Production Manager Manufacturing Engineer

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please accept my attached resume.

I have been employed in manufacturing for 20 years as a Production Manager, Manufacturing Engineer/Industrial Engineer and Continuous Improvement Manager. I am presently working as a Production Manager. I’ve worked in Aerospace and Automotive. 2017 Highlight were an 18% ($1 million)production saving with .5% scrap using Lean Manufacturing tools. We had a savings of $1.75 million in 2018.

I pride myself in the ability to weed out the waste and bring a company into Lean Manufacturing. I have a good working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Cost Improvements, HPU, Plant Layouts re-engineering and cycle time Improvements. I also work closely with production control and master scheduling to ensure that the product moves and schedules are met and maintained. These types of industries demand very tight tolerances and just in time schedules. I’m a hands on individual who works very hard achieving total employee engagement. Our people are our greatest resource. I totally believe that you surround yourself with the best people you can find and as a group you become great. I am task oriented and work well independently or in a team atmosphere.

I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. I can be reached at 705-***-****. Thanking you in advance for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Mark Macdonald

MARK MACDONALD

1043 Glen Eagles Cr.

Midland, Ontario, L4R 2R2

705-***-****

WORK HISTORY:

Production Manager (June 08 to Present) ELCAN Optical Technologies

Raytheon

Directly accountable for linking the corporate business strategy to the operating plans, while aggressively pursuing continued improvement of the Company's competitive edge

- Develop and implement manufacturing plans

- Plan, manage and control departmental expenditures within approved budgets, including capital expenditures and operating budget

- Maintain awareness and knowledge of contemporary operational development theory and methods, and provide suitable interpretation to Directors, Managers and Staff within the organization

- Oversee Operations functional team in day-to-day activities of the facility including: Further initiatives with Lean teams; Meet corporate Key Performance Indicators in terms of lead times, manpower, equipment, quality, costs and on time performance

- Provide leadership and mentor the Manufacturing team

- Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organizational requirements for quality management, health and safety, legislation and environmental policies

Machine Shop Supervisor Goodrich Landing Gear (Oct 2006 to May 08)

· Read, analyze, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, technical procedures.

. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

. Define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and implement improvements.

· Computer knowledge demonstrated skills in Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, Cad and CNC programming

· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

· Organize and manage multiple priorities

. Coach and train employees in lean practices

. Develop and implement systems to facilitate maximum uptime

. Always looking to improve.

Area Leader CAMI Automotive, Ingersoll Ontario (2005 to Oct 2006)

. Manage Final Line assembly, repair and check stations (35 unionized workers)

. Maintain 99.5% uptime

. Maintain 97% first time quality

. Continue striving to have the best built, lowest cost vehicle in our segment

. Give monthly safety talks and strive for lowest accident rate in our segment

Industrial Engineer/Cost Improvement Coordinator General Motors Canada,

St Catharine’s (2003-2004)

. Cost Improvement Coordinator

. Cycle Time Improvements

. Time Studies

. HPU

. Ergonomic Studies

. Standardize Work/Create and improve

Manufacturing/Industrial Engineer/Manager Fleet Industries

Fort Erie, ON (September 1985 – 2003)

Products & Services, Aerospace Industries

Subcontractor for Boeing, McDonnell Douglas,

Dehavland and Bell Helicopter.

. Lean manufacturing manager

. Senior Manufacturing Engineer

. Implementation of Engineering Orders

. Complete drawings on CAD from rough sketches

. Re-engineering of existing parts for continuous manufacturing improvements

. Scheduling of production work

. Develop plant layouts, work cells and process flows

. Determine labor inputs for process and recommend manning levels

Quality Control Engineer Fleet Industries

(1982 -1985)

. Analyze customer specifications and prepare procedures to ensure conformance with all quality requirements.

. Implementation and maintenance of S.P.C. program

. Investigate reasons for process and quality defects and root cause for corrective action.

EDUCATION:

Industrial Engineering Niagara College of Applied Arts & Technology

Welland, ON, Canada (May 1979 - July 1982)

Quality Control

. Statistical Process Control

. ISO 9000

. Quality Concepts

. Quality Planning

. Quality Cost and Just in Time Delivery

. Quality Auditing

. Product Quality and Reliability

Design

. Design of Experiments

. Precision Measurement

. Plastics Technology

. Geometric Tolerancing

. Non-Destructive Examination

English

. Effective Interpersonal Communications

. Technical Report

SKILLS TRAINING

. FMEA .QFD. Six Sigma Green Belt .Ergonomics G.M.S. Supervision

COMPUTER SKILLS:

. SPC. Word. Auto Cad .Business Pro

. Catia. Windows. Microsoft Office

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