Manufacturing Management
Resume:
Joseph A. Wechsler
Scranton, PA 18505
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Summary
Management Professional with over 35 years of experience including project management, production, quality, budgeting, contract negotiation, purchasing, personnel, shipping, warehousing, packaging, and safety.
Professional Experience
December 2013 to I2M Manufacturing
Present Mountaintop, PA
Production Coordinator
Manage day-to-day production operations of 100 employees in a 24/7 manufacturing facility
Establish the production schedule for the entire plant and coordinate with Customer Service, Purchasing, and Production Departments to meet customer price, delivery, and quality requirements.
Work with a temp service to arrange the hiring of new employees.
Train and evaluate temporary employees for permanent employment.
Provide safety training and safety program for all employees. This training includes forklift, hearing conservation, hazard communication, respirator, fire safety, and first aid.
Schedule the delivery of packaging supplies.
Established a controlled item list to make purchasing process more efficient due to the complex and various requirements of the customers.
Complete daily production logs and evaluate production results corresponding to production and quality standards.
Evaluate daily production according to material usage standards and determine material efficiency.
Prepare and organize plant for annual inventory count.
June 1997 to North American Manufacturing, Inc.
June 2013 Scranton, PA
Project/Plant Manager
Responsible for day to day operations of a facility that utilized a staff of up 135 employees working on two different shifts.
Identified projects for the company for possible production opportunities.
After identification, determined pricing, personnel, and production equipment required.
Submitted the company’s bid submission as required by the procuring authority. For US Government Procurements, prepared both RFQ and RFP proposals for pricing, specification, marking, packaging and delivery requirements and prepared Technical Proposals and Past Performance Information for RFP procurements.
For successful offers, entered the new project into the company’s production schedule. Scheduled personnel, materials and equipment to meet both internal and external customer requirements.
Prepared companywide yearly budget based on anticipated contract work. The budget included estimates on labor, material and overhead. Conducted monthly reviews to determine actual results to budgeted projections. The results of the reviews were used to control costs and increase efficiencies.
Established and maintained Bill of Materials using customer supplied drawings and specifications to identify material requirements and consumptions.
Established Personnel and Hiring Procedures to meet the E-Verify Program.
Initiated new employee evaluations and training for job assignments.
Prepared and maintained the Company Safety Program; including employee training, program and document preparation, and yearly testing.
Responsible for completion of yearly registrations and updates with EEOC, VETS100, OSHA Logs, CCR (SAMS) and ORCA.
Served as liaison with customer contract and quality personnel.
June 1994 to North American Manufacturing, Inc.
June 1997 Scranton, PA
Quality Manager
Installed a Quality System in accordance with Mil-I-45208.
In 1997, added the requirements of DCSM 4155.3 for Textile Manufacturers to the Quality System.
Documented the Quality System by preparing and revising the Quality Manual.
In 2001, updated Quality System to be in accordance with ISO Standard.
Oversaw inspectors who performed visual and dimensional inspections on US Postal products.
Used collected data to improve product and system quality. When available, used numeric data to complete SPC Process.
Established and maintained the calibration system for measurement and test equipment.
Served as liaison with government contract and quality personnel.
January 1987 to Specialty Plastics Products
May 1994 Dunmore, PA
Quality Manager
Responsible for the corporate management of Quality System for Critical Life Support Items in the Company's government contracts.
Supervised inspectors and inspections at four manufacturing facilities.
Prepared inspections and documentations for items that included PASGT Helmet and Combat Vehicle Crewman Ballistic Vest.
Oversaw physical tests on end items which included the management of the ballistics laboratory.
Represented the Company at DPSC Philadelphia as part of the Committee to Reduce Defect Levels in Military Inspections and Sampling Plans.
Prepared technical proposals which resulted in the awarding of large contracts for Tactical Load Bearing Vests and Ballistic Vests.
Served as liaison with government contract and quality personnel.
Education
1981 University of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Bachelor of Science in Public Administration
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