Operations Manager

• Apr 2022 - Present

Production Manager /Weld

• Feb 2021 - Apr 2022

Ops Manager

• Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

Maintenance Manager / Body shop

• Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

* Management all skilled trades persons in the Body Shop. Electricians, millwrights and pipe fitters and Tool makers ( 32 electricians, 3 Tool makers, 3 Millwrights and 2 Pipe fitters) * Worked with assembly quality department to correct build issues. * Implemented PM cycles for all equipment (dies/machines) utilizing all trades. * Work with Team leaders and implement BIQ 4 thinking and practices

Production Manager in General Assembly

• Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

Production Manager / General Assembly / Trim / 1709 * Decrease downtime by engaging the Team leaders and mentoring them to be more responsive and engaged in the day to day business. Helping them to watch their lines and work toward correcting root cause initiatives. * Achieve GMS by creating the mentality required to be BIQ4 plant * Enforce WPO concepts that comply with GMS * Established a TIP team to help lower downtime issues and problem areas of the team * Problem solve repeat quality related issues to root cause. * Coach Team leaders and Team members in GMS and push toward BIQ4 mentality. * Safety champion and lead for second shift trim Show less

General Supervisor Tool and Die / High speed progressive dies area

• Nov 2011 - Oct 2018

General Supervisor / Dept. 15 High speed progressive dies.* Decreased die related downtime 5% by engaging the die makers watching the lines, better method of die movement with production and working toward correcting root cause initiatives. * Achieved GMS silver status and working towards gold* Made each die room workplace common and WPO to comply with GMS* Established TIP team to work with production to get all jobs running at ICR* Worked with Launch to successfully get jobs from try-out to home line, run ICR and auto thread and tail out.* Implemented training for die makers to learn the press functions and the impact the different components of the press play on the die and part quality. Show less

General Supervisor Tool and Die / Transfer dies

• Aug 2007 - Nov 2011

General Supervisor / Dept.43 Die Room Supervisor. * Led the first team to achieve GMS gold status. * Increased through put by an average of 25% utilizing a combined skilled trades team to get slower running jobs closer to there ICR* Maintained 100% PM rate for 48of the 52 months* Implemented training and machine rotation with the employees in the department*Restructured work area and service rotation

General Supervisor maintenance

• Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

General Supervisor maintenance: Die makers/Electricians/Millwrights.* Management all skilled trades persons in the stamping plant. Die makers, electricians, millwrights and pipe fitters. * Worked with assembly quality department to correct build issues. * Implemented PM cycles for all equipment (dies/machines) utilizing all trades. * Achieved line transition times of under 8 minutes

Various other positions

• Dec 1997 - Aug 2006

1. Journey Tool and Die Maker, December 1997 to April 1999 2. Die Room Supervisor, April 1999 to June 2001 3. Try-Out Coordinator Transfer Dies, June 2001 to October 20014. Die Room Supervisor/Production supervisor/Progressive Die Try-Out Team, October 2001 to March 2002 5. Production Supervisor High Speed Progressive Presses, March 2002 to July 2005 6. General Supervisor, July 2005 to August 2006