Greg Smith
Summary
Versatile Managing Director with proven abilities across all levels of organizational management. Talented in developing partnerships, overseeing personnel and developing tactical plans to meet strategic goals. Proven leader with significant background in tier 1 automotive.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Operations
Arvin Sango, Inc.
10.2017 - Current
- Responsible for strategic business/production planning, organizational development, and risk associated with current and new plant expansions, to ensure success at meeting increases to business needs.
- Direct report - 6 Plant Managers, Kaizen support group manager & pilot / engineering group manager. Total of 600+ employees.
- Monitor day-to-day production activities in accordance with business objectives.
- Developed systems and procedures to improve operational quality and team efficiency.
- Collaborated with senior management to develop and execute long-term corporate goals and objectives.
- Monitored budget and utilized operational resources.
- Mentored and coached existing / new Plant & Production Managers foster productive and engaging work environment.
- Launched new projects to meet customer expectations by utilizing support staff and production planning.
- Defined, implemented, and revised operational policies and guidelines.
- Spearheaded implementation of process improvements and cost-saving initiatives to increase value and maximize profits.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Trained and guided existing and new plant managers to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
- Oversaw successful implementation of operational strategies and policies to drive organizational growth and productivity
- Analyzed business operations and implemented strategies to improve operational cohesiveness
Plant Manager
Arvin Sango, Inc.
09.2013 - 10.2017
- Total of 56 employees.
- Green field start-up of ASI's TX plant.
- Responsible for overall implementation of ASI / TPS systems.
- Improved downtime reporting that allowed more timely and effective decision-making, resulting on better ROI and overall process improvements.
- Trained all staff on system, how to adjust lines for quality issues as well mechanical troubleshooting.
- Supported efforts to isolate and identify issues related to discrepant raw materials.
- Implemented retention activities to reduce turnover.
- Frequent communication with customer.
- ASI Texas plant received Toyota launch award in 2014.
Plant Manager
Arvin Sango, Inc.
08.2003 - 09.2013
- Total of 62 employees.
- Green field start-up of ASI's Kentucky plant.
- Responsible for overall implementation of ASI / TPS systems.
- Trained all staff on manufacturing system.
- Assisted in mechanical troubleshooting and adjusting production lines when needed.
- Supported efforts to isolate and identify issues related to discrepant raw materials.
- Responsible for implementing all new project activities.
- Frequent communication with Customer on various issues.
- During my time at ASI's Kentucky plant, 100% delivery to the customer was achieved and two quality awards received.
Production Control Manager
Arvin Sango, Inc.
01.1996 - 07.2002
- Established logistics policies for carrier and supplier agreements that benefited overall business.
- Responsible for Implementing all TPS standards throughout facility.
- Scheduled production sequence based off of kanban.
- Oversaw all component ordering for Arvin Sango.
- Worked with customer and suppliers to set truck window times to level member workload.
- Work with parent company in Japan to set up logistics for ocean freight.
Education
No Degree - Business Management
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Madison, INHigh School Diploma -
Switzerland County Senior High School
Vevay, INSkills
- Motivational Leadership
- Process Development and Streamlining
- Overseeing Personnel
- Operational Leadership
- Business Policies and Procedures
- Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
- Materials Planning and Logistics
- Facility Improvement
- Recruitment
- P&L Responsibility
- Process Improvement
- Shift Coverage
- Lean Methodology
Timeline
Director of Operations
Arvin Sango, Inc.
10.2017 - Current
Plant Manager
Arvin Sango, Inc.
09.2013 - 10.2017
Plant Manager
Arvin Sango, Inc.
08.2003 - 09.2013
Production Control Manager
Arvin Sango, Inc.
01.1996 - 07.2002
No Degree - Business Management
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
High School Diploma -
Switzerland County Senior High School
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