Manager Engineer

MALACHI R. GLADDEN

Address: ** ****** ******, ********, ************* 01020

Phone: 413-***-**** Email: *******.*******@*****.***

Target Positions: General Manager, Operation Manager,

Senior Process Engineer, & Project Manager.

Accomplished, highly instrumental and ambitious Operations Leader with 18 years of experience in providing strategic direction and support while ensuring success in productivity and growth. Skillful in designing programs that align with the organization's mission. Adept at creating process specifications, request for quotations, factory acceptance plans, validation plans, and other relevant documentation to support process introductions. Adroit in maintaining continuous improvements process, lean manufacturing, 6 Sigma (Green Belt), Kaizen events and other manufacturing initiatives to achieve business goals. Outshine in promoting & practicing safe work habits and reporting potential safety hazards. Expert at directing and coordinating New Product Introduction (NPI) launch including design, tooling, new product development, qualification and production deployment to ensure successful and timely production launch with ability to coach and develop teams.

Highlights across the career

At Viant:

~ Served as an interim General Manager for Tempe plant in AZ (Viant) and achieved the monthly targets ~

SKILL AREAS:

Operations Management Product & Project Management Lean Manufacturing Marketing Project Scope Assessment Strategic Business Planning Profitability & Cost Analysis Contract Negotiations Budget Management Process Redesign New Product Introduction Leadership Skills Problem Solving Training/Mentoring Team-Building Critical Decision Making Articulate Communication Skills Team Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Viant, Chicopee, MA

Plastic Molding – Operations Manager (Aug’16 – Present)

Plastic Molding – Corporate Program Manager (Jun’15 – Dec’16)

MedPlast Inc. provides integrated custom plastic processing solutions for finished medical devices.

As Operations Manager:

Plan, manage, and implement schedules to ensure deadlines are met, and maintain a high quality standard of product production and delivery.

Monitor and analyze the current system of production or provision to check its effectiveness, and work out on strategy for improving, if necessary.

Provide guidance to employees; identify equipment needs and implement effective preventive maintenance schedules.

Oversee finite production planning, facilitate daily production meetings and ensure work schedule through the product control system is in alignment with sales forecast.

Chalk out and improve operational systems, processes and best practices that guarantee organizational well-being; purchase materials, plan inventory and ensure warehouse efficiency.

Ensure that communication between departments is ongoing and utilized to maintain an environment of continuous improvement.

Coordinate production operations with engineering, shipping & scheduling and inventory management by reviewing reports and operations requirement.

Lead continuous improvement through the use of lean manufacturing practices; identify any skills gaps in the organization and undertake recruitment program, if needed.

As Corporate Program Manager:

Directed and coordinated New Product Introduction (NPI) launch including design, tooling, new product development, qualification and production deployment to ensure successful and timely production launch.

Designed programs that aligned with the organization's mission and supported the organization's goals.

Provided leadership and coordination of team member activities, component management, fundamental design direction, program problem solving, supplier management and customer interface.

Developed and maintained trusted client relationships through ongoing communication, consistent issue resolution and expectation management.

Served as a typical client contact including working with the business in assignment planning, resolving assignment issues, managing global mobility vendors and their processes.

Scheduled and forecasted planning for special events that publicized the organization and its programs to the community.

Provided strategic direction and support to manage departments to ensure its success in productivity and growth.

Represented the brands and operations in a positive and proactive manner; nurtured and maintained the department's culture for success.

Motivated and supported teams; maintained open lines of communication across all team members, team leaders and managers.

Valve and Gate Group Rodney Hunt-Fontaine, Orange, MA

Senior Process Engineer (Flow Control Solutions) (Jan’14 – Jun’15)

1st & 2nd Shift Supervisor (Flow Control Solutions) (Feb’13 –Jan’14)

Rodney Hunt has been providing engineered flow control solutions since 1840.

As Senior Process Engineer:

Oversaw the flow of recycle materials from internal and external sources into our products; identified opportunities where available offset material may be used and allocated these materials to plants.

Created process specifications, request for quotations, factory acceptance plans, validation plans, and other relevant documentation to support process introductions.

Monitored scrap and reclaimed inventories with recommendations and direction on how to recover maximum value from this material.

Improved efficiency of operations by planning utilization of personnel, facilities, equipment and materials.

Obtained and negotiated for resources as needed, communicated direction to team members, assigned tasks as appropriate, and ensured that commitments were met.

Provided support to product development on currently available materials and processing capabilities; interfaced with material suppliers to define requirements and results of material evaluations.

Supported in troubleshooting problems with existing equipment and processes; recommended solutions to such problems and implement solutions after review.

Maintained the continuous improvements process, lean manufacturing, 6 Sigma (Green Belt), Kaizen events and other manufacturing initiatives to achieve business goals.

Created a machine down time log with Microsoft Access which allowed us to be more efficiency with PM’s on our machines and a reduction of machine downtime.

As 1st & 2nd Shift Supervisor:

Maintained a clean, organized and stocked environment and when necessary assisted in the distribution of product shipments.

Assisted manager in maintaining proper coverage and team member schedules ensuring that the company maintained customer service standards and team members adhered to meal and break policy.

Promoted and practiced safe work habits, reporting potential safety hazards, operational inconsistencies and team member incidents to the store manager.

Ensured that all Team Members followed the Standard Operating Procedures led by greeting and responding to all customers with fast, efficient, friendly and personalized service.

Maintained required levels of inventory and developed and implemented corrective action plans when required.

Supported quality control initiatives and produced quality parts and finished goods that met established quality goals; performed continuous improvement activities aimed at improving safety, efficiency, quality and costs.

Responded proactively to prevent customer service situations. Investigated and resolved customer incidents, documenting if necessary.

Reported team member accidents, conducted initial investigation and determinations of root cause in the interest of maintaining a safe work environment.

Identified problems occurring during production to be communicated to Manager/Director – with a solution where possible.

PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE

Covidien, North New Haven, CT Apr’12 – Feb’13

Medical Devices - Senior Industrial Engineer

OnCore Manufacturing Services, Springfield, MA Mar’11 – Apr’12

Electronic Manufacturing - Supply Chain Manager / Assembly Requirements

MassMutual Financial Group, Springfield, MA May’08 – Oct’10

Financial Services – Project Manager

OMG, Agawam, MA May’06 – May’08

Fasteners and Cold Forming – Industrial Engineer

SARGENT- ASSA ABLOY, New Haven, CT Mar’05 – May’06

Door Closers – Production Manager/Manufacturing Engineer

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS

Project Management Certification

Boston University 2008

Master of Business Administration

Western New England University 2006

Master of Science in Engineering and Management

Western New England University 2003

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering

Western New England University 2000

Organizations / Memberships:

Society for Manufacturing Engineers, Institute of Industrial Engineers, & Iota Phi Theta

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