Manufacturing Manager

Brad P. Schulz

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Roundup, MT *****

WORK EXPERIENCE

*/** – 6/09 Knight and Carver Wind Group

Plant Manager

· Lead start-up wind blade manufacturing operation

· Hire and train a 70 person workforce

· Leadership development

· Full P/L responsibilities

· Lead management team consisting of HR, Finance, Quality, Production, EH&S, Materials, and Maintenance.

· Conduct monthly management development meeting

· Focus on effective team building

· Strategic planning

· Key Performance Indicator review of each department

· Reduced man-hour per blade from 1700 to less than 450 (Reduction of $26,000/unit)

· Reached max production capacity in eight months, 3 blades/wk

· Reduced overtime from 20% to 3%

· Reduced turnover from 30% to 2%

· Reduced OSHA recordable incidents from 86 in 2008 to 3 in 2009(6 mos)

· Contract review and sales assistance

· Weekly KPI metric and dashboard reporting to corporate office

· Promote a positive safety culture by providing management support in budget, direction, and priority

· Support Lean initiatives

Materials Manager

· Sourced material, supplies and equipment for start-up wind blade manufacturing operation

· Provided capital equipment justification

· Develop departmental budget

· Refine BOM and develop MRP system for start-up operation

· Hire and train staff for Purchasing, Inventory/Warehouse, Material Prep, and Material Handling.

· Coordinate and oversee Materials Management functions at two facilities

· Manufacturing plant – South Dakota

· Field service hub – California

· Set up warehouse and developed stocking program

· Achieved inventory turns of 12 to 26 per year

· Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)

· Consignment program

· Vendor Negotiation to achieve best terms, price, quality, customer service and delivery

· Seek value-added activities from suppliers

· Training assistance, Process improvements, material kitting

9/06 – 7/07 Suzlon Rotor Corporation, Pipestone, MN

Supply Chain Manager

· Manage procurement of all raw material through global supply

· Daily interaction with international suppliers

· $25 million annual spend

· Material requirement planning of all major commodities

· Coordinate stocking levels and delivery schedule with warehouse personnel

· Extensive sourcing experience

· Sourced material and supplies for start-up operation

· Negotiated pricing from stateside vendors favorable to vendors in India and Europe

· Create and maintain honest and effective supplier relationships

· Perform site inspections when appropriate

3/06 – 9/06 Angus Palm Industries, Watertown, SD

New Product Introduction Purchasing Engineer

· Source products for prototype

· Select quality conscious, cost effective suppliers

· Focus on short turns for complex parts

· Manage multiple projects simultaneously

· Support R&D department in all purchasing needs

· Create/maintain engineering/purchasing relationship

· Engineering liaison to Purchasing

· Manage new product quoting and supplier approval

· Evaluate supplier performance

1/01 – 3/06 Daktronics Inc., Brookings, SD

Manufacturing Process Engineer

· Review / Approve project design concept and documentation

· Determine manufacturability / Create structured flow

· Reduced rework by 25%

· Supervise Manufacturing Engineer Assistant staff

· Create proposals and provide justification for capital equipment expenditures

· Reduced testing setup time by 50%, increased safety

· Reduced harness manufacturing time by 50%

· Oversee process control

· Create and maintain assembly and testing documentation

· Conduct process capability studies

· Approve engineering change orders

· Oversee standard product/prototype manufacturing process

· Key member of Product Development team

· Reduced manufacturing time by 25%

· Oversee design and implementation of jigs and test fixtures

· Reduced setup time by 80%

· Oversee, establish, and conduct process related and OSHA required training

· Conduct safety training for over 100 employees monthly

· Write Job Hazard Analyses for multiple departments

· Created extensive electrical safety training

· Project Management

· Manufacturing process improvement projects

· Create plant layout designs

EDUCATION

2006 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

M.S., Industrial Management

· OSHA/Leadership emphasis

2000 Chadron State College, Chadron, NE

B.A., Industrial Management

· Electrical/Electronic Systems and Manufacturing emphasis

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