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Thomas
US-Illinois-Chicago
5-10 yrs
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Fabrication Manager
tshambo@comcast.net
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rofessional known for having strong communication, leadership, planning and organizational abilities, excels in labor relations and safety management. Directs and leads multiple levels of personnel. Vast expertise in all production and business related processes involved in manufacturing fabrication. Combines business and technical knowledge to develop project optimization leading to cost efficiencies. An integral goal oriented producer.
Professional Experience
Union Tank Car Co. East Chicago, IN
Cell Manager Fabrication, 2006 – 2008
Managed all aspects of the Fabrication Department
Machinery Operations Under My Direction Included:
o One fourteen foot brake press
o One bending roll
o One ten foot shear
o Two CNC plasma tables
o One pantograph burning table
o One CNC oxy burning table
o One forty six inch vertical lathe
o Two CNC machining centers
o Ten Welding centers
o Five parts assembly areas
Managed all payroll hourly and salary
Responsible for the Documentation, Inspection and Quality of all parts
Directed the work of fifty-six union and non-union employees to ensure on time delivery of a quality product
Ensured stringent inventory control and cost containment by reducing the amount of rejected material
Inspected all new blue prints to ensure employees are cognizant of deviations
Oversaw material supplies, equipment maintenance and code compliance
Forecast, developed, monitored and ensured compliance to the annual budget of over a $1,000,000
Interviewed and hired employees; wrote annual evaluations for non-union employees
Promoted all company polices; issued disciplinary action when required
Recent Achievements:
Initiated and maintained Kanban areas in a Lean Manufacturing structure
Teamed with Industrial engineering on Kaizan projects to reduce production cost 20%.
Implemented in line process for Fabrication Cell decreasing man hours needed by10%
Increased cross training of employees to reduce need for overtime by 20% due to absenteeism
Excellent safety record, reduction of injuries by seventy five percent over the last two years
Union Tank Car Co. East Chicago, IN
Previous Positions:
Fabrication Supervisor: 2003-2006
Supervised, trained and motivated thirty-five employees to ensure all parts were manufactured and welded to the blue print spec.
Supervised and monitored robotic welders and burners operations and maintenance
Union Tank Car Co. East Chicago, IN
Fitter/welder: 1984-2003
Layout ,Fit up and weld parts to blue print specifications
Wells Mechanical: Chicago Heights, IL 1982-1984
Millwright – Install and repair machinery
Union Tank Car Co. East Chicago, IN 1979-1982
Certified Welder
Special Training
Management Training
Blue Print Reading
Basic RCRA Principles training
Injury Incident Free training
Safety-Stop Program training
Diversity Training
Microsoft Office
Certification
Welding
OSHA 10
Education
Graduate of Bloom High School
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