PLANT OPERATIONS/FACILITIES MANAGER

Results-driven, dedicated management professional with a 25-year track record of improving quality, cost, and delivery in production operations. Proven leader with excellent organizational, team building, planning, and analytical skills. Creative trouble-shooter with a focus on maintaining high-quality standards and increasing profits. Deadline-driven with demonstrated ability to work well under pressure and deliver results on time and within budget. Possess superior technical and communication abilities.

Facility Maintenance Process Analysis/Improvement

Strategic Planning/Analysis Client Relations

Operations Management Safety Compliance

Budgeting/Forecasting Motivation & Retention

Project Management Training & Development

Quality Control Communications

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Federal Mogul, Cambridge OH (union shop) 9/2015 – 7/2016

Production Manager

Plan, direct and coordinate all manufacturing functions pursuit to achieving plant initiatives and goals as they relate to safety, quality, productivity, and on-time-delivery, within the confines of the plant budget.

Communicate with plant personnel, at all levels, to ensure alignment with plant objectives.

Coordinate with maintenance and other support departments to achieve the production plan and master schedule while meeting diversified production schedules within established time lines, maintaining quality and cost standards to allow new production opportunities (pieces/man-hour, monthly man-hours/shipped pieces)

Conduct daily meeting with supervisors on all shifts to communicate focus on daily challenges and weekly objectives.

Managed production improvements of new product launch with 250% gain in productivity over six months, as well as process improvements with work cell layout and practices. Use of OAE tools as guidance.

WCR, Inc (Alfa Laval), Washington Court House, OH (non-union shop) 5/2015 – 9/2015

Production Manager, Metal Plates Department

Responsible for planning, directing and coordinating all manufacturing functions for the Metal Stamping Department. Two shifts with two direct reports and thirty (30) indirect reports.

When starting this role, temp to full-time ratio was 80:20 (80% temp) which represented workforce instability. Upon completion of the role, temp to full-time ratio improved to 50:50.

Monthly throughput increases throughout this employment tenure advanced 120%.

AXION RECYCLED PLASTICS, Zanesville, OH (non-union shop) 7/2014 - 3/2015

Plant Manager

Managed plastics recycling facility through operational shutdown & rebuilding transition.

Reduced staff from 60 to 15 to eliminate poor accountability, followed by a hiring campaign to rebuild staff to 70.

Designed and built staffing plan to accommodate a 4 crew, 24x7 operation.

Originator of improved attendance policies, off-shift differential provisions, & work instruction system.

Safety: Improved safety awareness through daily training and accountability, which resulted in no LWD cases throughout tenure.

GREER STEEL COMPANY, Dover, OH (union shop) 2010 - 2014

Plant Manager

Managed sheet-steel processing plant with 15 direct reports and 96 indirect union reports.

Oversaw business units, including hot roll slitting, pickling, 4-high reversing mills, 2-high temper mills, hydrogen annealing, finish slitting, and packaging operations.

Coordinated and maintained metrics controlling safety, quality, productivity, and customer delivery performance, as well as direst OSHA, EPA, and ISO-9001 programs.

Employee Attendance: 75% improvement in total monthly call-offs.

Safety: 90% improvement with LWD cases in 2 years.

Quality: 50% composite improvement on internal rejects, reworks, and external (customer) rejects.

Productivity: 10% composite improvement since inception.

AK STEEL, Zanesville, OH (union shop) 2008 - 2010

Section Manager, Electrical Steel Processing

Monitored and managed all aspects of operation, including materials receiving, material movement, and business unit management for anneal/pickling, z-mill, box anneal, strip anneal, coating, slitting, and pack/ship.

Managed and accountable for meeting performance metrics on: 21 base electric box anneal; 3 continuous strip anneal lines with MgO coating capabilities; and 3 continuous coating lines utilizing carlite, phosphate, coreplate, and anti-stick coatings on RGO and CRNO electrical steels.

Supervised 60 indirect reports and 3 direct reports.

Performed daily safety contacts/observations with crews, manage JSHA system, TS Quality System.

Zero OSHA recordable incidents, year over year.

BARNES AEROSPACE, Cincinnati, OH (non-union shop) 2005 - 2008

Lean Initiatives Manager

Responsible for building lean enterprise system within facility.

Directed first baseline initiative in August 2008.

Facilitated projects through team training and use of lean tools to identify and remove waste, while improving flow and linkage with manufacturing process.

Manufacturing Engineer

Provided engineering support to workflow efficiency improvements and new part introduction program builds.

Handled GE specs, tool design for new part projects, development of inspection methods, and new technology introduction for process improvement.

Production Supervisor

Supervised up to 90 non-union production associates on 2nd shift, producing daily sales of $175K.

Manufactured small part sheet metal presses and fabrication, honeycomb and detail assembly, alloy bonding through atmospheric vacuum furnace brazing, small part inspection/fabrication through gage/fixture qualification, fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI), machining with Haas, and Mazak, specialized grinding, turbine blade forming, and wire/plunge EDM.

Trained 70% of associates and initiated multi-task operators for improved production performance.

Achieved lowest safety incident rate of all production supervisors within facility.

AURORA CASKET COMPANY, Aurora, IN (union shop) 2002 - 2005

Plant Superintendent

Managed 7 departments, including 110 hourly associates, and ensured all manufacturing metrics met with daily production of $300K.

Engaged in departmental continuous improvement projects aimed at safety, quality, productivity, & cost control.

Involvement in strategic planning, 5S, and lean initiatives.

Served as tour committee member for the Association of Manufacturing Excellence in 2004 and sought out local manufacturers moving toward lean manufacturing concepts to showcase their best practices for tour groups during the AME Annual Conference.

Metal Fabrication Department Manager

Responsible for safety, quality, productivity, income and expenses for a 60-employee sheet metal fabrication and finishing operation, part of Boilermaker union.

Practiced lean manufacturing techniques to control measurables, 5S.

Revised schedules to improve workflow by 25% throughout the department while incorporating lean principles.

Reduced annual consumable product costs by 18%, working with abrasive vendors to improve consumable product performance.

Additional professional experience includes:

AK Steel Corporation, Middletown, OH, Operating Manager & Shift Manager, 1995-2001

Advanced Drainage systems, Inc., Hamilton, OH, Manufacturing Process Engineer, 1992-1995

Armco Research & Technology, Middletown, OH, Advanced Research Technician, 1989-1992; Ohio Army National Guard, Aviation QC Inspector/Supervisor, Staff Sergeant, 1985-1991

Cincinnati Gas & Electric, Electric Production Co-Op, 1987-1988

US Army, Helicopter Repairman - Specialist Fourth Class, 1981-1984 and Thoroughbred Owner and Breeder; 1997-2005

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1991

AK Steel CEO Award Association of Manufacturing Excellence Plant Tour Committee Member 2004

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