Randy W. Swank

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Winter Garden, FL 34787

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Education & Training: MBA Business Management and Leadership; Western Governor University (WGU); MBA Supply Chain Management. (ENEB Business School Barcelona); BS Business Management; Indiana Institute of Technology, Ft. Wayne; Certification, Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma Black Belt; Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL; AS, Business Management Indiana/Purdue University, Ft. Wayne, IN Bilingual: English/Spanish

Experience

Conklin Metal Industries, September 2022 – Current, Director of Operations (Contract Position); Conklin Metal Industries is a distributor of all types of sheet metal, HVAC and duct fabrication supplies. Founding dates back to 1874 and is now in its fourth generation as a family owned and operated business.

As Director of Operations, I was brought into the company and facility to implement safety protocol and SOP’s, clean, organize, introduce and implement Continuous Improvement efforts through Six Sigma technics. Within 6 months we had created a new culture driven by the company’s fundamentals, a new Team concept and professionalism and respect for one another.

Set up a new blanking line and properly trained all operators on proper set up, operations and SOP’s

Introduced safety procedures and SOPs to drive a 2 Year Accident Free record.

Reduced Customer complaints from 10 per week to less than one a month.

Improved on time delivery from 85% to 90%, adding trucks to the fleet to better service our customers.

Improved inventory accuracy from 80% to 98% through system implementations

Improved employee turnover from 80% down to less than 1%

Managed a total re-layout and organization of the facility while insuring no lack of service to our customers.

Managed a team that led the company in Sales and Gross Profitability for over a year straight of more than $500M.

Scott’s Miracle-Gro, Jan. 2016 – Feb. 2022, Director of Manufacturing HQ Marysville, OH; There are few companies with a heritage as rich as ScottsMiracle-Gro, progressing from a small seed grower to a leading lawn and garden care business with the merger of Miracle-Gro in 1995. For nearly 150 years, thousands of dedicated associates built Scotts-Miracle Gro to an international marketer of industry-leading brands.

Multi-Plant Management

Improved Plant Safety from 4 Recordable’s Annually to Zero Recordable’s for the last 5 years and No Loss Time for 7 Years

Improved plants Quality Rating from 75% to 97%

Increased On Time Delivery from 94% to 99%

Improved inventory accuracy from an annual loss of $250K to break even

Increased plant productivity and efficiency from 85% to 97%

Managed Purchasing budget of more than $200M annually for multiple facilities

Responsible for supplier qualifications and contract negotiations

Reduced Purchasing expenses in the area’s of Plant Supplies and Maintenance Supplies by $2M annually across responsible facilties.

Awarded 2017 “Shareholder Protection” Award for the South Region driven through Supplier Development and Contracts.

Manage plants trucking fleets

Introduced and implemented Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Clean, Inspect, Lube, Centerline’s for equipment and Kaizen

Proven results and plant improvements enabled the support of Executive Management to invest $3M in the facilities I manage over 2 years.

Awarded “Best Plant Turnaround” in company history by COO, President, Vice President and Directors

Gonvarri Steel Industries, December 2012 – August 2013, General Manager (Contract Position). Gonvarri Steel Industries is a division of Corporación Gestamp. Since its inception, Gonvarri Steel Industries has been dedicated to the processing of steel. Over the course of the years, we have consolidated our presence – first in Spain, and subsequently through a process of internationalization becoming the European leader in Steel Service Centers and renewable energy components having reinforced our presence in Europe and Latin America and developed an increasingly important role in Asia, USA and South Africa.

Identify business within the United States targeting BMW in South Carolina, VW in Tennessee and Mercedes and Hyundai in Alabama.

Oversee the building of a 250,000 sqft facility in South Carolina, plan and order the equipment.

Hire and train management as to the philosophy and operations of Gonvarri Steel Industries, build relationships and successfully position the facility for operation.

Identify and set up suppliers, contractors

Build and Implement the SAP Inventory and Planning System.

Kick off production per the BMW timeline and start to supply on a regular basis

RTS Environmental Services, May 2011 – Jan.2016, President HQ Miami, FL, since 2011, RTS Environmental Services is a unique company specializing in recycling, pallet supply, logistics, asset recovery, dock sweeps, recycling of cardboard, plastics, metals and solid waste removal. With Sale in excess of $1M, RTS Environmental Services is an industry leading management and consulting company that puts the customer first by minimizing overhead and waste, passing this savings on to the customer.

Identify and develop new accounts

Develop recycling programs

Identify and oversee the management teams that will service all accounts

Negotiate the highest rebates for these accounts to increase their bottom line

Set the direction for the future of the company.

Vesuvius USA 2007 – April 2009 General Manager Vesuvius is a Multi-Billion Dollar worldwide leader in the design, engineering, manufacturing and delivery of refractory products, systems and services for high response industrial applications which enable steel and foundry customer’s to perform continuous casting within their operations. Vesuvius is present in 30 countries on 5 continents with 50 manufacturing units.

Global responsibility for 4 manufacturing plants within NAFTA and held accountable for the P&L performance, safety, quality, productivity and growth of each facility.

Implemented Lean Manufacturing techniques, processes and culture in over 10 facilities globally in 2007

Reduced labor over-head by $799,600 in 2007 through lean initiatives.

Improved on-time performance to the customer by 6%.

Improved plant’s efficiency by 10%

Implemented cost saving initiatives and programs yielding $1.5M.

Reduced LTA and Recordable incidents by 50%

Presented 2 awards for Best Practices within the plants in 2007 and 3 in 2008 (one on an International Level) for Ergonomic, Safety and Environmental improvements.

Awarded customer’s award for 2007 supplier of the year.

