Clarence R Shrader

*** ****** **., ************, ** 38464

Phone #931-***-**** Alternate # 931-***-****

• I have been working in the Extrusion, Blown Plastic, Injection Molding Stamping, Forming, Fabrications and Slitting, field off and on since 1991. Where I worked my may up from an Operator to Supervision.

• Some of the materials that I have worked with and helped develop processes are HDPE, LDPE, ABS, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, PVC, EPDM and Fiberglass backing. Steal, Brass, Copper, Aluminum

• I have developed winning teams at all my endeavors by Coaching, Mentoring, Positive Enforcement and holding people accountable while leading from the front a “Floor General.”

• I have finished my OSHA 511 and will be taking my OSHA 501 in June to become an OSHA authorized instructor.

Work Experience

Toyota Boshoku America Mantachie Ms. 11/2021 to current Assistant Manufacturing Manager/ Maintenance Manager (Dual Role)

• Insure all KPI are met or exceeded these include Safety, Production, Quality, Training and Labor losses.

• Maintain a profitable head count through kaizens, process improvements and associate retentions (65 % to 5% turn over rate in 6 months)

• Manage 6 Supervisors, 12 team leads and 285 hourly associates

• Insure all shipments are met for JIT and resolve any issues that arise on the off shifts.

• Implement Toyota Production Systems in day to operations Tarkett North America Florence, Ala. 10/2019 to 11/2021 Maintenance Manager / Off Shift Production Manager (Dual Role)

• Acting WCM safety pillar lead for two facilities. Increased Autonomous Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance from 40% to 100%.

• Created a stop and go process along with safety that has increased machine up time from 50% to 85%.

• Through tier 1 safety discussions at the beginning of each shift, Maintenance has had zero lost time accidents.

• Lead manufacturing team in launching 5s principles and activities resulting in increased visual management and increased efficiency.

• Support new product introduction (NPI), participate in design review, create flow diagrams, work orders, and procured equipment to set up new work cells.

• Utilized Lean Techniques and Tools to coordinate/plan operation, maintenance, and repair activities to obtain optimum performance of personnel, machines, and equipment.

• Developed an overall Maintenance Strategy Decision Tree to determine the most effective means of Reliability which included Condition Based Monitoring, Predictive Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance and Time-Based Maintenance.

• Facilitated and Lead Multiple Lean Events to reduce waste, introduce new processes and improve equipment performance.

• Conducted Root Cause Failure Analysis on Major Failures or Downtime Events.

• Negotiated and implemented vendor managed inventory for shop tools, supplies and consumables.

• Provided quality and timely service to customers through the recruitment, training, and supervision of management team and 60+ employees.

• Recommended size of work force, personnel changes, and hired external contractors to supplement own crews. Clarence R Shrader

173 Valley Rd., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

Phone #931-***-**** Alternate # 931-***-****

• Planned and conducted on-going training for employees in customer service skills, technical skills, safety policies and procedures to ensure that a safe workplace was provided.

• Managed the maintenance budget process and provided performance data to the budgeting process.

• Manufacturing Process includes Extruded PVC and Limestone sheets to make commercial flooring, Rolled lamination and stamped sheets vinyl flooring.

• Maintenance management includes launch of maintenance programs that have PM, AM, tracking of assets, down time and up time of the assets, spec for new asset, Cap X projects, vendor set for the assets and management of the skilled trades associates .

AAA Plating Nashville, TN 5/2019 to 10/2019

Operations Manager/ Maintenance Coordinator ( Dual Role)

• Took profit margin from $100,000 per month to $300,000 per month in 3 months by cutting waste, obtaining true cost of processes and training.

• Full control of the P&L

• Forecast the needs for manpower, chemicals, logistics and future growth of both plants.

• Met with customers, provided product quotes, troubleshooting any coating process issues.

• Processes include electro-zinc plating, passivation, rack and barrel, trivalent, e-coating and top coating.

• Oversee the wastewater treatment area and ensure all regulations are followed.

• Clients include Automotive, Commercial, Heavy equipment and Appliances.

• Manufacturing Processes included Zinc coating and E coating of metal parts.

• Reason for leaving, after making the changes to the tracking of material use and actual cost the owners decided not to retire. This is a family owned business.

Whitman Press Florence, Ala 7/2018 to 5/2019

Plant Manager / Maintenance Manager (Dual Role)

• Completely rebuilt 3 Nissei presses, 200 ton and two 400 ton, resulting in a $30,000 savings per press.

• Cut production schedule from a year on run time down to six months, through improved cycle times and operator training, waste was tracked to 1/10 of a cent.

• Planed, organized, directed, and run optimum day-to-day operations to exceed customer expectations.

• Increased production, assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining current quality standards.

