Plant Manager Customer Service

Jim R. Cox

**** ****** *****

Bloomington, Mn *5438

Phone 612-***-****

E-mail ********@*****.***

Lean Certified

Six Sigma Black Belt Certified

ISO 9001-2015, AS9100, 13485 certified

KPI Plant Metrics Planning and Reporting

Budget & Cost Control Management

IPC-610A Certified

Quality improvements (Kaizen, Value Stream Map, Standard Work, Root Cause Analysis)

P & L Experience

Plant Manager

Abelconn A Celestica Company Maple Grove 12-2023 – Present

Manage 6 direct reports including Purchasing, Operations, Customer Service, Engineering and Supply Chain

$90M in annual revenue responsibility

Created all of the company KPIS with collaboration with all departments

Training Manager to include master training software to keep training up to date

Responsible for all tier meetings to ensure accountability for all goals being met

Improvement projects to reduce downtime on the SMT line to save over $50k

Reduced OT from 43% to 10% of revenue in efficiency and labor reduction

Accomplishments

Completed 5 projects in 5 months that saved the company $150K

Created 5S program on 2 shifts to save downtime by 22%

Created a PM schedule for the equipment to save 32% efficiencies

Director of Operations & Quality

Minnesota Flexible Corporation St Paul 2-2022 – 12-2023

Manage team of 5 direct reports in 4 different locations that include 150 in-direct reports

$60M in annual revenue with overall responsibility for operations,

DPPM (Defect parts per million) reduction from 850 DPPM to a sustained goal of 350 DPPM

Responsible for training and development for entire company to include all 4 plants. Creation of a training matrix to track all training

Creation of all work instructions, value stream maps, and process flows to reduce downtime by 15%

Gemba walk creation and responsibility to review all KPI’S to drive improvements

Reduced labor percent from 15% to 8% of revenue that include temporary employee reduction

Accomplishments

Completed 70+ PPAPS (Pre Part Approval Process) in a 60 day timeframe that help sustained approx. 5 million in sales

Created 5S program in all 4 plants to drive efficiencies and shop cleanliness

Certified other 3 plants in ISO 9001-2015 certification in 1 years time

General Manager

Virtex Anoka 3-2021 – 2-2022

Manage team of 6 direct reports as well as 95 in-direct reports on 1 shift to include salary and hourly employees

Led operations that generate $25M in annual revenue

Design and created quality improvement programs to improve first pass yield from 87% to 97%

Design and launch a learning delivery plan that gauge’s effectiveness via talent review processes, executive coaching, change management, organizational design and team building

Conduct needs assessment and root cause analysis to improve performance, collaborating with vendors to develop training and develop assessment tools

Developed and delivered training programs to over 95 employees, both current employees as well as new hires within 90 days

P & L responsibility includes working with multiple departments to reduce costs by 8% quarterly.

Accomplishments

Led root cause analysis training to over 100% of line leads and supervisors within 90 days

Created 5S program in the conformal coating area while training the supervisor to continue in the next area that reduced downtime 12% in the first 90 days

Director of Quality

Ashwill Consulting Albertville 6-2019 – 3-2021

Manage quality management system for multiple companies throughout US

Analyzed processes to determine areas for improvement, increased efficiency and cost reduction

ISO 9001-2015 internal auditor

Created 5S system with process instructions and audit plan

Managed various company leaders on internal and outside audits for accreditation

Accomplishments

Led kaizen events resulting in $74,000 in cost savings

Created 5S that reduced downtime to 20% in the first 6 months

Plant Manager

Logic PD Eden Prairie 12-2016 – 6-2019

Steer and direct manufacturing operations that generate $60M in annual revenue

Directly manage three supervisors, nine technicians and seven engineers overseeing 125+ exempt and non-exempt employees

Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance

ISO 13485-2016 lead internal auditor

P & L responsibility that includes working with multiple departments to reduce costs by 10% annually

Accomplishments

-Led kaizen events resulting in $150k cost reductions, material flow improvements, quality improvements and productivity gains

-Created 5S documentation to organize entire plant within the first 3 months to reduce downtime by 35%

-Reduced staff by 40 while maintaining production levels through a redesign of operational processes and improved training and staff utilization

Production Manager

Custom Conveyor Corporation Rogers 01-2015 – 12/2016

Manage supervisor’s and all shop employees daily

Responsible for monthly budget for shop

Process improvement leader throughout company

Responsible for scheduling of shipments through full truck loads, LTL, and UPS

Safety leader for entire company

Accomplishments

-Reduced overtime from 50% to 10% in the first 6 months to save over $38,000

-Created 5S documentation to organize entire plant within the first 3 months to reduce downtime by 35%

-Increased on time delivery from 84% to 96% within the first 6 months

Warehouse Manager

Loram Maintenance of Way Hamel 08/2013 – 01/2015

Responsible for 13+ employees in an union environment

Created all Key Process Indicators to include safety incident reduction

Safety leader in the warehouse to ensure safety compliance at all times

Leader in all lean initiatives which includes training of warehouse employees

Responsible for all work instruction creation and storage to include standard work

Accomplishments

-Reduced overtime from 20% to 3% over 6 months with a goal of 10% to save over $5,000

-Created all Key Process Indicators for entire warehouse to include tier meetings with employees

-Created all standard work for entire warehouse

-Conducted the first Kaizen Event to reduce costs by $94,000 yearly

-Started a daily safety brief in the warehouse which has reduce the injuries to 0 for the first quarter of 2014

Operations Manager

United Business Mail Minneapolis 01/2013 – 08/2013

Manage 50+ production employees including 4 managers and 4 supervisors

Responsible for overall productivity for the entire plant

Leader of all Lean projects plant wide

Responsible for transportation which included over 25 routes and 30 drivers

Accomplishments

-Created all Key Process Indicators for entire plant

-Increased productivity 23% in the first 2 months

-Safety Award 2 straight months

Production Manager

NRI Electronics, Inc. Anoka 09/2011 – 12/2012

Manage 35+ production employees including inventory operations

Handled production activities in the printed circuit board assembly department

Responsible for recruiting and training employee to create highly productive team

Achieved quality maintenance and production targets in final PC assembly department

Accomplishments:

-Maintained outstanding Safety record with zero incidents in 6 months

-Improved productivity approximately 10%

-Increased on time delivery from 79% to 95%

United States Navy 2003 – 2012

Awarded medals for serving in Iraq campaign

Awarded Rank for outstanding service

Completed all overseas tours

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration with emphasis in Human Resource Management

3.8 GPA throughout degree – National American University

MBA with emphasis of Leadership planned graduation 2024 – Bethel University

Software:

IFS ERP software EDGE Software

JDEdwards Intuitive Software

JobBoss Manage 2000

Microsoft Office Microsoft Dynamics with crystal reporting

LIMBLE PM Software SAP

Syteline TruLinx

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