Stephen R. Bare
Liberty Center, Ohio 43532
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To obtain a management or processing position using the skills I have acquired in the plastic molding industry
WORK HISTORY
IAC Industries, Wauseon, Ohio
• Plastic Injection Molding Supplier to GM and Chrysler
Production Supervisor Aug 2010-May 2011
• Supervised Shift Operations
• Oversaw scrap and downtime of molding machines
• Made sure that productivity was meeting daily plans to stay ahead of assembly
• Molding machines were Van Dorn and Cincinnati
• Oversaw 30 shift employees
Kamco Industries, West Unity, Ohio
• Plastic Injection Molding Supplier to Honda
Production Manager September 1998-March 2010
• Conducted Plant Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE)
• Managed Production and Shipping Departments
• Responsible for Plant New Model Launching and Plant Overall Readiness
• Development of Technical Staff Processing Skills
• Implemented Departmental Business Plans
• Executed Capacity Studies
• Oversaw Production of 27 Injection Molding Machines
• Molding machines were Nissei, Nigatta, Ube and Engel
• Experience with end of arm robots with Star, Yushin and Sailor
• Responsible for trouble shooting molding processing problems
• Reduced Scrap and Downtime
• Performed Root Cause Analysis executed with 5P, 8D, and Kepner Tregoe Techniques
• Managed all Assistant Managers and Supervisors and oversaw their Development
• Oversaw 150-200 employees
• Responsible for New Model Tooling Development and the maturation of each process
• Accountable for Production Supply and Labor Budgeting
• Enforced 5S and Performed Safety Audits
• Improved molding line efficiencies
• Maintained Regrind Inventory
• Supervise Supply, Labor, and Manpower Budgets
• Worked with Honda on Implementing Lean Manufacturing practices
Plaxicon Company, Delta, Ohio
o Stretch Blow Molding
Production Manager June 1993- January 1998
• Planning and Overseeing Production Runs
• Managed Warehouse Operations
• Administered Employee Disciplinary and Attendance Files
• Trained Process Technicians with Troubleshooting Skills
Shift Supervisor/ Process Technician March 1990- June 1993
• Supervised Shift Operations
• Performed Tool Changes
• Stretch Blow Molding Machines used were Nissei
• Exposed to Six Sigma basics
Structural Foam Plastics, Liberty Center, Ohio
o Custom Design Structural Foam Manufacturer
Shift Supervisor March 1983- March 1990
• Oversee Shift Operations and Quality Production
• Performing Tool Changes
EDUCATION
Taylor University, Upland, Indiana
Studied General Courses, including Communications, Mathematics, and Spanish
Liberty Center High School, Liberty Center, Ohio
Studied College Preparation Courses