• Responsible for production output, product quality and on-time shipping.

• Allocate resources effectively and fully utilized assets to produce optimal results.

• Implemented strategic initiatives and provided a clear sense of direction and focus.

• Monitored operations and trigger corrective actions.

• Shared a trusting relationship with workgroup, recruited, managed and developed plant staff.

• Collected and analyzed data to find places of waste or overtime with a commitment to plant safety procedures.

• Developed systems and processes that track and optimize productivity, standards, metrics, and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets.

• Addressed employees’ issues or grievances and administered collective bargaining agreement.

• Staying current with latest production management best practices and concepts.

• Manufacturing Process includes Injection molding, Vinyl RF sealers, Mylar cutting and sealing.

• Reason for leaving, this was an Interim Position to help a friend out. SaarGummi Automotive Pulaski, TN 11/2017 to 6/2018 Production Manager/Maintenance Coordinator (Dual Role) Clarence R Shrader

173 Valley Rd., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

Phone #931-***-**** Alternate # 931-***-****

• Successfully cut $9 million dollars from the Operations budget via process improvement, overtime, work force and scrap.

• Coordinated the activities of Production Supervisors, initiated actions to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformities relating to product, process, and quality system.

• Identified and recorded any problems relating to the product process and quality system.

• Initiated, recommended or provided solutions through designated channels, verifying the implementation of solutions.

• Control further processing, delivery, or installation of nonconforming product until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has be corrected.

• Ensure maintenance of production machinery and equipment, physical plant, utilities, and grounds.

• Responsible for supervising and evaluating the performance of Production Supervisors, recommending training requirements, and ensuring top performance in line with company objectives.

• Assists Production Supervisors with respect to production volume and cost, meeting production schedules and delivery dates.

• Motivate production and maintenance associates to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity.

• Confer with Production Supervisors, Production Planning and Control Manager to establish work schedules for all departments connected with production.

• Arrange to have appropriate production records prepared and maintained.

• Established accountabilities and goals for Production Supervisors to aid in performance evaluations.

• Assured efficient and economical utilization of materials, eliminated wasteful practices within the department.

• Responsible for management reporting and policymaking, providing technical and analytical guidance in identifying and solving problems within the functional limits of the departments.

• Kept the General Manager informed of the facilities performance and provided advice on all production matters.

• Assured management training and development needs are identified, and programs initiated.

• Maintained positive employee relationships, assuring effective communications.

• Ensured company’s management principals, policies and programs are consistently practiced, making recommendations for improving the effectiveness of policy or practice.

• Recommending and implementing techniques to improve productivity, increase efficiencies, cut costs, take advantage of opportunities and maintain state-of-the-art practices.

• Manufacturing Processes include Extruded EPDM and ink jet printing of all products. We had 9 successful launches during this time.

• Reason for leaving, the plant moved most of its lines to Mexico and Spartanburg SC. And my job was phased out. Magneti Marelli Pulaski, TN 7/2016 to 11/2017

Production Supervisor

• Fully revamped Volkswagen product eliminating $10,000 in waste of materials and labor.

• Revamped Mercedes Benz lines saving $1.3 million in scrap and process improvements.

• Responsible for the production of injection molding parts.

• Lead the daily activities of the production, process engineers and technicians, coordinating machine and set-up to meet production plan.

• Drove root cause analysis and improvement proposals.

• Technically oversee and support validations of new products/ molds, built molding competence in the team.

• Coordinate sourcing of molds and their implementation in production.

• Responsible for the corrective & preventive maintenance of molds and machines.

• Advised in the development of new products based on plastic components.

• Oversaw quality assurance according to ISO 9001.

• Support installation and start-up of new Injection Molding lines.

• Coordinated design and outsourcing of tools/fixtures to support the production process.

• Set-up and helped execute corrective and preventive maintenance procedures and work instructions. Clarence R Shrader

173 Valley Rd., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

Phone #931-***-**** Alternate # 931-***-****

• Created continuous improvement proposal to increase productivity, quality and availability.

• Defined mechanization requirements and concepts.

• Reporting OEE (KPI) results and improvement actions to the management team.

• Set-up and control production using a control plan and SPC.

• Lead and executed Lean & 5S projects for existing production lines.

• Coordinated validation of mold, equipment and product changes.

• Ensured the schedule of 36 injection molding presses and the schedule is followed on 5 metallizers.

• Maintained the day to day operations of approximately 60 direct employees, ensuring AM and PM schedules are followed, working with Quality and Operators to ensure quality standards are met and maintained.

• Focus on Continuous Improvement of injection molding processes.

• Maintain the day-to-day operation on the production floor, filled in for Shift Management in their absence, managing 6 floor supervisors and approximately 500 employees.

• Implemented Lean and 5S concepts.

