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VP Manufacturing/Ops, General Manager, Plant Manager Resume
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| Desired Industry: Manufacturing |
SpiderID: 9631 |
| Desired Job Location: Dayton, Tennessee |
Date Posted: 11/13/2006 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 11/15/2006 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Masters |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
POSITION SOUGHT - SENIOR OPERATIONS AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVE
Seasoned leader with extensive experience and demonstrated success in operations, general management and execution, team building, and continuous process improvements. Innate ability to bring diverse groups of people together to realize mutual goals. Strategic and creative thinker who can control costs, increase profits, and minimize risks while simultaneously countering domestic and offshore competition. Successful at driving desired results in sales and
profits. Change agent with strong managerial and negotiating skills and proven results in P&L
accountability. Strong focus on customer service and quality assurance in multi-site operations management.
Experience:
La-Z-Boy Incorporated
Dayton, TN
2004 - 2006
- Plant Manager / Chief Operating Officer
2005 - 2006
Promoted to position to turn around faltering operations for division and transition major upholstery plant from batch and queue operations to cellular manufacturing. Led all facets
of daily operations (including P&L) with sales of $125M and multimillion-dollar budget. Supervised executive / management team of seven with overall accountability for 624 employees. Met and exceeded annual operating plan after averaging $275K monthly loss.
* Lean Manufacturing: Increased productivity by 49.6% resulting in 65.7% increase in unit/hour production. Achieved FTT scores over 97% (from 85%). Developed process for
staging transition from batch and queue to one-piece flow full system. Implemented steps to convert manufacturing plant without loss of production.
* Productivity Improvements: Reduced takt time from five-and-one-half days to three days by reducing in-process by 50%, improving productivity from 1.25% to 1.87%, and increasing units/hour from 67 to 111.
* Supply Chain Management: Implementation of initiative resulted in 50% reduction in Work-in-Process, cutting processing time and improving materials yields by 20%. Directed
distribution group to conduct load simulation study, multiple-site and demand model, and distribution network analysis.
-- Director (SVP equivalent) of Operations, HR, Safety, & Training
2004 - 2005
Planned, oversaw, and ensured federal / state compliance in variety of human resources policies among four operations. Managed areas of employment, compensation, benefits,
training, employee relations, environmental, health and safety, and communications. Planned and implemented safety policies and procedures in compliance with OSHA rules and regulations. Led investigation of accidents and injuries and prepared evidence for legal usage.
* Policy & Procedure Development: Developed safety program that lowered workers' compensation costs by $500K annually, receiving 95% on Corporate Safety Audit against standard of 100%, second highest in firm.
* Employee Productivity: Gained four days of employee productivity per month within four operations through establishment of direct deposit for 50% of employees (ultimately
adopted by remainder of division).
* Strategic & Tactical Planning: Addressed ineffective training program by creating training department, building 4,000 sq. ft. training center, and hiring internal training staff. Developed training manuals for sewing and upholstery which resulted in training-time reductions from
over one year to 160 and 90 days respectively.
National Dairy Holdings, LP
London, KY
2002 - 2004
- President & General Manager
2003 - 2004
Promoted to position of leading all facets of daily operations (including P&L) with sales of $100M and multimillion-dollar budget for Flav-O-Rich Dairies, LLC. Directed business with objective of providing maximum profit and return on investment capital. Supervised executive / management team of 5, with total of 350 employees.
* P&L Accountability: Reduced raw material shrinkage / product cost by $1.5M annually using volume metric controls, visual work instructions, and TPM and SOP's methodologies.
Realigned labor resulting in cost savings of $2.7M annually and decreased packaging costs by
$504K annually.
* Customer Retention: Played key role in increasing customer order fulfillment rate (sales) from $85M to over $100M (from 15% loss in sales daily), plus reduced shrinkage 81.3% from $160K to $30K per month.
* Supply Chain Management: Improved tractor/trailer space utilization to over 90% in less
than 30 days through improved loading techniques and combining routes. Overall route returns dropped to less than 4% in less than 60 days.
-- Regional Director of Operations-Human Resources / Safety & Risk Management
2002 - 2003
Served as compensation and labor relations manager for all union facilities in southern region.
Planned, oversaw, and ensured federal and state compliance in variety of human resources policies and activities for seven divisions, seven processing facilities, and 48 distribution facilities. Supervised 13 labor contracts and 27 direct reports with 1,200 employees.
* Negotiations: Saved organization over $516K by negotiating five-year collective bargaining agreement that minimized harm to company and employees and achieved senior management's objectives of stabilizing workforce and labor costs.
* Change Management: Successful in integrating business processes, human resources, and technology of seven operating divisions into one region which protected $.75B revenue
base within regional territory.
* Resources Management: Orchestrated and executed plant closure (and start up in new
location) under Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). Successfully met all timelines and cost forecast of plan closure, effects bargaining, and integration of
distribution operations to eliminate $5.4M operating loss.
Previous positions included:
Aviation Sales Corporation / Aerocell Structures, Inc.
Hot Springs, AR
1998 - 2002
- ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
American Transportation Corporation
Conway, AR
1996 - 1998
- DIRECTOR OF OPERATION/HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR SAFETY
LAMB-WESTON, INC.
Hermiston, OR
1995 - 1996
- HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
Education:
Masters of Science-Management
Troy State University
Troy, AL
Bachelor of Science-Marketing
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Certification in Quality and Continuous Process Improvement
Quality College
Atlanta, GA
Affiliations:
American Manufacturing in Excellence
Skills:
Manufacturing Operations, Multi-site Operations, P&L Accountability, Strategic & Tactical
Planning, Resource Management, Change Management, Lean Manufacturing, Cost
Containment, Negotiations, Supply Chain Management, Cross-functional Leadership & Team Building, Customer Relations Retention
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