Plant Manager Resumes in US-Ohio-Cleveland: Jack

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Jack

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Plant Manager

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Jack R. Bonsky

21251 Erie Road

Rocky River, Ohio 44116

Email: jackrbonsky@hotmail.com

Cellular phone: 216-533-7388

Work Experience

2008, Wiseco Performance Products, Mentor, Ohio, www.wiseco.com.

Continuous Improvement Manager

Responsible for the implementation of the Toyota Production System at a $36 million manufacturer of high- performance aftermarket forged aluminum pistons for the powersports and automotive markets.

2001 – 2008, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics (Euronext:SGO), www.saint-gobain.com.

Plant Manager, Akron, Ohio, 3 years.

Directed the daily operations of a $38 million, 110 person, 100,000 ft2, 24/5, plastic extrusion facility. The facility manufactured Tygon® brand tubing (www.tygon.com) and other flexible tubing products. Markets served: medical, pharmaceutical, laboratory, food & beverage, transportation. Major manufacturing processes: plastic compounding and extrusion.

Areas Managed & Key Accomplishments:

Safety & Environment:

Won the Saint-Gobain Corporation Silver Award for Safety.

Launched DuPont STOP behavioral-based safety program.

Achieved ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard certification.

Human Resources:

Member of the team that negotiated a 3-year labor agreement with the United Steelworks union.

Maintained a positive working relationship with the union.

Quality:

Maintained ISO9001:2004 certification.

Extensive personal contact and travel, when needed, to address customer issues.

Production:

Reduced labor content by 16% through the use of lean techniques.

Key player in the startup of production in China--assisted on-site in Shanghai.

Engineering:

Managed an annual capital budget of $800K - $1 million.

Championed 4 Six Sigma black belt projects, and 7 six sigma green belt projects, which resulted in annualized savings of $225K.

Materials/Distribution Management:

Increased inventory turns 17% from 7.6 to 8.9.

Annual inventory accuracy of over 99.6% each year without an extensive cycle-counting program.

Accounting:

Achieved one of the highest scores awarded on an audit by Saint-Gobain Internal Controls.

Engineering and Compounding Manager, Akron, Ohio, 2 years.

Managed a 6 person engineering group and the compounding production department which produced 6 million pounds of PVC plastic compound per year for internal and external customers.

Improved compounding throughput by 21% with single minute exchange of die (SMED) techniques.

Improved 5S—transformed the department from the dirtiest to the cleanest in the plant.

Processing and Training Engineer (Kaizen Facilitating Engineer), Aurora, Ohio, 2 years.

Member of the corporate Manufacturing Excellence Department which set policy, trained, monitored, and mentored the Lean Transformation in a $900MM division.

Facilitated over 50 Kaizen continuous improvement events throughout the United States.

Utilized lean techniques including: Value Stream Mapping, SMED, 5S, value vs. non-value-added activities, kanban, one-piece flow, just in time (JIT).

Savings from my projects totaled over $3 million (annualized).

2000 – 2001, Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR), www.danaher.com , Cyberex Division, Mentor, Ohio.

Production Manager

Managed the production of digital static transfer switches.

Supervised salaried, hourly regular, and hourly temporary employees throughout a 6X increase in sales.

Managed a startup plant established to accommodate the growth.

Became proficient in the Danaher Business System which is based upon the Toyota Production System.

Facilitated 5 Kaizen events. All events focused on implementing standard work and improving techniques to reduce labor content, improve quality, and improve safety.

1998 – 2000, CAMP, Inc. , Cleveland, Ohio.

Applications Engineer

Responsible for generating sales at the Advanced Manufacturing Center--a $6.5 million not-for-profit organization that manufactured custom automation equipment for local industry.

1993 – 1998, Metal Powder Products, Inc., www.metalpowder.com, St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania.

Metal Powder Products' St. Mary's, Pennsylvania operation was a $15 million, unionized (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)), powdered metal parts fabricator. Significant manufacturing operations included molding, sintering, and machining. Markets served: lawn & garden, appliance, industrial equipment, first and sub-tier automotive.

Applications Manager, 1 year.

Provided technical assistance and training for current and potential customers.

Quality Manager, 4 years.

Responsible for improving quality and productivity.

Conducted 2-Level Factorial Experiments for process improvement.

Extensive customer contact.

Achieved Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) status with the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

1990 – 1992, EBCO Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio.

Quality Improvement Coordinator

Lead the quality improvement efforts at a $125 million manufacturer of electric drinking water coolers, water fountains and dehumidifiers.

Facilitated Juran-based process improvement teams.

Improved supplier quality by establishing clear standards.

Education

Master of Business Administration, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1989.

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Technology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1988.

Certifications Achieved/Coursework

Lean Manufacturing Facilitator, TBM Consulting Group, Inc.

Certified Six Sigma Champion, Breakthrough Management Group (BMGI)

Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics

Certified Quality Engineer, American Society for Quality

Management Development Institute, Saint-Gobain Corporation/University of New Hampshire

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