Plant Safety

BENSON LANGILLE

***B MANCHESTER AVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37206 • 270-***-**** • adfyhb@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL ROLE STATEMENT

Supply chain professional with 6+ years of experience in material systems and lean manufacturing processes within the automotive industry. A well-rounded blend of direct floor supervision, inventory control and material flow, and future process planning experience for a thorough understanding of business impacts at the plant/facility end. Works well with stakeholders from all areas of business to develop a partnership, support, and design effective strategies for their needs and projects. Utilizes a proactive approach in identifying trends and inefficiencies within the business and develop plans to drive improvements and cost savings. Maintains the highest ethical standards while developing and implementing corporate processes and following policies. Brings an innovative, servant-type leadership spirit and utilizes the experience and experts within the team to generate maximum performance. Proficient with Microsoft Office programs including Excel, PowerPoint and Access.

Strengths include: Project Management Driving Business Development Lean Manufacturing Systems Customer Service and Satisfaction Supply Chain Management Continuous Improvement Problem Solving

Professional Experience

General Motors - Bowling Green Assembly October 2016 – Present

Supply Chain Launch Lead

●Successfully launched the 2020 C8 Mid-engine Corvette and 2019 ZR1 Corvette program from plant supply chain perspective.

●Cost saving initiatives through sourcing of 3rd party job sequencing plans, packaging plans, presentation procurement, and material delivery strategies.

●Coordinated future material availability with over 300 suppliers and ensured coverage for all pre-production build events.

●Assisted in the development of hourly manpower to meet target headcounts and optimize material driver delivery routes as well as in-bound logistics.

●Created lineside presentation plans for material while maintaining ergonomic standard, executing lean material inventory strategies, and resourcefully saving >$100,000.

●Significantly increased overall plant safety through 40% reduction of fork truck traffic and conversion to tugger/dolly part delivery.

●Developed plant dock layouts for material storage focused on short lead time principles.

●Procurement of all new in-plant material presentations.

●Engaged with Production, Quality, Safety, and Program Engineering teams to develop and optimize all supply chain plans for future production lines.

●Executed Lean Manufacturing System (LMS) initiatives to streamline build processes and reduce manpower.

●Identified future high-risk suppliers through performance metrics.

General Motors – Bowling Green Assembly January 2015 – October 2016

Material Flow Coordinator

● Effectively managed inventory and material flow strategies for all C7 Corvette parts.

● Reduced on-hand inventory cost and implemented banking strategies to establish lean manufacturing processes and minimize part obsolescence.

● Investigated all material surpluses and losses to determine root causes and significantly outperformed inventory discrepancy budget targets.

● Managed transportation claim processes with carriers resulting in over $187,000 cost recovery.

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● Successfully coordinated with 3rd party off-sites to analyze material overflow situations and reduced inventory banks by over $100,000.00 to assist in the prevention of false minimum violations and inventory losses.

● Processed and evaluated all internal plant Min. violations and engaged with suppliers to develop solutions and recovery strategies to prevent material shortages.

● Coordination of part engineering changes to establish clean break points of new material.

● Processed outbound shippers while ensuring transportation compliance requirements were met.

● Ensured suppliers met performance metrics (on-time deliveries, correct labeling, shipment notifications)

General Motors- Bowling Green Assembly June 2013 – January 2015

Material Group Leader

●Direct supervision of 20 UAW hourly employees.

●Implementation of standardized work and short lead time principles in a manufacturing setting.

●Project lead in facilitating the addition of an electronic dock board system to optimize inbound logistics and highlight manpower inefficiencies for a recurring annual savings of $17,000.

●People and team building/management.

●Ensured compliance of safe work practices in employee equipment driving, material storage, stacking and dock safety as well as HAZMAT compliance.

●Minimized and prevented production downtime due to material availability or delivery issues in high urgency situations.

●Problem solving through use of business plan deployment tools.

●Addressed labor issues and built effective relationships with UAW.

●Fostered positive relationships and supported the Production team and other cross-functional departments

●Oversaw material related scrap budget/performance and ensured monthly targets were achieved.

EDUCATION & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

University of Guelph - Guelph, ON, Canada- 2009-2013

Honors Bachelor of Science, Human Kinetics

Languages: French (bilingual)

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