Manager Plant
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Chattanooga, Tn ***** 423-***-****
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Michael Welch
Summary of Qualifications Experienced, accomplished business professional with strong record of growth and achievement. Skilled in areas of Executive Management and Administration, Operations Management, H.R. Management and Administration, Safety, Quality Control, Lean Enterprise, Weld Engineering, Marketing, Customer Service, Sales, Procurement and Finance.
Experience 2010 - Present Dixie Industries Chattanooga, TN
Production Manager
Reduced past due backlog by 8,000 hours and increased measured productivity from 52% to 73% within 90 days.
2008– 2009 Southern Steel Co. Charlotte, NC
Plant Manager
Re-organized, streamlined and reduced plant overhead during sales downturn to maximize shop efficiency for structural steel fabricator.
Reduced man hr. per ton produced from an average of 15 hr/ton to 11 hr/ton in 8 months.
Served as Safety director and reduced the number of recordable injuries by one half from 2007 results.
2006–2008 Southern Fab Co. Chattanooga, TN
President
President and owner of a start-up manufacturer of construction equipment attachments and fabrications.
Developed business plan, arranged financing, leased property, installed machinery and equipment, developed procedures and policies, designed product and tooling, hired and trained work force, created website, manufacture and market quality finished product.
Within 4 months of operation start-up, produced and delivered high quality product at below market price.
1994–2006 JRB Attachments/Paladin Akron, OH
Director of Southern Operations Chattanooga, Tn
2005-2006
Responsibilities for P&L and all manufacturing operations for three facilities in Ooltewah, (C&P Attachments) Chattanooga, Tn. (JRB Attachments and Kernersville, NC (Paladin Custom Works)
Combined shipments of $52 million and 240 employees
Reduced lead time at C&P from 14 weeks in April 2005 to less than 2 weeks delivery by September 2005. Achieved this while reducing headcount from 221 to 180 and achieving record monthly shipments. Accomplished by interfacing Sales with scheduling and shop supervision, creating a scheduling system by product line, development of work standards and utilization of Lean Manufacturing Principles.
Improved product quality and reduced Sales/Warranty credits by 50%. Accomplished by changing weld wire process and using Vendor supplied training at no cost to C&P. Each department Manager supplied information on credits and charged with managing their reduction.
Developed start-up business plan and budget for new assembly facility in Kernersville and achieved profit in first year of operation.
Developed gross margin by product data and used to increase margin, identify product for outsource, identify areas for engineering changes and eliminate low volume non profitable products.
Served as “Lean Champion” and ERP (Syteline) implementation leader.
Director of Iowa Operations JRB Attachments DeWitt, Ia. 2002- 2005
Responsible for P&L, Operating Budget, Safety, H.R. and total plant management of Iowa manufacturing facility and 80 hourly and salaried employees.
Increased shipments from $13 million in 2001 to $27 million in 2004.
Improved on time shipping percentage from 72% to 98%.
Improved gross margin by product over 15% in two year period.
Developed work standards and efficiency measurements to effectively manage and monitor plant efficiency and utilization.
Implemented Lean Manufacturing principles and one piece flow manufacturing processes to reduce inventory and non-value added operations.
Reduced warranty costs over 30%
Plant Manager JRB Attachments Chattanooga, Tn. 1998 - 2002
Responsible for start-up and Manufacturing Operations of new JRB production facility as well as a Custom Engineering Operation.
Established Excellent Customer Relations with Komatsu, Kobelco and Kawasaki Construction divisions in the Southeast region to grow and expand our whole goods and Custom business.
Managed operating profit in the second year of production, one year ahead of the business plan.
Plant Manager JRB Attachments DeWitt, Ia.
1994-1998
Increased generated income at DeWitt facility from $3.5 million to $12 million operation from 1994 to 1997.
Managed growth from a 15,000 sq. ft. operation to current 54,000 sq. ft. operation.
Established solid relationship with John Deere production plants in Dubuque and Davenport helping pave way for new JRB Custom Operation Division.
Implemented MRP software (Symix), helped set up manufacturing databases, labor reporting procedures and reports for all facilities.
Worked with and developed support staff to go from a “job shop” operation to a structured production facility.
Established, developed and maintained a safety committee and manual.
Education
St. Ambrose University Davenport, Ia.
Business Administration
Caterpillar Inc.
Two year Weld and Fabrication formal training graduate Aurora, Il
Various courses and Training sponsored by Professional Societies
Lean Manufacturing Hazardous Materials
Team Leadership Skills Geometric Tolerancing
Shop Floor Scheduling Problem Solving
Principles of Metallurgy Weld Quality/ Weld inspection
Labor Relations MSDS
MRP Dealing with difficult employees
Synchronous Manufacturing Blueprint Reading
References and Salary History available upon request
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