Safety & Continuous Improvement Operations Leader
Resume:
Chad Hanzelka
Personal Brand
I am a leader for Safety, Customer Satisfaction, and Continuous Improvement. I’m selfless and am determined to support the organization and those around me. I’ve done this throughout my career.
Experience
December 2024 – June 2025 John Henry Foster Cedar Rapids, IA
Account Manager
Single Account Manager responsible for supporting JHFSOTER for all Eastern Iowa.
Safety, Service, Sales, Customer Support: Totaling ~$1.6-1.8M/yr.
Built relationships with current and future companies in support of Tavoron, JHFOSTER’s parent organization.
April 2013 – September 2023 Collins Aerospace Coralville, IA
Operations Manager
Lead manufacturing teams for multiple shifts in support of Military and Commercial programs
Lead support of multiple internal customers (Eng, Prod Control, Quality, Supply Chain)
Integrated with Facilities and Maintenance for project management and capital implementation
Accountable for Safety, Quality, Finance and Performance (cost and delivery)
TRIR: Downward trend over the past 8 years. Facility performance under 2.5
High volume production: Achieved >$100M in GPS sales multiple years
Low volume: Achieved >95% on time delivery
Fostered a culture of readiness for internal and external audits (multiple industry standards)
Managed service activities for staff and technicians for CRGs(Customer Returned Goods)
Developed relationships with suppliers and customers (internal and external)
Built a strong partnership with the onsite IBEW 1634 union leadership
Participated in strategic planning for the fiscal year and 5 year plan
November 2010 – April 2013 Rockwell Collins Cedar Rapids, IA
Sr. Project Manager: Supply Chain
Lead new programs within Rockwell Collins Supply Chain (>3,000 suppliers)
Trusted Supplier: Twice yearly assessed supplier performance for continuous improvement
SRM (Supplier Relationship Manager): Assisted in training buyers at multiple sites to support efforts to support the Trusted Supplier program
December 2008 – November 2010 Rockwell Collins Cedar Rapids, IA
Sr. Program Manager: Program Office
Lead cross functional teams for program specific Cost Reduction Initiatives
Teams consist of Material and Supply, Engineering, Program Office, Subcontracts, Finance, Manufacturing, and the Supply Base
Led matrixed teams across multiple business units
May 2005- December 2008 Rockwell Collins Cedar Rapids, IA
Production Manager
Managed multiple cost pools:
On time delivery >95%, Exceeded YOY quality improvement by 14%
Leveraged a strong network to eliminate barriers to success.
Partnered with the IBEW 1634 to support customer/employee expectations.
Lead Lean initiatives to increase Customer Satisfaction and eliminate waste.
Worked with Program Office, Purchasing, Engineering, Contracts, and Quality
2004-2005 Rockwell Collins Coralville, IA
Sr. Mfg. Program Specialist
Supported New Product Introduction for high volume production
Worked with Production Support Staff, Engineering, Test Services, Test Equipment, and Program Management.
Help identify root cause and corrective actions for any issue affecting build, test yields, and production output.
Attend Design Review meetings with Engineering for future GPS(Global Positioning Systems) programs.
1999-2004 Rockwell Collins Coralville, iA
Sr. Industrial Engineer
Focal point during the consolidation of two circuit assembly build facilities.
Lead Process Center IE for transferring all existing and creating all new Surface Mount machine programs.
Worked with Production Coordinators to line balance both Government and Commercial circuit card volume in order to meet/exceed all FY03 Process Center metrics.
Supported Surface Mount work center to exceed 98% daily MPS(Master Production Schedule).
Supported Water Wash, Batch Wash, WaveSolder, and Vaporphase processes for Coralville.
1996-1999 Rockwell Collins Coralville, IA
Engineering Intern
Programmed Nordson Conformal Coating machine during Coralville initial implementation.
Lab Technician for AOE (Advanced Operations Engineering)
Education
1996-1999 The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
1994-1996 Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA
Physics Major
Member of the Coe College Kohawk Football Team for two seasons
5161 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411
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