Production Manager with Lean Experience

SHAWN FLYNN

Experienced Production Manager with cross-functional experience in Lean Manufacturing, New Product Development, Inventory Control Management, and Risk Assessment. Knack to exceed in a large-scale, fast-paced environments. Demonstrated track record of leadership skills with industry wisdom to dramatically impact the bottom line.

Education Southern Polytechnic State University

Bachelors of Science – 2002

Industrial Engineer

- Minor in Management

- Graduated with Honors: Cum Laude

Personal Profile

- Self Starter

- Strong Problem Solving Abilities

- Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Computer Skills:

- AutoCAD

- MS Project, Word, Excel, Power Point

Professional Experience Utility Associates 2008-2009

Production Manager

Recruited to provide organizational leadership skills to a company growing by 200% per year focusing on manufacturing wireless software, hardware, & firmware communications; delivered immediate impact producing 40% of yearly production in the first two months exceeding $1M per month

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of production facility assembling mother boards, radio cards, cf cards, GPS, WiFi, and circuit board hardware for external clients

• Streamlined facility layout to increase productivity by 23%

• Implemented unique MRP system and visual inventory Kanban signals

Guardian Automotive 2002-2008

Plant Coordinator

Promoted to PC with responsibilities of capacity planning, tool & part design, E.C.’s, all through managing complete product life cycle implementation of Tier 1 automotive exterior trim products including injection molding, extrusion, cross-head extrusion, metal stamping, and flocking.

• Launched 20+ products utilizing industry standards of ISO, TS, & Best In Class standards

• Personally assigned to coordinated acquisition work of 17 specific products by: synchronizing bank builds, maintaining quality, facilitating tool transfers via outsourced riggers, machinery installation, employee training, and meeting production-ready goals

• Chosen to spend 16 weeks cross-county to learn a new trade, “flocking”, construct specialized capital machinery of $600K to exceed assembly demands by 43%

Lean Manufacturing Manager (CSM)

Advanced to CSM Manager with roles of introducing 5S, TAKT time, Kaizen events, Continuous Process Improvement, Just-In-Time Inventory, Cost Reductions, and Eliminating Waste

• Assembled talented team members to conduct Kaizen events in-house and at 7 US sister plants all having an impact of at least 15% productivity gains

• Provided and wrote salary performance reviews

• Facilitated CSM Impacts to enforce scheduled machinery up-time to be 100%

• Devised Poke-Yokes to reduce scrap by 26%

Industrial Engineer

Reported directly to Plant Manager of key roles including: Time Studies & Cost Analysis, Quality Assurance, Productivity Improvements, Workflow Optimization, and Process Automation

• Self taught AutoCAD

• Researched and installed software to track machinery efficiency with up-idol-down time

• Lead SMED events to reduce mold change-overs by 15%

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