Manufacturing Management Leader

THOMAS H. RANDALL

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PLANT/ MANUFACTURING MANAGER

Highly organized Manager with strong interpersonal skills and proven record of improving quality, efficiency, productivity and profitability in progressively responsible positions with ITW and General Electric. Industrial Engineering degree with background in industrial equipment, transportation, electronics and aerospace industries. Passionate about quality, safety and customer satisfaction. Willing to relocate.

• Strategic Planning • Budget Planning • Process Improvement

• New Product Launch • Lean Manufacturing • Financial Cost Control

• Staff Development/ Mentoring • Project Leadership • ISO 9000

• Quality Assurance • Kan Ban • Continuous Improvement

• Safety Program • Kaizen • Five S

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ITW Food Equipment Group

• Reduced spending by 10% saving $450,000 on annual operating budget as Plant Manager.

• Increased sales 7% or $1MM for assigned product lines as Business Unit manager.

General Electric Company

• Saved $213,000 in rework cost and decreased cycle time 10% as Sr. Manufacturing Engineer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ITW FOOD EQUIPMENT GROUP – Richmond Hill, Georgia 1999-2010

A $14 billion diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems with operations in 44 countries. www.hobartcorp.com

Business Unit Manager: Richmond Hill, GA - May 2010 to December 2010

Reported to the Director – Manufacturing. Responsible for $15 million food prep business unit with full Profit and Loss responsibility resulting in 15% ROS in a difficult economic climate.

• Prepared and executed transition from home-grown inventory control system to Epicor Vantage ERP system.

• Led redesign of Cutter Mixer to recapture lost chain business resulting in $400,000 incremental sales.

Plant Manager: Richmond Hill, GA - 2006 to 2010

Reported to the Director – Manufacturing. Responsible for $45MM manufacturing plant producing commercial food preparation equipment. Direct control over Purchasing, Machining, Assembly, Quality, Accounting, Human Resources and Warehousing. Supervised 7 direct reports and 120 employees.

• Delivered $45,000,000 in product sold by establishing in-lining and cellular manufacturing and locating machining with assembly cells to minimize travel time.

• Improved on-time delivery to better than 96% through use of a finished goods Kan ban system.

• Decreased inventory from 3.5 to 2.5 MOH by implementing a Kan ban system for all work in process.

• Outsourced all machining operations (20+ CNC machines) recognizing a $200k cost savings.

• Reunited two separate business units into a single production operation.

• Reduced lost time injuries 28%. Passed all corporate EHS and OSHA inspections.

• Created a mentoring program to coach/ mentor individual contributors to improve performance.

Manager - Quality Assurance: Troy, OH - 2003-2006 (Relocated to Richmond Hill, GA in 2004)

Reported to the General Manager – Food Machines. Responsible for $120MM division product quality efforts and led team of 5 Quality Engineers/ Technicians.

• Reduced warranty expenses 5-10% or $150,000 per year.

• Delivered new mixer model family to market with less than 1% warranty rate.

• Converted plant Quality Management System to ISO 9001:2000 and maintained registration.

• Led Kaizen team that resolved chronic safety switch problem that reduced warranty costs by over $250,000.

Manager - Quality Assurance: Troy, Ohio - 1996-2003

PMI Food Equipment Group (Acquired by ITW in 1999)

Reported to the Director – Quality. Responsible for leading team of 7 Quality Engineers/ Technicians supporting 12 major product lines produced at 3 manufacturing plants plus OEM manufacturers.

• Reduced spending by 10% saving $90,000 and reduced warranty expenses $100,000 per year.

• Led Voice of the Customer project to successfully repair and retain Arby’s slicer business.

• Resolved quality concerns with Dunkin Donuts, Tim Horton’s and Cracker Barrel corporate representatives.

• Implemented ISO 9000 at three food machines plants, including visiting customer facilities to gain understanding.

PMI FOOD EQUIPMENT GROUP, Troy, Ohio 1992-1999

A $2.7 billion diversified company including Hobart Corporation which is engaged in design, manufacture, distribution and service of commercial food equipment.

Senior Quality Engineer: Troy, OH -1992 - 1996

Reported to the Manager – Quality Assurance. Responsible for transitioning new products from design into manufacturing.

• Saved $20,000 per year by developing two methods of life testing Mixers without wasting food.

• Applied principles of ISO 9000 to write a generic Quality Manual for use at three different plants.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1980-1992

Senior Manufacturing Engineer -1990 – 1992

GE Transportation Systems, Erie, Pennsylvania

Manager Production Support Engineering -1988 – 1990

GE Electronics Systems, Syracuse, New York

Lead Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineer,

Process & Equipment Engineer, Assistant Foreman -1981 – 1988

GE Electronic Systems, Syracuse, New York

Methods Specialist and Buyer/ Contract Administrator -1980 – 1981

GE Aircraft Engine, Cincinnati, Ohio

EDUCATION

B. S. in Industrial Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 1980

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

GE Manufacturing Management Program 1980-1982 Evendale, OH & Syracuse, NY

Continuous Improvement – GE Company, Erie, PA – 1990

Lead Assessor of Quality Systems – Perry Johnson, Inc. Southfield, MI - 1993

Lean Manufacturing -The ITW Toolbox – ITW, Phoenix, AZ - 2007

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Lotus Notes

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS

ASQ – American Society for Quality. Member since 1993.

INTERESTS

Running, Strength Training, Biking, Reading

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