Operations Manager Career Research and Resources
Guilford
Worked in a one year consulting role reporting to the General Manager of Lean & Six Sigma to train management and staff and develop a strategy to implementing continuous improvement process for 5 plant in the southeast US. The company’s primary business was manufacturing and lamination of fabric for automotive interiors. Reason For Leaving: Convert from consultant role to company manager position. Accomplishmen...
Avg. Salary: $85,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Simonds International
Assistant to Plant Manager with accountability to VP of Manufacturing. Company wide effort to implement Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma using TPS principles from the ground up for a facility fabricating steel into knives and saws for wood and industrial cutting applications. Developed short and long term implementation plan with upper management then trained, mentored, and assisted in conducting Kaizen activities with al...
Avg. Salary: $85,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Simonds International
Assistant to Plant Manager with accountability to VP of Manufacturing. Company wide effort to implement Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma using TPS principles from the ground up for a facility fabricating steel into knives and saws for wood and industrial cutting applications. Developed short and long term implementation plan with upper management then trained, mentored, and assisted in conducting Kaizen activities with al...
Avg. Salary: $85,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Danaher Corp.
Hired as QA/DBS (Danaher Business Systems) Manager reporting to VP of Operations for plant manufacturing mechanical and electronic counters/controllers, temperature controllers and circle chart recorders ($60 M annual sales). Plant operation was based on Toyota Production System (TPS) manufacturing methods. Initial objective was introduction of Six Sigma to the company’s overall lean management philosophy and skill sets ...
Avg. Salary: $85,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
General Electric
Began as Lead Blackbelt for DC Motor Plant focusing on use of Six Sigma and Lean skills to reduce manufacturing costs in all areas of the facility ranging from production scrap/rework, process cycle time, to inventory reduction. Completed GE’s Master Blackbelt training and served as Master Blackbelt in 98/99. Reason For Leaving: Career path offered by GE would require moving my family every 18 months. ...
Avg. Salary: $85,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Allied Signal
Responsible for coordination of process improvement, defect reduction, and lean manufacturing projects for Airbag and Seatbelt Assembly operations in Greenville and Knoxville in addition to Juarez and Aqua Puerta, Mexico . . Reason For Leaving: Greenville plant closing and relocating to Juarez, Mexico and I would be relocated to El Paso. Accomplishments: • Obtained Six Sigma Blackbelt Certification including Certificat...
Avg. Salary: $85,000 · Company Rank: Not Available
Target Import Warehouse
Directly supervised 16 personnel. Per shift, supervised up to 46 personnel in a 1.8 million sq. ft. automated warehouse facility, serving 27 Regional Distribution Centers, and over 1,500 stores. Trained, mentored, and evaluated team members based on six performance factors: productivity, quality, reliability, safety, teamwork, and job knowledge. Used a citrix-based software application to manage warehouse inventory. Directl...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
US Army
Directly Supervised 25 personnel. Responsible for coordinating and managing all training requirements and support request. Managed a company budget exceeding $200K and prepared the annual budget submission. Managed all company commodity areas to including supply, administration and training while supervising and training the noncommissioned officers who serve within these sections. Coordinated all logistical requirements fo...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
US Army
Battery Fire Direction Officer for a fully digitized 155mm Paladin Howitzer battery. Responsible for training and maintaining a fire direction section of 10 personnel and 1 command post vehicle. Responsible for the preparation of weekly training schedules. • Led team to be the first in the battalion to certify, and the only team to certify without any deficiencies noted by the evaluator. • Achieved the highest M16 qualifi...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
US Army
Responsible for the training and welfare of 3 personnel. Responsible for 1 vehicle, digital and laser equipment worth approximately $1,000,000. Ensure members are prepared to deploy in the world on a no-notice basis. • Deployed and led team during 12 month deployment in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, executing over 200 dismounted combat patrols without incident. • Served as the Company’s bilateral negotiator with I...
Avg. Salary: $57,500 · Company Rank: Not Available
