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Christopher Enwright

Warminster,PA

Summary

Seasoned Operations Manager and talented leader with 7 years of experience applying exceptional planning and problem-solving abilities toward enhancing business plans and day-to-day activities. Results-driven and resilient in developing teams while improving processes and increasing productivity. Bringing solid understanding of industry trends, excellent communication skills, talent for spotting areas in need of improvement and implementing changes with strategic approach.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

Ipsen, Inc.
04.2012 - Current
  • Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
  • Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
  • Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by establishing clear communication channels and addressing concerns promptly.
  • Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
  • Analyzed data trends to identify potential bottlenecks in operations workflow, implementing strategies to mitigate risks accordingly.
  • Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
  • Oversaw facility maintenance, ensuring optimal functionality of equipment and infrastructure at all times.
  • Implemented new inventory management system to optimize stock levels and reduce waste.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Developed strong relationships with suppliers, resulting in reduced costs and better quality products.
  • Streamlined operational processes by implementing efficient workflow management strategies.
  • Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies.
  • Enhanced team productivity by providing effective training programs and performance management systems.
  • Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion and timely delivery.
  • Directed resource allocation efforts, maximizing utilization of personnel, materials, and equipment resources for efficient operations management.
  • Implemented cost-saving initiatives, reducing overall operational expenses without compromising service quality.
  • Evaluated employee performance regularly, promoting professional growth opportunities through coaching methods.
  • Improved customer satisfaction ratings by ensuring prompt resolution of issues and concerns.
  • Managed budgets effectively, consistently delivering projects on-time and within financial constraints.
  • Led successful change initiatives, ensuring seamless transitions during organizational restructuring efforts.
  • Spearheaded process improvements, resulting in increased productivity and reduced operational costs.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.
  • Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management.

Methods/Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement/Applications Engineer

SPS Technologies
10.2008 - Current
  • Developed product flow routers, to effectively and efficiently drive work through the manufacturing process
  • Created and revised product drawings to specific dimensioning and tolerancing based on customer and internal product requirements
  • Utilized Helix, Pro E, and Solidworks to create and modify 2D and 3D drawings
  • Led 6S events in various manufacturing areas resulting in more organized, productive, and safer working areas
  • Led three setup reduction events and was involved in numerous others, each resulting in thirty-five to fifty percent reduction of setup times
  • Developed, updated, and documented various tools and fixturing to increase uptime and productivity
  • Created, fabricated, and documented specialized tooling and fixturing which doubled capacity on automated robotic equipment
  • Documented and trained operators to visual standard work documents to improve the quality of parts, and improve productivity by performing the operations the same way each time
  • Maintained communication with suppliers and vendors to insure high quality machinery, tools, and supplies
  • Initiated and drove numerous capital projects throughout manufacturing based on TOC issues to increase productivity with a quick return on investment of one and a half years or less
  • Obtained Six Sigma training
  • Determined top quality issues based upon pareto analysis of plant non-conformances
  • Performed gage R&Rs to produce quality improvements through removing poor gaging or adding appropriate gaging for each process
  • Completed corrective actions based on quality issues through the use of A3, DOE (design of experiments), 5 why’s, six sigma, and other problem solving approaches, resulting in fifty percent reduction of top three quality issues
  • Developed internal department quality audit sheets for internal daily product audits
  • Maintained communication with customers on corrective actions, updated customer quality requirements, and process quality improvements
  • Initiated and led the SPC, statistical process control, implementation program throughout manufacturing to create controlled processes
  • Utilized SPC to reduce top scrap issues in the machining area by one hundred percent
  • Worked directly with quality organization to initiate, develop, and fully implement corrective based on non conforming product, in one case resulting in ninety-five thousand dollar annual savings.

Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer

ALCOA Power and Propulsion
01.2006 - 10.2008
  • Continuously improved processes as the Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer for the Dover Alloy plant
  • Led 5S, setup reduction, and other lean event based teams to eliminate wastes in processing
  • Utilized TPM (total productive maintenance) sheets and machine preventative maintenance scheduling to increase machine uptime
  • Performed time studies to determine proper area rates to insure effective productivity
  • Implemented and posted standard work documentation, as well as trained operators, to create a consistent and repeatable process
  • Created pareto analysis to verify top plant non-conforming issues
  • Utilized A3 problem solving techniques to reduce top five non-conformance issues by twenty five percent
  • Created, calculated, and interpreted OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) to determine areas of improvement based on quality, productivity, and machine downtime
  • Initiated productivity by shift analysis to improve productivity shift to shift, resulting in a twenty-five percent productivity increase
  • Created and maintained hour by hour charts in each area to document productivity and in the moment processing issues for immediate corrective action
  • Reduced idle time and increased flow by developing work layouts and kanban systems, resulting in a daily savings of three thousand dollars
  • Led and trained operators and supervisors to standard work for continuous improvement, to increase productivity, quality, and safety
  • Created and updated quality controlled documents for each plant area
  • Developed and documented visual work standards to insure quality product and increase first time product acceptance
  • Utilized AutoCAD and Pro E to create 2D and 3D drawings
  • Initiated and maintained communication with customers on quality and corrective actions
  • Led safety initiatives and teams to reduce works accidents and lost work days
  • Created scheduling systems to improve work flow as well as maintain product conformity.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Penn State University
05.2004

Skills

  • Manufacturing cell layouts
  • Lean manufacturing methods (6S, setup reduction, value stream mapping, Kanban, etc)
  • Health and Safety Compliance
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Work Flow Planning
  • Project Planning and Development
  • ISO 9000 trained
  • Basic Computer Programs (Excel, Word, Power Point, Visio, Outlook, etc)
  • Trained in problem solving methodologies such as DOE (design of experiments), FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis), A3, Six Sigma
  • Trained in SPC, statistical process control
  • Trained on Six Sigma and SPC computer programs (Minitab, Infinity, etc)

Tel

(267)-872-7766

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Operations Manager

Ipsen, Inc.
04.2012 - Current

Methods/Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement/Applications Engineer

SPS Technologies
10.2008 - Current

Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer

ALCOA Power and Propulsion
01.2006 - 10.2008

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Penn State University

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