Manager Plant

JAMES P. HERMAN

*** ******** ***** **. *********, SC 29936 843-***-**** *********@*****.***

January 2006 –Present TICO TRACTORS, Ridgeland, SC Truck & Trailer Manufacturer

Materials Manager

• Converted truck manufacturing from a work cell method to an assembly line and subassembly area’s.

• Linked a series of Excel spread sheets in an attempt to simulate an MRP system

• Maintain Master production schedule and create daily work orders for production parts to be made.

• Compiled truck Bills of materials while engineering created new parts

• Created a “Sales Option list” that connected to a “bom configuator” to quicken the bom and quoting process.

• Lead 2 Plant Buyers, overseeing the negotiations with suppliers.

May 2002 – Oct 2005 KONTANE LOGISTICS, Huntersville, NC Packaging & Freight Consolidation

Program Manager

• Managed Freightliner’s Aftermarket Parts Program, receiving materials from 3 F/L manufacturing plants and shipping materials to 7 Parts Distribution Centers in US and Canada.

• Established packaging specifications, both wooden and corrugated, to standardize packing of parts.

• Directed all aspects of warehousing, order picking and shipping, some sequential with F/L production line.

• Managed staff, including hiring, training, evaluations and terminations.

• Liaison for customer assurance and continuous improvement.

• Purchased plant equipment and packaging materials.

• Scheduled drivers daily activities.

Manager Dana’s World Wide Export Operation

• Controlled a crating operation where large earth moving equipment (axles, transmissions and converters) were assembled into wooden crates and shipped compliant with inspection regulations.

• Overseen production and scheduling of shipments to meet steamship line cut-off’s.

June 2000 – February 2002 KING ARTHUR, Statesville, NC Function Room Furniture

Material Control Supervisor

• Hands-On Shop Floor Supervisor.

• Interface with production areas to assure all required raw materials are provided.

• Determined which orders will be completed and schedule the necessary Truck Carriers.

• Created three programs – Material Control System for parts warehouse, Daily/Yearly Ship Log and Order Picking system with Locator

1983 – June 2000 ASC / TRIM SYSTEMS, (3 Facilities: Statesville, NC; Lordstown, Ohio; Heilbrone, Germany)

Statesville, North Carolina Facility – Interior Truck Trim 1993 - 2000

Material Manager

• Supervised production scheduling, customer service, shipping, sales order entry, warehouse stock control, receiving and traffic.

• Plant Buyer, negotiate with suppliers for all facets of business – trucking, raw materials, manufacturing and shipping.

• Managed 8 direct and 40 indirect employees over 2 shifts.

• Instituted a Bar Code Scanning System to be used for shipping of material, production reporting and inventory.

• Achieved monthly inventory goal of 32 turns, while maintaining a .8% freight cost.

Lordstown, Ohio Facility – Auto Assembly Plant 1983 - 1993

Material Manager / Maintenance Supervisor

• Maintained material flow of a convertible conversion Assembly Line of 122 cars daily (2 shifts).

• Determined the cars to go on line, by the various colors, available material and promised deliveries.

• Decided the times when premium transportation is required to secure production.

• Responsible for complete plant maintenance.

• Hired outside contractors after reviewing bids for building modifications, equipment, etc.

• Appointed Plant Manager in the absence of Plant Manager (this included extended lengths of time due to poor health of Plant Manager)

• Launched Plant start-up, set up plant storage racks, implemented a stock locator system, worked with and supervised the completion of the conveyor line and weld line.

Heilbrone, Germany Facility – Porsche Convertible May – Aug 1989

Material Manager / Technical Advisor

• Trained management and material personnel on AS400 and Company procedures.

• Created a ‘ghost’ division to monitor consignment material shipped into Audi.

• Conducted a bilingual inventory with assistance from an interpreter.

1981 – 1982 REPUBLIC STEEL CORPORATION, Warren, Ohio Steel Company

Material Supervisor – Engineering Department

• Total responsibility and control of all construction material for contractors and mill crafts

• Administered material flow between contractors and company, resulting in minimum delays and maximum efficiency.

1981 NATIONAL CONTENT LIQUIDATORS, INC., Dayton, Ohio Liquidation Co

Sales Consultant – Liquidation and Sales

• Organized and conducted a complete inventory of three closed U.S. Steel Facilities.

• Negotiated prices and closings.

• Established a price list of all mill equipment, supplies and machinery.

• Compiled an advertising brochure for a ten million dollar steel mill liquidation.

1973 – 1980 UNITED STATES STEEL CORP., Youngstown, Ohio Steel Mill

Expediter – Blast Furnace 1976 - 1980

• Purchased and forecast maintenance material expenditures of a one million dollar maintenance inventory.

• Communicated with vendors and transportation companies to assure prompt deliveries.

Spares Attendant and Clerk – Blast Furnace 1974 - 1976

• Controlled and disbursed 12 acres of mill inventory.

• Calculated tonnage per cast and compiled production statistics for a Daily Report of Operations.

Labor – Blast Furnace 1973 - 1974

EDUCATION

• Mitchell Community College, Statesville, NC – APICS Certification Classes:

Material and Capacity Requirements Planning; Basics of Supply Chain Management; Master Planning of Resources; Production Activity Control; Just in Time

• Scholl Choffin – Youngstown, Oh – Courses taken in Air Conditioning/Refrigeration

• Austintown Fitch High School 1972 Graduate

SKILLS

Proficient with AS400 Mainframe Systems, Baan ERP (an Oracle Based System), Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and other Windows based software. ISO 9000 Standards, Certified fork lift trainer, Blue print reading, qualified burner and welder, very good mechanical ability.

• Profit / loss responsibility

• Logistics management

• Ability to train/motivate

• Statistical Process Control

• 8 D corrective Action

• Process improvement

• Contracts / Negotiating

• Importing / exporting materials

• Equipment maintenance

• AIAG Bar code standards

• Setting and achieving goals

• Inventory Management

• Developing key suppliers / partnership

• Transportation of dangerous goods

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