E-mail: aczc1n@r.postjobfree.com Howard J. Perkins

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

College graduate with a record of success as a front line Supervisor, Plant Manager, and Operations Director in a fast paced manufacturing environment. A creative problem solver with excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and team building skills. Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing experience as well as computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, also well versed with the Microsoft Great Plains and Oracle computer programs used for inventory control and production scheduling.

LEADERSHIP Supervised as many as 150 employees in a fast paced manufacturing

environment. Participated in the start up of a new manufacturing facility. Participated

in several lean manufacturing and 5S projects.

COMMUNICATION Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Capable of communication with precision to various manufacturing support groups as well as various outside vendors.

TEAMWORK Ability to coach subordinates to enhance their understanding of how they contribute to the success of an organization. Initiated several manufacturing process improvement teams. Participated in several lean manufacturing and 5S events.

PROBLEM SOLVING Utilize proactive decision making skills to analyze situations and formulate the most effective course of action. Communicate with management and support groups to effectively resolve issues.

ORGANIZATIONAL Strong work ethic and attention to detail to ensure polices and procedures are in place to achieve goals and maintain integrity and company standards.

EXPERIENCE

Midwest Hose & Specialty – Corry, PA 2014 to present

Operations Director

Direct the daily operations for the production of large diameter polyurethane lay flat hose. Responsibilities include the development and implementation of all company policies and procedures, implementing safety policies and procedures, serve as safety committee chairperson, coordinating necessary training for all employees, managing all production processes to achieve company safety, quality, and delivery goals. Additional responsibilities include interaction with all vendors to maintain daily operations of the facility from a raw materials, maintenance, and operations perspective. Manage all Human Resources functions including recruiting, developing policies and procedures, payroll, interacting with benefits administration, worker’s compensation, training and development, employee evaluations, and employee relations. Interact with manufacturing, engineering, sales, human resources, and accounting to achieve company goals on all levels. Focus on safety, quality, process improvement, and team building to enhance company objectives.

All American Hose, LLC. – Fairview, PA 2007 to 2014

Plant Manager

Managed planning and purchasing functions for the production of fire hose.

Responsibilities included managing the planning and purchasing functions to achieve on time delivery of customer orders, maintain raw material levels to support production requirements and achieve inventory turns ratio goals, and effectively monitor vendor performance. Additional responsibilities include providing raw materials forecasts for vendors, managing computer transactions for production processes and inventory accuracy, developing and maintaining training programs for employees who support the planning and purchasing functions, providing monthly forecasts, supporting customer service inquiries on a routine basis to provide information related to customer orders. Achievements included revisions to the scheduling process to improve on time deliveries from an average of 55% to over 98%, implementation of a new inventory cycle count program to eliminate the need to conduct an annual physical inventory, participation in several lean manufacturing and 5S events. Launched an aggressive purchasing initiative to reduce inventory by reviewing vendor lead times to deliver goods more efficiently. As a result the dollar value of inventory decreased from over $7 million to just over $4 million. In addition, inventory turns ratio improved from 2.3 on average to just over 9.0. Participated in the launch of a bar coding project which supplies detailed order

information to customers. Also served as Safety Coordinator for all 3 divisions of the company’s safety committees and was involved with worker’s compensation for the company.

GE Transportation – Erie, PA 2004 to 2007

Process Technical Advisor

Directed a unionized workforce in the manufacturing and assembly of components for locomotives and off highway vehicles. Responsibilities included operations management, safety compliance and training, maintaining production schedules and meeting customer demands, inventory control, quality control, and employee relations. Achieved several records of safety compliance, participated in several lean manufacturing projects.

Better Baked Food, Inc – North East, PA 2000 to 2004

Production Supervisor

Directed a unionized workforce in the manufacturing of various frozen foods. Responsibilities included operations management, packaging, quality control, USDA compliance, HACCP compliance, inventory control, safety compliance, and operator training. Initiated several process improvement teams. Achieved reduction in crew size an average of 12%. Reduced operator downtime an average of 6% and increased production efficiencies by an average of 10%. Reduced overall waste an average of 5% for the production processes that fell under my responsibility.

Bush Industries – Erie, PA 1996 to 2000

Production Control Supervisor

Supervised employees in the production and packaging of RTA furniture. Served as production scheduler for 3 years as well. Responsibilities included production scheduling, operations management, packaging, shipping and receiving, inventory control, quality control, safety compliance, employee evaluations, and employee relations. Participated in the start up of a new facility in 1997. Achieved several company records for production related efficiencies and safety compliance.

Kmart – Pittsburgh, PA 1987 to 1995

Manager

Managed the soft goods department for a national retail chain. Directed a sales staff of approximately 40 associates. Responsibilities included operations management, sales, customer service, inventory control, interviewing, training, employee evaluations, and employee relations.

EDUCATION Pennsylvania State University, Erie, Pennsylvania – 1987

Bachelor of Science – Human Resources Management

GPA – 3.37

Youngsville High School, Youngsville, Pennsylvania - 1983

GPA – 3.6

OSHA 10 hour certification - 2014

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