Manager Project
Resume:
Zbigniew (Ziggy) Kawa
Torrance, CA 90505
Hm 310-***-****/ cell 310-***-****
*********@*******.***
Career Objective
A position of leadership in supervision with a competitive, growing company that will challenge my leadership, management, and technical abilities and give me opportunity for advancement within you company.
Professional Profile
Thirty Five plus years of progressive experience in Manufacturing Operations Management
Manufacturing management MRP Robotic Welding
Six- Sigma Green Belt SPC ISO 9000 Auditor
Program Management JIT World Class Manufacturing
Cost Reduction TQM Lean Manufacturing
Shop Floor Control Kanban Cellular Manufacturing
Inventory Control ISO 9002 Employee Empowerment
Kaizen Blitz SPC Machine Operation
Career Highlights
Established cellular production line for aluminum restaurant menu/ordering enclosures taking production from 50 enclosures/day to 175 enclosures/day, utilizing aluminum robotic welding technology.
Established cellular production line for a line of sheet metal fabricated printers, taking the production from 15 cabinets/day to 80 cabinets/day, utilizing robotic welding technology.
Developed production system for large IBM frames, including saw cut, punch, deburr, machining,
welding sub-assemblies and top level assemblies, at the rate of 36/day.
Worked with Engineering and Procurement teams to cost reduce raw sheet stock, leading to common tool loads in the turret, dissimilar nesting of components, and cut -to-size blanks, resulting in 15 over-all cost savings for raw material.
Led a set-up reduction team that reduced press brake set-ups on 21 specific components, from an average of 20 minutes per part to less than 2 minutes per part.
Worked on an Engineering six-sigma project team to streamline engineering processes, resulting in total engineering throughput time from an average of 20 days to 5 days.
Computer literacy in many applications - Windows, MS Office, MS Project, Visio, e-mail, Internet, and many others.
Employment History
Aero Precision Engineering Inc. - ISO 9001/AS9100 NADCAP Certified
Los Angeles
April 2016-October 2016 Project Manager
Coordinate all project are on time and under budget.
Check and improve processes using Lean Methods
Reduce set-up time using Lean/Six Sigma Methods
Train employees
Review all Work Orders/Travelers before released to floor
Production Supervisor
Responsible for Scheduling work flow for different departments
Fabrication/Forming, CNC Machining, Assembly, Shipping
Receiving . Safety, ISO Audits, Cost Analyzes, Quoting,
Process flow
Fabcon - Anaheim, Ca. ISO 9001: 2008 Certified
May 2014 – Jan 2015 Facility Manager
Responsible for purchasing new/used equipment, established and created PM forms for every machine to ISO Procedures.
Responsible for maintenance for whole facility and all equipment.
Responsible for Hazardous Waste and HazMat Regulations
Trained operators on 5S, lean manufacturing, just in time, and quality
Scheduled and maintain on time delivery for Aerospace and Military Customers.
Safety Committee Chairmen responsible for all safety, meetings, and training.
All-Ways Metal- Gardena, Ca. ISO 9001: 2008 Certified
June 2008 – March 2014 General Manager
Responsible for all operations, Human Resources, Procurement, (2)
Project Managers, Production Manager and Quality Control Manager, Accounting, Payroll, Cost/Profit Analysis Scheduling, Estimating, Planning, Engineering, Customer Services etc.
August 2005 – June 2008 Production Supervisor
Responsible for material and scheduling workload for different
Departments.
Responsible for training, safety, quality, on time delivery, trouble shooting manufacturing problems, assembly, set-up reduction,
reviewing employees
Trained employees on new techniques in manufacturing; Just in Time, 5 S,
Lean Manufacturing, ISO 9000 and Cellular Manufacturing which helped
To reduce manpower by 30 and triple our output .This team work helped AII- Ways Metal to receive two awards, Supplier Excellence Award and World Class Team Award from Northrop Grumman in 2007.
Swift-Cor Precision/ ISO 9001/AS9100 NADCAP Certified
Aerospace Inc.
(Tru-Circle Precision) Gardena,Ca.
Oct 1986 – 2004 Production Supervisor
Responsible for material and scheduling workload for different
Production departments. Also responsible for training, safety,
quality, on time delivery, assembly, troubleshooting manufacturing
problems, reviewing employees and fixture development for weld
operations, set-up reduction (75 employees)
Education
George Westinghouse Vocational Technical High School – Brooklyn, NY
Seminars: Six Sigma (Trained by GE ), SPC, JIT, Cellular Manufacturing, Lean
Management, Supervision, Robotics, Kanban, 5S (Trained by Boeing)
Customer Service, HAZMAT and many others.
Member of American Welding Society and SME
References: Available upon request
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