Plant Operations Manager

Operations Management Executive

Accomplished and vision-driven Operations Manager with 20+ years of experience. Documented success driving profitable growth while providing visionary strategic business operations leadership throughout start-up, and transitional environments.

Key Career Highlights

Exceptional mentor and coach; successful combining business acumen with innate leadership abilities in recruiting, building, and retaining high-performing teams, setting corporate strategy, designing organizational structure, establishing sound internal control environment to streamline end-to-end business operations.

A proactive PMO specialist with, capable of leading project lifecycle from starts to end, designing strategies.

Strategies to secure to KPI growth, on-time execution, resource utilization, customer satisfaction, and completion within time and budget

Projected deep financial expertise in creating, planning, and controlling budget as well as expenditures with attention to meet organization financial needs and priorities with strong experience in Supply Chain Management.

Proven unmatched ability to develop and deliver cross-functional short-and-long-term global projects by leading end-to-end operations comprising of talent acquisition and retention, process re-generation/optimization, technical innovation, fiscal governance, P & L, resource allocation, and management.

Core Competencies

Business Operations Management

HR Operation & Change Management

Project & Supply Chain Management

Strategic Planning & Execution

Business Development & Optimization

Revenue/Profit Optimization

Policies & Procedures Development

Resource Allocation

People Management

Six Sigma / Lean Processes

Continuous Improvement facilitator

Logistics Management

Transformational Leadership

Risk Analysis & Mitigation

Reporting and Analysis

Professional Experience

Vision Hollow Metal Limited January 2021 to September 2021

Plant / Operations Manager

Rollform, Automated Turret / Panel Bender, Brake form and welded products

Responsible for Production, Shipping/Receiving, and Maintenance Departments.

Responsible to ensure purchasing, of all material(s) from suppliers for maintenance of machinery, building and shipping requirements, as appropriate.

Ensure corrections to non-conformances, determine requirements and/or revisions to current product line.

Initiate and manage Six Sigma processes and continuous improvement projects

Assist shipping to ensure proper handling and timely output.

Assist maintenance to ensure proper scheduling of staff to maintain/repair equipment.

Provide recommendations and/or order new equipment/tools for production in coordination with the President.

Ensure that all employees receive training (i.e., orientation, safety requirements).

Ensure the proper handling of all hazardous substance in accordance with WHMIS Regulations.

Ensure all legislative requirements to the building, waste disposal, safety programs and product are met. Assist with directing the Quality Control Department to ensure customer needs are met and quality policies are met.

Participate in the R & D of new products, tooling, and manufacturing techniques.

Ensure, enforce, and adhere to all legislative requirements (i.e., Occupational Health and Safety, Employment Standards, WSI Act etc.).

Supervise plant personnel.

Ensure month-end and semi-annual inventory is conducted.

Manage and evaluate performance of direct reports.

Ensure that inventory is conducted regularly and that the results are reported and recorded accurately.

Swegon North America

Plant Manager 2017 to 2021

HVAC units, Roll form, Brake form and welded Galvanized, Aluminum and Stainless Steel Noise suppression ducts and flow components

Efficiency gains of 26% to 96% through Lean initiatives and product design changes.

COVID-19 protocols implemented within the facility through temperature checks, increased Janitorial cleanings. Single use cups, visible signage and floor markings and mask mandates while restricting all outside contact (unless emergency). Company mandated all office personnel to work from home. All unionized workers maintained production in the facility. Maintained positive attitudes with workforce through teamwork, proactive information and guidelines.

Improved employee retention through collaborative training, employee incentives and weekly group meetings.

Achieved OTD to 99.8% through managed scheduling and improved ERP management bringing Purchasing, Operations and Shipping into team meetings.

Improved COQ indexes by participating and driving operational NCR implementations.

Key stack holder implementing new ERP system into facility though design development and system training in one of three Business units. Helped train system usage through all three business units.

Guided team through process changes with accomplished build increase from 4 units to 8 units / week while also lowering delivery lead times from 21 weeks to 12 – 16 weeks

Contributed Six Sigma / Lean practises while building new In-line initiatives through 5S training and Kaizen events

Innovative Trailer Design Industries Inc. 2016 – 2017

Operations Manager

Galvanized, Aluminum and Stainless Steel custom welded fabrication

Manage P & L through proven matrixes and lowered costs

Drive KPI initiatives

Monitor COQ throughout facility

Implemented SOP for all work cells. Reduced quality issues / costs

Implemented new Health and Safety / W.S.I.B. program

Working with all Departments to foster new Team building approach to Operations.

ASSA ABLOY Door Group 2010 – 2016

Fleming Door / Baron Metal Brands

Facilities Manager / Project Manager

Rollform, Brake form and welded Galvanized, W/C, Stainless Steel products

Monitored COQ throughout facility.

Drive KPI indicators

Involved with VA/VE systems throughout the North American Door Group Division.

Use of Six Sigma tools for development of new lines and processes

Implemented new automated Robotic work cells, increasing productivity while decreasing manpower.

Led cost saving measures with lighting (LED), Water usage.

Balanced Maintenance Budget requirements while achieving 25% uptime with existing equipment

Vision Hollow Metal Door 2009 – 2010

Production Manager

Monitor KPI and P & L throughout the Operations and streamline to produce more efficiencies

Incorporate Lean Manufacturing principles into workplace flow

Set up and train new Afternoon shift personnel in both Frame and Door fabrication

Advise and implement new process flow requirements through scheduling changes and new work cell development

Design and implement new welding fixture requirements for improved productivity

Ran COQ training including new SOP procedures.

Foster Team building matrix including Lunch team meetings and reward recognition programs

2006 – 2009

ASSA ABLOY Door Group Woodbridge, On.

Fleming Door / Baron Metal Brands

Facilities Manager / Maintenance Project Manager

Merged 2 facilities into one building (coordinated building re-plumb of water(from city water to Chiller system) and air (new Compressor system)

Facilities merger completed within 3 months (3 months ahead of schedule)

Managed budget of 12 Million for building reallocation.

Managed new technology development and implementation

Production scheduling

Developed new Preventative Maintenance program

Health and Safety consultant

Unionized environment (U.S.W.) and (C.A.W.)

1987– 2006

Fleming Door Products Ajax, On.

An ASSA ABLOY Door Group Company

Production / Maintenance Supervisor / Constraints Manager

Training Supervisor / Safety coordinator

12 Years

Lead hand (8 years).

Custom Brake Operator 20Ga – 10Ga Galvanized, Stainless Steel doors and Frames.

C.N.C. Turret Press Opt, Shear Opt, Punch Press Opt, and Progressive Die Set Up Man / Brake Press Set Up Man.

Unionized environment (C.A.W.) & Certified Safety member; ISO trained auditor; Lean Manufacturing trained (TBM); 5 S system included. Health and Safety & Improvement training, Workwell Team member(WSIB)

Education

Northern Secondary School

Grade 12

DeVry University

Electronic Technician

University of Toronto

Business Management B.A.

Durham College

Canadian Health and Safety Law

Yaskawa Motorman

Basic Robot Programming

Skills

Microsoft Office, working knowledge of AutoCAD, Solid Works, CNC Programming

Interests

Carpentry, Home Renovation

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