Plant Manager, 04042

Resides in Rhode Island

Salary: US $Open

Relocate: Yes

On the Market: Looking

Industry: Material Handling Equipment - Foam Processing- Plastics Bottling - Battery Operations

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Plant Manager
Employer Name: (company)
Employer Product: Precision hydraulic material handling equipment.
Duties/Responsibilities: Managed daily operations of manufacturing facility. Managed Material, Engineering and Production departments. Developed policies and procedures to increase profits, through-put while reducing inventory and operational costs.

Education:
Highest Educational Degree: AS Major: Electrical Engineering Year Graduated: 1981
Institution: Delaware Tech.
Languages: Certificates, Licenses: Description of skills:

Plant Manager - (Company) a division of (Company)11/01 - 5/02 RI
Precision hydraulic material handling equipment
· Development and management of manufacturing systems utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, TPM and other continuous improvement concepts while maintaining an ISO 9001 rating in a union environment. o Implemented Master Schedule to significantly increase On-time delivery performance and reduce overdue backlog from $500k to under $100k. o Reduced lead times by 30% o Implemented engineering schedule to meet customer requirements. · Operational P&L responsibilities. · Directly responsible for mfg, engineering, quality control, maintenance and materials departments. · Developed policies and procedures to increase manufacturing output by 40%. o Enforced conformance to existing bargaining unit contract. o Implemented performance standards for hourly work force.

Plant Manager - (company), a division of (Same Company as above) 6/00 - 11/01 TX
Lift truck attachments and material handling equipment.
· Directly responsible for mfg, engineering, quality control, maintenance and materials departments. · Incorporated lean manufacturing techniques such as one piece flow through cells, utilizing Kaizen events (Toyota Production System) and kanban. · Reduced lead times by 50% o Reduced raw materials inventory levels to meet "just in time" deliveries. · Reduce labor variance by 18% by implementing standard work procedures. · Implemented engineering schedule to meet customer requirements. · Streamlined paper work flow in the "order entry to production shop floor work order release" from 15 days down to less than 3 days. · Increase direct labor output per employee by 100%. · Operational P&L responsibilities. · Reduced raw materials inventory levels to meet "just in time" deliveries. · Responsible for environmental, health and safety issues. · Directly responsibility for 140 direct and indirect production department personnel. · Reduced overdue backlog from $900k to well under $125k · Decreased OSHA incident rate by over 50%.

Maintenance Manager - (Same Company as Above), a division of (Same Company as above)8/99 - 6/00 TX
Lift truck attachments and material handling equipment.
· Responsible for all facilities and equipment, plant engineering, and capital projects for (Company) manufacturing, Brudi manufacturing, Presto Lifts, and Rol-Lift facilities. · Manage two-shift maintenance department at the (Blank) TX facility. · Responsible for environmental, health and safety issues. · Supported Lean Manufacturing Kaizen events. · Reduce unscheduled machine downtime to less than 1.5% of production schedule.

Plant Engineer - Captive Plastics 5/97 - 8/99 NJ
Manufacturer of bottles and closures for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
· Responsible for 250,000-sq./ft plastic bottle manufacturing facility. · Reduced machinery related downtime an average of 30% each year. Current unscheduled downtime rate is 2.2%. Savings of $1.3 MM in lost opportunity. · Manage corporate (five-plant) electrical engineering and project engineering departments. · Responsible for facility related capital engineering projects including $1.23 MM corporate office renovation, $1.75 MM equipment upgrade related to the reduction of both electric and natural gas usage. Utility savings per annum, $310,000. · Electrical usage reduction of 50% via high efficiency lighting and changeover to natural gas driven chillers. · Negotiated natural gas and electric utility contracts saving the facility $100,000 per year. · Oversee plant safety and environmental issues. Resolved OSHA and EPA related issues. · Directly responsible for plant maintenance department composed of 27 electro-mechanical technicians and engineers. · Instituted and managed the Preventive Maintenance Programs on all production related equipment as well as all plant support equipment. · Responsible for the maintenance of 56 molding and decorating machines. · Responsible for both facility related items, and also for maintenance of production equipment

Maintenance Manager - (Foam Company) 7/94 - 5/97 PA
Manufacturer of polyurethane foams for the cosmetic and carpet industries. · Responsible for 600,000-sq./ft polyurethane foam making facility. · Managed all documentation and systems for 10,000 gallon per day wastewater treatment facility. · Managed the Preventive Maintenance Programs on all production related equipment as well as all plant support equipment including 3 high pressure steam boilers (300 - 500 HP), · Accountable for $1.2 MM inventory budget, $780,000 electricity and $90,000 natural gas budgets. · Instituted a computerized Preventive Maintenance / Work Order program. · Negotiated natural gas and electric utility contracts saving over $80,000 per year

Northeast Operations Maintenance Manager - (Battery Company) 4/91 - 7/94 PA
Manufacturer of automotive battery's · Responsible for all manning, budgeting, and maintenance functions for two automotive battery manufacturing plants encompassing 600,000 sq./ft. · Establish a CMMS for PM's, work orders, & inventory control. Resulting in a 50% reduction in unscheduled equipment downtime. Savings of $780,000 per year. · Directed a department of 4 shift supervisors and 20 maintenance craftsmen. · Managed all capital improvement projects. Including machinery rebuilds - $350,000, automated production line expansion - $3.1 MM, building renovation and demolition - $500,000, fire system and roofing replacement/upgrades - $270,000.

Electrical / Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor - (Company) 1985 - 1991 PA
Tier one supplier to the automotive industry. Manufacturer of automotive catalytic converters

Electrical Maintenance Supervisor - (Name) Steel Corporation 1983 - 1985 DE

Engineering Analyst - Newport News Shipbuilding 1981 - 1983 Newport News, VA

Education: BSEE - University of Delaware, Newark, DE

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