David Konitsney
Gibsonia,PA
Summary
Production management professional knowledgeable about allocating resources, optimizing production and increasing output with hands-on and dedicated approach. Articulate and professional problem-solver with good relationship-building abilities. Proficient in planning and implementing innovative production strategies.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Manager
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
05.2022 - Current
- Responsible for leading 14 corporate staff members and 150-170 Technicians.
- Reduced waste and material costs by optimizing resource allocation and inventory management.
- Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.
- Developed a comprehensive training program for new hires, resulting in higher employee retention rates and faster integration into the team.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products according to customer requirements.
- Oversaw quality control efforts, maintaining strict adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements while achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Mentored junior staff members on best practices in production management, cultivating a skilled workforce capable of tackling complex challenges.
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
- Collaborated with technical and administrative teams to develop and implement successful corrective plans.
- Prepared and maintained production reports and personnel records.
- Developed strong relationships with key stakeholders, resulting in better collaboration and alignment on project objectives.
Plant Manager
Brad Foote Gear Works - Pittsburgh Division (A Broadwind Energy Company)
03.2018 - Current
- Directed all operations of Brad Foote's 70,000 square foot facility located in Pittsburgh Pa
- Containing multiple departments including: Heat treat, welding/fabrication, gearbox repair, saw cutting, maintenance, machining, and metallurgical laboratory
- Responsible for leading 25 union employees and 3 salary employees in a 24 hour, 7 days a week facility that holds ISO and ABS certifications
- Accountable for the plant's P&L along with generating external revenue by selling open capacity left vacant from internal processing that resulted in additional revenue of more than 2 million dollars
- Exceeded external revenue goals by more than 30% in first year for both Heat treat and gearbox repair departments
- Accomplished a consistently low injury rate for 3 years while only having 1 recordable injury occur in that time.
Operations Manager of Pack and Assembly
IDL World Wide (A Matthews International Company)
04.2015 - 03.2018
- Effectively manage the manufacturing activity for the assembly and packaging department running on three shifts and responsible for the performance of 3 direct reports (supervisors and planner) and 35-40 indirect reports (shift leads, team leads, line leads, and labor)
- Utilize and maintain our departments SQDC board and implement MMS lean initiatives (Matthews own lean training program) to drive performance and meet company/department production and financial goals
- Responsible for the daily management of temporary labor force and overtime to decrease labor costs
- Active member on the MMS Steering Committee, a group of only 5 managers that oversee and direct the facilities lean activity such as Kaizan events, IRS, TPM's, and equipment/machinery upgrades and purchases
- Implement and monitor the department's safety activities to drive safe work practices by exercising safety tools such as S.T.O.P observations, JHA's, Ergo's, and hazard recognition cards.
Manufacturing and project Planner
IDL World Wide (A Matthews International Company)
06.2014 - 04.2015
- Initiate and lead daily planning meetings to communicate project plans, daily activities, manufacturing schedule, and to coordinate product sequencing through each department for efficient production execution
- Establish labor requirements on a daily basis to execute every production schedule created and work with temporary agencies to fill our labor requests
- Revise activity and production planning as required to meet drastic changes in customer demand
- Assign specific and time lines to appropriate work centers, machinery, and staff.
Production Planner / Supervisor
Universal Stainless and Alloy products
04.2011 - 06.2014
- Strategically schedule, plan, and expedite the movement of material through the production cycle to improve on time performance and meet customer delivery requirements
- Produced daily cost-effective production schedules to maximize the plant's capacity
- Coordinate the flow of incoming material to effectively utilize inventory
- Maintain accurate statistical data of the daily production to forecast future production results
- Implement lean principles to eliminate/decrease waste and non-value added processes
- Accountable for the supervision of over 20 hourly employees and their daily production output in an union environment
- Work with sales and technology to approve outside materials, procedures, and to determine promise dates
- Execute daily and monthly safety programs to ensure safety practices are being executed
- Fill in on behalf of department manager when necessary
- Directed improvements in safety, product quality, service, and cost efficiency.
Heat Treatment Processor
McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies
01.2007 - 04.2011
- Perform cost-effective scheduling, planning, and coordination of material through the department
- Complete daily data entry of production schedule and equipment performance reports
- Program and managed computer operated equipment
- Provided support to sales representatives relative to product tracking and expediting orders to meet customer request and demand
- Assist engineers in experimental and problem-solving procedures
- Managed documentation of and training on production procedures and standard work.
Education
MBA - Business Administration / Leadership
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA01.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Public Service Administration
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA01.2005
Skills
- Manufacturing management
- Safety audits /JHA / Ergo
- Strong leadership abilities
- Production line management
- Root cause analysis
- P & L Accountability
- Kaizan Events & Lean Principles
- Quality assurance training
- UNI-POINT
- TCM
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Power Point
- Outlook
- Quality Control
- Production Optimization
- OSHA Compliance
- Safety Management
Certification
- Successfully finished MMS lean operation training program.
- Finished Continues Process Improvement Training through Catalyst Connections from May 2013 to May 2014.
- Received Intermediate Microsoft Excel training certificate from Butler county Community College in June 2014.
Accomplishments
- Exceeded external revenue goals by 30% for both gearbox repair and outside heat treat in 1st year. (BFG)
- Obtained 4 new outside heat treat customers in first 8 months. (BFG)
- Accomplished a temporary labor cost reduction of $379,360.00 in FY-2016 from FY- 2105 while revenue increased. (IDL)
- Achieved an overtime cost reduction of $140,070.00 in FY-2016 from FY-20015. (IDL)
- Developed and implemented the OVR labor program that resulted in a $20,520.00 reimbursement for labor used, while providing a public service to younger adults. (IDL)
- Ran a Kaizan event that resulted in a $92,776.00 reduction in outsourced spending. (IDL)
Timeline
Production Manager
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
05.2022 - Current
Plant Manager
Brad Foote Gear Works - Pittsburgh Division (A Broadwind Energy Company)
03.2018 - Current
Operations Manager of Pack and Assembly
IDL World Wide (A Matthews International Company)
04.2015 - 03.2018
Manufacturing and project Planner
IDL World Wide (A Matthews International Company)
06.2014 - 04.2015
Production Planner / Supervisor
Universal Stainless and Alloy products
04.2011 - 06.2014
Heat Treatment Processor
McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies
01.2007 - 04.2011
MBA - Business Administration / Leadership
Waynesburg University
Bachelor of Arts - Public Service Administration
Indiana University of Pennsylvania