Christopher Barry
Director of Manufacturing and Engineering at Airline Hydraulics Corporation- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Airline Hydraulics Corporation
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United States
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Industrial Automation
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200 - 300 Employee
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Director of Manufacturing and Engineering
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Manufacturing General Manager
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Mar 2021 - Oct 2023
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Manager of Manufacturing Operations
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Apr 2020 - Mar 2021
-Manage production departments at the corporate facility including Fluid Systems Assembly, Aluminum Framing, Electrical Controls, and Warehouse; also responsible for Fluid Systems Assembly in our York location -Provide leadership to departments on an individual as well as collective basis to balance the needs of the individual departments to those of the organization as a whole. - Organize and direct workflow for satisfying production requirements in a cost efficient manner and meet on… Show more -Manage production departments at the corporate facility including Fluid Systems Assembly, Aluminum Framing, Electrical Controls, and Warehouse; also responsible for Fluid Systems Assembly in our York location -Provide leadership to departments on an individual as well as collective basis to balance the needs of the individual departments to those of the organization as a whole. - Organize and direct workflow for satisfying production requirements in a cost efficient manner and meet on time delivery, across multiple locations, via direct oversight of labor resources and advisory oversight of regional labor resources to ensure efficient and effective use of collective Airline labor resources -Work closely with Strategic Sourcing to establish and effectively use external resources as additional flex capacity to Airline resources -Develop and implement cost effective alternatives and improvements to existing processes -Spearhead efforts to consolidate and streamline manufacturing operations to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. -Drive quality/lean initiatives for development of best-in-class operations -Support and implement safe work practices and Airline’s safety program -Manage operating expense, capital expense and production job costs in conjunction with department or order budgets
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Project Manager
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Jul 2019 - Apr 2020
Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States -Managed multiple fluid systems engineering projects of varying value concurrently; coordinated with manufacturing, engineering, purchasing and sales teams -Planned and scheduled project timelines, developed full scale project plans defining project tasks and resource requirements -Coordinated with engineering and QA to ensure deliverables met customer specifications -Managed project budget and controlled spending
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Fluid Systems Production Manager
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Sep 2014 - Jul 2019
Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States • Manage workload of 11 mechanics responsible for building and testing hydraulic power units •Planned and scheduled 17 million dollars of power unit business annually •Created and adhere to production schedule while balancing vendor ability, labor resources, and space constraints on the production floor •Managed jobs through the entire process including managing timeline for building, testing, cleaning, painting, and wiring of power units •Performed overall quality inspections of… Show more • Manage workload of 11 mechanics responsible for building and testing hydraulic power units •Planned and scheduled 17 million dollars of power unit business annually •Created and adhere to production schedule while balancing vendor ability, labor resources, and space constraints on the production floor •Managed jobs through the entire process including managing timeline for building, testing, cleaning, painting, and wiring of power units •Performed overall quality inspections of our products in accordance with ISO 9001 standards
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Production Manager
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Jun 2006 - Sep 2014
Bethayres, PA •Oversaw and coordinated production of steel fabrication shop •Directed nine union iron workers and managed machine operations •Managed logistics for shipping finished product •Completed pricing for government and private project bids •Controlled inventory •Read and interpreted shop drawings
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Education
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor's degree, Finance, General -
Lasalle College High School