste elimination

• Recruited and developed an effective operations team

• Managed all aspects of operations including capital expense, budgeting, materials, planning, and production activities

RIO TINTO, Kitimat, BC, Canada 2012 – 2015

Casting Production Manager (Superintendent), Business Improvement Specialist - Black Belt

• Management of Casting Department Operations, 120 employees and 11 direct reports

• Areas of focus included process improvement, development of standardized work, safety, and productivity management

• Managed the flow of 11,000 metric tonnes per month of molten metal from the Reduction Cells to the various casting centers

• Lead business improvement projects utilizing Six Sigma and Lean methodologies to make high value improvements in business processes totaling over $60 million in additional revenue and cost avoidance

NORANDA ALUMINUM, New Madrid, MO 2010 – 2011

Operations Supervisor

• General supervision for up to 30 employees across 7 production centers

• Responsible for charge planning and disposition of 400 tons of molten metal per shift

• Responsible for scheduling and execution to achieve production and delivery targets ALEXIN, LLC., Bluffton, IN 2008 – 2010

Process Improvement Manager

• Participated in the startup of a state-of-the-art Aluminum extrusion billet casting facility

• Trained production operators, developed tooling maintenance practices, and led recovery improvement initiatives

• Responsible for project and improvement initiative management, QMS documentation development, and customer technical support

• Supervised the Maintenance Dept., implemented a CMMS including preventive and predictive maintenance activities

• Identified and acquired spare parts inventories, coordinated contract maintenance services and planned maintenance projects

ENTERPRENEUR 2006 – 2008

• Involved in a successful family owned business venture HYDRO ALUMINUM NORTH AMERICA, Ellenville, NY, Monett, MO 2002 – 2006 Quality & Technical Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Quality Engineer

• Responsibilities included implementing and maintaining an ISO 9001:2000 certified quality management system, providing customer support and technical assistance as well as internal process development and problem solving

• Managed a TPM Team to improve productivity and process flow while eliminating waste in the homogenizing and sawing areas

• Led a division-wide adaptation and implementation of the Hydro BPS (Best Practices) system ALCOA ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, Elizabethton, TN, Spanish Fork, UT 1995 – 2002 Quality/Technical Manager, Quality Engineer

• Multi-plant responsibility that included the quality system for the Alcoa Engineered Products Catawba, NC facility

• Managed the Quality Assurance Department including the mechanical and physical property testing laboratory, customer service and claim resolution, quality system development, product certification compliance, and management of all preventive maintenance tracking activities

• Participated in the feasibility review and quotation of new profiles

• Lead ABS or the Alcoa Business System training at all levels within the organization EDUCATION

Columbia College, Columbia, MO – BS Business Administration TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

• A3 Management - Ore Designs

• Kaizen Facilitator - Rio Tinto

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Rio Tinto

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Villanova University

• HLD Hydro Leadership Development - Hydro Aluminum North America

• H2C How to Change (GE Change Management Training) - Hydro Aluminum North America

• ABS Alcoa Business System (Toyota Production System) - Alcoa Engineered Products

• Tough Stuff Leadership Communication Training - Alcoa Engineered Products

Contact this candidate