Operations Manager Resume

Desired Industry: Manufacturing	SpiderID: 28151
Desired Job Location: Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	Date Posted: 8/10/2009
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 8/01/09
Desired Wage: 85000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
A Plant/Operations Management or Materials Management position in a growth company or business unit. Ideally, the company would anticipate growth or changes requiring strong managerial, planning and people skills.

Experience:
Extensive experience in plant operations, control and management at three major companies in ten plant locations. Management experience includes a record of achieving goals through open participative and results oriented management. Strengths include leadership of personnel, teambuilding, human resource management, sales and general operations.

Education:
•Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Minor in Physics and Art, Southern Illinois University.
•Graduate level Mathematics/Physics
•APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).
•APICS certified instructor
•Wood Badge trained Boy Scouts of America
•Have taken many classes on TQC, JIT, TPS, Financial accounting, Zero Inventory (ZI) etc.
•Purchasing and Materials Management – Michigan State
•MRP Oliver Wight /Walt Goddard
•Innovative concepts – OPT Eli Goldratt

Affiliations:
Boy Scouts of America

Skills:
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, London, KY 2007 – 2009
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Managed all drivers and office associates to deliver inbound and outbound freight for the Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6097. Specialized in refrigerated freight and maintained a superior level of service at 99.95% on-time delivery. Assets were managed to maintain an average of 45.8 % ROC and a 17.2 % Margin in 2008. Continuous improvement was made over the previous 2 years in all areas.

HUNTER LLP, Lexington, KY 1995 – 2007
OPERATIONS MANAGER AND DEPT. MANAGER, 2006 – 2007
Managed manufacturing for Sporting Goods and four printing departments while working with all plant operations to develop lean initiatives, 5S, metrics, plant layout, standard work, coupled with quality and productivity improvements. Educated new management to learn idiosyncrasies of business while improving delivery, quality and productivity of business cells.

ACTING PLANT MANAGER, 2002 – 2006
Accepted plant responsibility for development of manufacturing, training and plant operations after business was sold. Followed the vision of the new ownership with commitment to effect environmental change in communication, employee growth, accountability, and know-how. Simultaneously maintained previous departmental responsibilities. Laid the building blocks for renewed teamwork, cooperation and communication.

HUNTER LLP continued
ART DIRECTOR AND PRINTING MANAGER, 2002 – 2006
Coordinated design process, licensing, planning, production art and printing departments. Oversight of OSHA, hazardous waste and safety issues. Planned, initiated, and oversaw organization and implementation of all major manufacturing events in facility. Increased output 20% with a 40% reduction in manning.

PLANT MANAGER, 1995 – 2002
Responsibilities included all manufacturing, quality, scheduling, safety, shipping, maintenance, facilities, OSHA, and warehousing for $20 million in sales company. Reported directly to the sole proprietor of the business. In this time period tripled output with minimal addition of personnel to the workforce of 150 employees.

CLARK MATERIAL HANDLING COMPANY, MANUFACTURING AREA MANAGER, 1993 – 1995
Responsible for manufacturing and modification of the product during the new company’s transition with the new ownership.

PLANT MANAGER, 1992 – 1993
Overall accountability for control of manpower, facilities and planning of heavy fork lift manufacturing; comprised of engineering, procurement, manufacturing operations, facilities and cost accounting. Management techniques include participative management and development of self directed work teams for constant improvement. Managed until company was sold. Worked diligently to find jobs and relocate all employees.

MANUFACTURING AREA MANAGER, 1990 – 1992
Responsibility for materials, paint departments and special equipment modifications of product within plant. Accountable for traffic, receiving, scheduling and repair departments. Managed manpower and resources to maintain manufacturing and shipping requirements for the plant.

MATERIALS MANAGER, 1989 – 1990
Responsible for all materials procurement, planning and control of annual $120 million component inventory and $40 million in finished goods. Managed shop floor scheduling, and inventory control for four plant locations. Managed 3 buyers, 6 schedulers and the 2 Master schedulers.

Additional Information:
•Established systems and procedures in a $100 million business which have maintained ninety-nine (99) percent inventory accuracy and higher for a $10 million inventory
•Developed procedures, accountability and direction for the Art and Design Center to increase output by 20% while staff decreased by 40% through more effective use of technology
•Maintained major role in the start-up and stabilization of two new manufacturing facilities of 350 employees: site and staff development incorporated defining planning systems, plant layout, material procurement and extensive training
•Played a key role in the installation of participative management techniques to develop and motivate the workforce in a plant of $50 million in annual sales with 75 employees. Our success has been a model for other installations.
•Led through teamwork and example to consistently surpass production schedules even during the financial instability of reorganization with direction and resolve
•Doubled the output of the plant operations to $1 million per month, while tripling the product offering over 5 years with negligible increases in manpower
•Implemented three company-wide integrated computer systems in USA and South Korea for over 1,200 employees. Spent 4 months in South Korea training and installing the system.
•Increased market share for division through strong customer awareness and aggressive personal objectives as the youngest sales manager ever appointed in Automotive/Truck Sales for the division with annual sales of $70 million.
•Participated in documenting, adapting and improving our internal processes for ISO 9001 certification, which was successfully achieved.
•Assisted two partner companies to improve their profitability and protect our supply chain from disruption. This required managing their plant scheduling, purchasing and materials. Both ventures in Oklahoma and Germany were 100% successful.

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