Plant Manager Quality

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Bryan Sims

Objective & Qualifications

Accomplished, credentialed plant operations professional with 15+ years of progressively senior positions with leading manufacturers of building materials and automotive products. Skilled in ensuring a safe work environment, overseeing product quality and packaging, equipment maintenance requirement, meeting production schedules, and coordination operator training. Effective communicator with a fluency in Spanish. Strong team leadership with excellent mechanical and troubleshooting skills specific to electrical, hydraulic, power transmission, pneumatic and control systems.

-Six Sigma Green Belt -Proficient in all Microsoft office apps.

-Spanish, English and Russian. -Physically capable of completing all duties.

-Fully versed in LEAN principles. –SAP Key User.

Experience

7/8/2009 - Present HP Pelzer Group Mexico City, MX

Director of Operations / Interim Plant Manager

Manage work force of over 250 employees, including 30 staff and 220 direct workers.

Full P&L responsibility including budget forecast, review and correction.

Maintain facility, purchasing and navigating daily business activities.

Steer and direct textile manufacturing operation that generates over $30M in annual revenue. Established operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality and outstanding production of textile and chemical based products. Design and implement training program’s to develop staff, facilitate efficiency and drive improvements. Manage operational and capital expense budget of over $3M across 2 locations. I am well versed in Value Stream Mapping and able to see savings in all aspects of manufacturing.

8/1/2005 – 7/2/2009 Davidson Textron Columbia, MO

Superintendent / Continuous Improvement

Processing and understanding all machine diagnostics.

Training and supervision of over 45 direct employees.

Implemented a plant-wide safety program reducing Worker's Comp claims by 32%.

Achieved advancements in headcount reduction by optimization of work cells and shared workloads. Reduced scrap rate from staggering 8% to average of 2% in less than 6 months. Responsible for all continuous improvement in the plant generating over 3 million annual saving by blank size reductions, eliminating non value added task and improvement of cycle times working closely with engineers and quality departments. Facilitated the turnaround of a multi-plant operation, in quality, safety, and leadership effectiveness.

4/19/1996 – 8/1/2005 TRI-CON Industries Columbia, MO

Operator / Floor Supervisor 1st Shift

Increased the effectiveness of the leadership team by improving team focus, cohesion, and accountability.

Performed a detailed root-cause analysis and assured accountability in the manufacturing processes

Operate machinery, including Goss, Man Roland, and TKS presses

Advanced rapidly from production attendant to line lead to production supervisor. Responsible for daily reporting of all OEE factors and maintained highest OEE by shift for over 6 plants. Direct supervision and conflict resolution for over 29 direct employees.

Education

1991-1993 Associates degree in Drafting Columbia College Columbia, MO

Obtained degree in drafting and building trades graduated in top 5% of class. Numerous civil and government certifications allowing continuing growth of business and personal development.

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