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Operations Manager Vice President

Location:
Oshkosh, WI
Posted:
January 14, 2025

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GARY ZIEBELL

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Combined Locks, Wisconsin 54113 ********@***.**.***

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CAREER SUMMARY

A Lean Business and Employee Development professional with extensive experience in manufacturing and service industries. Demonstrated accomplishments in developing new business relationships, maintaining superb customer satisfaction, coaching and mentoring associates and training and developing employees. Excellent communication skills with strong team building and motivational competencies. Successful track record of problem solving and achieving consistent financial results.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SCREENCO MANUFACTURING, Sheboygan, Wisconsin 03/2023 – 10/2024

A national leader in the manufacture of window screens, patio door screens, and roll formed material.

Operations Manager

Reporting to the COO. Responsible for driving improvements in safety, communication, accountability, and financial performance of a $10M company. Develops, coaches, and directs a staff of six supervisors and 23 production employees.

Implemented and trained employees on new software (Microsoft Business Central).

Initiated a Value Stream Mapping plan to improve efficiency by 19%.

Led the US facility through development of ISO 9001:2015 certification.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 05/2005 - Present

Adjunct Instructor-part time

Reporting to the Instructional Services Coordinator. Responsible for teaching course material in a manner that aids in retention and can be applied to today's business environment.

Created and developed curriculum in Project Planning & Implementation, Management Principles, Finance for Managers, Mentoring, Conflict Resolution, Human Resource Management, and Operations Management, which resulted in a student evaluation rating of 4.6 out of a possible 5.

WAUPACA ELEVATOR COMPANY/FOX VALLEY ELEVATOR, Appleton, Wisconsin 11/2006 – 10/2022

A national leader in the manufacture of residential elevators and dumbwaiters.

Vice President, General Manager 06/2015 – 10/2022

Reporting to the President. Responsible for driving improvements in safety, communication, accountability, and financial performance of a $16M company. Develops, coaches, and directs a staff of six managers (Purchasing, Inventory, Sales, Production, Engineering, and Tech Support), seven supervisors and 55 production employees.

Implemented a barcode scanning system for cycle counts and year-end inventory that reduced labor by 23%.

Active member of three ASME A17.1 Elevator Safety Code Committees for 13 years.

Coached and developed ten hourly employees to become successful Supervisors.

Vice President, Operations Manager 04/2014 – 06/2015

Reporting to the SVP-General Manager. Responsible for driving improvements in safety, communication, and accountability of a $12M company. Develops, coaches, and directs a staff of three managers (Sales, Inventory, and Purchasing), seven supervisors and 32 production employees.

Reduced the number of hours required to build elevators by 18.2%.

Change Agent producing $20k+ in annual cost savings and a reduction of 1.0 FTE annually.

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Director of Operations 11/2006 – 04/2014

Reporting to the SVP-General Manager. Responsible for driving improvements in safety, communication, and accountability in the Welding, Machining, Electrical Assembly, Shipping, Wood, and Mechanical Assembly departments. Develops, coaches, and directs a staff of six supervisors and 41 production employees.

Established a culture of accountability and ownership that resulted in the elimination of nine full-time positions.

Led 5S and Cellular Manufacturing events that increased floor space, reduced tool expense, reduced inventory, and increased production output.

Led the company through a 60% reduction in sales to help it remain profitable by actively monitoring expenses and COGS.

ANAMAX, LLC, Green Bay, Wisconsin 11/2002 - 10/2006

A global rendering company serving the upper great lakes region and eastern Canada.

Territory Manager

Reporting to the Vice President of Procurement and Transportation. Responsible for building and maintaining the current volume of raw material by retaining current customers and developing new business relationships. Develops and directs a staff of five supervisors and 37 production employees. Total budget responsibility of $10.1M for two departments and achieving a 20% ROI.

Measured and evaluated employees for succession planning then created personal development plans for leadership candidates.

Developed and facilitated cross-functional teams which promoted teamwork, communication, and accountability.

EDUCATION

Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wisconsin 2013

Lean Enterprise Project Certification

Mentor-guided certification that allows participants to test what they’ve learned while relying on an expert to help plan workplace improvements. Modules include:

o ‘Lean Overview-Learning to See’

o‘Lean Culture & Value Stream Mapping’

o‘Rapid Improvement Event Preparation & Facilitation’

o‘Standard Work & Visual Management’

o‘Lean Project & Instructor Support’

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin 2005

M.B.A. in Business Administration

Viterbo University, LaCrosse, Wisconsin 1983

B.S. in Biology

TECHNICAL/SKILLS

Exponentia Growth Weekly Sales Training 2005 - 2006

Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint Internet Explorer Microsoft Windows

SAGE and JOB OPS Manufacturing Software



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