Manufacturing Manager/Engineer

JAMES W. BOWICK

*** ***** ***** · Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Telephone: 803-***-**** · Email: ********@*****.***

PRODUCTION MANAGER / OPERATIONS MANAGER/ SUPERVISOR

Results-focused production and operations expert with extensive experience with a proven ability to significantly improve productivity, including directing complex manufacturing operations with hundreds of employees. Upgrade processes using proven principles (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, TQM, etc.) to increase efficiency and productivity. Establish and monitor performance metrics. Oversee quality measures and lead certification initiatives. Work with cross-functional teams to ensure customer satisfaction. Key skills:

Leadership · Manufacturing · Process Improvement · Project Management · Automation · 5S · Lean

Six Sigma · Total Quality Management · Data Analysis · Presentations · Strategic Planning · Budgets

Production · Error / Waste Reduction · Efficiency · Productivity · Cost Control · Customer Satisfaction

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Westinghouse Fuel Fabrication Facility in Columbia, S.C. (4/2018 to 12/2018 - contract ended)

Work Management Scheduler at Westinghouse in Columbia, S.C. Responsible for scheduling Weekly Preventative and Operator Maintenance, including daily Work Orders.

Responsibilities and Duties

MS Project integration and planning: Apply MS Project programming tools and techniques to plan work such that inefficiencies are reduced and overall plant monitoring and performance is optimized. Primary tasks are associated with integrating multiple MS Project schedules used for plant production and producing 3-4 month look ahead views for plant staff evaluation and planning. Promote teamwork and effective communication, which includes maintenance and dissemination of schedule metrics to ensure team, customer(s), and all stakeholders are kept informed of plant production status. Task closure/lessons learned: When appropriate, perform and communicate final schedule quality assessment. Identify and communicate opportunities for improvement and lessons learned for future work.

S&J-TQT Consulting Company LLC. Aiken, South Carolina (4/2015 to Present)

Senior Consultant: Responsible for all training aspects that are offered by the company.

Six Sigma

5S

Total Quality Management

Kaizen Events

Toyota Production System

Project Management

Lean Manufacturing

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CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, Williston, South Carolina ● (4/2016 to 2/2017)

Fabrication Buyer/Planner/Supervisor: Forecast entire Plant steel usage for multiple Market lines. Manage within a 3 million dollar per month budget for raw steel orders.

Oversee NC operations for over 2000 different parts that support all areas in the Plant, including a 2nd shift operation.

Schedule internal orders for fabrication on Amada, Cincinnati, Finn-Power and Wysong turret/brake machines that can bend and form thousands of different parts to blue print specifications.

Support all immediate orders to keep external customers supplied with the correct amount of units ordered.

Manage Area (35+ hourly employees) and Material Leads for the department, to ensure all parts and materials are moving as the schedule is defined, correct issues as needed.

HUSQVARNA GROUP, Orangeburg, South Carolina ● (10/2014 to 7/2015)

Second Shift Supervisor: Direct 50+ hourly employees in the Mig Welding Fabrication Department (this Department uses mostly purchased parts). This is the beginning phase for the Zero Turn Radius Residential and Commercial mowers.

Major responsibility’s are connected to completing daily schedules for production of a given number of Frames (Chassis’ for mowers). This includes using AS400 to define the number of parts available for up to six weeks in advance.

Order parts as needed to complete a schedule that changes constantly, either daily or weekly

Notify scheduling of any inconsistencies in the system and physical inventory counts

Hold hourly employees accountable for producing the daily scheduled amounts for the Frames and Decks

Adjust man-hours each day as needed to maintain the specified schedule

AIKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Graniteville, South Carolina ● (03/14 to present)

Adjunct Instructor: Give instruction as assigned by College, the following are some of the pertinent subject matter that I am involved in:

South Carolina Manufacturing Certification Course (200 hours of instruction covering Safety, Quality Assurance, Six Sigma, 5S, Communication and Team Building, and Maintenance Awareness) this class issues a Certified Production Technician upon satisfactory completion.

Developmental Math, enhancing students Math skills to the College Algebra Level

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Electronics

Mechanism’s (gears, bearings, pulleys, cams, and chain driven machinery)

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HARVEY DIE CASTING INDUSTRY, Aiken, South Carolina ● (09/13 to 11/13) Plant closed

Shift Supervisor (Machine Shop Area): Directed 25+ hourly employees in a CNC Operation for finishing aluminum parts for Chrysler, Honda, and Husqvarna, worked with the Die Cast Department to resolve Quality issues on a continuous basis.

