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JEFF HURT

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Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Conveyance (Logistsics) Manager

YKTA
Madison
07.2024 - Current
  • Directly manage 3 assistant managers, 5 group leaders.
  • 120 indirect employees between the 2 conveyance departments
  • Conveyance 1 brings in parts from 7 different suppliers on daily trucks that must be sorted and placed into 1400 storage racks/locations. These parts are also divided amongst 14 predefined delivery routes that deliver parts on a repeating 30 minute cycle throughout the shifts.
  • Conveyance 2 retrieves, sorts and delivers parts from out welding processes to the customer. These are delivered in a sequence via tugger-delivered trains as needed, as well as loaded onto semis to be delivered and sorted/sequenced lineside by the customer.
  • Currently have reduced headcount by 15% by reconciling ineffecient routes/process.
  • provided trouble shooting and improvements to the delivery routes that have reduced our welding departments parts wait by 95%; this was a major concern and cause of extreme ineffieciency.
  • Have trained and developed the floor leadership team to continue improvements.

Operations Manager

YKTA
Madison
09.2023 - 07.2024
  • Supervised all aspects of Tier 1 (on site) automotive supplier for Mazda Toyota Plant on 2nd shift
  • 350 total team members from the following departments: Body Weld, Chassis Weld, E-Coat, Stamping, Conveyance, Quality, Maintenance.
  • Directly supervised 6 Assistant Managers, 14 group leaders for 2nd shift.
  • 5 stamping presses providing 50,000 parts per shift.
  • Body weld department supplied weldments for both Mazda and Toyota, approximately 500 vehicles per shift, 40% of those parts were provided to customer in a specific sequence per daily order. These parts were sequenced and shipped via our conveyance deparments
  • Chassis weld provides all parts for the chassis of the same 500 vehicles per shift; sending each through our E-Coat process before final assembly and shipment to customer.
  • Focus was on productivity improvement, creating a safer work environment, teaching all members of floor management Lean manufacturing techniques and procedures.
  • Worked to improve all processes in plant during the post-"start up" era of the facility.

Owner/Operator/Fabricator

JNH Kustoms
McKinney, TX/Nicholasville
01.2018 - 07.2023
  • Company Overview: JNH Kustoms is a custom automotive fabrication shop. We build cars of all types for customers from around the nation. Our work has been featured in multiple magazines and shows. Using efficient methods of fabrication and inventory we are able to keep our timelines much lower than other custom shops. Our attention to detail is our trademark and sets us apart from our competitors.
  • Specializing In
  • Custom hydraulic suspension
  • Custom audio system
  • Fabrication of all parts to individual customer needs
  • Modernization of classic cars including fuel injection, modern braking and steering systems etc
  • Installation of new interior
  • Paint correction
  • Custom lighting systems

Facilities Manager

Highland Springs
Dallas
01.2017 - 04.2018
  • Company Overview: Highland Springs is an Independent retirement community serving the Dallas Area. We house 90 acres of grounds, 5 residential buildings, a Clubhouse, a continuing care facility with approximately 1000 residents. I Managed all Maintenance, Engineering and Grounds on campus. This includes 11 direct employees as well as 25 indirect.
  • Accomplishments
  • Reduced wait time for Maintenance and Engineering work from 8 days to 24 hours through tracking, organization of department, and developing accountability controls.
  • Responsible for installation of new HVAC controls system into aging units to both modernize and bring about cost reduction due to energy monitoring.
  • Hired and trained 5 Maintenance team members
  • Supervised the revamp and update of all landscaping on site. This included the aging irrigation system that performed at approximately 25% when hired. Troubleshooting and repairing of entire campus due to continuous building and repair over the years caused destruction of majority of wiring and valving. Repaired to 100% and updated to modern components.
  • Implemented an inventory tracking and ordering system where none existed. This resulted in a drastic reduction in the maintenance team spending compared to budget. Reduction was Approx $60k for calendar year.
  • Trained existing mechanics to perform jobs formerly called out to Contractors. Total to date is $104,000 savings from previous 12-month period.
  • Employee counseling and corrective actions as necessary
  • Time recording and processing

Welding Supervisor

Polaris Industries
Huntsville
01.2015 - 08.2016
  • Company Overview: Polaris Industries is the #1 manufacturer in the Off-Road Vehicle market. Originally located in the Northern Midwest, they decided to move a majority of their non-motorcycle production to Huntsville, AL to service the majority of their customer base in the Southeastern US. I was one of the first “Local” hires and helped to develop and manufacturing ideas and practices throughout the plant. Welding was my main responsibility, while at the same time assisting the development and startup of paint and pipe bending production departments.
  • Accomplishments
  • Assisted Project Engineering group with purchase, development, installation and qualification of all equipment including 100+ robotic welding arms and 50+ manual welding stations.
  • Hired and trained 8 members of floor leadership.
  • Developed standard work procedures while training Floor leadership to do this for themselves.
  • Implemented Just In Time inventory and FIFO procedure for all weldments.
  • Help develop Paint, Tube Fabrication department’s JIT inventory and FIFO procedures.
  • Employee counseling and corrective actions as necessary
  • Time recording and processing
  • Travel to robotic and tooling suppliers to supervise and verify run off rates.
  • Supervised 80+ employees on a daily basis
  • Implemented Toyota Production System to update Polaris’ manufacturing systems to a more lean and effective organization
  • Developed a system to track and correct weld defects.