Implemented and orchestrated a plan to eliminate and reduce fines of over $500MM in Environmental Violations from the USEPA through improved environmental responsibility and SEP Project’s.

Total Direct Reports: 8 salaried, with 500 hourly

Fort Wayne Foundry, Columbia City, IN 1996-1998 Plant Superintendent Founded in 1945 Fort Wayne Foundry Corporation is a $30M unionized company that engages in engineering and manufacturing aluminum sand castings for transportation and automotive power train applications in the United States. Its products include intake manifolds, front covers, water pumps, cam carriers, and brackets.

Responsible for 13 Shalco Core Machines, 3 DISA molding lines and 2 Finishing Lines

Overseen the planning and scheduling of all raw and finished goods to meet customer demand.

Charged with insuring that the scheduling of material flow is accurate and timely to corresponding production

departments

Increased plant productivity by 10% through improved material flow

Reduced turnover by 30% through improved facility shift and overtime schedules

Improved plant on time delivery by 10%

Reduced on hand inventory by 25% through improved JIT program

Negotiated grievances and union contracts in coordinance with the Plant Manager

Responsible for facility preventative maintenance program

Leader of plant Material Review Board

Total personnel supervised: 12 salaried, 300 hourly

IFCO Pallet Services July 2009 – Nov 2010 General Manager: IFCO SYSTEMS is an international logistics service provider with more than 210 locations worldwide. IFCO SYSTEMS operates a pool of more than 102 million RPCs (Reusable Plastic Containers) globally, which are used primarily to transport fresh produce from producers to leading grocery retailers In the United States, IFCO SYSTEMS also provides a national network of Pallet-Management-Services. With almost 200 million pallets sorted, repaired and reissued annually, IFCO SYSTEMS is the market leader in this industry.

Responsible for every facet of the business from sales to operations to communicating the vision of the business and effectively communicating this throughout the organization.

Improved plant quality by more than 50% by implementing a new builder identification and quality program.

Reduced plant accidents by 25% through the introduction of safety shoes, safety vest and increased safety awareness.

Improved on time delivery by 10% through the use of improved scheduling communication and transportation scheduling.

Increased plant revenue by $25,000 per week through increased customer service and intense sales initiatives.

Improved housekeeping and organization by introducing Continuous Improvements methodologies such as 5S, continuous flow and kaizen improvement.

Manage fleet of 4 tractors and 100 trailers.

Total Direct Reports: 3 Salaried, 60 Hourly

Millwood, Inc. 2002 – 2007 Regional Operations Manager $125 Million pallet manufacturing and services company with 24 facilities throughout the United States. As the Regional Operations Manager reporting directly to the VP of Operations, I am responsible for and oversee the operations of 6 facilities in 4 states. In the relm of this responsibility I am accountable for the operating efficiency, P&L of each facility and the Midwest as well as cost reduction, HR, safety and continuous improvement of each facility.

Implemented a cost savings program for the region resulting in a $500,000 savings to the company in 2006 using kaizens and continuous flow strategy and waste elimination techniques.

Reorganized and restructured the main facility for the Midwest that had been losing money throughout 2005

Leader of multiple kaizen events in multiple Millwood facilities resulting in increased efficiency, reduced wasted movement and an average of $60k in cost savings to the customer and company.

Implemented a mentor program for the hourly employees to reduce turnover, add repetition to their work process and eliminate wasted movement Improved On Time Performance to the customer by 20% through new facility layout supporting one piece flow

Responsible for the negotiation of new business contracts and costing to insure maximum profitability

Responsible for new plant start up, annual budgets of all facilities and strategic business development.

Total personnel supervised: 7 salaried, 230 hourly

Guardian Automotive; Ligonier, IN 2000- 2002 Production Manager Multi-Billion (700 Million average in this facility), 500-employee manufacturer of automotive glass for the OEM and After market automotive markets.

Responsible for Production and Inventory Control, Scheduling, Purchasing, Customer Service, Shipping and Receiving and Incoming Inspection.

Control all production scheduling and materials management functions in an organization where employee population has grown from 350 to 500 employees in one year

Implemented repetitive cycle count program resulting in improvement of inventory accuracy level from 60% to 95%

Implemented MONITOR MRP system.

Improved on time customer delivery from 60% to virtually 100%.

Operate regularly on pull signal (JIT) basis with customers

Reduced premium freight from $10,000/month average to less than $200/month.

Responsible for writing system procedures for QS9000, TS14969 and ISO9001 Quality systems

Responsible for waste reduction and increased efficiency, hands on SMED knowledge and experience.

Implemented Kanban inventory systems that scheduled and set production requirements.

Working and hands on knowledge of Chrysler’s SMART, Ford’s DDL and GM’s SUPPLY POWER systems

Total personnel supervised: 10 salaried, 500 hourly

Fruedenberg-NOK Ligonier, IN 1998 – 2000 Focused Factory MGR (Molding) $75 million OEM manufacturer of torsional vibration dampers, torque struts, motor mounts and bushings to the automotive industry

Responsible for all management functions including Purchasing, Production and Inventory Control, Shipping and Receiving, and Customer Service.

Insure Quality Assurance for finished goods. Also

Supervise Maintenance Coordinator and Manufacturing Engineer

Reduced plant turnover by 75% and lowered overtime to less than 5%.

Implemented 24/7 work schedule to minimize overtime and reduce turnover.

Utilized JIT inventory management policies and procedures.

Utilized Lean Manufacturing procedures along with Kanban pull systems.

Introduced “Model Cell and Focused Factory” concepts to a five shift workforce.

Proficient with QAD MRP system

Total personnel supervised: 5 salaried, 60 hourly.

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