Fab responsibilities for 3 shifts, 24 hr. operation. Duties include but not limited to plant safety, maintenance, employee relations, quality, quantity and cost of production within specified metrics - maintaining budgets, ship dates and established measurable as well as a conduit of information between company disciplines and leaders. *Taught, initiated and promoted lean manufacturing principals increasing overall operational availability to greater than 85% Niemiec con't: *Increased profitability through quick change over, scrap reduction, improved quality, revised value stream mapping *Coordinated TPM system in collaboration with maintenance and engineering improving uptime *Improved quality because of increased employee accountability, mistake proofing, standardized work *Developed through quality QS certification and problem solving programs *Worked together with Production/Inventory control reducing WIP to less than 2 days inventory levels *Instituted 5-S/ visual management program introduced Kanban systems, championed continuous improvement events & Assemble Center $3 Billion division of Alcoa Inc. QS 9000 ISO 14001 International manufacturer of Tier I & II automotive components original equipment after markets and various industrial products applications. Flow Path (Value Stream - Area) Manager 2001 - 2004 Responsible for 24hr/3shift operation - machining robotic welding and assembly final inspection accountable for departmental P&L and safety. Control of budgets/costs directing maintenance machining and assembly process flow of work utilizing necessary equipment manpower and materials as directed by company measurable goals and customer requirements within Lean Manufacturing JIT environment.

Highlights:

• Fabrication
• HR
• Human Resources
• Employee Relations
• Fabricators
• Inventory
• Inventory Control
• Kanban
• MIG
• Plating
• reliability
• "project management"