Production Manager

David J. Grimard

**** ******** **.

Muskegon, MI 49445

Phone: 231-***-****

E-mail: ************@***.***

Objective: Through coaching, mentoring and teamwork, increase productivity and reduce scrap without jeopardizing quality or customer satisfaction; all while keeping a safe and clean work environment.

QUALIFICATIONS

4 years of experience as Molding or Production Manager

Over 10 years of experience as an Injection Molding Process Technician.

Experience in Quality Control, Material Handling, and Die Setting

ABB Programming Certified by CIM Systems

Conair and Wittman robotics programing.

Knowledgeable with many different injection molding controllers and robots.

Gas assist molding trained.

Green Belt certification through the Port City Group, along with 5S and Lean training.

WORK EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Production Manager 05-2013 to 02-2017

Port City Custom Plastics, Muskegon, MI

Oversee day to day operations for die cast, machining and molding departments.

Schedule maintenance on machines and tools

Review daily paperwork

Create schedule for machines and staff daily, weekly, monthly. Also evaluate yearly hours by machine to determine the best machine balance to hours needed.

Troubleshoot problems on molding machines

Collaborate with Upper Management to ensure premium productivity

Communicate with customers and suppliers to reduce or eliminate delays whenever possible.

Process Technician 08-2005 to 05-2013

ADAC Automotive, Muskegon, MI

Collaborate with other shifts in order to determine problems that require troubleshooting

Start up and shut down jobs per a priority schedule

Troubleshoot any problems with the parts in order to produce best possible quality

Collaborate with cell leaders and machine operators in order to attain best possible quality

Hired in as mold changer, was promoted to Process Technician within 6 months

Supervisor 11/2003 to 03/2005

Advance Plastics Corp., Schoolcraft, MI

Schedule day to day objectives for all employees on shift (25-30 employees on shift/25 molding machines)

Communicate with upper management, other Supervisors, and tooling room for correct tooling PM

Hired in as a mold changer, promoted to Lead Process Technician, then to Shift Supervisor

Mold Changer 01/2000 to 11/2003

Titan Plastics Group (Formerly PEC), Portage, MI

Day to day mold changes on 45 molding machines

Arrange everything at press that is required for newest job, clean up anything left over from previous job

Leave a clean and efficient work station

Hired in as a machine operator, promoted to Quality Control, then to Material Handler, then to Mold Changer

Also began training as a Process Technician

EDUCATION

MCC 1998-1999

Muskegon, MI

Began classes for a degree in Physics

KVCC 2000-2002

Kalamazoo, MI

Began classes for Management in Manufacturing (no degree attained)

CERTIFICATIONS

Wittman robotic programing

ABB robotic programming.

Conair robotic programming

Various processing classes at ADAC Automotive

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