Manager Quality Assurance

EDWARD S. KIELAR

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CAREER SUMMARY

Excellent project/engineering manager with progressive manufacturing and engineering experience. Demonstrated skills in team management involved with plant expansions, consolidations, equipment design, and installation and start-up. History of effective budget administration resulting in reduced costs and higher quality. Very Experienced in project/engineering management. .

EXPERIENCE

GRAHAM PACKAGING 2009 to 2012

Maintenance Manager

Responsible for 15 maintenance technicians providing maintenance, preventative maintenance, tool changes and repair, safety and facility improvements

Reduced tool change over times through lean events.

Implemented a training program for maintenance technicians.

Reduced labor by 30% through automation .

CUMMINS FILTRATION 2007 to 2009

Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Responsible for process engineering, equipment installation, maintenance, preventative maintenance system, safety, ISO 14001, and operations.

Achieved cost saving of $600,000 through lean and kaizen events

Successfully implemented preventative maintenance system Maximo.

Developed and implemented a training program for operators.

Effectively managed 40 horizontal and vertical injection mold machines.

DRIVESOL 2005 to 2007

Production Manager

Responsible for a three-shift, five day manufacturing operation with over 200 employees, materials and 15 horizontal and vertical injection mold machines.

Achieved a cost savings of $800,000 by implementing lean principles.

Reduced labor by 20% through automation of production lines.

Successfully obtained ISO 14001 certification.

Led SMEAD events to reduce mold changes from two hours to 20 minutes.

EAGLE PICHER - HILLSDALE BUSINESS UNIT 2002-2005

Hillsdale Business Unit Engineering/Operations Manager

Directed manufacturing engineering, equipment maintenance, facilities, safety, ISO 14001, production, warehouse materials, and scheduling for three plants. Responsible for injection and compression mold machines.

Implemented lean principles and achieved cost savings of $1 million.

Implemented a preventative maintenance program to reduce downtime and repair costs.

Reduced safety costs by 50% by introducing Dupont’s stop program.

Helped design and construct additional 100,000 sq. ft. facility.

GUARDIAN AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS 1999 to 2002

Plant Engineering/Production Manager

Directed facilities, equipment maintenance, mold shop, grounds, equipment, safety and environmental, and production organizations.

Led plant to ISO 14001 certification.

Achieved $2.1 million cost reduction by initiating preventative maintenance program.

Generated $30 million in increased revenue by establishing three new lines.

Improved production 48%.

Accomplished 20% improvement in safety.

Installed and set up rim mold process for value added customer improvement

MARATHON SPECIAL PRODUCTS (subsidiary of Marathon Electric) 1995 to 1999

Manager of Engineering and Quality Assurance

Managed two technical groups providing complete services in engineering and quality. Responsible for 10 thermoplastic and thermo set mold machines and six stamping machines

Directed Quality Assurance Department to ISO 9002 registration.

Accomplished 10% reduction in standard costs.

Created and introduced 34 new products to sales line.

Generated 91% reduction in time for thermo set and thermoplastic mold changeover

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Directed all aspects of process control and manufacturing, from procurement of raw materials through the shipment of finished goods for a major manufacturer of electrical protective products.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana

Completed ISO 9000/14001 training plus a variety of management development programs at the University of Michigan, training in world-class manufacturing at Northwestern University, and lean manufacturing at the University of Cincinnati.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

ASTM, ASME, S.A.E.

American Chemical Society, Society of Plastic Engineers

MILITARY

United States Navy, Operations Specialist (Radar, Communications)

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