Larry Amato

Shelby, OH • LinkedIn URL

419-***-**** • acy600@r.postjobfree.com

Manufacturing Production Manager

Multi-decade career history of leading manufacturing production, materials management, and warehousing

Proven talent for overseeing all aspects of daily plant operations and production within high-volume, complex manufacturing environments. History of meeting targets and securing improvements in output, inventory management, labor costs, and safety through development and implementation of forward-thinking initiatives. Motivational team leader focused on maximizing team efficiencies through staff training and development. Proactively coordinate across teams and departments; readily nurture credibility and confidence among management and plant personnel. Refined strengths in data analysis, problem solving, decision making, organization, and time management. Areas of Expertise:

Strategic Operations Management

Production Planning & Oversight

Vendor Selection & Negotiation

Manufacturing Operations Software

Warehouse-Distribution Logistics

Quality Assurance & Control

Critical Issue Resolution

Continuous Process Improvement

Purchasing & Sourcing

Shipping & Receiving

Productivity Initiatives

Team Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Production Manager (3/2005 – 1/2017) Cooper Enterprises, Inc., Shelby, OH

Continued extensive tenure with contract manufacturer of wood and laminate components/complete assemblies to oversee entire production function facility-wide.

Directly managed ten supervisors and indirectly led team of up to 80 employees while driving achievement of production targets. Developed schedule for the work center, noting work order start dates and due dates and allocating personnel to meet demands. Supervised production floor and job shop operations. Led daily meetings and coordinated with shift supervisors and leads. Continually monitored progress and worked to resolve bottlenecks, labor shortages, and other issues. Led short- and long-range production planning strategy based on daily, weekly, and monthly forecasts; ensured availability of all raw materials, machines, and personnel to meet plant objectives. Ensured compliance with all safety standards, quality controls, OSHA regulations, and company policies through effective training and development. Advised on strategies for driving continuous improvement in production management, job costing and routing, warehouse-distribution logistics, customer service, vendor analysis and selection, and quality assurance and control matters.

Key Achievements:

Significantly reduced operating losses and improved profitability by introducing price increase to reflect true costs plus essential margins and enforcing adherence to weekly and monthly production schedules.

Achieved 15% increase in production output by introducing steps to evaluate materials, tooling, and documentation prior to initial setup of operations and equipment.

Effectively reduced labor hours by upwards of 10% and eliminated costly bottlenecks by improving cross-training and production planning/scheduling.

Cut expedited freight costs in half by proactively identifying potential late material delivery issues.

Led implementation of new work in process (WIP) procedures for progress reporting, tracking, and component location.

Improved customer satisfaction by instituting new standard processes for management of customer and production requirements.

Delivered continuous improvements in on-time shipments and ratio between hours worked and dollars shipped.

Materials Manager (7/1995 – 3/2005) Cooper Enterprises, Inc., Shelby, OH

Brought on board to manage materials procurement and warehousing in order to meet dynamic production requirements.

Maintained continuous awareness of immediate and future materials requirements. Maximized procurement cost efficiencies by researching vendors, sourcing materials, and negotiating contracts. Tracked delivery dates and followed up with vendors as needed. Managed daily warehouse activities, making decisions related to inventory control and shipping/receiving. Steered freight company research, review, and selection. Liaised with production teams on regular basis to influence scheduling.

Key Achievements:

Championed effort to institute new inventory control program resulting in reduced inventory costs and surplus along with improvements in product turnover rates.

Played key role in several accomplishments with company-wide impact, including acquisition of ISO-9002 certification, new employee safety program, and rollout of new materials requirement planning (MRP) software.

Extensively involved in creation of new company employee handbook.

Additional Experience

Software Development Consultant, Central Ohio Warehouse, Shelby, OH

Hired to develop and rollout new database software and use procedures to improve warehousing and shipping of Ford Motor Co. inventory.

Planner/Materials Manager, Medasys, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI

Managed purchasing, production planning, and inventory control for medical device company. Improved plant operational efficiencies via implementation of production, purchasing, and software initiatives; reduced lead-time from 90 to 30 days, reduced overall materials inventories by 40%, and slashed material costs by 35% through improved vendor research and negotiation.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

General Business Coursework Ohio University, Petersburg, Virginia

Technical Proficiencies

Advanced knowledge of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), & Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS), production planning & scheduling, bill of materials management, purchasing, and inventory control systems

as well as database, spreadsheet, and word processing software

Professional Development

Completed three-day upper management course, advancing skills in management, communication, behavior, performance reviews, and controlling conflict

Additional seminar training in team building and motivation

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