Brandon Kriebel

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Mobile 724-***-****

acyy3n@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

Industrial Production Manager with strong leadership skills and the ability to multitask in a complex industrial environment. Comfortable with total team oversight and the design and implementation of strategies to increase productivity and meet manufacturing, production and financial goals. Strong communicator able to effectively communicate with departmental managers and production team to obtain goals.

Professional Experience:

General Electric Transportation; Grove City, PA, November 2007 - Present

Material Specialist - Power Assembly Lines: December 2013 - Present

Primarily responsible for leading a multifunctional team to plan, acquire and manage inventory for four different models of diesel locomotive engines.

Created a forecasting tool utilizing a master schedule to measure key performance and production indicators, aiding in the planning of inventory management.

Lead two Material Technician employees to work in conjunction with Production Leaders and Buyers to source and supply materials to the assembly lines, keeping production flowing without interruption in a Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing environment.

Analyze and adjust availability of remanufacturing materials and provide new material to supplement production goals.

Maintain inventory levels for both TPX Terminal Productivity / CAS on-hand inventory at the General Electric GRV main site and Oracle inventory at General Electric GRR Remanufacturing site through cycle counting, inventory adjustments and order maintenance.

Manage minimum and maximum inventory levels in an Oracle 11i inventory system to process needed orders for shipments between the sites and systems and help in maintaining inventory accuracy in both locations.

Shipping and Receiving Leader: March 2009 - December 2013

Supervision of 40 departmental hourly employees in the areas of shipping, receiving, boxing and packing for 24/7, non-union, manufacturing plant.

Leader of department time and attendance and scheduling, while approving and minimizing overtime.

Prepare Performance Evaluation / Discipline for shipping and receiving team.

Training manager and implementation specialist for Lean Manufacturing projects.

Monitored safety standards to ensure worker’s safety and to maintain the company’s high expectations of a safe working environment.

Service contract fulfillment activities through Oracle Processing System.

Coordinator for engine shipments and incoming and outgoing materials management.

Responsible for effective leadership that minimizes financial cost while maximizing effective timing and output.

Material Specialist; FDL/EVO Cylinder Assembly Lines: November 2007 – March 2009

Sourcing and delivery of cylinder components based on demand for new engines and service contracts (UX).

Collaborated with two Buyers and one Material Controller to order and manage pull and non-pull items.

Use TPX/CAS software to manage on-hand inventories on and off-site.

Schedule and issue sales orders.

Conduct Inventory cycle counts and make necessary adjustments.

Approve renewal parts orders and requisitions.

Develop Lean initiatives in supermarkets and warehousing.

Manage defective material issues with product owners and vendors.

Identify continuous improvement opportunities with both new and refurbished parts.

Schedule shipping and manage moves of materials between plants, warehousing and suppliers.

JM Smucker Co. / Jif Plant LLC; Lexington, KY, April 2005 – November 2007

Progressive Maintenance Pillar and Reliability Manager:

Analyze breakdown and failure and process reliability calculations, serving as a member of the Smucker Quality Management Systems Council.

Presentation of the Corporate PM Pillar monthly meeting to employees.

Manage plant Preventive Maintenance Program.

Supervision of Department Maintenance Planners and Storeroom Clerk.

Purchasing and budgeting for the storeroom and other parts and equipment.

Utilized the DataStream Software system to implement the Equipment Vibration Analysis program.

Work in close support of Department Maintenance Leaders to discover root causes of breakdowns and failures and implement corrective actions to prevent repeat down time occurrences.

Processing Dept. Area Manager:

Manage Day and Night Shift Teams 24/7 operations of world’s largest peanut butter plant; Department PM Pillar Leader.

Planned production and shut-down scheduling.

Analyze and report process reliability calculations, and loss variance using an SAP inventory system.

Managed maintenance and sanitation operations and scheduling.

Project implementation representative for the installation of new equipment and processes: roaster installation, peanut skins and by-product recovery system, Honey/SJ Start-up Hold tank and piping to main rework system.

Department Training Manager to coordinate training activities and manage the cost center budget.

Plant Interview Team member, attending HR interview training and participate in new hire screening.

JM Smucker Co. PA Inc.; New Bethlehem, PA, June 2000 – April 2005

Production Supervisor:

Scheduled personnel for three shifts, maintaining attendance records and other employee relations.

Purchasing and budgeting for production supply.

Change over from one product line to another while maintaining production efficiency.

Planning for production needs and other routine maintenance.

Analyze production down-time.

Development and distribution of reports relating to key performance indicators.

Training Manager responsible for presenting training programs such as GMP, HACCP, Food Safety and Cleaning Chemicals.

Sealy Manufacturing; Clarion, PA, May 1996 - June 2000

Team Leader; Unit Preparation 2nd shift – Worked Evening shift while attending college.

Education and Other Certifications

MBA - Master’s Degree in Business Administration (December 2004)

Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA

BSBA - Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (May 2000)

Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion PA

Member of 1995-96 Clarion University Men’s Basketball Team

Vice President Society of Human Resource Management Student Chapter

Certifications:

Certified Six-Sigma Green Belt, participated in production control training methods of Kaizen Lean Manufacturing and Heijunka Production Leveling systems, Certification for Transportation of Hazardous Materials, IATA HAZMAT Certified, IMDG HAZMAT Certified, Certified Fork Truck Operator, Certified Yard Truck Operator, and Certified Overhead Crane Operator.

Professional Systems Experience

Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access), Oracle 11i, Prophecy, Kronos Timekeeper, Data Stream- Maintenance System, Honeywell Monitoring System, data warehousing systems ERP (TPX/CAS) at General Electric.

Community Involvement

Youth Upward Basketball; 3 Years of Experience as Head Basketball Coach

North main Church of God, Butler PA (2014- Present)

Butler YMCA Basketball programs for youth; 3 Years of Experience Coaching (2014- Present)

Center Township Little League; 4 Years of Assistant Baseball Coaching for (2013- Present)

Butler Area Midget Football League; 1 Year as Head Coach; Flag football - 2015

Victory Lodge No. 694; 3rd Year member of Free and Accepted Masons of Butler, PA (2015- Present)

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