Production Manager

Toyota Boshoku
Mantachie
01.2011 - 01.2015
  • Company Overview: Toyota Boshoku is a Tier 1 Toyota supplier, with a focus on interior components. I managed all aspects of production, as well as all quality, production maintenance, facility maintenance and PC on 2nd shift.
  • Accomplishments
  • Developed and successfully launched a new department from the ground up-including all aspects of production, hiring, product flow, and quality standards
  • Directly supervised all aspects of construction and installation of equipment for Urethane Foam Department.
  • Developed standard work procedures
  • Inventory Management
  • Employee counseling and corrective actions as necessary
  • Time recording and processing
  • Extensive travel to other facilities; both domestic and international, to improve upon their process during the introduction of our department. This led to the most successful launch in company history.
  • Supervised 125+ employees on a daily basis
  • Used Toyota Production System to run lean and effective organization
  • Trained members of floor management to become effective leaders
  • Spent 8 months running Welding Department with 0 quality defects to Customer with running above expectations with personnel and labor cost
  • ISO/TS Registration Activities for Urethane Foam
  • Emergency Response Coordinator

General Manager

Finishline LLC
Florence, Ky & Cincinnati
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Company Overview: Finishline is the premier athletic footwear and clothing company. I was GM of 3 separate stores in the Cincinnati OH district, averaging 1 year at each store to return them to profitable before moving on to the next location. A Finishline GM is responsible for 100% of a stores functions: All hiring, scheduling, inventory, sales management, training, maintaining a positive P&L, visual changes and organization; as well as requesting items to match their individual market.
  • Accomplishments
  • Each store I ran had a minimum of 8% Annual Sales increase, with a high of 22%.
  • Achieved our highest honor for shrink percentage each quarter.
  • Accomplished a shrink decrease in each quarter in each store.
  • Set many sales records both individually and as a store.
  • Inventory management and replenishment
  • Top store in district for our Christmas charity donations through our Finishline Kids Foundation 3 years straight.
  • All 3 stores I entered were trending negatively, I left all 3 profitable and beating their previous sales targets. This was a 1 million dollar (annual sales) store, followed by a 2.5 million and a 3.0 million.

Sales Manager

HydroClean LLC
Lexington, KY and Florence
01.2003 - 01.2007
  • Company Overview: HydroClean was a direct sales company focusing on air purification. I came in as a salesman and quickly became the trainer for all new sales people. I then helped open a new office and became the Sales Manager.
  • Accomplishments
  • Achieved a personal sales closing percentage of 50%; national average was 30%.
  • Brought our new hire sales percentage over 40%
  • Recruited new talent for both offices.
  • Achieved many benchmarks for a new office including total sales and total sales percentage.
  • Hosted and taught daily sales meetings.

Team Member/Assistant Group Leader

Trim Masters, Inc
Nicholasville
01.1997 - 01.2003
  • Company Overview: Trim Masters was a US joint venture between Toyota Boshoku and Johnson Controls. We built interior components for Toyota’s premier US manufacturing facility in Georgetown KY.
  • Accomplishments
  • Manufacturing Team Member
  • Promoted to Assistant Group Leader over Welding department
  • Developed training program for doubling the size of our welding department with the launch of new business.
  • Part of successful launch of Toyota Matrix in the US.

Education

Certificate - Electronics Engineering

Lexington Electronics Institute
Lexington, Ky
01.1998

HS diploma -

Jessamine County High School
Nicholasville, Ky
01.1996

Skills

  • Expert at lean manufacturing (Toyota Production System)
  • Certified Trainer for Toyota Boshoku in Leadership Training
  • Excel at sales
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel
  • Excellent public speaker
  • Excellent trainer
  • Excellent mechanical aptitude
  • Natural Leader

References

  • Jason, Ball, Polaris Welding Co Manager, 256-348-3105, Leadership
  • David, Stanley, Toyota Boshoku Senior Engineering Manager, 662 585 3662, Leadership
  • Craig, Boudreaux, Polaris Operations Trainer/Welding Team Lead, 985 860 6520, Direct Reports
  • Reese, McCue, Toyota Boshoku Assistant Manager, 662 786 1588, Direct Reports

Timeline

Conveyance (Logistsics) Manager

YKTA
07.2024 - Current

Operations Manager

YKTA
09.2023 - 07.2024

Owner/Operator/Fabricator

JNH Kustoms
01.2018 - 07.2023

Facilities Manager

Highland Springs
01.2017 - 04.2018

Welding Supervisor

Polaris Industries
01.2015 - 08.2016

Production Manager

Toyota Boshoku
01.2011 - 01.2015

General Manager

Finishline LLC
01.2007 - 01.2011

Sales Manager

HydroClean LLC
01.2003 - 01.2007

Team Member/Assistant Group Leader

Trim Masters, Inc
01.1997 - 01.2003

Certificate - Electronics Engineering

Lexington Electronics Institute

HS diploma -

Jessamine County High School

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