Manager Injection Molding

Brian Baker

Harrisonville, MO 816-***-****

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Management Professional

Plant Operations Lean Manufacturing Business Development

Highly skilled and dedicated management professional with experience planning and leading industrial plant operations. Track record in implementing process improvements to minimize waste and reduce cost while maximizing quality and production. Establish effective quality control and safety, fostering proactive participating throughout the manufacturing floor. Success building cohesive teams focused on safety and production goals. Technical proficiency in MS Office, Visio, MS Project.

Strategic Planning & Execution

Staff Development & Training

Financial Accountability

Cross-functional Team Leadership

Industrial Management

Product Development

New Business Development

Operations Management

Production Scheduling

Process Improvements

Budget Management

Stakeholder Communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Milacron DME, Madison Heights, MI 2018 – Present

Regional Sales Manager,

Consistently grew technical sales for plastics industry by 13%.

Continuously hit margin contribution goals receiving 2018 Sales Rookie of the year.

Highly knowledgeable, and skilled in plastics industry, consulting clients on best products for business needs.

Fairway Injection Molding Systems, Walnut, CA 2016 – 2018

Business Development Manager

In charge of building and developing multiple client relationships, creating new business opportunities for the organization.

Developed and implemented business plans, and marketing strategies for injection molding systems.

Tracked, measured, and reported on results of business development initiatives.

West Rock MWV Calmar, Grandview, MO 2006 – 2016

Commercialization Manager/Project Manager, 2012-2016

Managed launch of new products, focusing on cost, and performance. Established initial product cost, capital investments, and product timelines.

Oversaw multiple projects with capital budgets of $1.2M to $14M within timelines of 12-18 months.

Directed launch of two new products and product upgrades ranging $750K-, $5.5M in capital. Products launched under budget and within project timeline.

Molding Operations Manager, 2006 – 2012

Oversaw plant supervisors, and 120+ hourly team members, managing daily operations of Molding, Maintenance, and Tool & Die departments.

Leadership team member, assisted in revamp of safety procedures, and regulations. Reducing number of recordable incidents by 67%.

Reduced product rejects from 2.66% to 1.90% improving yield loss from 2.53% to 1.70%.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Plastic Enterprises, Inc., Lees Summit, MO

Molding Manager, Project Supervisor, Shift Supervisor

Oversaw daily operations of Molding Department, managing four supervisors, and 90 team members.

Collaborated with the IT department to create and implement a bar code scanning system for measuring departmental performance.

Facilitated training, and development for Molding Department Supervisors, leading to four promotions in the company.

Calmar, Lees Summit, MO

Molding Supervisor, Molding Technician, Resin Compounder

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Business Administration, Baker University, Overland Park, KS,

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MWV Leadership 1 Training

Leading Teams Training

Basic Lean Training

Cadence Project Management Training

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