Manufacturing Operations Manager

Innovative and results-oriented Engineering professional with experience in Quality Controlled Manufacturing support. Expert knowledge in all aspects of Manufacturing management; successful vendor relationship management, and Engineering innovation. Creative and customer-focused Manufacturing Engineering Leader with proven abilities in the Engineering, development and implementation of multi-faceted global business products and programs in a heavily regulated environment.

Broad experience in designing, developing and implementing innovative and lean manufacturing processes and engineering programs through cost effective solutions for internal and external customers. Strong record in improving customer satisfaction, and reducing cost while maintaining quality. Successful in supporting regulatory internal and external audits across multiple functional areas and geographic locations.

Goal: To be able to improve an organization’s competitive advantage by designing, developing and implementing highly creative and flexible engineering programs and processes through cost effective solutions for internal and external customers.

Experience

2019-2019 (6 months)

Pulse Technologies Quakertown, Pa.

Program Manager

Pulse is a Medical device contract manufacturer.

Program Manager for the top three customers. Liaison between Pulse and the customer. Laid off due to top customer drastically reducing amount of product manufactured.

2017-2019

Jade Precision Medical Components (JPMC) Huntingdon Valley, Pa.

General Manager

Responsible for establishing long range goals and objectives for Director Level Management to meet business and profitability needs.

Responsible for strategic planning for the organization- Develop, review, update, and implement.

Review Operations and formulate a plan to meet the requirements of our sales force.

Implemented and sustained lean manufacturing as well as JIT (Just in Time) principles.

Plan for Capital equipment, Employee headcount, and Budgeting. Current headcount is 160.

Key Accomplishments:

Increased annual production from 24m to 26m.

Scrap reduction at final from 5% to the current 2%.

Reduced customer complaints from an average of 3/month to 0/month for the last 4 months.

Promoted from within when criteria was met.

Established an employee retention plan.

1996-2017

DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson Company West Chester, PA

Technical Services Manager (2011-2017)

Lead and Manage cross functional team including Purchasing, Maintenance, Materials Department, Drafting, Tool Design, Automation Engineering and the Tool Room.

Implemented and sustained consistent engineering practices across several engineering groups.

Implemented and sustained leading edge production processes.

Implemented and sustained lean manufacturing as well as JIT (Just in Time) principles.

Managed a 30% reduction in the Supplier Nonconformance rate.

Chief Engineering Manager (2008-2011)

Led and managed a team of Engineers to research, design and implement state of the art equipment, processing, JIT principles and lean manufacturing.

Led and managed in-house and vender validations for Med Device Processes.

Familiar with Clean room environment

Knowledge of aseptic technique concepts.

Led and managed additional cross functional groups including Drafting, Tool Design, Automation Engineers and the Tool Room.

Business Unit Manager (2003-2008)

Led and managed production line business units to sustain highest production results.

Assessed and implemented new product lines and ‘farm in’ capabilities for the business unit.

Liaison between engineering staff and production staff to ensure timelines and priorities are met.

Engineering Supervisor (2001 –2003)

Managed department engineering projects.

Led and managed Manufacturing Engineers and Engineering Technicians.

Manufacturing Engineer (1996-2001)

Established vendor relationship for products produced off site.

Ensure production staff was compliant with regulations and requirements when producing the product.

Identified and implemented in house production for externally created product.

Programmed Mills and Swiss machines to produce Medical Device Products which also includes validation.

Key Accomplishments:

Established and led a team of engineers that work with the Research and Development groups to pilot the manufacturing of new designs and ensure the designs are easily manufactured.

Established and led a team of engineers to design a small machine footprint, high speed machining process flow to eliminate waste and time lost.

Led the upgrade of the Tool Room equipment which enhanced the capability to produce gages, which resulted in significant reduction of lead time and expense.

Implemented machine consolidation to reduced floor space and headcount, which led to significant cost savings.

Harmonized product lines globally post an acquisition.

Led and participated in Environmental Health & Safety initiatives in regards to Machine Guarding, CAT 3 upgrades, Lighting upgrades and audits.

Implemented monthly check in meetings for both the Environmental Health & Safety team and the local facilities team to align priorities between the two teams and ensure positive outcomes for projects.

Determined priorities for the Suppler Quality Engineering group responsible for the local facility and became the liaison between the Supplier Quality team and the local management.

Led and managed the integration of a third party contractor for MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations).

Led and managed the implementation of ARIBA (Purchasing System) for a 300 user population and escalated issues as needed.

Education

B.S. Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Spring Garden College, Philadelphia, PA

Associate in Tool Design, Williamsport Area Community College, Williamsport, PA

Skills/Specialties

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical/problem solving skills to facilitate effective communication across the enterprise.

Interact well in a dynamic environment and able to recommend and implement process improvements.

Advanced expertise on the following systems/programs: Microsoft Office, ARIBA purchasing system, ADAPTIV Document Management System, JDE, ARAVO, KRONOS Time Tracking System, CONCUR Expense System, WINDCHILL, ETQ CAPA, NC, Audit Observation Process System.

Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Ability to influence, negotiate and communicate with both internal and external customers.

Experienced in managing cross-sector projects.

TWI, lean methodology - continuous improvement.

Project Management.

Leadership- Ability to delegate responsibilities, while developing and motivating individuals.

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