Manager Plant

Ronald Graf

**** *. ******** - ***** ******, NE 68803 - 308-***-****

Objective: A management position in a competitive manufacturing environment.

Education: University of Nebraska at Kearney

Business Comprehensive Major with an emphasis in Accounting

December, 2005

Naval Air Station Meridian, MS Class A Aviation Storekeeper,

Honors Graduate

Work

History: Materials Manager, Pall FSI Inc., Grand Island, NE 10/18 - present

Responsible for inventory controls, variances, turn-over, safety stock levels and

excess/obsolete inventory. Also provide leadership for supply chain management,

purchasing, shipping/receiving, staging and scheduling/planning. Developed

forecasts for raw material requirements in sensitive markets. Initiated and

sustained Kanbans for high volume materials. Lead transactional improvement event

that reduced paperwork flow from 8 days to 3 days from sales through engineering and

to the shop floor. Created visual management boards for safety stock levels,

PPV and scheduling orders. Created and sustained standard work as a result of kaizens

and necessity. Daily management of plant production order maintenance and

completeness. Continually cross-trained employees and provide essential feedback and

recognition to help them attain their goals.

Fab/Machine Shop Manager, Pall FSI Inc., Grand Island, NE 2/16 – 10/18

Responsible for approx. 25 employees required to build and safely provide parts for

welding dept. Addressed any issues with safety or productivity with employees.

Championed various continuous improvement events i.e, Single-Minute Exchange of

Dies, Lean Conversion, 5S etc. Applied visual management techniques to monitor and

respond quickly to daily production demands. Increased shop productivity 10-15%

yearly. Increased and sustained On-Time-Delivery to over 90% and while decreasing

Past Due to company goal. Shop employee engagement increased with only 2%

turnover.

Engineering/Planner, Pall/FSI Inc., Grand Island, NE 04/14 – 02/16

Maintained Material Master database in SAP. Responsible for creating and accuracy of

BOM’s and routers. Reviewed engineering drawings for accuracy. Active involvement

with Value-added-Value-Engineered projects and engineering proposals. Provided

quotes to customers for custom work. Acted as laison between engineering and plant.

Knowledgeable of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement tools. Responsible

for scheduling/creating orders and coordinating labor and materials in plant. Calculated

plant capacity vs. required earned hours for Plant Manager to determine hours worked

Estimated and quoted costs associated with the fabrication of pressurized liquid filtration

vessels. Maintained cost records on SAP.

Night Shift Supervisor, Pall/FSI Inc. Grand Island, NE 3/08 - 04/14

Responsible for the production and safety of approx. 20 nightshift employees.

Addressed defects and safety violations with individual employees. Responsible

for maintaining positive labor variances for all departments on night shift.

Cost Accountant, Allmand Bros. Inc., Holdrege, NE 11/06 – 01/08

Reported monthly finished goods inventory to figure borrowing base. Developed

routers and initiated a true standard cost system for newly installed ERP upgrade.

Member of IT team that facilitated ERP reinstall and maintained upgrade integrity.

Other responsibilities when needed include various state sales tax reporting, . expense reports, AP and credit card recording. Knowledgeable of lean

manufacturing and world class manufacturing practices. Deep dive labor variances, and

developed discounted cash flow statements for the procurement of capital equipment.

Computer Proficient in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD and FRx.

Skills: Experience with SAP, MAPICS and Great Plains ERP systems.

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