2Nd Shift Improvement Manager

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MOBILE ( 812)664- 6894 • S *******@*****.***

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Leader with 20+ years’ experience in large scale manufacturing environment. Implement cost reduction activities to Plant and Corporate achieve glide path Goals in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity, and Growth. 100% Employee Engagement and Customer Satisfaction. WORK OF EXPERIENCE

Trane Technologies, Columbia, SC. May 12, 2014, to present Operational Excellence, Senior Change Agent

• Support Plant strategically, implementing lean transformation across value streams to continuously improve plant metrics: Safety, Quality, and Delivery, Productivity, and Margin expansion.

• Facilitate Rapid Improvement Events, for large scale improvement activities.

• Own RIE Pre and Post standard work to ensure Rapid Improvement Event benefits are achieved, process improvements are sustained while improving operators work area in a positive way.

• Experience hands on and teaching Lean Tools, line balancing, 8 waste reduction, 3P, JIT, one-piece flow sequence production, material kitting, creating 3 standard work documents, and value stream mapping.

• Lead / Coach MDI- Manage for Daily Improvement to key performance targets and customer demand.

• Certified 9 Step Trainer, using A3 thinking to identify, address, and eliminate process related issues while engaging process owners and operators.

• Supervised Fabrication Department and Braze employees. Toyota Boshoku America, Princeton, IN. November 5, 2002, to 2014 New Program/Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Manager 2010 to 2014

• Supervised/Lead daily Manufacturing Continuous Improvement activities for two plants (Welding, Stamping, Injection Mold, Door, and Seat Manufacturing Assembly Lines.) Daily Activities consisted of (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity cost reduction activities using daily MDI, 9 Step Problem Solving, RIEs and Lean Tools.

• Lead Plant and Corporate Jishuken activities to achieve corporate glide paths

• Direct reports consisted of (8) Team Leaders, and (2) Production Group Leaders.

• Supervised/Lead all New Program preparation activities from design stages through start of New Program Launch Readiness. Consisted of (operator training, standard work, yamazumis, combo charts, capacity sheets, standard work charts, and job breakdown instructions). Set up material flow, and delivery routes using Sequence Kitting and Kanban system.

Production/Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Assistant Manager 2009 to 2010

• Supervised 1st and 2nd shift door assembly lines, 2 group leaders and 34 hourly employees.

• Successfully launched new program 2010 Sienna Van Door manufacturing line achieving 100% High Volume Production Trial results.

• Created process standard work documents, training for operators and supervisor.

• Promote teamwork atmosphere by constantly motivating team building skills using 9 step problems solving to eliminate process issues.

• Constantly use TPS Tools to reduce cost by improving quality, reducing scrap, eliminating waste, while improving overall efficiency. Promote training, and job rotation to meet department training, safety, and ergonomic goals. Production/Manufacturing Continuous Improvement Process Specialist 2002 to 2009

• Conduct and coordinate all training team leaders’ daily training activities for seat and door assembly processes.

• Develop/implement plant wide new work instruction format incorporating critical quality checks at the source.

• Trained/develop team leaders how to line balance assembly operations maintaining direct labor staffing efficiency to meet manpower goals during customer demand/takt time changes.

• Implemented 1st Kaizen in TISA plant, RR1 Seat line implement flip jig, rebalance process with manpower savings 2.

• Implemented 1st sequence set supply RR1, developing kit boxes to place parts needed for each seat. Eliminate operator waste of motion turning and retrieving parts. Bob Kranitz Old’s, Pontiac, GMC, and Dodge Princeton, Indiana Service Manager 1983 to 2002

• Manage Service Operations, including scheduling, warranty payment, repairs, diagnosis, technicians, consultants, and warranty clerk.

• Coordinate all General Motors and Chrysler training requirements for service and body technicians.

• Assist automotive companies with quality control activities.

• Manage internal quality assurance and customer satisfaction.

• ASE Certified General Motors Automotive Repair

EDUCATION

• General Motors University of Automotive Management

• General Motors Certified ASE Repair

• Chrysler University Management Training

• Leadership and Customer One Training

• Toyota Production System (TPS) Training 1, 2

• Ivy Technical College – Electronics associate degree.

• Braze Certification

• 9 Step Certification

REFERENCES

• Jason Black - VP of Lean Transformation, Lynn Haven, Florida 850-***-****

• Mike Ledford - Toyota Boshoku, Princeton, Indiana 812-***-****

• Gordon Shaw – Indianapolis, In, 317-***-****

• Rick Bishop – Trane, Lexington, KY 859-***-****

• Stormee Lucas - 740-***-****

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