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tdvgro@r.postjobfree.com

Profile:

o Production Supervisor (27 yrs), Extensive background in Lean Manufacturing, managed 35 to 65 employees, drove changes in plants, reduced scrap, safety accidents, increased efficiency and productivity, reduced overtime, managed Thermal Molding, Paint, Weld, Trim, Packaging, Press, Assembly and Upholstery departments, acted as Operations Manager as needed, Experience working in both Union and Non-Union environment. English and Spanish with high proficiency, willing to relocate.

Work Experience

• Janesville Acoustics: 2005 – 2010 Supervised between 35 and 65 employees

Conducted meetings with various departments and company executives to review key measures; coordinated operations and activities with other managers to implement company’s policies and goals; Maintained relationships with external customers and vendors. Planned, directed and coordinated production activities to ensure that production met or exceeded output and quality goals while remaining within budget, Performed administrative tasks such as establishing man power requirements, coordinating vacations and schedules, conducting performance reviews; performed administrative tasks such as establishing man power requirements, conducting performance reviews.

o $ 5 million savings/ profits per year minimum by implementing Lean Manufacturing principles that led to, increased productivity, reduction scrap count, an increased in efficiency, and reduced safety incidents by over 50%, while creating ergonomically correct work cells.

o Developed, put measures in place to reduce quality incidents to 2.6% - 3% from 35%.

o Decreased change over / set up times from 4 hours and 8 hours to hour in 2 different plants.

• Expo Landscaping 2004 – 2005 Part owner, Supervised 20 – 25 employees

o Worked with City engineers on work to be performed, did blue print take off for placement of bids,

Led teams on work to be performed,

o $ 500,000 Increased in business revenues a year, reduced overtime, increased efficiency. Developed PM for maintenance of equipment.

• Steelcase Inc 1984 – 2004 Supervised between 45 – 55 employees

o Planned, directed and coordinated production activities to ensure that production met or exceeded output and quality goals while remaining within budget, Performed administrative tasks such as establishing man power requirements, coordinating vacations and schedules, conducting performance reviews; performed administrative tasks such as establishing man power requirements, conducting performance reviews. Conducted meetings with various departments and company executives to review key measures; coordinated operations and activities with other managers to implement company’s policies and goals; Maintained relationships with external customers and vendors.

o $ 6 million in profits/savings a year by implementing Lean Manufacturing principles that led to cost reduction, increase in productivity, reduced scrap count, increased efficiency, and reduced safety incidents, created ergonomically correct work cells. Reduced floor space.

o Coordinated, moved and set up complete product lines to plants in other states, Developed plan to keep product in-house versus outsourcing it.

• Areas of Expertise

o Lean Manufacturing ; Kaizan

o 5 S’s (Sort, Shine, Set in order, Standardize and Sustain);

o Continuous Improvement, Gemba walks

o Kanban pull systems, Poke-Yoke

o Coaching and Mentoring,

o Flow charting, Hourly information boards

o Safety, Ergonomics

o Quality, Standardize Work Instruction, ISO 9000-02, TQM

o MRP, WIP, SAP, JIT,

o Product Specialist; Collaborated with Engineers on new product lines, redesign of products, blueprint review,

o Redesigned cells layout to utilize least amount of floor space, reduced work in process and placed a one pc flow output,

o Established Takt-time and Cycle times to accommodate fluctuating schedules,

o Microsoft Office, Blue print reading,

Core Competencies

• DDI - Talent Management

• Leadership Assessment and Development,

• Interaction Management

• Communication

• Principles and Practices of Management

• Lean Manufacturing

• Train the trainer seminar

• Analyzing and improving employee’s performance

• Coaching for success, Delegating for Results

• Influential Leadership

• High Performance teams

• Managing Performance problems

• Leading Change

• Motivating others, Resolving conflict

Interests

• Fishing

• Football, Baseball

• United Way Representative

• Coach, Little League Baseball

• Translator for 63rd District Court

• Charitable work in Venezuela

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