Manufacturing Manager

Michael Bodine

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 260-***-****, ***************@*****.***

PROFILE

Dynamic manufacturing leader with 20+ years of managerial experience driving operational excellence and continuous improvement in complex production environments. Expertise in Lean tools, KPI management, project execution, and building a culture of safety, quality, and profitability. Proven record leading cross- functional teams to improve productivity, reduce waste, and deliver measurable results.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Oct 2023

Focus Factory Manager, GM & Toyota Business Units, Kautex (A Textron Company)

Avilla

Direct operations supporting General Motors and Toyota business units with combined sales of approximately $115M. Mentor and direct manufacturing engineers and supervisors to achieve safety, quality, and throughput KPIs. Lead corrective actions to prevent recurrence of safety incidents, customer quality issues, and production shortfalls. Use daily scrap/downtime data and Pareto analysis to drive cross- functional RCCA efforts reducing waste. Establish targets, timelines, and validation plans for associate-informed improvement teams. Set KPI standards across leadership levels (Safety, Downtime, Quality, Throughput) to measure performance. Results: 1+ year with no lost-time accidents; ~7% increase in production efficiency; ~2.2% scrap reduction.

Jan 2019 — Oct 2023

Business Unit Manager (BMC), Allied Moulded Products Inc.

Bryan

Directed a 3-shift, ~105-employee BMC business unit manufacturing non- metallic electrical boxes via compression and injection molding. Supported retail, manufactured housing, and electrical distribution customers while mentoring a 7-person salaried leadership team. Analyzed downtime and production reports to identify chronic equipment issues and constraint areas impacting targets. Built cross-functional teams to define countermeasures, timelines, and validation to eliminate waste and improve throughput. Led manufacturing engineering priorities for process improvements and future cost-reduction projects. Created KPI standards used to assess operational health and guide business unit growth priorities.

Apr 2018 — Nov 2018

Site Plant Manager, Comprehensive Logistics

Albion

Developed new leadership capability to drive department-level continuous improvement. Partnered with customers to establish communication rhythms and action- item management. Collaborated with vendors and customers to reduce cost and improve billing efficiency. Established performance measures and assessed standard work, control plans, and PFMEA reviews.

Aug 2017 — Mar 2018

Focus Factory Manager, Tenneco (Exhaust Systems)

Ligonier

Directed daily operations for Tube Mill and Cut-off departments within emissions control manufacturing. Led a focus factory team to deliver continuous improvement targets and departmental goals. Built a culture of ownership using cross-functional teams to identify constraints and implement solutions. Drove cost savings using Lean tools (Kaizen, 8D, 5 Whys, value stream analysis). Coordinated with materials to align schedules with forecasted customer demand.

Oct 2016 — Jul 2017

Warehouse Manager, D&W Fine Pack

Fort Wayne

Managed a 280,000 sq. ft. warehouse supporting a thermoforming production facility (1,200+ SKUs; 1,000+ bin locations). Directed 43 hourly employees across receiving, picking, and shipping (20– 40 outbound loads/day). Enabled supervisors to drive, safety, accuracy, shipment goals, and SQF housekeeping requirements. Improved customer order case-fill performance from 78% to 99.8%. Negotiated with vendors and obtained competitive quotes to reduce MRO costs. Led CI efforts including warehouse zoning, reduced touches post- packaging, and evaluated barcode implementation.

May 2015 — Oct 2016

Area Manager, Hudson Industries

Hudson

Led weld and assembly operations (including WIP storage) to meet daily production and shipping requirements. Monitored production reports to prevent short shipments; coached three hourly team leaders. Partnered with management to support culture change and improve production output.

Jul 2012 — May 2015

Department Supervisor, Benteler Automotive

Goshen

Supervised third-shift cold stamping operations, enforced safety, quality, and production standards. Adjusted shipping and production plans to meet customer delivery requirements. Tracked department costs and implemented actions to maintain monthly labor, scrap, and MRO budgets.

Oct 2007 — Jul 2012

Production Control Supervisor, Metaldyne Powertrain Division

Bluffton

Directed machining - production cells; balanced labor to schedule and verified inventory to ship on time. Performed layered audits to ensure machining - process compliance and stability. Implemented improvements to reduce scrap and waste; maintained 5S adherence in machining cells.

Jul 2006 — Sep 2007

Launch Manager, Plastech Engineered Components

Monroe

Managed plant launch activities including tool trials, S1 builds, PSO events, AAR approvals, and PPAP submissions. I am partnered with program management and manufacturing engineering to meet launch timing and deliverables. Coordinated Production Sign-Off events, trained supervisors on workflows, work instructions, and quality controls. Managed shift staffing (60+ personnel) aligned to customer-demand production, supported employee relations actions. Improved material flow, WIP controls, production layout, and 5S in a newly launched facility.

Feb 2006 — Jul 2006

Materials Manager, Reum Corp

Waukegan

Conducted inventory events and maintained <1% aggregate inventory variance. Established customer service policies and procedures and improved handoffs from advance engineering. Implemented Kanban visual WIP replenishment, prepared quarterly inventory financial reports. Managed production scheduling to meet customer demand; led customer service, warehouse, shipping/receiving, and material handling teams.

EDUCATION

Jun 2016 — Jun 2017

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Indiana Wesleyan University

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Manufacturing/Operations Leadership (multi-shift)

Expert

Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost (SQDC)

Expert

Daily Management System (DMS)

Expert

Tier meetings

Expert

Lean / Continuous Improvement: Kaizen

Expert

5S

Expert

Standard Work

Expert

Visual Management

Expert

Value Stream Mapping

Expert

Pareto Analysis

Expert

5 Whys

Expert

A3

Expert

8D

Expert

RCCA

Expert

CAPA

Expert

Layered Process Audits (LPA)

Expert

KPI Development & Performance Management: OEE

Expert

Efficiency

Expert

Throughput

Expert

Cycle Time

Expert

Takt Time

Expert

Downtime

Expert

Scrap

Expert

Yield

Expert

FPY

Expert

On-Time Delivery

Expert

Labor Utilization

Expert

Capacity Planning

Expert

People Leadership: Coaching & Mentoring

Expert

Supervisor Development

Expert

Training & Onboarding

Expert

Performance Management

Expert

Employee Engagement

Expert

Labor Planning/Staffing

Expert

Conflict Resolution

Expert

Cross-functional Collaboration

Expert

Program / Launch Execution: APQP

Expert

PPAP

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PSO

Expert

AAR

Expert

Tool Trials & Builds

Expert

Process Validation

Expert

Work Instructions

Expert

Control Plans

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PFMEA

Expert

Change Management

Expert

Cost & Materials Management: Budgeting

Expert

Cost Reduction

Expert

MRO Purchasing

Expert

Vendor/Supplier Management

Expert

Inventory Control

Expert

Kanban

Expert

Scheduling/Production Control

Expert

Warehouse & Logistics

Expert

Receiving/Shipping

Expert

Quality Systems: ISO mindset

Expert

Customer Complaints/Containment

Expert

Root Cause Analysis

Expert

Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA)

Expert

Defect Reduction

Expert

Audit Readiness

Expert

Documentation Control

Expert

Equipment & Reliability: TPM

Expert

Preventive Maintenance

Expert

Troubleshooting

Expert

Downtime Elimination

Expert

Spare Parts/MRO Strategy

Expert

Equipment Commissioning

Expert

Safety Risk Assessments

Expert

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