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KEVIN ANDERSON

Kevin Anderson

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Belmont, NC 28012

ad2oi2@r.postjobfree.com

704-***-****

SUMMARY

Plant manager with a proven talent for overseeing cross functional teams primarily in manufacturing and industrial settings. Especially adept at maintaining daily production levels, implementing cost- effective preventative measures and ensuring optimal quality.

EXPERIENCE

Plant Operations Manager, Ramsey Products Inc., Belmont, N.C. 11/09 – 9/23

• Responsible for the total plant performance: Plan and assign work, ensure safety, executed policies and procedures, inventory, build team capabilities, implement improvement in methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions.

• Managed direct reports included: Senior Purchasing manager, inventory and production schedulers, shipping manager, and three department supervisors.

• Conducted hiring processes as well as staff performance evaluations, conducting reviews and administering disciplinarian actions as required achieving a 90% employee retention rate after 5 years.

• Reduced major expense accounts by 3% through negotiating pricing and fees.

• Responsible for tangible long-term assets, new machine purchases, delivery, and implementation.

• Developed standard production costing for new and existing products.

• Continuous improvement activities achieving increased production capacity by 20% and efficiency by 25%.

• Directly responsible for on time delivery at or above 99.5 %.

• ISO 9001:2015 Internal Quality Auditor

• Safety Manager responsible for facilitating safety culture, training, and OSHA 200 log. Achieving 36 months without a lost time accident. OSHO 30 Certification

• Developed and implemented KPI’s for: Productivity, capacity, on time delivery, down time, safety, quality, and production schedules. Executed improvement plans where/when needed.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Work, Excel, Outlook, Syteline (ERP) and PowerPoint

Manufacturing Engineer Manager, ASKO, Inc., Rock Hill, S.C. 11/04 – 11/09

• Capital budgeting and process improvements, including trouble shooting and root cause analysis.

• Estimating new product as well as cost analysis to justify capital expenditures.

• Manufacturing engineer responsible for designing and implementing process improvement procedures resulting in a 38% increase in productivity and efficiency.

• New item creation (BOM) and routing through the shop to maximize efficiency.

• Schedule, assign and maintain jobs related to proto-type and new products.

• Fixture design and development to increase productivity.

• Assistant Quality Control Manager

• Safety Manager resulting in 20 consecutive months without a lost time accident.

• Training Coordinator for safety and quality topics

• ISO 9001:2000 Internal Quality Auditor

• Trained in gage calibration and repair.

Manufacturing/Quality Engineer Manager, Industrial Fabricators Inc., Gastonia, N.C. 11/01 - 11/04

Manufacturing Engineer responsible for all of Volvo's Heavy Equipment products. Unique experiences in process improvement, equipment evaluation, process reengineering, product and tooling design.

• Quality Engineer responsible for PPAP's, APQP's and FMEA's. Trained in ISO 9002

& QS 9000.

• Schedule, assign and maintain jobs related to proto-type or new parts. Fixture design and development as required.

• AutoCAD experience

• Responsible for production of high paced automotive manufacturing facility focused on all aspects of metal fabrication (piece parts to complex assemblies.

• Restructured inventory layout to work cells for heavy equipment fabrication and implemented a Kanban material handling system, resulting in a reduction in on hand inventory.

• Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen Manufacturing techniques for continuous improvement of the production cycle

• Six Sigma System to eliminate waste in the manufacturing and product delivery processes.

• Technical writing (process controls and assembly guides)

• Time studies to determine bottle necking in manufacturing process.

• Excel, Outlook, Viso, Word and Power Point

• Implementation of Safety techniques and procedures, resulting in zero lost days and a reduction in OSHA recordables.

EDUCATION

Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C.

• Executive Master Business Administration (EMBA)

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology York Technical College, Rock Hill, S.C.

• Associate degree: Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology

• Certification in Industrial Instrumentation

• Bowater Engineering Scholarship

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