Robert J. Miller

*** *. ****** ***. ******** PA, 18447

570-***-****

adwesv@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertmillerleanmfg Summary of Qualifications:

More than 25 years with experience in Manufacturing Operations working for Air Products and Northrop Grumman.

Certified Lean Manufacturing Black Belt in conjunction with Manufacturing Operations, Cost Engineering, and Inventory expertise.

Proficient utilization of CI tools including Process Kaizen, DFX/DFM (Design for Manufacturability), Value Stream/Sub-process mapping, Waste Analysis, TPM, RCA, FMEA, WOVC, 6S, Shop floor layout/ Flow, and Lean Six Sigma methodologies, to name a few.

Well-rounded and extensive background in fabrication, process engineering, materials management, cost estimating, financial analysis, project management, manpower forecasting, and production control.

Production exposure to aluminum, stainless steel, nickel, and carbon steel metal cutting, forming, welding, and NDT of Coded pressure vessels. Electronics knowledge of advanced fabrication techniques for integrated circuit boards, electronic consoles, and wiring harnesses. Food processing, 3PL, Logistics, packaging, manufactured foam, and HVAC duct manufacturing experience.

Familiarity in high volume, limited quantity, and ETO (engineer to order) environments.

Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings including mechanical, welding, dimensional and electronics symbols.

Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Smartsheet, Visio, Mind Map, plus numerous PC applications and MRP Platforms.

High focus on a safe working environment and attention to ergonomic efficiency. Professional Profile:

Pennsylvania Medical Solutions - Scranton, PA

Production Planning Manager June 2022 – March 2023

• Responsible for production planning including weekly inventory analysis to determine manufacturing SKU variety considering WIP, and current stock levels compared to monthly Sales and Operating Plan quantities.

• Monthly generation of operational performance review depicting OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), utilization, performance, national KPI’s by department and charting of results including future trend analysis predictions.

• Generation of weekly review of organizational KPI’s, departmental expenses, units produced per FTE, and WOH inventory projections.

• Oversee monthly Inventory of the facility and created an electronic inventory sheet to collect blind counts, compare blind count to current system inventory and an auto generated Reconciliation sheet with variance and tolerance percent.

• Responsibility to oversee SOX compliance and generation of process maps including process steps, delineation of departmental responsibilities, variance/tolerance allowance, system transactions and log tracking gates in conjunction with facility audits.

• Production board implementation to gauge daily safety and departmental goals vs. achievements and to identify roadblocks or status of corrective improvement actions.

• Creation of a raw material calculator to determine raw biomass demand to adequately supply the processing department and the manufacturing lab based on current yields and processing throughput compared to demand as defined by the S&OP.

• Predict and track yields to make determination on third party purchases to cover S&OP planned requirement shortfall.

• Reduction of packaging rework and increase in productivity by implementing a timed conveyor, line balancing/staffing, hourly expectation, and multistep verification of correct compliant packaging label.

• Focal point for Fixed Assets and tracking implementation of equipment and start of construction projects and to report dates or modifications of the list to accounting for proper asset utilization and depreciation purposes.

• Facility budget validation for 2023 by reviewing prior history compiled against projections based on standard targets, current capacity, throughput and availability.

Quietflex Manufacturing - Pittston, PA

Facilities Manager March 2020 – June 2022

• Oversight of five direct reports including daily activities, reviews, compensation, and coaching.

• Reduction of Facility downtime by 50% by utilizing Smartsheet to push out tasks, track downtime and monitor activities. Smartsheet data used to analyze quick hit improvements and to improve monthly PMs of equipment.

• Daily dashboard report of work accomplished including downtime with reason codes and minutes calculated by area.

• Development of equipment attention required database to identify work to priorities, mechanic to perform duties, and completion date.

• Creation of a Smartsheet database of all consumables for First Aid, safety, and production PPE, complete with Min/Max requirements, costs and auto generated ordering list.

• Continual update and improvement of all Manufacturing equipment and interchange parts supporting the manufacturing process. Robert J. Miller

Continuous Improvement Manager Jan 2019 – March 2020

• Development of Targets and Means charting to facilitate monthly meetings, activities, and improvements to be implemented for the fiscal year.

• Creation of equipment operator training and instruction covering equipment operation and set-up, Raw materials, quality, and best practices.

• Projects completed: Facility LED lighting, Glue system overhaul, maintenance and supply cage, overhead track festoons, table coating, new forklift fleet and opportunity chargers, new rack layout and Boxing area improvement.

• Created/migrated quality check sheets from paper to electronic platform, including lookup tables to identify out of specification conditions for raw materials, glue weights, WIP and finished goods. Romark Logistics - Pittston, PA

Process Improvement Manager July 2017 – Jan 2019

• Facility staffing planning, productivity planning, machine capacity analysis, process effectiveness analysis, project management, expansion needs analysis, material flow analysis, developing and maintaining engineered time standards, value stream mapping, process flow and line balancing.

• Utilize Continuous Improvement techniques and Lean concepts with the intent of improving process and workflows, maximize spatial utilization, reducing operational expenses, and improving productivity

• JIT (Just in Time) CI Event eliminating non-value-added moves of raw materials for Co-pack and streamlining of internal processes. This event reduced overall cost, increased throughput, efficiency, and scheduling compliance. Project added 5M/yr. of additional revenue as a result of increased capacity.

Innocor Inc. Foam Technologies - Archbold, PA

Operations Manager December 2016 - June 2017

• Actively plan, direct, and coordinate direct reports (Supervision and Staff) ensuring and improving the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of departmental and organizational operations using effective methods and strategies.

