Brian Wood
Naples,FL
Summary
Dynamic leader and problem-solver adept at team building, management, and motivation. Skilled in customer relations and building strong relationships. Utilizes independent decision-making and sound judgment to drive company success. Committed to enhancing employee engagement and performance through training, monitoring, and morale-building. Experienced in guiding teams, managing projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Proficient in developing efficient processes, maintaining high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Recognized for collaborative approach and dedication to excellence.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
PGT INDUSTRIES
01.2015 - 01.2025
- Manage the day-to-day operations for the operations engineering, material handling, and production teams in the manufacturing of custom ordered windows, doors, screens, and outdoor living enclosures. This encompasses 15 lines totaling over 275 team members on 2 shifts. Leading best practices, process improvement, and quality initiatives in the manufacturing operations. Analyze the effectiveness and productivity of staff, technology, and overall manufacturing operations based on analysis and interpretation of data.
- Reduced manufacturing lead time from 8 weeks to 4 weeks.
- Increasing first pass quality to 95%.
- Increased OTIF from 55% to 85%.
Continuous Improvements Manager
PGT INDUSTRIES
01.2015 - 01.2025
- Utilized technical expertise, leadership skills, organizational skills, analytical thinking, and communication skills to inspire teams to synthesize their insights and solutions into results.
- Mentored all departments in the plant on how to improve safety initiatives resulting in a reduction to TRIR to a final metric of below 1% (.81 % combined).
- Developed and implemented technologically assisted work instructions and SOPs in multiple languages.
- Collaborated and guidance on a cost reduction initiative resulting in savings of over 50% (reducing reordering of glass YoY of $561,000 to $270,000).
- Was the key architect on an employee the design and rollout of an employee profit sharing and incentive program.
Manufacturing Manager
PGT INDUSTRIES
01.2015 - 01.2025
- Manage the day-to-day manufacturing operations in the production of outdoor living enclosures. This encompassed 5 lines totaling over 100 team members on 3 shifts. Analyze the effectiveness and productivity of staff, technology, and overall manufacturing operations to incorporate best practices, process improvement, and quality initiatives.
- Increased production output by 29%.
- Sustained OTIF of 95%.
- Reduced Safety TRIR from 13.36 to 8.43.
- Responsible for production of custom ordered windows, doors, and screens. This span of influence included three different teams totaling over 80 associates on three different assembly lines within the 485,000 sq. ft. main plant. Conducted weekly reviews department leaders to cover key areas, including P&L, goal attainment, cost reductions, variance analysis, and staffing.
- Improved KPI metrics year to year including Safety 15%, Quality 10%, Delivery 25% and Cost 15%.
- Collaborate with multi-departmental team to facilitate successful launch of a Total Quality Management System.
Sr. Manufacturing Manager
HOME DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Directed the day-to-day responsibilities and operations for all Production, Packaging, and Maintenance Teams in the manufacturing of FDA regulated diabetic glucose test strips and monitors. This included 6 managers, 12 supervisors and 170 employees on 3 shifts.
- Cut product production turns from 6 to 4 days through core Lean methodologies.
- Successfully implemented a new product launch by developing inter-departmental relationships with support areas including R&D, Engineering, and the Process Automation Team.
Production Manager
HOME DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Oversaw operations, scheduling, and production management and was accountable for quality, on-time delivery, and production effectiveness. Responsible for over 85 employees on 3 shifts. Collaborated across departments including R&D, Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Customer Service to initiate platforms from lean automation, team building, and Kaizen attributes.
- Facilitated the integration of $1.2 million in new robotic equipment to increase capacity by 50% and quality by 15%.
- Initiated new production flow process reducing Takt Time by 25% – accomplished by reducing the four individual cell cycle times by 3 minutes each.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
CSCMP
SCPro-Certified IBM Lean Exposure and Efficiency-Graduate Dale Carnegie Effective Communications & Human Relations -
Skills
- Cost control improvements
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Team building and development
- Continuous improvement
- Plant and warehouse operations
- Operations management
Timeline
Operations Manager
PGT INDUSTRIES
01.2015 - 01.2025
Continuous Improvements Manager
PGT INDUSTRIES
01.2015 - 01.2025
Manufacturing Manager
PGT INDUSTRIES
01.2015 - 01.2025
Sr. Manufacturing Manager
HOME DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
01.2003 - 01.2008
Production Manager
HOME DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
01.2003 - 01.2008
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
CSCMP
SCPro-Certified IBM Lean Exposure and Efficiency-Graduate Dale Carnegie Effective Communications & Human Relations -
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