Wm. “Randy” Eaton

**** ***** ****; Inman, SC ****9 Tel: 864-***-**** E-Mail: ad1pow@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Supervisor/Manager: With more than 25 years experience in demanding automotive manufacturing environment. Expertise in coordinating new model rollouts, working with global parent to migrate manufacturing systems to North American manufacturing. Talented at building associate respect to meet production goals. Strong commitment to systems and processes. Demonstrated track record in quality, process improvement, production leadership and new product planning/startup. Strengths include being motivated, dedicated, and team-oriented with an emphasis on associate development. Have extensive experience in lean manufacturing in different environments.

Experience

OPERATIONS MANAGER GRUPPO ANTOLIN AUG 2021-CURRENT

Responsible for Safety, Quality and Production for all 3 shifts.

Launch and maintain work cells to meet and exceed customer requirements

Improve housekeeping and plant organization including plant layout

Monitor and address safety & environmental concerns on the shop floor

Control overtime in line with the Business Plan

Improve efficiency by reducing set-up times

Monitor Manning requirements and reduce overhead as needed

SITE MANAGER DRAEXLMAIER AUTOMOTIVE OF AMERICA MAR 2011-OCT 2020

Responsible for Safety, Quality, production, logistics and maintenance

Planned headcount, budget and other KPI targets and goals.

Maintain associate time records, payroll, attendance, and disciplinary actions for over 80 employees

Develop process improvement to improve efficiency, accuracy and cost savings. Working with another department, we were able to reduce headcount numbers while improving the overall quality and production.

Performed job interviews and hired for key positions within the department.

Created and implemented 24 "ideas" for money saving improvements

2ND SHIFT MANAGER HELLA LIGHTING 2007-2011

Responsible for Safety and accident investigation for entire plant on 2nd shift.

Maintain associate time records, payroll, attendance, and disciplinary actions

Responsible to ensure quality and delivery of all 14 different product lines.

Reduced scrap from 14% of sales to less than 5% of sales.

Process improvement for all lines using Lean Manufacturing tools and knowledge. Consistently improved efficiency a month for 6 months, savings of 35 hours per month.

Improve process equipment efficiency working closely with maintenance and production to schedule PM and repairs. Improved robot performance to save 9 seconds per cycle saving 76 minutes of production per day

Train operators on process improvements to improve quality and production.

LAUNCH SUPERVISOR MAGNA CORPORATION 2006-2007

• Training production associates on the startup of new product line. Focus on quality, through put time and delivery. Lockout/Tagout, safety audits, 5S and SPC

• Working with engineering and customer to set limit samples and quality expectations.

• Set-up of production cells for quality, ergonomics and poke yoke.

• Lean manufacturing leader for E-70 line.

• Responsible for creation of scrap database and part of team to reduce scrap from $10,000 per month to $3000.

• Created 2nd and 3rd shifts, responsible for training, quality, safety. Created the two new shifts while exceeding the 85% uptime target.

BMW MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, SPARTANBURG, SC 1995 – 2006

ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER (2001 – 2006)

MANAGED ENTIRE B SHIFT ASSEMBLY OPERATION, OVERSEEING APPROXIMATELY 700 ASSOCIATES. ALSO MANAGED 20-PERSON TEAM DURING IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL NEW MODELS AND OPTIONS. DESIGNED NEW PROCESSES USING LEAN MANUFACTURING FOR OVERALL EFFICIENCY.

MONITORED QUALITY AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT FOR NEW MODELS PRIOR TO LAUNCH, ANALYZING PROBLEMS AND RESOLVING ISSUES.

CONSISTENTLY MET OR EXCEEDED PRODUCTION AND LAUNCH GOALS, CREATING AND IMPROVING PROCESS ON THE PRODUCTION LINE CONSIDERING LEAN AND POKE YOKE

DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, ENCOURAGING TEAM CONCEPTS AND ACTING AS PROJECT LEADER FOR E-53 FACELIFT AND E-86 LAUNCH.

SCHEDULED AND OVERSAW TRAINING DEPARTMENT FOR ASSEMBLY, AND MAINTAINED ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION AND PERSONNEL RECORDS, TRAINING 2000 TO 3000 ASSOCIATES IN COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS, PROCESS, OSHA RULES AND SAFETY.

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