Leroy Mullins

Madison, AL *****

812-***-**** aduouh@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Goal-oriented and driven Operations and Quality Manager with extensive experience in Automotive and Medical industries. With proven aptitude in leading and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, communicating with management, and directing all aspects of job functionalities. Versatile and dedicated forward-thinker, who uses proven communication and collaboration skills to obtain measurable results with increased operational improvement.

SKILLS

Quality Management

Quality Instruction

Continuous Improvement

Automotive - Japanese

Toyota Production System

Genshi Gebutsu

Just-In-Time

ISO / IATF / FDA

5S

ISO 9001

Internal Audits

New Product Launches

Organization Development

Team Management

Production Management

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

TPM - Toyota

Total Quality Management (TQM)

P&L Responsibility

Labor Cost Analysis (Led Jishuken Teams)

Cost Reduction

Industrial Equipment

CNC

WORK HISTORY

SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER ( Automotive ) 06/2022 to Current

DURA Automotive Systems - Muscle Shoals, AL

Project Lead to navigate through LPA (Logistics Process Audit) with Logistics

Project Lead to implement all new equipment

Head and support ISO, PFMEA,IATF and VDA preparation

Provide support to other Quality Engineers and the Quality Department

Supported the Operations Manager in functions and responsibilities.

Mentor Leaders

MANAGER/QUALITY ASSURANCE BODY WELD (AUTOMOTIVE) 01/2020 to 02/2022

Y-tec Keylex Toyotetsu Alabama (YKTA) - Madison, AL

Helped with plant start-up

Managed 2 Assistant Managers, 5 Group Leaders, 8 Team Leaders and 90 Team Members

Responsible for meeting or exceeding Safety, Quality, Delivery, Organization Capability and KPI Targets

Accountability Team

Budget- $ 4 M / Year

Met monthly Budget Targets

Met Hoshin Targets

Kaizen area to meet PPH Targets

Build Team to meet daily Targets

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/QUALITY ASSURANCE ( Automotive ) 01/2018 to 12/2019

Mitchel & Scott Machine Company - Indianapolis, IN

Led Operations Department: 125 Associates, 2 Operations Managers, 1 Production Control Manager, 1 Maintenance Supervisor, 5 Supervisors - Operations/Warehouse/Parts Delivery

Supervised 5 Departments over 2 Plants

IATF - ISO Certified

Implemented improvements on all KPIs

Achieved KPI improvements - Accountability / Urgency

Quality Assurance - Achieved 18% reduction in customer complaints

Productivity - Achieved 25% improvement in efficiency which improved cost/unit.

On-Time Delivery - Improved delivery times 78% - 96%

Coordinated changing plant's work culture

Machines: multi-spindles CAM machines, Brown and Sharp Screw Machines, CNC Machines, Swiss CNC, Hydro Mats, Grinding, Honing, Gaging & Inspection

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/QUALITY ASSURANCE 09/2015 to 12/2017

Hill-Rom Inc. - Batesville, IN

In-house quality for all bed lines.

Supervised/Led 420 Associates, 2 Senior Managers, 1 Quality Manager, 11 Manufacturing Engineers, 7 Supervisors, 10 Manufacturing Technicians, Material-Handling and 14 Quality Technicians

Oversaw eight assembly hospital bed lines, seven mattress surface assembly lines, reconditioned bed line, and service stores area in two different plants.

Interfaced closely with DE (engineering), production control, purchasing, logistics, and sourcing departments in prevention and resolution of problems

Controlled - Launched two successful bed lines, with manufacturing KPIs best of any launches in Batesville history

Oversaw Manufacturing Launch Team at Toyota for 15 Years

Met all FDA requirements

Conducted In- House Audits

Chaired grassroots guidance team (Safety) to improve plant safety culture change through employee involvement

Improved quality by 92% in two years and improved 14 days out of box for customer satisfaction (used Tools from Toyota)

Obtained cost savings in areas by over $1.6 Million per year

P&L Accountability for 13 Departments

Directed Continuous Improvements In all areas of plant

Coordinated Green Belt Training

Achieved Plant of Year in 2016

Combination Safety – Quality – Cost Improvements

PLANT/QUALITY MANAGER 09/1996 to 09/2015

Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing - Columbus, IN- Toyota Forklift

Previous positions held: Quality Manager (2012-2015) and Assistant Manager

Accountable In-House and Supplier Quality

Controlled safety, 5s, Quality, Production requirements

Oversaw machining, forming, stamping, lasers, all welding, painting, material handling, and Assembly departments

Supervised launch team for new product, TIG (Improvement Groups), ECI and TSDR implementations

Ensured that department met and exceeded quality standards and on-time delivery per TPS standard

Guaranteed safety and health of all members by utilizing team involvement to conduct safety audits and safety assessments, as well as accident investigations

Conducted monthly safety meetings, safety observations, and weekly safety tours

Prepared and controlled annual budgets exceeding $1,300,000

Overhauled manpower forecast relating to customer requirements by using Yamazumi's and Six Sigma cycle time

Awarded ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification upon first certification audit

Coordinated continuous improvement activities that utilized various methodologies, including Kaizen, 5S, and TPM

Spearheaded reduction of process times and manpower

Cost-reduction activity with target of $4.8 Million in manufacturing department

Controlled P&L Accountability for 31 Departments

Interfaced closely with PE and DE (engineering), production control, purchasing, logistics, and service parts in prevention and resolution of problems

Controlled and tracked all defects (in-house and customer) and developed countermeasure tracking system

Performed supplier audits and internal audits

Improved productivity within department through Continuous Improvements and Kaizen activities

PRODUCTION/QUALITY MANAGER 06/1989 to 09/1996

PK USA - Shelbyville, IN – Automotive

Worked with Injection Molding Department for about 1 year producing interiors and panels for Isuzu Passport.

Plant Start-up

Body / Chassis Weld Parts

Controlled Budgets

Controlled safe work environment, ensuring customer specifications, daily production requirements, and delivery

Supported Plastics Dept

Directed and supervised robotic- and hand-welding department (body and frame parts), e-coat department, manufacturing services department, and assembly department

Oversaw logistics, quality assurance (floor), and shipping and receiving

Instituted methods of tracking production and establishing production targets through continued improvement activities

Provided leadership and direction in automotive just-in-time environment

Maximized on-time delivery while minimizing inventory through goal setting and accountability.

EDUCATION

University of Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN Associates Degree

Management

References

Mike Prebeck - 812-***-**** VP Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg -

John Green - 317-***-**** CEO Mitchel & Scott

Jim Clark - 270-***-**** VP Bastain Solutions

Tracy Davidson – 256-***-**** – Manager YKTA

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