Daniel Honchell
Greenville,WI
Summary
Highly motivated General Manager offering over thirteen years managing salvage yards with retail and fast paced manufacturing operations with safety and environmental standards. Managed multiple teams of twenty-five plus teammates, achieving revenue growth, and employee development in fast-paced production, retail, and manufacturing facilities in five states. Lead strategic planning and process improvements increasing sales to two million annually. Strong financial acumen in reviewing budgeting, cost controls, and P&L. Possess a strong understanding of lean manufacturing including starting a greenfield salvage facility and building from the ground up.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
Gibson Iron and Metal
Neenah, WI
07.2023 - Current
- Manage a team of twenty employees on a forty acre property across multiple buildings in a manufacturing setting
- Oversaw production KPI’s, retail sales and revenue growth in three years of managing property
- Maintained safety and environmental controls to ensure operation was following best management practices
- Monitored costs, margins, controls and forecasts meeting goals and exceeding each year
- Increased production, sales and retail each year
- Investigated customer complaints; implemented necessary actions to address the root cause of the complaint and document following using company system.
Plant Manager
U-Pull-&-Pay, (Formerly Nucor)
Houston, Texas
05.2019 - 07.2023
- Directed retail operation, scrap facility and recycling services.
- Manage opening/closing and daily cash flow.
- Manage a team of 25 employees to meet plant goals including revenue growth
- Experience with 5’s program, lean manufacturing and implementing process improvements.
- Customer relations - Maintained commercial accounts to ensure scrap sales growth
- Ensure compliance with all Safety, Health, Environmental policies, procedures, and initiatives.
- Promote diversity and inclusion, positive employee relations, and teamwork.
- Set budgets and manage costs in line with budgetary requirements and financial policies and procedures.
- Support, recommend, and implement continuous improvement initiatives and foster compliance.
- Cultivate a well-trained workforce, including support of performance management, career development, and succession-planning initiatives
- Played a key role in restructuring operations and generated $2Million in annual sales.
- Established a training program increasing staff performance resulting in consistent revenue growth.
- Selected to serve as the Midwest Corporate Trainer overseeing the training on large construction equipment such as loaders, forklifts, skidsteers, excavators, and hydraulic cranes
- Led the start-up operations for this site in 2019, implemented new buildings, new construction, and process improvements.
- Trained and mentored staff on operational best practices and safety compliance.
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring efficient production and adherence to safety protocols.
- Implemented process improvements, enhancing workflow efficiency and reducing downtime.
Plant Manager
U-Pull-&-Pay (Nucor)
Phoenix, AZ
05.2016 - 07.2019
- Similar job details as the Houston location, but a smaller yard
- Budgeting, P&L, and operations for a scrap facility and recycling services.
- Managed a team of employees to ensure that purchased materials conform to specifications.
- Monitored costs controls and forecasts meeting sales goals.
- Took a facility that was losing money each year and after my first year the company started making money.
- Key Accomplishments:
- Increased sales growth, achieved seven years accident free in safety, and got promoted to a larger facility in Houston
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize inventory management and logistics.
- Analyzed production metrics to identify areas for continuous improvement and cost reduction.
- Led initiatives to enhance quality control processes, resulting in improved product standards.
- Managed equipment maintenance schedules, minimizing breakdowns and maximizing uptime.
- Increased production efficiency by optimizing plant layout and implementing process improvements.
- Reduced costs by eliminating materials waste and unnecessary labor hours.
Assistant Manager
U-Pull-&-Pay (Nucor)
Cincinnati, OH
05.2013 - 07.2016
- Served as an Assistant Manager overseeing numerous plants throughout the US, including Indianapolis, Indiana, Denver, Colorado, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Began as a trainee in Cincinnati in May of 2013 and worked my way up through the company working in three different states and three different facilities with U-Pull-&-Pay.
- Promoted from a Management Trainee to Assistant Manager to Plant Manager after three years.
- Improved store status by implementing process improvements and identifying performance gaps for corrective action.
- Supervised daily operations to ensure efficient workflow and compliance with safety standards.
- Coordinated staff schedules, optimizing labor resources for peak operational efficiency.
- Implemented inventory management practices, reducing discrepancies and improving accuracy.
- Analyzed performance metrics to identify areas for process improvement and cost reduction.
Technician
Cincinnati Test Systems
Cleves, Ohio
02.2011 - 05.2013
- Managed quality control and maintained a high level of customer satisfaction.
- Adjusted or modified equipment to enhance equipment performance or to respond to customer requests.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to optimize testing procedures and protocols.
Education
MBA Master’s in Business Administration -
Baylor University
Waco, TexasBachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
Marian University
Indianapolis, IN05-2010
Skills
- Operations
- P&L & Budgeting
- Team Building and Leadership
- Process Improvements
- Manufacturing Knowledge
- Employee Supervision and Motivation
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Safety Standards
- Environmental Compliance
- Training & Development
- Recruitment and Hiring
- Production
- Revenue Forecasting
- Supplier Monitoring
- Vendor Management
- Staff Performance
TECHNOLOGY
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Google sheets, quickbooks
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
General Manager
Gibson Iron and Metal
07.2023 - Current
Plant Manager
U-Pull-&-Pay, (Formerly Nucor)
05.2019 - 07.2023
Plant Manager
U-Pull-&-Pay (Nucor)
05.2016 - 07.2019
Assistant Manager
U-Pull-&-Pay (Nucor)
05.2013 - 07.2016
Technician
Cincinnati Test Systems
02.2011 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
Marian University
MBA Master’s in Business Administration -
Baylor University