• Capture performance of department and employee productivity and ensure the quality production of products. Manage and provide technical support where necessary. Review performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement.

Air Products and Chemicals Inc. - Wilkes-Barre, PA (July 2000 – December 2016) LNG Continuous Improvement Lead / Lean Black Belt / Manufacturing Process Engineer April 2007 – December 2016

• Certified Lean Manufacturing Black Belt responsible for the management and execution of the Continuous Improvement program for the entire site. Priority on increasing productivity and quality while reducing labor/material costs realizing a year-on-year 1MM savings target and 10% reduction in production cycle time.

• Successful leadership of over 25 Kaizen events and numerous Action Teams evaluating design, manufacturing, quality and safety.

• CI Organization Champion responsible for coordinating and facilitating the Fiscal Improvement Planning Session for entire division.

• Execution of the Fiscal Plan including facilitation of monthly leadership team meetings with senior management, and coordination of Continuous Improvement activities at the manufacturing plant level.

• Architect of the Stable Operations program driving variability out of selected processes promoting consistent performance improving; workmanship, reducing re-work, eliminating downtime, and streamlining the material supply chain.

• Facilitation of CI White Belt introduction training to all employees promoting CI awareness fostering a culture between management and shop floor employees to work in a collaborative environment.

• Mentor to CI Black Belts and Green Belts acquiring certification by providing technical and Kaizen project assistance. Materials Management Subject Matter Expert December 2005 – April 2007

• Establishment of Inventory control processes and procedures within SAP, including ISO documentation, departmental instructions, and training designed to increase overall inventory accuracy.

• Development of new Material Handling processes to be utilized in conjunction with implementation of SAP.

• Introduced and customized a Cycle Count Program to eliminate the need for a full yearly Inventory.

• Active in refining inventory practices to reconcile scrap, usage, and identify full piece materials.

• Supervisor role within SAP with Shipping/Receiving, Planning, BOM Maintenance, Business Warehouse, Inventory Management transactions to increase record accuracy and overall functionality. Robert J. Miller

SAP Transfer Transition Lead (Temporary assignment to support critical business need) May 2005 – December 2005

• Conception of new business model to migrate Inventory from Legacy Systems into SAP for all Air Products discrete manufacturing locations, which became the new model for future releases.

• Business continuity planning and disaster recovery plans and documentation. Senior Manufacturing Cost Engineer / Industrial Engineer July 2000 – May 2005

• Generate labor and material cost proposals associated with the manufacture of Air Separation and Liquefied Natural Gas equipment for firm bid quotation.

• Creation and enhancement of cost estimating modules to support firm bid quotes and operation level planning requirements. Developed an automated SAP material update procedure to improve proposal accuracy and reduce preparation time. Preferred Meal Systems - Moosic, PA

Production Activity Control Manager May 1999 – June 2000

• Implementation and management of updated inventory control practices and policies for improving processes, streamlining workflow, and the isolation of true material costs.

• Increase of production efficiencies by creating standards, throughput goals, eliminating downtime and tracking of product loss and floor waste.

• Centralize the systematic movement and tracking of raw materials through finished product for the entire production cycle. Public Mortgage Co. - Dickson City, PA

Mortgage Loan Officer November 1998 – April 1999

• Loan Officer Account Executive

Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems & Integration – E. Benton, PA (June 1985 – October 1998) Senior Financial Analyst / Project Engineer July 1992 – October 1998

• Monitor and project labor costs and staffing levels on major contracts (V.I.S., Fire Finder, B-2, Adapter, G.A.M., A.S.O., and R.O.R.)

• Proposal preparation and generation of labor and material estimates in both hourly and monetary figures. These proposals were incorporated into Cost Volumes that went directly to the customer for approval.

• Presentation of performance data, manpower staffing, charts and the results of detail analysis to all levels of management.

• ISO 9002 Department Representative.

Resource Planner / Budget Analyst, Resource Department July 1987 – July 1992

• Budget, manpower planning, generating forecast reports and conveying Performance Measurement data to management.

• Development and implementation of ASO (Automated Spares Orders) tracking system, eliminating manual labor and reducing preparation flow time. The labor savings amounted to approximately $250,000 annually. Inventory Analyst, Material Management Department June 1985 – July 1987

• Creation and issuance of assembly kits, release of materials from stock, warehouse activities and the preparation of reports to management.

• Supervision of team responsible for kitting of hardware (screws, nuts, washers etc.) to fulfill BOM requirements.

• Involvement in leading teams with yearly physical inventory responsible for counting warehouse/stores inventory (2MM+ SKU’s) In Summary:

Throughout my career I have been given roles of increasing responsibility with the expectation to succeed. I have proven time and time again to be extremely resourceful and creative in approaching challenging work assignments. I have relied on lessons learned to improve personally and professionally to further my career which has opened many doors of opportunity. I am a self-starter who is highly motivated to provide value to any organization I have worked for or will work for in the future. The skills I have gained analyzing business problems and developing processes to solve these problems, demonstrates my ability to effectively utilize my skillset in conjunction with systems technology and management experience to get the job done. I consider myself to be mechanically inclined and like to be hands on, assisting my ability to be extremely effective in my role as a Lean Manufacturing Black Belt and for many of the positions I have held throughout my career. The knowledge I have gained working at Air Products and Chemicals, Northrop Grumman and Preferred Meal Systems in varying facets of the Manufacturing environment will prove to be valuable to any future employer.

Current references and letters of recommendation from prior employers will be provided upon request.

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