Robert R. Gregg
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CAREER SUMMARY
Highly motivated, organized, and detailed manufacturing operations leader with over 15 years of experience in production, scheduling, and planning. Proven track record of using a team focused approach to consistently increase production efficiencies, improve on-time shipping metrics, reduce material and labor costs, and lead continuous improvement and Lean projects. AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Procurement
Price Negotiation
Sourcing
Production Scheduling and Planning
Production Management
Inventory Management
Lean Initiatives including 5S and Value Stream projects
ISO 9001:2015
ERP/MRP
Continuous Improvement Projects
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Purchasing and Production Manager, J.M. Grimstad Inc, Muskego, WI Feb 2014 to March 2020
Manage daily operations of production, supply chain, scheduling/planning, and shipping departments for a custom hydraulic systems and electrical controls manufacturer.
Ensure timely raw material delivery by utilizing MRP system.
Analyze stocking levels to address increases and reduction of components kept in stock based on usage and vendor lead-time trends.
Created vendor scoring system to analyze on-time delivery and quality and worked to develop or replace underperforming suppliers.
Continually source new suppliers to ensure lowest costs on components.
Set up late PO and unacknowledged reports through ERP system into a time saving Excel report.
Created a customized report to efficiently identify and address components needed for production that were acknowledged past need date.
Developed and maintained a customized production schedule utilizing an Excel pivot table by pulling data from ERP system.
Optimized production efficiency by effectively planning workload capacity and was able to reduce unnecessary overtime.
Experienced in both forward and backward scheduling concepts and have used both methods successfully to increase production efficiency by reducing assembly start/stops .
Created and trained on procedures and work instructions to ISO 9001 standards.
Lead successful Value Stream Mapping and 5S projects with training from WMEP.
Assisted in the implementation of a new ERP system from beginning to go-live launch specifically responsible for the areas of scheduling, purchasing, and shipping/receiving.
Developed criteria to create custom SQL reports resulting in real time production reports to quickly monitor status of missing components and ability to release shop orders.
Responsible for overseeing annual physical inventory and daily cycle counting activities. Plant Manager, U-line Corporation, Milwaukee, WI July 2011 – Feb 2014
Managed daily plant operations of a residential refrigeration manufacturer in a fast-paced assembly line environment.
Responsible for multiple departments within the plant totaling 90 employees.
Directly responsible for creating and maintaining a daily production scheduling system for multiple assembly lines and sub-assembly areas.
Developed and implemented a major plant assembly line layout change to accommodate new product line.
Increased production efficiency by identifying and making adjustments for assembly bottlenecks.
Designed and coordinated the assembly line addition of a containment area for utilizing flammable refrigerants in assembly process.
Manufacturing Engineer, U-line Corporation, Milwaukee, WI July 2010 – July 2011
Responsible for supporting production by establishing assembly line process standards, making process improvements, and overall efficiency gains.
Assisted in designing and implementing procedures that significantly reduced testing times on multiple products.
Created several sub-assembly areas leading to production efficiency gains. Quality Systems Engineer, Metalcut Products Inc, South Milwaukee, WI Nov 2004 – July 2010
Developed quality inspection processes for new products.
Enhanced existing quality processes.
Created fully automated CMM programs utilizing Brown & Sharpe and Zeiss equipment.
Assisted with achieving ISO 9001 certification as a member of the core implementation team.
Certified internal ISO auditor.
Participated in Kaizen and 5S training from WMEP and took part in implementing continuous improvement projects.
EDUCATION
Cardinal Stritch University – Milwaukee, WI
B.S. – Business Administration Jan. 2002 – Dec. 2005