Samuel, Son & Co. Inc. Columbia, TN 7/2015 – 7/2016 Shift Supervisor/ Maintenance Manager (Interim Plant Manager, Greenfield Project)

• Full Plant Launch from ground to Production.

• As a team accomplished a successful Greenfield Project Plant launch, all aspects were site specific and developed.

• Supervised the day to day functions of the production of steel, splitting and cut to length metals.

• Oversaw the installation of two 800 ton Blow presses, set-up and scheduled both machines to maximize production for a 90 day forecast, optimized stroke time, troubleshooting the process to find deficiencies, SOP, and training.

• Oversaw the installation of two AFCO Feed/Stacker systems, set-up, troubleshooting improper stacking, quality issues, improper stack counts, SOP and training.

• Ensured priorities of Safety, Quality and Productivity are maintained at the forefront of all activities performed.

• Managed employees by instructing, training, organizing, and monitoring daily activities to assure accurate and efficient processing of orders.

• Provided employees with performance evaluations through coaching to improve and acknowledging successes.

• Completed yearly written performance evaluations, and assessed Probationary employees to ensure they are a good fit with our ‘plant culture’ before being offered full time employment.

• Ensured effective use of manpower to cover rework, plant and equipment maintenance as required.

• Minimized downtime and efficiently used resources when equipment or tooling issues arose.

• Review completed Work Orders ensuring accuracy in time reporting and costing.

• Ensure Daily Machine Schedule is sequenced properly in the system and Work Orders are ready to be processed.

• Make required adjustment to schedule sequence when priorities are changed by the customer or equipment breakdown.

• Manufacturing process includes, Steel stamping

• Reason for leaving, this was contract to get the plant started and Canadian Management team would take over. Goodman Manufacturing/Daikin Fayetteville, TN 3/2013 – 7/2015 Fabrication Supervisor

Aluminum Coil Department, Plastics Dept. and Wiring Dept.

• Completed successful Launch of Aluminum Coil process within in 14 months, original project timeline was 36 months.

• Set-up 4 – 200 Ton Bliss presses, 8 – FP1400 Burr Oak Fin presses, 6 – FP1000 Burr Oak Fin presses and 2- CNC/ RITM Tubing Bender (Servo), implemented maintenance planning, scheduling, training and SOP as part of a program launch.

Clarence R Shrader

173 Valley Rd., Lawrenceburg, TN 38464

Phone #931-***-**** Alternate # 931-***-****

• Utilizing Lean Manufacturing, cut overtime from the injection molding department from 7 days to 5 days production with 100 percent schedule attainment and cut the wiring department from 7 days overtime to 3-4 days schedule attainment.

• As a team accomplished a successful program launch with all new processes including forming, fin design, tubing designs, improved quality standards, cycle times and state of the art VES testing.

• Supervised 65-165 employees and ensured all safety and manufacturing standards were followed. Resolved any issues between employees in department and union. Approved payroll and time off.

• Planned production schedule to ensure lines have proper coils. Scheduled training and kept certifications current. Completed manpower studies for department and adjusted accordingly to optimize efficiency and profit.

• Assets managed; approximately fifteen million dollars in equipment, seven-hundred fifty thousand dollars in materials, 240-800-man hours a day.

• Ran prototype units for field testing and assisted engineering in various projects involving the Aluminum HVAC system and heat units.

• Assisted in start-up of the Aluminum Coil Department in nine months, which has taken up to five years in some plants.

• Responsible for staffing, discipline and day to day operations for Aluminum Coil, Wiring and Plastic Dept.

• Performed root cause analysis, correcting any issues that arose.

• Assisted Engineering with improvements in the manufacturing process to develop a higher quality product with less manpower.

• Took on the duties of Plant Manager/Operations Manager in their absence.

• Planned, organized, and coordinated with other departments to complete special projects on schedule.

• Supervised ten injection molding machines and reviewed manpower studies for optimal efficiency.

• Supervised five wiring machines, four Panduit’s and harnesses builders. The wiring department also supplied wire and harnesses assemblies to our other plants.

• Training; advanced leadership development, team building, OSHA 10, KRONOS, time study, standardized work, budgeting, change management, confined space rescue, tow-motor operation, press operation, injection mold operation, aluminum brazing, wiring machine operation, auto brazier, overhead crane, welding, some tool and die, hand terminator machine, copper brazing, polymer types and needs, mold and die design, optimum process changes, injection molding, trouble shooting.

• Manufacturing processes includes, Metal stamping, Injection Molding, Assembly, Wiring harness assembly.

• Reason for leaving, the plant relocated to Waller, TX. Previous Law Enforcement Employment 10/2003 – 12/2012 PGS/Browns Ferry TVA, Athens, AL

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