Plant Manager Safety

Jim Hogan

** ******** *****, ********, **, L*M *K5 • 289-***-**** • ***.*****@*********.**

An award winning, seasoned professional with 15+ years of continuous improvement / cost reduction experience.

Excellent leadership and relationship building skills, Strong Communication and Mentoring skills.

.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SIGNATURE PRECISION FABRICATION

Aluminum fabrication

Supervisor Whitby Ontario December 3 2018 till Match 2020

Responsible for Health and Safety and shift Quality.

Work on solutions to customer concerns.

Flexing manpower to machine capacity.

Work as member of team setting up 5S system

Shipping and Receiving.

Helped train new employees and supervisors

Shift employee reviews and improvement plans

BA FOLDING CARTONS

Printing and carton process for retail

Health and Safety and Quality Manager Toronto Ontario Feb 2016 to Dec 2018

Responsible for establishing Health and Safety and Quality systems

Responsible for JHSC being established and monthly meetings

Responsible for establishing a Quality system to track customer issues and costs

Also helped with training new employees.

Also work with new Shipper receiver and organised logistics.

Process orders for operational supplies

Worked with afternoon shift during its establishment.

STERICYCLE CANADA

Global bio medical waste disposal company

Plant Manager, Brampton Ontario Mar 2013 to April 2015

Responsible for maintenance department and plant processing employees

Responsible for plant purchasing and customer supplies.

Responsible for plant Health and Safety

Supervised 3 supervisors and purchasing

Develop plant cost saving program and equipment improvement program

Created new KPIs for production group, and reviewed progress with shifts monthly.

Lead continuous improvement team with plant employees and major 5s projects

WOODBRIDGE GROUP

Global manufacturer of molded polyurethane foam products with 52 Plants in 20 Countries and sales in excess of $ 1.4 billion. Customers include: Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford, Chrysler, JCI, Lear Corp., Intier, and Faurecia.

Production Manager, Whitby, ON, Nov 2010 – Jan 2012 (Contract)

Developed a team of 6 supervisors that ensured KPIs for production, quality, and health and safety were reviewed with their shifts weekly. Created white board to record KPI progress.

Led Production group through successful Honda program launch. (2 weeks)

Established the midnight shift with new employees and supervisors. (35 employees)

THE WOODBRIDGE GROUP (1995 – 2008)

Plant Manager, Whitby, ON, 2003 – 2008

Reported to the Director of Manufacturing for North America. Responsible for site & safety performance, total plant spending, productivity and product quality.

Stabilized and improved operations; established new systems; recruited 6 new team oriented managers. Mentored new managers and supervisors.

Tightened spending controls through establishing budget education and feedback to management group. Identified and eliminated ‘Non-value’ operations in all departments. Exceeded flex budget by 25% in 2007.

Reduced scrap and repair levels by 14% through dedication to Advanced Quality Planning and accountability for making ‘Right First Time’ product. Created improvement teams with employees.

Established new Health, Safety & Environment (HS&E) programs. Result: passed the Corporate HS&E audit for the first time in 3 years and subsequently established new record of 3 years with zero ‘Lost Time’ accidents.

Received award for successfully launching new Buick, Chevy and GMT 800 Truck programs.

Plant Manager, Structurelite, Woodbridge, ON., 2002 – 2003

Reported to the Director of Manufacturing; responsible for performance.

Established progressive continuous improvement systems in Production and QualityDeveloped a union and staff team that established cost saving projects for the “Structurelite” line.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TRENT UNIVERSITY, BA, Environmental Studies & Geography

Received University and Athletic Awards.

DURHAM COLLEGE, Operations Management, Effective Supervision Certificates

Training:

5S, TS 16949, ISO 1400, QS 9000, Six Sigma Champion, Lean Manufacturing,

Variation Reduction Kaizen, Quality Management, SPC, VIEW / PICOS, Environmental / Recycling, Internal Auditing, Negotiation, Arbitration, TOPS, Straight Talk Communications,

Management / Leadership, Team Effectiveness, Anti-Harassment, Ergonomics,

Accident Investigation, Emergency Response, St. John’s Ambulance

PERSONAL

Community Involvement: Coach & play hockey, Big Brothers, Durham Police Christmas Toy Drive.

Member of Board of Directors for Community Living Association, Oshawa / Clarington

Recipient of the Ontario Government Volunteer Award (10 years)

Contact this candidate