ELWOOD HANNOLD
North Canton,OH
Summary
Operations leadership professional with 30 years of experience in manufacturing, specializing in continuous improvement and SQDCP methodologies. Proven track record in SHE management, quality enhancement, and optimizing on-time performance. Expertise in managing conversion and variable costs while fostering a culture of servant leadership.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice-President of Operations
Wieland Metal Services
Louisville, KY
01.2021 - Current
- Responsible for operational performance of 20 manufacturing sites throughout North America
- Responsible for managing the capital expenditure budget for both North America and Europe
- Achieved best-in-class TCIR Rate per OSHA rating, 5 consecutive years within our business sector
- Lead 6 direct reports, consisting of 2 operations directors, a Supply Chain Director, a Continuous Improvement Director, and 2 recent acquisition site Plant Managers
- Work closely with Global Safety Manager, previously a direct report
Director of Operations
Aleris North America (currently Novelis)
Uhrichsville, OH
01.2012 - 12.2019
- Full responsibility for 340 employees of an $80M plus facility
- Leadership of two different unions
- Improved OSHA IIR from > 2 to <= 1
- Increased throughput by 7% on bottleneck machine center through methodology improvements
- Improved conversion cost YOY by approximately $0.01 per pound through increased throughput and cost management
- Led successful initiatives to improve staff / shop-floor relationships
- Implemented key leadership changes to support improving plant performance
- Established all new plant production and shipment records accomplished through changes in methodology, not capital
Plant Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
Clayton, NJ
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Full responsibility for 110 person non-union facility
- Achieved OSHA IIR of < 1
- Initiated effort to improve SOTIF performance to 90% range
- Built business case to support key capital installation of shape control on single stand rolling mill
Manufacturing Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
Clayton, NJ
01.2005 - 12.2010
- Member of Plant Safety Committee and key driver of safety action items
- Achieved IIR of < 1
- Managed production and maintenance departments including all salaried and hourly personnel
- Plant Champion for Six Sigma and Lean Sigma implementation
- Implemented OEE Measurements on critical machine centers
- Increased Coater (constrained critical machine center) throughput by 6.7% over previous record. This resulted in $727,486 of incremental margin
- Implemented quality and process improvement initiatives targeted at increasing productivity and improving quality, resulting in improving pounds shipped by 24%, and decreasing customer complaints by 36%
- Improvement accomplished through changes in methodology, not capital
Manufacturing Manager
Groupe SEB, T-FAL Division
Millville, NJ
01.2001 - 12.2005
- Managed manufacturing, maintenance, and receiving departments including all salaried and hourly personnel
- Managed department with highest approval rating on employee satisfaction survey conducted November 2004
- Implemented third shift to supply market demand
- Decreased work in process by 56%
- Improved production efficiency by 17%
- Maintained all necessary business tasks (safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency) following layoff of 30 permanent employees
- Reduced repairs and maintenance costs to 17% of manufacturing expenses following layoff
- Reduced utility costs to 7% of manufacturing expenses following layoff
- Effectively managed department with 70 temporary employees out of 110 hourly employees
- Improvement accomplished through changes in methodology, not capital
Production Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
Clayton, NJ
01.1998 - 12.2001
- First person in role to assume QA manager responsibilities, allowing the elimination of QA manager position
- Managed manufacturing, quality, and packaging departments including all salaried and hourly personnel
- Encouraged empowerment and teamwork to achieve business goals and objectives, focusing first on methodology rather than capital to implement and sustain improvements
- Supported and maintain the quality system to ISO 9002 / QS 9000 standards
- Developed 'No work No Pay' concept to support maintaining equipment as well as controlling direct labor costs
- Led waste reduction team which improved internal recovery 4.5% ($1.5M)
- Key individual in leading facility to the first certified supplier status awarded by a major pharmaceutical customer - also awarded supplier of the year by several other key customers consecutive years running
Quality Assurance Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
Clayton, NJ
01.1997 - 12.1998
- Managed Quality Laboratory including all lab personnel
- Directed quality improvement efforts including root cause analysis and corrective and preventive action
- Administered quality activities including technical development of customer specifications
ISO/QS 9000 Coordinator
Aleris Light Gauge Products
Clayton, NJ
01.1995 - 12.1997
- Championed registration (first attempt unconditionally) to ISO 9002 & QS 9000
Material Technician
Aleris Light Gauge Products
Clayton, NJ
01.1991 - 12.1995
- Selected and verified a wide range of rolled aluminum coils for the production of finished product
- Certified trainer in Front-line Facilitation Leadership
- Certified Safety Training Observation Program Instructor (S.T.O.P.)
- Operations Leadership Professional with over 30 years experience delivering results in the manufacturing environment.
Education
Master's Degree - Business
Wilmington University
Bachelor's Degree - Communications
Rowan University
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Vice-President of Operations
Wieland Metal Services
01.2021 - Current
Director of Operations
Aleris North America (currently Novelis)
01.2012 - 12.2019
Plant Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
01.2010 - 12.2012
Manufacturing Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
01.2005 - 12.2010
Manufacturing Manager
Groupe SEB, T-FAL Division
01.2001 - 12.2005
Production Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
01.1998 - 12.2001
Quality Assurance Manager
Aleris Light Gauge Products
01.1997 - 12.1998
ISO/QS 9000 Coordinator
Aleris Light Gauge Products
01.1995 - 12.1997
Material Technician
Aleris Light Gauge Products
01.1991 - 12.1995
Master's Degree - Business
Wilmington University
Bachelor's Degree - Communications
Rowan University
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