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Quality Manager Plant

Location:
Bradford, PA
Posted:
May 06, 2025

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Resume:

Brian Piscitelli

*******************@*****.*** ** Valleybrook Drive, Bradford, PA 16701

Mobile: 814-***-****

Education

Penn State Erie - The Behrend College, Erie, PA

May 1995 B.S. Plastic Engineering Technology

Experience

W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. 50 Owens Way, Bradford, PA 16701 800-***-**** Director of Manufacturing – February 2022 – Present

Responsible for the Manufacturing of 6,000 Knives per Day over Five Different Shifts

Grew Headcount from 165 to 211 as Well As Grew Daily Knife Production from 4,500 to 6,000

Implemented Various Process Improvements Projects and New Equipment Selection and Installation

Key Member of the Management Team, Led Daily Operations Meeting, Assisted with Monthly S&OP Meeting

Temporary Safety Manager (4 Months) & Temporary Quality Manager (6 Months) Allegheny Bradford Corp. 1522 South Ave., Lewis Run, PA 16738 814-***-**** Plant Manager - August 2019 – February 2022

Managed ABC’s Largest Facility in Terms of Employees (approx. 75 employees over Two Shifts) and Revenue

Responsible for all Departments within the Facility – Warehouse, Quality, Welding, Polishing, Machine Shop and Fabrication

Implemented Various Operational Excellence Programs Including a New Scheduling System to Improve Through-put and On-Time Delivery

Key Member of the Dynamics AX Implementation Team Purchasing Manager/Buyer – August 2016 - August 2019

Managed the Purchasing Department (4 Employees)

Responsible for 250+ Suppliers and an Annual Spend of Approximately $9,000,000

Implemented a More Robust SCAR and 8D Corrective Action Program with the Supply Base

Negotiated and Implemented Numerous Supplier Agreements KOA Speer Electronics, Inc. 199 Bolivar Drive, Bradford, PA 16701 814-***-**** Vice President Engineering and Quality - April 2010 – June 2016

Key Member of Upper Management Representing the Technical/Quality Side of the Business

Responsible for Implementing J-SOX Policies, Procedures and Controls

Managed the Employee Relations side of H.R. which included Handling Union Negations

Acted as the Export Compliance Manager and Facility Manager (2010 – 2013) Engineering and Quality Manager - October 1999 – April 2010

Managed the Engineering & Quality Departments (8 to 10 Employees)

Main Responsibility was to Ensure that KOA’s Products Met Customers’ Specifications

Worked with Customers to Design and Approve KOA’s Growth/Specialty Products Brian Piscitelli

Implemented KOA Speer’s “Zero Defect/Quality 1st” Initiative

Created and Implemented KOA Speer’s Kaizen/Suggestion Program Quality Manager - October 1998 – October 1999

Responsible for Handling/Correcting all Internal and Customer Non-Conformances

Implemented KOA Speer’s QS-9000/TS-16949 Quality Management Systems Product/Application Engineer - September 1995 – October 1998

Worked with Customers to Design in KOA Products and/or Help Solve Application Issues

Acted as a Liaison between the Customer and the R&D Group in Japan for New Product Development

Activities and Skills

Past President of the Bradford Area School District Foundation

Previous Board Member of Various Local Youth Sports Organizations

Leadership McKean Graduate

Proficient with Microsoft Office

Experienced ISO-9000 & TS-16949 Internal Auditor and Management Representative

Strong Customer Service/Customer Relations Skills and Focus

Excellent Team Building Skills

Experience with various Warehouse Management Systems, ERP’s including Dynamics AX & D365

References

Available Upon Request



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