OWENS CORNING / ADVANCED GLASSFIBER YARNS LLC, Aiken, South Carolina ● 1979-2013

Global glass fiber yarns, reinforcements and high performance materials manufacturer; operated as Owens Corning until plant was sold in 1999.

Area/Department Supervisor (2006-2013): Directed approximately 200 hourly staff and 4 supervisors, overseeing all facets of the manufacturing process. Analyzed and improved processes, designing safety, productivity and quality improvements and leading cost-cutting initiatives. Upheld ANSI/ISO/ASQ Q9001-2008 quality standards. Managed employee attendance. Ensured on-time shipments of finished materials. Monitored customer satisfaction. Worked with cross-functional teams to continuously improve performance. Responsible for the Machine/Sheet Metal Shop: (this area kept the Plant running during major break downs of equipment),

Fabricating parts needed to repair machinery, such as, gears, pulleys, bearing or sheet metal repair

Shearing metal

Bending Metal

Welding

Grinding finished parts for needed applications, by using a hand grinder or using a grinding wheel, this depends on the fabricated part

Sanding and grinding of aluminum parts before and after fabrication

Key Accomplishments:

Maintained 99.67% on-time shipment rate, working closely with shipping department to continuously improve processes and enhance workflows across multiple areas.

Used Six Sigma techniques to consolidate inspection stations, lowering customer returns by 6% each year and generating $300K in additional revenue.

Automated multiple workflows and reporting tools, collaborating with IT to identify opportunities for improvement and design and deploy new solutions.

Significantly improved efficiency and quality, achieving record productivity metrics and improving quality standard compliance scores from 92.32% to 95.42%.

Generated significant savings by designing and implementing a new process that reduced 18K pounds of waste each month.

Manufacturing Engineer/Department Supervisor (2001-2006): Led waste reduction and productivity improvement efforts in “Endfinding” Area, leveraging technology tools (databases, software, etc.) to consolidate and analyze information. Identified opportunities for improvement and designed and implemented new processes and technologies, working with multidisciplinary teams. Used technical tools to make manufacturing costs more transparent and leveraged information to focus cost-control strategies.

Key Accomplishments:

Saved approximately $350K annually by identifying waste reduction opportunities and designing and implementing processes that cut waste 7%.

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Eliminated more than 98% of production area errors by changing barcode scanning processes.

Improved mechanical processes to generate thousands in savings, including design of a tube-stripping adapter that preserved tube life and streamlined product removal.

Implemented ergonomic changes that improved workflow and safety, enabling productivity gains.

Optimized product tracking at every phase with upgrades to manufacturing improvement management system.

Manufacturing Engineer/Department Supervisor (1997-2001): Led process improvement and experimental development projects in packing room area. Designed and deployed data generation tools and analyzed information to identify opportunities to improve tools and processes. Documented ISO processes and created documentation for new systems. Spearheaded retraining efforts to ensure compliance.

Key Accomplishments:

Enabled $1M+ in additional sales by revamping process to convert 2nd-quality goods into top quality, facilitating new revenue stream and enabling greater responsiveness to market demand.

Successfully created and delivered new training curricula for hourly employees in packing area to accommodate new customer quality demands.

Authored detailed job procedures for experimental vacuum treatment oven.

CAREER NOTE: Past job history includes the following positions at Owens Corning: Shift Supervisor (5 years 1992-1997), Training Specialist (1984-1992) and Process Inspector (1979-1984).

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Master’s in Business Administration – Project Management – 2016/2018

Summa Cum Laude GPA – 4.0

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Alabama

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Project Management - Graduated in 2012 Magna Cum Laude 3.81 GPA - Project Management Qualified (PMQ)

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Alabama

Information Technology Certificate

Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate

Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certificate

Project Management Qualified

Certified Production Technician Instructor (ATC)

ISO 9001-2008 Lead Internal Auditor (20+ years’ experience)

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite · Microsoft Project/Primavera 6 · Microsoft Access

Visual Basic · Oracle · Moderate SAP · AS400 · Solid Works · Kronos

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