Jeffrey Bowen
Production manager
Saginaw,MI
Summary
College degreed executive and U.S. Army veteran, experienced people leader with excellent decision-making skills. Diverse professional with experience inclusive to business planning, manufacturing leadership, team building, Safety, Quality, and meeting production goals. Comprehensive background in analyzing KPI (key performance indicators) to ensure operational efficiency by modifying manufacturing processes, leading, coaching, and developing team strategies. Proactive Production Manager successful at anticipating needs and making adjustments to schedules, materials and workflow. Effective analytical, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills. Ready to bring expertise to company needing hands-on, knowledgeable and resourceful leader. Masterful at Spearheading new processes to promote continuous improvement. Seeking to leverage this experience to transition into a role with career advancement opportunities.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
General Motors LLC
04.2013 - Current
- Manage four Hundred hourly production assembly employees, Manpower manager and Ten group leaders in meeting daily production goals for Heavy-duty Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra truck lines truck plant
- Analyze key matrix pertaining to Safety, Manpower, production, cost, scrap, and environment
- Managing key matrix pertaining to scheduled and non-scheduled overtime
- Manpower RTR (required to run), EFTQ (electrical first-time quality), ergonomic job rotations
- Increased Jobs per hour (JPH), attendance (absenteeism/vacation/FMLA), 5 F's (Find, Focus, Fast/Fix &Feedback)
- Establish Daily production, workplace organization and Lean manufacturing processes
- Review resumes, conduct interviews, and make offers for salaried positions -pant wide
- Developing production, safety, scrap, and quality budgets for trim shop and devising programs to attain budgets
- Train/Mentor Manpower managers, supervisors, team leaders and team members on best leadership practices in manufacturing to accomplish production goals
- Established w teaching sessions with team leaders on lean manufacturing principles to assist and guide them with company objectives and help them to develop greater leadership skills
- Preformed team member empowerment sessions, to continuously communicate and eliminate constraints for work groups
- Established weekly team performance board reviews: auditing safety, quality, and job performance
- Implemented quality improvement changes to minimize product defect rates
- Develop group leader evaluations for team GM merit and compensation awards. Wrote and conducted formal performance reviews for production personnel
Production Manager
Delphi Automotive Company
11.2000 - 10.2009
- Managed twelve supervisors and three hundred and twenty-five hourly employees in machining and assembling of Brakes, and rotors
- Lead teams through lean manufacturing academy
- Interface daily with engineering, planning, and material flow leadership to review production changes, requirements, and constraints
- Developed and implement effective ISO plant safety plan to help plant achieve ISO certification
- Established Scrap reduction program lead led to reduction of scrap by 20% while improving production by 12%
- Developed effective workplace organization format, utilizing 5S tools and lean manufacturing concept
- Worked with Union bargaining unit experience resolving contractual and negotiation concerns.
- Assessed manufacturing processes and recommended improvements to increase productivity
- Created and regularly updated department work instructions and reports
- Studied department operations to assist with development of new or improved methods of tooling and production processes
Assistant Plant Manager
Stevens Aviation
08.1992 - 01.2000
- Manage daily operations in aircraft maintenance and repair facility
- Hire, lead, and maintain workforce of repair technicians, consisting of forty direct employees and ninety to one hundred contract employees
- Develop bids, contracts, proposals, and scope of work for prospective customers required in repairing and refurbishing aircraft per FAA guidelines
- Maintain all FAA certifications for repair facility and employees
- Develop and maintain yearly ISO certification program.
- Monitored and supported progress of plant production orders by managing shop capacity and loading functions at several facilities
- Managed direction and planning for plant with focus on optimization of daily functions, exceeding customer expectations and achieving KPIs
- Reduced costs by eliminating materials waste and unnecessary labor hours
General Forman/Manufacturing Production Supervisor
Boeing Aircraft Company
08.1986 - 01.1992
- Supervise assembly employees building Boeing 43 section for 757 and 767 aircraft
- Train and lead sixty bargaining unit employees in lean cell manufacturing and Total Quality Concept
- Created inclusive employee environment based on respect, open communication, and constructive coaching & counseling
- Administer local and national bargaining unit contracts at shop floor level
- Track daily performance: production, quality, safety, and scrap
- Coordinate and validate with production planning for both component parts and completed assemblies
- Coordinate and validate with engineering on repairs and changes to production process
- Monitor to ensure preventive maintenance program requirements is being adhered to.
- Prepared in advance for and addressed production problems, material deficits, equipment failures and unavoidable delays
- Implemented program changes to identify and quickly resolve root cause issues bottlenecking production levels
- Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns
- Accomplished targets and met demand by assessing equipment performance, reviewing materials supplies and organizing manpower
- Identified problems and implemented effective solutions.
- Completed production plans by scheduling and assigning personnel to daily tasks.
- Read and interpreted schematics, technical documentation and production orders.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational leadership
Southwestern Christian University
Bethany, OK12.2016
Cannon Crewmen - Special Weapons Training
United States Army
Fort Sill, OK04.1985
Skills
- Leadership and Teamwork
- Self-motivation
- Leadership Skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Time Management
- Communication
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office suite
- Production line management
- Supply chain distribution
- Timely safety audits
- Equipment monitoring
- Continuous improvements
- OSHA regulations
- Equipment operation
- Root Cause Analysis
References
- Jack Caralho Paint Center Manager Stellantis Toledo Assembly
- Dave Lauinger, Paint Center Manager Stellantis Warren Assembly
- Willie Jones, Body Shop Shift Leader GM Flint Truck Assembly
Timeline
Production Manager
General Motors LLC
04.2013 - Current
Production Manager
Delphi Automotive Company
11.2000 - 10.2009
Assistant Plant Manager
Stevens Aviation
08.1992 - 01.2000
General Forman/Manufacturing Production Supervisor
Boeing Aircraft Company
08.1986 - 01.1992
Bachelor of Science - Organizational leadership
Southwestern Christian University
Cannon Crewmen - Special Weapons Training
United States Army
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