Manager Plant

Todd M. Bennington

*** ***** *****, ******, ***** Carolina 29696

Cell: 864-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a Plant Manager or Director of Operations position, with full P&L responsibility in organizations in need of strong leadership to address current financial and operational challenges.

QUALIFIED BY:

40 years of manufacturing/engineering experience in the commercial/automotive industry, with the last 14 years spent in senior Plant Management roles with a sharp focus on operational effectiveness, quality, warranty reduction, through the application of Lean principles.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

BorgWarner Automotive

BorgWarner is a tier one global technology leader in the automotive and commercial vehicle components industry. This company manufactures a host of products that enhance the operating performance in both engines and drivetrains. BorgWarner has annual sales of $8 billion dollars with approximately 20,000 employees.

Plant Manager 2014 – 2016 / Fletcher, NC

Manage $130 million dollar, 300 non-union employees tier one manufacturing facility that machines and assembles fan clutches and plastic fans for the light truck OEM diesel market (Ford, FCA, General Motors, Nissan, Deere).

Achieved significantly improved plant productivity through implementation of Lean practices, resulting in cost savings due to reduced OT, expedited shipments, and scrap, in excess of $1 million dollars annually.

Full P&L responsibility, including annual budget development. Very strong financial awareness with emphasis on business growth by analyzing product gaps and pushing for new product development.

Recordable accidents reduction of 60% year over year through employee awareness activities throughout the plant.

Significantly impacted warranty costs through detailed analysis of failures, with a focus on identification of root cause and implementation of permanent corrective actions.

Led strategy to resource low volume die casting and machining costs by sourcing to LCC’s located in India and China without sacrifice to product quality.

Led initiative to redesign new pump technology to drive down cost to make product pricing better value based to potential customers and enhance profitability.

Plant Manager 2012 – 2014 / Cadillac, MI

Was tasked to develop growth model for plant and to resolve $2 million dollar customer warranty issue. The Cadillac plant machines and assembles fan clutches for the Class 6 through 8 medium/heavy duty commercial truck market, with 230 non-union employees, as a tier one supplier (Navistar, Paccar, Daimler, Volvo/Mack, IAF).

Drove resolution to resolve major product warranty issues with key OEM customer.

Developed and implemented turnaround plan for plant to remain as stand-alone entity, increasing market share improvement from 34% to 42%, to achieve $75 million dollar sales target.

Led introduction of new product – 2 speed fan clutch – to provide platform for future sales growth.

Plant Manager 2006 – 2012 / Seneca, SC

Manage $400 million dollar, 380 non-union employees tier one manufacturing facility that machines and assembles transfer cases and integrated torque management systems for the automotive and light truck markets. Emphasis placed on cost reduction initiatives and improvement of product line contribution margins (Ford, FCA, General Motors, Toyota, Hyundai).

Implemented strategic employment structure to reduce ongoing labor liability for corporation – 2010 savings of $4 million dollars

Successfully implemented SAP in 9 months utilizing third party integrator

Successfully completed $150 million dollar sales addition and the integration of people, processes and equipment from plant closure in division. On time and under budget.

Implemented Health model to reduce rising health costs for plant – 35% reduction achieved

Plant Manager 2001 – 2006 / Cadillac, MI

Manage $60 million dollar, 250 non-union employee tier one manufacturing facility that machines and assembles fan clutches servicing the commercial medium / heavy duty truck markets. Emphasis placed on cost reduction activities to maximize profitability and sales growth via existing product and new product line growth. Major initiatives included;

Implemented lean initiatives utilizing product family matrices, synchronous flow analysis, line balancing, and value stream mapping.

Implemented self directed work teams eliminating all floor production supervisors.

Reorganized machining operations into cell configurations to reduce waste in material movement, reduce labor and freed up manufacturing space for new business.

Manufacturing Manager 1998-2001/ Sallisaw, OK

Directed all manufacturing and service production departments for tier one automotive operation servicing the major US automotive market. Primary objectives were major cost reduction initiatives of commodity automotive oil pump business and the successful launch of a new binary oil pump product line. Plant had approximately 350 non-union employees and $100 million in sales.

Bennington Consulting

Owner 1996-1998 / Johnson City, TN

Formed own company and worked as independent consultant to varied manufacturers addressing processing, productivity and inventory issues. (Clients: Wis-Con Total Power – small gasoline/diesel engine manufacturer; Bosch Breaking Systems – manufacturer of braking components for small to medium duty truck applications in the US OEM market.

Consolidated Diesel Company

Consolidated Diesel Company is a joint venture between JI Case and Cummins Engine Company. This plant manufactured medium range diesel engines (100 to 500HP) in the agriculture, off highway, stationary power, marine and light truck market segments. This plant had sales exceeding $300 million dollars annually with approximately 1200 employees.

Director, Machining Operations 1994-1996 / Whitakers, NC

Directed operations for diesel engine component manufacturing (blocks, heads, and rods), manufacturing engineering, plant facilities, tool room operations and maintenance department.

Business Manager, ME and Maintenance 1990-1994 / Whitakers, NC

Responsible for all engineering and maintenance activities for machining operations.

Business Manager, Facilities Maintenance 1989-1990 / Whitakers, NC

Responsible for facility maintenance of 1.1 million square foot facility utilizing contract maintenance organization.

The Budd Company (Stamping and Frame Division and Wheel Products Group)

Ind. Eng. Supv. / Prod. Supervisor / Manf. Eng. Mgr. 1975-1989 / Various Locals

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION / TRAINING

Baker College - Bachelors of Business - Magna Cum Laude

Training / Certs: BorgWarner Production System, Taguchi Design of Experiments, Baldridge Assessment, Champion Training – Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, Robotics, Dale Carnegie, Karrass Negotiating

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