Brian E. Metz

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Middletown, VA. 22645

M 540-***-****

adwhg9@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Extensive experience in multiple manufacturing environments, including international and corporate atmospheres from electronics to metals, textiles and plastics. I operate comfortably from the shop floor to the board room. Proficient in developing documentation for equipment start-ups, quality documentation, efficiency expectations, yield, and OEE reporting to the management level. Communication skills and documentation are major strengths.

Gaps in employment are my opportunity to run my own small business. EXPERIENCE

Melnor, Inc.

Manager - Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Facilities and Security, Winchester VA 3/22-Current Responsible Manager for all functional parts of the organization, reporting directly to the Vice-President and President. Lone key holder and point of contact for emergencies. Operated Quality and Engineering labs and directed all personnel under my departments and developed budgets and equipment purchases to turn the company back to a world class organization. Personnel turnover and sale is reason for my consideration for leaving.

Licensed Class 4 Water Plant Operator: Frederick Water, Stephens City, VA. 1/20-8/21 Class 4 Operator for Diehl Frederick Water Treatment Plant. Responsibilities included being certified to solely run a 4 million gallon per day facility. Applying appropriate chemicals and continuous monitoring of water quality and pressure being provided to the community. Providing specific test samples and results to Virginia Department of Health and bi-weekly measurement of water table observation wells throughout the county. I took the position to reconsider management versus hands-on. My skills became evident that the KSA’s were not able to be met by the financial compensation.

Manager-Warehouse, Shipping, Receiving & Facilities: Kingspan Insulation, Winchester, Va. 7/16-11/19 Operations Leadership team member with responsibilities for managing Warehouse, Distribution, Receiving and Outdoor Facilities departments. Responsible for semi-annual cycle count inventory accuracy program which improved from 59% to 99.8% during my tenure. Led cultural change to internal support for the production floor to lead my teams to integrate their responsibilities into fully contributing versus the silo atmosphere. LTL and truckload freight coordination as well as inbound receipt management for just-in-time production. Also tasked with additional responsibilities for a down-sizing company that gave responsibilities for outdoor facilities management (CSX rail lines, roofing, asphalt paving, facility painting, property signage, snow removal, lawn management, fencing, etc.)

Manager-Warehouse, Shipping & Receiving: Midwesco Filter Resources, Inc, Winchester, Va. 10/15-7/16 Operations leadership team member with responsibilities for managing Warehouse, Distribution and Receiving departments. Also served as Project Coordinator for business-wide Project Management Team covering all facets of organization. Business was shuttered and sold. US Government 6/14-8/15

NDA still in place.

Quality Manager: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. 2/97-6/14 Overview

International business travel for facility inspections to implement ISO like processes, quality system integration, or company mandated programs to facilitate expected results from suppliers. Typical consultation visits were 2-3 weeks per trip.

Responsible for developing documenting systems, from complete start-up. Established reverse engineering programs for transition to other countries and facilities including repatriation to U.S. sites. Completed facility start-ups, inspections, tooling and equipment shake-outs in the following locations: China (Shenzhen, Shanghai, Guan Zhou, Nanjing, Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Dong Guan province) India (New Delhi, Noida, Jaipur)

Italy (Milan, Florence)

Germany (Frankfurt, Munich)

Belgium (Brussels)

Luxembourg

Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

Others non-mentioned.

Multiple domestic U.S. locations.

(Rubbermaid, cont.)

Quality Manager: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. (9/12-6/14) Responsible for managing Quality organization at three Manufacturing and Distribution sites. Responsible for ISO and Regulatory compliance as well as customer complaint resolution and product liability claims. Deposed and Suppeanod on behalf of the company as Quality and Material Expert Witness. Supervision of department technicians, inspectors and test lab.

Supplier Quality Manager: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. (2/08-9/12) Managed Quality relationship with over 700 global suppliers. Assisted suppliers in Corrective and Preventative Action as well as on-site development training. Extensive global travel experience as revealed above. Sourcing Manager: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. (2/10-4-11, dual role) Responsible Commodity and Purchased Component Manager for 20 direct suppliers, domestic and OUS. Quality Department Leader: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. (10/05-2/08) Operated as Customer liaison for resolving complaints and liability concerns. Responsible for field investigation and servicing of high-profile customer concerns. Developed RCP’s initial Customer Complaint tracking process.

Manufacturing Engineer: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. (10/03-10/05) Responsible for design and implementation of product assembly production lines, as well as determining costing, labor efficiency, and production standards. Quality Control Technician: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. (7/00-10/03) Quality-engineering responsibilities for new products and revisions to existing products. Responsible for developing quality specifications and testing criteria for product lines, as well as calibration of test equipment. Implementation of audit programs and training of manufacturing associates in various quality related programs. Receiving/Production Supervisor: Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Winchester, Va. (2/97-7/00) 2nd shift Sponsor (Supervisor) of Rubbermaid Health Care. Responsible for daily production and receiving department supervision of over fifty associates.

Additional Work Experience:

● DPOR Virginia Class 4 Water Treatment Plant Operator License

● Operations Team Member, Extensive Global travel and experience, ISO Lead Auditor, Regulatory experience (NSF, FDA, UL, FM, CE, CARB, Lacey, etc.)

● Excellent skill sets regarding Quality based programs, CAR, FMEA, DOE, etc.

● Proficient in all MS Office based programs.

● Proficient in SAP, various ERP/MRP, Preactor programs and multiple Warehouse Management Systems.

● Six Sigma Green Belt.

● OSHA 30 certificate.

EDUCATION

Lord Fairfax Community College

Associates Certificate Degree - Drafting, (Architectural Engineering) References available upon request

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