Edward Schay aczxp1@r.postjobfree.com

**** ********* ***** *****: 815-***-****

Belvidere, IL 61008

SENIOR MANAGER

Operations / Plant / Production / Quality / Engineering / World Class Manufacturing

25+ years of extensive professional experience, education, training and skills, including but not limited to:

• World Class Manufacturing: Driving, Training, Implementing all Aspects to achieve WCM facility

• Manage, Hire, Train, Coach & Team Building

• Implementing all aspects of WCM, TQM, 5S’s, Just-in-Time, Safety Programs & Kaizen Events

• Managing Union & Non-Union Employees

• Planning & Scheduling Efficient Production including full P & L responsibility

• Organizing Facility Start-Ups & Relocations

Professional Background

Chrysler Assembly Plant Belvidere, IL

Business Unit Leader 2009 - Present

I currently hold the position of Operations / Production Manager / WCM Lead / Business Unit Leader-Manufacturing-Quality. My scope of responsibilities includes Production and Quality Control personnel including CMM equipment, in addition welders and weld auditors, including process and industrial engineers.

Determine and direct resources to meet daily production requirements.

Direct changes from engineering to improve quality and eliminate customer concerns.

Coordinate with outside suppliers to ensure zero defects.

Oversee dimensional engineers and CMM personnel.

Resolve daily quality and production issues.

Drive continuous improvements.

Implement WCM tools to reduce cost and improve quality.

Conduct training to develop daily use of WCM tools.

Responsible to drive World Class Manufacturing initiatives throughout the plant implementing strategies centered on the ten pillars of WCM. This includes, but not limited to, directing training and coordinating Kaizen events, 5s and One Point Lesson activities. Developing a culture of Quality minded personnel while striving for the highest degree of customer satisfaction.

J. Rubin & Co. Rockford, IL

Operations Manager 2006 – 2009

• Developed safety committees and teams to identify potential hazards. Resulting in the installation of machine guarding and eliminating pinch points. Conducting monthly meetings to review any near-miss incidents or accidents. Increased employee awareness and involvement while reducing injuries.

• Conducted time studies of machine run cycle times. Verified discrepancies and corrected run times. Resulting in higher capacity and improved scheduling of work centers, while eliminating re-scheduling and also developing better customer relations.

• Implemented daily and weekly production meetings to set goals, organize personnel, review past and present issues, discuss and initiate solutions. Developed plan to achieve daily production requirements and meet required ship dates. Boosted customer satisfaction and sales potential.

• Created color-coded tags to identify multiply operations of raw material, expediting completion of product and reducing WIP.

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Kraft Foods Rochelle, IL

Operations Manager 2005 – 2006

• Launched development and installation of automated equipment. Doubled packaging capacity, eliminating manual packaging.

• Automated several processes and designed control points, eliminating in-house rejects. Increased production by 32%.

• Trained and developed personnel in lean manufacturing processes, including GMP practices to reduce cost and improve quality.

Belvedere, Inc. Belvidere, IL

Operations & Engineering Manager 2003 – 2005

• Orchestrated a Kaizen Event. Reduced assembly time by 52 minutes, eliminated 34 assembly steps, reduced production area by 128 square feet, and eliminated operator travel distances.

• Implemented 5-S strategies in work centers. Reduced assembly time and simplified access to tools and materials, resulting in standardized processes and procedures.

• Implemented Value Stream Mapping techniques to eliminate material shortages. Increasing product flow eliminating down time.

Seaga, Inc. Freeport, IL

Plant Manager 2001 – 2003

• Guided the purchase and relocation of an entire manufacturing facility, including equipment and personnel, to a new location twice the size of the previous facility -- on time and under budget.

• Implemented point-of-use strategies on assembly lines, eliminating part shortages and down time.

• Cross-trained personnel in multi-functional work centers, resulting in a flexible labor pool and greater production capacity.

Exton Company Elk Grove Village, IL

Plant Manager 1996 – 2001

• Directed implementation and certification of ISO 9000, achieving global quality standards and expanding our customer base.

• Oversaw the design and construction of a “clean room” to assemble major components for the telecommunications industry.

• Created Safety Teams to identify potential hazards, conduct meetings and develop committees. Reducing injuries and implementing corrective action along with Near Miss documentation.

Education & Training

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Suffield University, Twin Falls, Idaho.

Business Administration courses, Rock Valley College, Rockford, Illinois.

Manufacturing Technology curriculum, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Airframe Certificate & Power Plant courses, Embry Riddle University, Oahu, Hawaii.

Military Service

Platoon Sergeant, Aircraft Mechanic and Flight Crew Member in United States Army.

Additional training in leadership skills; WCM, FDA / GMP regulations, safety & quality programs, time management, Hazardous materials, OSHA, MRP / ERP systems, JIT, Cell / lean manufacturing, TQM, Kaizen events, ISO 9000, Engineering product design and development, CMM, Quality Assurance,

Six Sigma, SPC, automation, robotics, team building, product re-design and development.

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