Manager Injection Molding

Rodney Nichols

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Tel : 804-***-****

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Address

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Profile

Objective Would like to use my 20 years experience in Manufacturing and Quality to help bring your company to a world class level while at the same time learn new and exciting innovative concepts in the ever changing manufacturing world

Availability 2 weeks upon an accepted offer

Key Skills

Proficient or familiar with a vast array Quality and Manufacturing systems

Six Sigma NADCAP Kaizen Facilitator SPC

TS16949, ISO9000:2000 AS9100 Value Stream Mapping PPAP, APQP, 8D, GP12

Education

1984 - 1988 Bachelors in Industrial Engineering – Central New England College of Technology

2006 TS16949 Lead Auditor

QAI

2007 Value Stream Mapping and Six Sigma Black Belt

VPMEP

Work Experience

QubicaAMF, Mechanicsville, Va

Quality Manager Dec 2006 to Present

Developed a Vendor Scorecard Program for a 300 plus Vendor base

Developed an Internal Quality System called F.L.I.P, A program that uses a Factual approach to decision making, a Leadership, it is an Involvement of people, and uses a Process approach

Manage the day to day activities of the Quality department to include Supplier Quality, First Article, In-Coming and Final Inspection, Customer Complaints, and Warranty

Worked extremely close with Manufacturing and Engineering Personnel on new product launches

Developed a Kaizen Program and lead 3-4 Kaizens each year with special attention to run it rates, methodology, and lay out efficiency

Carbone Kirkwood, LLC, Farmville Va. Sept 2003 to Dec 2006

Quality Manager

Managed the day to day activities of the Quality department to include, PPAP, 8D, JIDOKA, GP12, In-coming Inspection, In-process Inspection, Final Inspection

Managed Customer Complaints to all OEM and Tier one Automotive Supplier, Supplier base I managed included, Ford, GM, Visteon, TI Group, Bosch, Federal Mogul, Rockwell, Siemens and many others

TS16949 Lead Management Representative and was responsible for transition from QS9000 to TS16949

Lead a Team that closed the plant in Virginia and relocated it to Monterey Mexico and India

Spec Plating, Inc. , Bridgeport, Ct.

Quality Manager Jan 1998 to Sept 2003

Managed the day to day activities of the Quality Department to Include In-process Inspection, Final Inspection and Required monthly chemical testing

Developed and Implemented AS9100 and was awarded certification in 2000

Developed and Implemented NADCAP and was awarded certification in 2001

Managed all customer complaints

Mikron Corp, Stratford, Ct

Manufacturing Manager November 1991 to January 1998

Managed the daily activity of a 3 shift Injection Molding and Secondary Operation, areas of responsibility were, Production Control, Quality Control, Inventory Control and Engineering

QS9000 Lead Auditor and lead a team that was awarded certification in 1996

During my tenure at Mikron we grew from 3 molding machines and 8 employees to 18 Molding machines with over 50 Employees

Mikron Corp, Stratford, Ct

2nd Shift Manager 1986 to 1991

Managed the daily activity of a 2nd shift of the Injection Molding and Secondary Operation, areas of responsibility were, Production Control, Quality Control, Set Up Technicians and engineering

Managed approx 15 people

Performed Employee evaluations, Training of Employees.

Mikron Corp, Stratford, Ct

Machine Operator / Set Up Technician 1984 to 1986

Started off as a Machine Operator and worked my way up to Set Up Technician setting the Injection Molding machines and secondary Operations

Also was responsible for measuring parts to ensure they met specifications

Interests

Bowling, Spending time with Family

References

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