Manager Continuous Improvement
Resume:
Phone 440-***-****
E-mail **************@*****.***
Lewis H. Brown Jr.
Objective
Obtain a challenging position within a fast paced organization, where my experience can be fully utilized to assist an organization in achieving world-class manufacturing targets and goals in manufacturing and quality.
Education
1972-1975 Logan High School Logan, Ohio
Work experience
March 12 to Present Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Product Manager
Responsible for product lines form raw material to finished goods.
Part of the core team to implement an OEE data base.
January 11 to March 12 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Plant Manager
Part of the Management team that successfully improved negative margins to positive margins in one year.
Managed an EPS gears production startup.
Managed a rapid growing work force from the down turn of the previous years to increased production requirements.
June 09 to January 11 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Level 3 Manager
Responsible for Continuous Improvement savings.
Managed continuous improvement projects for a two plant operation.
Trained workforce in 8 hour lean manufacturing class.
Responsible for obtaining a 3% of sales continuous Improvement cost savings. Which exceeded over $2 million annually.
June 07 to June 09 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Materials / Purchasing Manager
Responsible for all Materials and Purchasing function.
Achievements:
Successfully negotiated savings or avoided increases in material cost from current suppliers.
1994–2007 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Operations Manager
Hiring and Terminations
2001 through 2003 responsible for 2 plant operations.
Managed 300 associates
Lean Manufacturing, 5S
Responsible for day to day operations for production, scheduling, quality assurance.
Responsible for training, development and evaluation of production and maintenance staff.
Responsible for managing up to 300 employees including scheduling, maintaining production rates, meeting production goals and maintaining quality requirements.
Achievements:
Improved on time delivery form 35% to 95%
Start up of numerous new product lines.
Member of core team to implement QS 9000 then later TS 16949
1991- 1994 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Quality Control Manager
Achievements:
Reduced reject rate in screw machine departments form 35% to less than 5%
Reduced staffing of 16 sorters to 4 by improving quality at the process.
Quality systems development, root cause analysis, customer complaint resolutions, corrective actions and supplier development. Implemented project initiatives for continuous improvements quality certifications, also responsible for FMEA’s, APQP’s and PPAP’s
1984-1991 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Quality Specialist
Gage Calibration, Gage Design, GD&T, CMM Programming, training
1984 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Machine and CNC Operator
Operated numerous machined including Lathes, Multi-spindle Automatic Screw Machines, Grinders, CNC, and Broaches.
1982- 1984 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Foreman Nights
Responsible for training, development and evaluation of production staff, maintaining production schedules and interfacing with engineering, maintenance and management.
Responsible for managing up to 20 employees including scheduling, maintaining production rates, meeting production goals and maintaining quality requirements.
1979-1984 Whirlaway Corporation Wellington, Ohio
Machine Operator
Operated numerous machined including Lathes, Multi-spindle Automatic Screw Machines, Grinders, CNC, and Broaches.
Hobbies
Motorcycling, RC Helicopters
References
JR Widders, Senior Vice President
NN Inc
720 Shiloh Avenue
Wellington, Ohio 44090
440-***-**** (C)
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