Plant Manager
Resume:
Patrick Cassidy
Brighton, MI 48114
*************@*******.***
Profile:
A dynamic, positive leader with strong interpersonal communication skills and a broad base of business acumen. Passionate about business operations, safety, continuous improvement, quality and customer satisfaction. Strengths are in leadership and management, planning, training, organizing, execution, coaching and mentoring, data analysis, building and sustaining customer relationships, creative problem solving, and team building. Ability to use data to assess operational performance and identify opportunities for rapid improvement.
Experience:
Airgas Ferndale, MI Plant/Ops/Dist Manager 11/2011-5/2020
Ensure safe production and delivery of 20,000 cylinders, and 17,000 miles driven per month.
Lead the safety and training program to ensure compliance with SMS, PSM, DOT & FDA.
Manage plant and equipment to keep production up and operating expenses within budget.
Support sales and GP growth, develop and lead continuous improvement projects, and deliver
exceptional customer service.
Implement production and process flow improvements to reduce overtime and increase output.
Manage employee relations through trust and diplomacy to ensure a positive and productive
environment.
Key Accomplishments:
Led dozens of labor negotiations and arbitrations to successful outcomes.
Piloted driver mentor program to increase pool of CDL-A drivers.
Reduced PVA’s and personal injuries and have maintained very high audit scores for the past ten years.
Successful implementation of PSM/RMP program for propane filling.
More than doubled output of LPG cylinder repair and requalification.
Near perfect on time delivery rate with shortages less than one percent.
Reduced 6300 miles per year to the region by moving inter-branch runs to go direct.
Improved employee relations in a very pro-union environment.
Increased cylinders and stops per day by 30% by right-sizing equipment, and eliminating wasted effort.
Airgas Ann Arbor, MI Plant Manager 05/2006-11/2011
Managed industrial/medical fill plant and retail store.
Maintained a culture that put safety first, and worked to eliminate obstacles to an accident and injury free environment.
Implemented and maintained local, state, and federal compliance requirements for FDA, DOT, OSHA,
EPA and DHS.
Coordinated personnel and assets to ensure full production, on time customer deliveries, and
reduced expenses.
Key Accomplishments:
Improved the safety culture and greatly reduced incidents and accidents.
Successful integration of Linde and Smith Welding acquisitions more than doubling in size.
Reduced propane cost by 30% moving it away from 3rd party filling.
Absorbed Jackson branch distribution eliminating their overtime.
Added breathing and medical air filling to become the hub for Michigan and Ohio.
Family Tree Investment Group LLC Owner 01/2004-05/2006
Residential real estate investing and property management.
Negotiated purchases, arranged financing, coordinated repairs, and ensured a profit at sale.
TRW Automotive Warehouse Manager 05/1999-08/2005
Distribution, inventory and warehouse management of prototype brakes and components.
Coordinated logistics between engineering, manufacturing and end users.
USF Logistics Terminal Manager 09/1997-05/1999
Managed safety and compliance for a large group of over the road steel haulers.
Performed new hire and hours of service training for new driver recruits.
Acquired new back haul accounts and serviced existing customer accounts.
United Parcel Service Preload Manager 03/1990-09/1997
Coordinated all loading activities in fast paced outbound package center.
Provided all new hire and job specific training for all regular and seasonal loaders.
Education:
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Bachelor of Science 06/1996
Airgas Operations Development Program Mentor 03/2019
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