John Edwards

***** ***** *** ***, ** Paso, Texas 79928

Mobile 915-***-**** Email acwpv7@r.postjobfree.com

Plant Operations Manager/ Maintenance Manager/ Project Management/ Engineering

A results-orientated business professional with proven abilities in planning, managing projects, improving efficiency of operations, team building and detailing project information to determine the most effective processes for operations. Able to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses and implement company policies, standards, changes in operation and systems that optimize productivity and bottom line. Demonstrated ability to motivate staff to maximize productivity and control costs through the most effective use of available resources.

Project Management

Process/ Program Development

Industrial Engineering & Design Practices

Maintenance/ Engineering (electronics, electrical, mechanical, pneumatics, hydraulics, Mills and Lathes)

15 years of manufacturing experience supplying the automotive industry

Professional Experience

Plant Manager

Delfingen, El Paso Texas (December 2010 – Aug. 2015)

(Convoluted Tube, Smooth Tube and Profile extrusion/ manufacturing facility)

Responsible for providing leadership and management to plant operations. Provided management oversight for the day-to-day operations and proper functioning of the plant to include, Quality, Manufacturing, Distribution, Engineering, Maintenance, Tooling, Sales, Environmental Health & Safety, HR and Purchasing. Performed all Project Management and Engineering for the facility.

Responsible for managing all aspects of operations for a Plastic Extrusion facility with a 200 person staff and annual Sales of over $60 million. Financial analysis and planning, P&L, COG, Budgets, CIP, Contingency, BR, Safety, ISO/ TS 16949, ISO 14001, Capital Investments, Engineering, Design and Implementations, Cost Savings.

Accomplishments

Developed and implemented $3.8 million in cost savings over 8.5 years

Reduced COGs by 2%

Increased Production efficiency from 80% to 93%

Decreased official external quality rejections by 75%

Maintenance Manager

Delfingen, El Paso Texas (February 2007 – Dec 2010)

Responsible for managing all aspects of the Maintenance Department. Predictive/ preventative maintenance, design and implementations, development/ training, projects, facility expansions, upgrades and purchasing. Worked with all outside agencies to keep the facility in compliance with EPWA, OSHA, and EPFD guidelines. All administrative tasks, predictive/ preventative, WO, internal/ external audits.

Performed all Project Management and Engineering for the facility.

Accomplishments

Developed the Maintenance personnel into a competent respected team

Downtime reduction from 2500 +hours to 600 or less monthly

Designed and built (mechanical, electrical) over 15 assembly machines resulting in a $150k savings

Implemented numerous cost savings (other than designs), 1st two years of employment resulted in $172k

Designed and implemented numerous designs that increased efficiency and cost savings, several implemented world wide

Expanded the Plant production area by 1/3 rd, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and super structure

Shutdown and merged several facility’s

Plant Manager

Neuman Aluminum, Waynesboro, Virginia Facility (December 2002 – Aug. 2006)

(Aluminum extrusion of Automotive AC Receiver/ Dryers)

Responsible for providing leadership and management to plant operations. Provided management oversight for the day-to-day operations and proper functioning of the plant to include, Quality, Manufacturing, Distribution, Engineering, Maintenance, Tooling, Sales, Environmental Health & Safety, HR and Purchasing. Responsible for managing all aspects of operations for an Impact Extrusion facility with a 116 person staff and an annual Sales budget of $14 million. Financial analysis and planning, P&L, COG, Budgets, CIP, Contingency, BR, Safety, ISO/ TS 16949, ISO 14001, Capital Investments, Engineering, Design and Implementations, Cost Savings. Performed all Project Management and Engineering for the facility.

Accomplishments

Increased sales/ production output by 25%.

Decreased overtime labor from 500 hours per week to 50 hours or less, $351k annual savings.

Increased labor efficiency by 25%.

Decreased direct/ indirect labor by $285k annually.

Operations/ Maintenance Manager

Neuman Aluminum, El Paso, Texas Facility (December 1999 to Dec. 2002)

Directed the successful installation and start-up of a new, fully automated Impact Extrusion facility.

Provided engineering leadership in the identification and development of new automation equipment and processes to enhance the productivity, ergonomics and safety. Designed and fabricated in-house

automation equipment, specification development, design review and validation of purchased equipment.

Delegated/ performed all maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs and upgrades on all mechanical,

electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Assisted and trained all personnel in the maintenance and production departments. Managed all projects and upgrades for the facility resulting from new production

designs and process improvements. Devised and maintained ongoing predictive and preventative maintenance programs. (MaintainItPro) Redesigned/ built systems to reduce downtime and increase efficiency. Instituted a continuous improvements system to increase efficiency. Performed all purchasing for the facility to include all raw materials, process supplies, and electrical/ mechanical items needed for projects, upgrades and processes. Continuously worked with cost savings by developing alternate methods to be used in the processing. ($500k + in cost reductions over a 2 year span) Scheduled personnel hours and production of 20 different products. Worked with all outside agencies to bring facility in compliance with EPWA, OSHA, and EPFD guidelines. Extensively worked with QA directors to obtain and maintain a QS 9001 certification. Performed all Project Management and Engineering for the facility.

Assistant Maintenance Manager/ Production Supervisor

Steris/ Isomedix Operations Inc. El Paso, Texas (January 1990 – December 1999)

(Contract Sterilization of Medical Equipment and Food Products)

Supervised, trained and assisted maintenance personnel. Responsible for installation, setup, monitoring, calibrating and preventative maintenance on all equipment used for the sterilization processing.

Assisted in the planning and design of modifications and overseeing of all new installations.

Responsible for and performed all levels of electrical/mechanical repairs on plant process and support systems. Directed maintenance activities in a manner that ensured that all federal and state regulations including but not limited to, NRC license compliance, safety, EPA, OSHA, FDA rules and regulations were met or exceeded. Supervised all phases of floor operations for the sterilization of medical products.

Involvement in all operations to include receiving, processing, maintenance and shipping.

Responsible for continuous on the job training of all associates. Responsible for production scheduling and operations to include validations and monitoring/analyzing of processes.

Education

Socorro High School, El Paso, Texas Diploma, 1986

Community College, El Paso, Texas Certificates, 1995

Army Reserve National Guard Track Mechanic, 1989

Knowledge and experience with Kaizen, APQP, Lean Manufacturing, GMP, SMED, KPI, SPC, FMEA, PPAP, ISO/ TS 16949, ISO 14001, ISO/QS 9001 and 5S

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