Engineer Manager
Resume:
J. JEFFREY KORONA
STRONGSVILLE, OH 44136
email: *************@***.***
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:
Manufacturing professional with a solid background in management, industrial engineering and supervision. Team player oriented toward continuous improvement. Track record of increasing profitability through manufacturing process improvements and cost reduction initiatives. A sense of urgency in accomplishing all tasks. Results oriented.
CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE:
- Management and Supervision - Responsible for managing manufacturing plants with up to 160 production employees on multiple shifts. Direct reports have included supervisors, manufacturing engineers, and maintenance personnel. Over 15 years experience in manufacturing management. Industries have included sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, welding, painting, electro-mechanical assembly, and injection molding.
- Manufacturing Engineering - Spent several years in industrial / manufacturing engineering roles, performing all classical IE functions including work measurement, line balancing, methods analysis, reverse engineering, routings, BOM’s and plant layout using AutoCad. Have also held supervisory positions in the same field with direct reports being Industrial Engineers, CNC Programmers, QS9000 Coordinator, and a Quality Engineer.
- Cellular Manufacturing - Heavy involvement in converting to cells from functional manufacturing. This has included Kaizen events to facilitate implementation as well as union negotiations. Re-layout of facilities to accommodate cells.
- Production Scheduling - Responsible for developing production schedules and ultimately meeting shipping goals. Developed scheduling systems from scratch using estimates and actual work measurement. Implemented daily output monitoring to ensure consistent production to maintain schedules.
- CNC Machining - Familiar with all aspects of Machining Centers and Lathes including perishable tooling and work holding concepts. Have been responsible for a $750,000 annual tooling budget. Start up responsibilities for a company’s new CNC Lathe department including developing machine specifications, purchasing tooling and training programmers and operators. Knowledge of Swiss machining, multi spindle and single spindle screw machines.
- Lean Manufacturing - Practicing experience in all Lean principles, including Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Standard Work, Cell Manufacturing and Root Cause Analysis.
- MRP / ERP Systems - Working knowledge of MRP systems. Have used various systems for scheduling, workforce planning, labor efficiency and utilization monitoring. Involved in compiling and uploading routing and BOM engineering information for a ground floor start up of a new system.
- Capital Equipment Justification and Installation - Skilled in writing appropriation requests for major capital expenditures. Responsibility for installation and start up of equipment and providing operator training.
- Quality Management - Experienced in ISO and QS9000 quality standards, including PPAP’s, Control Plans, SOP’s, FMEA’s, SPC and 8D Corrective Action.
- Union Involvement - Worked in Union shops in three different positions. Participated in grievance processes, contract modifications, and negotiations regarding process changes and implementing Cellular Manufacturing.
- OSHA Regulations - Well versed in all workplace requirements including written plans, employee
training, hazard recognition, machine guarding and safety audits.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Responsible for completing a contract, that required a 500% increase in production. Contract had a firm completion date. Organized schedule for all in house components and changed the final assembly into a cell. Co-ordinate material deliveries with Purchasing. Completed order 3 weeks ahead of schedule.
- Participated in a customer’s cost reduction team to lower the cost of a high volume product line. Reduced selling price to the customer by 18%.
- Improved plant productivity over a four year period by 16 %. Results were achieved through effective scheduling and labor monitoring, and utilizing cell manufacturing in certain areas.
- Eliminated the backlog on military contracts that were 4 months delinquent. Convinced management that a second shift was needed to accomplish this. Initiated the second shift and cleaned up the delinquency within 3 months after start up.
- Conducted a Kaizen event to investigate changing the coating on a high usage face and center drill. Implemented change increased tool life 250% and saved $60,000.
- Worked with the Quality Manager to improve output and quality in a 10 machine screw machine department. Worked with the union to institute necessary in-process inspection and documentation for the operators. Also developed an incentive system for the operators based on machine uptime. Result of these efforts was that all of this product was brought back in-house, after being outsourced to China.
- Set up new facilities to bring in-house, machining and painting processes that were previously done outside. Investigated and purchased the necessary machinery, and personally trained operators. Reduced the unit cost by 14-16%, on a product line that comprised 80% of the business.
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Business Administration, Bowling Green State University
Major in Production and Industrial Management
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Superintendent
IAC North America Huron, Ohio (February 2012 to August 2012)
Tier 1 Supplier of injection molded automotive interior components and acoustic insulation panels. Molding presses up to 3000 tons. Responsible for all second shift operations comprised of 160 employees.
Operations Manager
Trust Technologies Mentor, Ohio (March 2010 to July 2011)
Manufacturer of aerospace fuel system components and Medical devices from high temperature alloys. CNC machining, finishing and metal treatment. Direct reports are 5 CNC programmers / technicians, maintenance supervisor, and tooling engineer.
Plant Manager
Heat Seal LLC Cleveland, Ohio (April 2005 to November 2009)
Manufacturer of packaging and sealing equipment. Responsible for all plant operations including 5 supervisors, 65 shop employees, manufacturing engineering, and maintenance. Sheet metal, welding, painting and assembly.
Manufacturing / Production Manager
Miller – Holzwarth Inc. Salem, Ohio (April 2002 to September 2004) and (August 1995 – June 1998)
Military defense contractor. Full charge responsibility for 120 production employees, supervision, manufacturing engineering, production scheduling and maintenance in a Mil-Spec environment.
Manufacturing Manager
Cornwell Quality Tools Mogadore, Ohio (April 2000 – November 2001)
Responsible for operation of a 40 person forging, screw machining, stamping and plating facility. In charge of three shop supervisors, maintenance, and safety administration.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Masco Tech Inc. (Metaldyne) Canal Fulton, Ohio (July 1998 – March 2000)
Manage process engineering function in a lathe machining environment for a Tier 1 supplier. Responsible for supervising 4 CNC programmers, 2 apprentices, a QS 9000 Co-ordinator and a PPAP Quality Engineer. Participate in formal Kaizen program and Lean initiatives.
Industrial Engineering Supervisor
Eberhard Manufacturing Co. Strongsville, Ohio (1991 – 1995)
Maker of custom locking devices. Supervise Industrial Engineers & Tooling Engineer in a high volume metal stamping, screw machine, welding and assembly operation of 90 employees.
Industrial / Facilities Engineer
R B & W Corporation Kent, Ohio (1989 – 1991)
Manufacturer of engineered fasteners. Cold heading, tapping and extrusion operations. Plant layout to implement cellular manufacturing. Responsible for EPA compliance: RCRA, SARA Title III, and employee training.
Industrial Engineer
Invacare Corporation Elyria, Ohio (1988 – 1989)
Manufacturer of wheelchairs and patient aids. All classical Industrial Engineering functions. Application of JIT techniques including KanBan. Maintain piece work compensation system.
Process Engineer
Hauserman Inc. Cleveland, Ohio (1985 – 1988)
High volume manufacturer of office partitions and furniture. NC programming of sheet metal shears and turret punch presses. Design and installation of new assembly process lines.
Industrial Engineer
Lorain Products Division Reliance Electric Co. Lorain, Ohio (1983 – 1985)
Manufacturer of DC power supplies for the telecom industry. Value analysis and cost reduction programs for electro-mechanical assemblies. Assembly line balancing to increase productivity.
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