Plant Manager Mechanical

THOMAS NYKIEL

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Downers Grove, IL 60515

630-***-**** **********@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Multi-talented, hands-on manufacturing and distribution professional with extensive experience in transportation analysis, shipping, and receiving, logistics, purchasing, as well as Electro /Mechanical assembly. Supervised employees. Executed on time delivery, using “just in time” kanban system. Maintained accurate records per OSHA requirements.. Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving, and computer skills.

ITW/SIGNODE, Glenview, IL, 1995 to Present

Transportation Analyst

Supported twenty-two ITW business units with freight resources for: customer orders, warehouse inventory, equipment and value added statistics to attain cost efficient and customer satisfaction. Maintained the truckload and intermodal rates. Report monthly savings recognized by consolidating LTL, truckload, and intermodal loads to the respective business units using Microsoft Outlook, Excel & Word. Breakout freight and fuel on consolidated loads for BU’s as requested. Field and answer freight related questions for BU’s and billing. Arrange for carriers to pick-up and deliver expedited freight throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico when necessary.

Sr. Manufacturing Coordinator /Purchasing

Procure all materials from ISO qualified suppliers for customer orders, in-house tools, PPE, first aid and other materials for Signode Industrial Packaging assembly shop while maintaining our OSHA “Star Status”. Managed and scheduled all shop and shipping employees and activities during the absence of the Plant Manager. Trouble-shoot and coordinate discrepancies with vendor parts and engineering. Record vendor defects per ISO procedures. Route engineering revisions for rework. Set-up “just in time” assembly areas utilizing the “kanban” system and product line simplification methods. Maintain and update Material Safety Data sheets for the SIP shop per OSHA requirements. Performed and scheduled daily, monthly and annual safety inspections. Certified fork lift training instructor.

Cell Leader

Applied for and received one of two openings for Cell Leader in the Engineering & Research shop. Duties included: Electro/Mechanical assembly per print; Trained, supervised and assisted in the annual evaluation of three employees in the cell. Responsible for “Construction Cell” inventory, on time delivery of scheduled customer orders and engineering research and development projects for lumber, brick, and paper strapping systems, while maintaining a safe, efficient and clean environment.

Prior to 1995

Mechanical Assembler

Assemble automated strapping systems for customer orders and engineering research. Qualified for and accepted title of electrical/mechanical assembler.

Expeditor

Routing parts for secondary processes such as paint, hardening, black oxide, etc. Parts inventory for assembly and engineering projects.

Education

Oakton Community College: Electronics

Harper College: Hydraulics

College of DuPage: Welding & Schematics

Coyne Electrical Institute: Theory & Application

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