Efficient Manufacturing/Operations Professional seeks a leadership position with a growing company.
Summary of qualifications • Extensive hands on experience running world class operations that includes
precision metal fabrication, injection/blow molding plastics and assembly of parts
and components for automobiles, medical devices, industrial, aerospace and military components.
• In charge of planning, scheduling, organizing, controlling and quality assurance.
Drive continuous improvement projects as project manager, implement lean manufacturing and
apply six sigma, 5 S and Kanban as lead in response to business expansions and customer
requirements throughout the supply chain.
• Managed the complete supply chain of products from buying components and raw materials,
importing raw materials, manufacturing in multiple plants across US and overseas, to shipping,
fulfillments, distribution and exporting of finish goods to customers distribution centers and
end users.
• Responsible for turning around low performing work centers in the US and off shore to process
excellence.
• Drive changes in process engineering, layouts, quality inspection criteria and corrective
actions. Using failure mode & effect analysis, 8 D disciplines and 5 Why’s.
• Particularly effective in increasing productivity & capacity by developing continuous improvement
procedures, GMP and SOP’s for training and employee certifications. Experience using toyota
production system (TPS), value stream mapping, pull systems, visual factory, SMED/DMAIC,
standard work and other lean or six sigma technics.
RCCA methodologies, NADCAP, mil-std, and FDA.
• Managed facilities, manufacturing, supply chain, quality control, outsourcing and logistics.
• Responsible for yearly budgets, P&L, cost reduction initiatives, capital projects and customer
delivery performance.
• Experience Implementing ISO 9001, TS 16949, 13485 and 14001.
• Experience outsourcing components and subassemblies off shore.
• Conduct supplier qualifications and validation to meet quality and capacity.
• Able to set up procedures, train and perform periodic audits to vendors and sub contractors.
• Audit internal and external vendors and develop reports to measure vendor performance. Constantly
review the supply chain metrics and make necessary changes in response to type of products,
production lead times, material costs and speed to market.
• Able to collect and analyze data, elaborate plans, draw solutions, implement it and sustain.
Accreditation’s Managed human resources, production, quality assurance, maintenance, purchasing and support personal in different departments of metal fabrication and assembly for multiple SKU’s and multiple shifts. Trained new employees and reached full capacity while maintaining quality and production goals. Participated in upgrading packaging, scrap reduction and wastewater discharge. Proven ability to organizing staff and equipment. Able to anticipate staffing requirements in order to schedule sufficient staff and eliminate waste and overtime. Lead and direct a team in a multitask/multicultural environment. Troubleshot actual and potential problems and recommend appropriate cost effective solutions. Consistently develop and implement more efficient procedures that have shortened response times to internal/external inquires and that expedited the shipping of orders. Ability to select train and motivate subordinates; reducing labor turnover and absenteeism. Responsible for P/L, yearly budgets and capital equipment acquisitions. Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Professional experience • 06/11 to Present Griffin Group, Inc. Lean Manufacturing Director NY.
Larger defense contractor acquires a smaller private operation with a different line of products.
In charge of a post acquisition project with the following deliverables
1- Design and implement a complete work plan and performance milestones that will track the
integration process.
2- Elaborate communication plans for the new strategies and business objectives
3- Human resources plan. I assist and direct the planning for the retention, integration and reduction of work force.
4- Integrate two different technology systems.
5- Plan a recommendation for lean implementation.
6- Prepare a plan for manufacturing integration.
The project started with developing a cultural change process and implement 5S.
Includes leadership selection, coaching, and development.
• 09/07 to 06/11 Middle Atlantic Products, Inc. Fabrication Manager Fairfield, NJ.
In charge of 3 shifts of metal fabrication in an ISO registered company. 150 non-union employees.
Include CNC, VMC, punch presses, press brakes, spot / mig welding. robotics, numerous secondary operations,
Tube bending, rolling and assembly. For 450 to 550 orders a day, run size from 10 to 2000 pieces.
Operation use cold rolled steel in different sizes and gauges, daily use was average 90.000
pounds of steel a day.
Totally redesign the Order Expediting System from paper lists to visual dispatch, improving the work
Flow of components from 55% to 95%. By improving the work flow I manage to reduce the Over Time allocation
from 15% average to 3 % average even in peak times.
Maintain a Good relation with Supervisors and Leads base on open door policy and constant
Communication of expectations and accountabilities. Increase Employee Morale by implementing
Safety bonus, performance reviews follow ups, cross training, employee development and recognitions.
Improved the Quality of Products and reduce the Non-Conformance Materials almost 80%, by:
1- Complete Retraining of all Operators based on present skills and knowledge evaluations.
2- Trained Leads and Trainers in proper standard Training Procedures.
3- Set up a new in-process Quality Control Inspection system to reduce rejects and scrap.
4- Establish and Implement Quality Control Audits done by the Lead Teams.
5- Implement Lean initiatives, 5S and Kanban.
6- Develop Charts to inform and train Leads and Supervisors. Charts Include; Non-Conformance,
Indirect Labor, Scrap / Rejects, Attendance, Work Flow Efficiency = Speed of Jobs in the
Shop Floor.
Improved the Labor Reporting System by creating a more effective order scanning program, which
Eliminate Labor-reporting mistakes from 9% to 0%.
Constantly organized the shop floor layout to accept new products and new designs. Design and
Worked with IT Department numerous times to create or improved metrics systems and programs to
Improved Operations, Order Flow, Materials Flow, tracking of Orders – Prototypes and Regular.
Implement a Machine Optimization Program in order to increase the Machine Usage.
Design an Employee Certification Program that facilitate training of new Empl...
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