Manager Project

SHELBY S. SMITH

*** ******* ***** ****** | Clinton, TN 37716 | Mobile: 865-***-**** | E-mail: ************@*******.***

* PLANT MANAGER *

Operational Efficiency - Team Leadership - Change Management

Inventive and performance-driven professional credited with creating organizational design, strategies, processes and procedures that have enabled plant operations to work smarter and at less cost for dramatic revenue, market share and profit growth. Strong general management qualifications in strategic planning, quality, and productivity improvement. Recognized as a subject matter expert on facilitating process change and implementation through training, direction, and motivation of operating staff and management teams. Influential leader, mentor, and team player. Knowledgeable in productivity and performance improvement initiatives, such as Continuous Improvement and Lean Processing.

Areas of Expertise

Project Management-

Strategic Planning

-Ops Management-

Logistics-

Inventory Management-

Procurement/Purchasing-

Vendor Relations-

Cost Reductions-

Process Improvement-

Budgeting-

QC/QA-

Team Leadership/Motivation-

Assembly Automation-

Customer Service-

Financial Analysis

EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

OAK RIDGE ACADEMY OF DANCE, Oak Ridge, TN 2010-Present

Business Manager

Developed Company Operations Manual, directed on cost reductions and increased revenue, updated billing methods with auto/re-occurring payment methods, advertizing, developed class scheduling process, instated contracts for supplies and services as needed.

NEWPORT PRECISION, INC. (NPI), (A Hitachi Metals America Company) Newport, TN 1998–11/2009

NPI produced precision ground-high-speed steel vanes for automotive power steering pumps. The facility grossed annual sales of approximately $8M with 54 employees supplying components to Ford, GM, Honda and Nissan. The plant closed in 2009 due to an economic downturn in the automotive industry and all production lines were relocated to a Hitachi plant in Japan.

GENERAL MANAGER

Directed all aspects of strategic planning and execution to enhance profitability, productivity, and efficiency throughout NPI Operations, including P&L, Manufacturing, Finance, Human Resources, Inventory, Purchasing, and Supply Chain for domestic supplies and Japanese imports.

Coached, guided, and mentored 6 talented, action-oriented direct reports across Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, HR, and Accounting. Recognized by senior leadership as a major player on the management team, served as secretary to the Board of Directors, management representative for ISO9001/TS16949 program implementations, and provided strategic oversight for plant closure in 2009.

Selected Achievements:

* Performed analysis of benefits program, and transitioned NPI benefits program from Hitachi Trust program to a third-party broker, reducing benefit costs by 47% for a savings of $264K annually.

* Successfully increased plant capacity 25% and amplified sales 35% through successful installation of product line from Japan.

* Sustained 30% reduction in production inventory by implementing Lean concepts using value stream mapping, identifying and stripping wasteful steps out of the workflow.

* Saved the company 20% on MRO purchase costs by replacing import-based products with products from local sources, decreased holding costs, shortened delivery times, and increased opportunities for supplier held stock.

* Fostered a culture of “Safety First,” implementing 5S and Safety programs across the NPI facility.

* Acknowledged for displaying ingenuity in redesigning plant operations, implemented Visual Production Scheduling System, reducing machine changeovers 10% and decreasing in-process material 15%.

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BECKER GROUP INC. 1995–1998

Becker Group Inc. was formally a leading automotive interior supplier in North America and Europe. Johnson Controls acquired the Becker Group in 1998.

PLANT MANAGER, Cottondale, AL (1996–1998)

Managed start up and all operational aspects of the distribution plant and customer relations, such as plant layout for product flow for JIT and Sequenced component items. Orchestrated plant activities to ensure total manufacturing objectives were accomplished in a safe, ethical and environmentally sound manner. Scope of responsibilities included managing shipping schedule from all Becker supply plants for 650 unique part numbers and outside suppliers.

Selected Achievements:

* Identified and implemented methods to enhance optimization of plant operations, establishing and maintaining a 99.7% on-time delivery rating for all products, including JIT and Sequenced products utilizing a visual staging system to reduce error-rate for outbound shipments.

* Slashed order processing time 40% through creation of an innovative computer labeling system designed to accommodate Mercedes Benz JIT/Sequence process.

* Instituted an effective customer liaison program, placing a Becker employee onsite at Mercedes to resolve concerns relating to Becker parts and installations.

* Spearheaded implementation of inventory control models and processes, and reduced inventory 20% after initial start up of an in-house release system to Becker Group supply plants.

SPECIAL PROJECT MANAGER, Materials Group, Nashville, TN (1995–1996)

Recruited to exercise independent judgment and discretion in developing and articulating strategies to drive the business. During tenure, served in two locations, Puebla, Mexico and Sterling Heights, Michigan. Created an environment that ensured customer satisfaction, maximum productivity and profitability by translating and implementing continuous process improvement plans.

Selected Achievements:

* Puebla Plant: Leveraged expertise in plant management to identify and resolve more than 100 bill of materials issues. Guided efficiency improvement initiatives throughout all core plant operations, including overseeing installation of a computerized MRP/Vendor release system.

* Sterling Heights Plant: Employed proactive management techniques by directing contract programmers to streamline plant information flow, eliminating unnecessary reporting by 70%, while enhancing cost management reporting packages.

EARLY CAREER:

* Assistant Controller-Manager: Becker Group., Nashville, Tennessee, 1992–1995

* Molding Supervisor: Becker Group Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, 1991–1992

EDUCATION & TRAINING

BS, Accounting, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, Knoxville, TN

HIGHLIGHTS OF CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:

* Star Leadership Program 2006–2008, Walter State Community College

* Master Seminar-Visual Workplace Visual Thinking, The QMI/Visual-Lean Institute

* Hitachi Metal America Plant Manager Continuous Improvement Learning Training

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