Rob Campbell

905-***-**** Burlington, Ontario http://ca.linkedin.com/in/campbellrob acy7po@r.postjobfree.com

PEOPLE LEADERSHIP MANUFACTURING EXPERTISE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Considerable experience and expertise in LEAN, Six Sigma, 5S, SMED, JIT and Kaizen methodology for positive, cost effective process improvement. Proven manufacturing and Skilled Trades leader emphasizing the proper balance of people, workflow and process to enhance the enterprise. Prioritizes team success to build positive work solutions and environments that maximize operational efficiencies, safety and product flow through capacity. Team leader with a client first focus for motivating people and improving manufacturing performance and cost competitiveness.

Accomplishments

• Went from 4 to 8 million in sales in 1.5 years.

• New plant start-up during growth of company.

• Reduction of the hidden factory hours reduced by 75% (rework), scrap by 5%.

• Performance measurable increased 25% in 2 yrs.

• Quality concern and overall product cost avoidance over $5 million.

• Cost down $1.4 million saved over a 1 year period with 20% from my teams contribution.

• Cost avoidance, quality, process and tooling resulting in savings of over $2 million a year.

• Cost avoidance by strengthening the Total Preventive and Autonomous Maintenance programs, critical and spare

parts list. One occurrence avoided $200,000 in downtime.

• Strengthened health and safety awareness in every role.

• Pioneered new hydraulic processes from initial concept to implementation resulting in an uptime increase of 85%.

Areas of Expertise –team leadership, custom machine building, contract negotiations (union and non-union environments), production control, tool design, prototype engineering, logistics, product development, project management, program management, quality control, process improvement, change management, welding fabrication, machining, stamping, cost control management, QS9001, ISO14001, TS16949, ERP/MRP, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA,CNC, CAD/CAM,SMED, 5S,Lean, Six Sigma and Safety.

A hands on shop floor people leader.

Manufacturing Experience

CALMEC PRECISION LIMITED (plant slow down) April-2013 – April 2017

Plant Manager

Management responsibility for operation of a custom machine plant, engineering, Welding, CNC, assembly, electrical and paint areas.

New plant start-up during rapid growth of production. From 4 million to 8 million.

Implementation of MRP and ERP system.

Held machine build and assembly meetings to ensure machine is done on time with the best manufacturing and assembly methods.

Plant floor, health & safety programs established. Safety job one meetings held regularly.

Implementation of 5S system and KPI visual.

DAHL BROTHERS CANADA LIMITED July-2012 – March-2013

Plant/Production Manager

Management responsibility for operation of the assembly, machining, stamping, screw machine and CNC departments.

Cost avoidance by strengthening the Total Preventive and Autonomous Maintenance programs, critical parts list with spare part storage established. One occurrence avoided $200,000 in downtime.

Held advance tooling and assembly meetings to ensure all layouts, control plans and measuring techniques are in place before initial run of new products. So concerns are captured before it it’s the shop floor. Also a member of the APQP team.

Establish, champion, direct engineering, Safety and plant floor programs.

BURLINGTON TECHNOLOGIES REVSTONE, a tier 1 supplier 1980 - 2012

Tool Room Manager 2011 - 2012

Management responsibility for overall tool room and machining operations, program management, project planning, inventory control, job allocation, scheduling, union negotiations, workforce management, safety and prototype builds. With 21 employees reporting to me.

Established CNC capability in the department, providing internal mfg of replaceable components. A cost savings of $150,000 a year.

Continued to follow programs through the life cycle providing customer liaison and overall expertise.

Developed and implemented cost avoidance solutions yielding annualized cost savings of $500,000

Negotiated and implemented job streamlining procedures between trades staff providing a $1.4 million production cost reduction supported by a 20% team contribution.

Process Development Specialist 2008 - 2010

Key respondent and program management for strategic platforms, all technical issues, process analysis, materials flow, machinery usage, quality criteria, trouble shooting and problem resolution for over 30 programs following and enhancing the programs through its life cycle. North American support to your 6 plants.

Pioneered new hydraulic processes from initial concept to implementation resulting in an uptime increase of 85%.

Product development at APQP, resulted in a direct flow and increased quality to the customer by building in quality at the start.

Cost avoidance from quality, process, product and tooling concerns resulted in savings over $2 million a year.

Established and maintained positive business relationships with major OEM’s, including Ford, GM, Getrag and Bendix.

Lean implementation on machine cells to produce one piece flow.

Production Manager (Brantford Division, closed 2008) 2004 - 2008

Management responsibility for overall production operations including, planning (APQP), inventory, budgeting, scheduling, labor, maintenance, tooling, SMED, foundry and information systems.

Established and implemented process and quality training programs on machinery for all production staff resulting in a 15% increase in uptime.

Direct liaison to customers for quality, product development and communication satisfaction.

Implemented process improvement and qualitative measures to address and correct hidden factory hours and rework issues: hours reduced by 75% and scrap by 5%.

Directed and supported Six-Sigma, 5S,Health and safety Lean and continuous improvement initiatives providing a 25% increase in performance measurable over a two year period. With 88 employees reporting to me

Process Development Specialist 2002 - 2004

Key liaison through program management between product design, tooling design/manufacturing, production and machining from initial concept through the life cycle of the program.

Created a new venting concept, directed design and manufacturing process for a new product launch for an overall product cost avoidance of over $5 million.

Approved all product, design, tooling and manufacturing targets. (APQP).

Project Leader Product/Tool/Design 1997 - 2002

Team leader working interactively with customers and internal working groups for black box product, prototyping, tool design and manufacture. Following program through the life cycle of the product.

Initiated and managed transferable master product models through the engineering stream from concept to tool build.

Worked with Carlton University on a funded R&D project for die analysis, cooling, structure and mould flow technologies to be used in-house at our design facility.

Successfully established standards using a cross functional team to determine the best fit standard for each discipline.

Implemented lessons learned database to all disciplines, so we do not repeat history.

CAD/CAM Tool Design (Centennial Division) 1992 - 1997

Development leader for CAD/CAM department, critical path (flow) and execution. Eliminating manual G&M code entry. Resulting in a 40% increase in tooling through put.

Directly responsible for initiating the use of CAD/CAM into the organization

Designed and implemented the manufacturing model using ProE (ideas), Cimatron and Solidworks.

Tool and Die Maker 1983 - 1992

Responsible for the manufacture and build of complete tooling for high pressure casting moulds, plastic injection moulds, blow moulds, pour moulds, trim tooling, QA fixtures, machine fixtures and machinery to customer specifications and tolerance.

Development of the CNC department, utilizing cam cycle and manual programed G&M codes.

Leader on the floor - mentored 5 apprentices.

Education

Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified, Sheridan College

Tool and Die Maker, (Honors), Mohawk College. 3 year program, plus 1 year certification.

Engineering courses through Mohawk College, metallurgy, applied trade calc, metrology, mechanical assembly.

Engineering courses through NADCA, Gating Design; D/C: Machine Safety; Engineering D/C Dies; Metal Melt & Handling, Metallurgy Al D/C Alloy; D/C lubes & coolants; D/C Problem Solving, M/C Maintenance Mechanics; Cooling Systems Eng.

Additional Qualifications and Certifications

IAPA: Costs Cause and Controls; Safety Health and the Law

Union Management Strategies

Ford: 8D problem Solving, GD&T

CMC: New Management; LEAN Manufacturing, Time management.

Word, Excel, access, Powerpoint.

3D modeling, I-DEAS, Cimatron, Solidworks.

References provide upon request

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