JUSTIN HAMMOND
Canton,GA
Summary
Experienced and dedicated professional with 10+ years in manufacturing environments, seeking a long-term career opportunity to leverage my skills and contribute to the growth of an organization. With a strong background in production, purchasing, and management, I have a comprehensive understanding of process, leadership, and teamwork. Specializing in operations management within fabrication and manufacturing settings, I am results-driven, goal-oriented, and recognized for my exceptional leadership abilities.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development Manager
Advance Industrial Mechanical
08.2023 - Current
- Increased client base by identifying new business opportunities and cultivating strong relationships with key decision makers.
- Facilitated regular communication with clients to ensure their needs were met, fostering long-lasting relationships built on trust and mutual respect.
- Developed customized solutions for clients based on a deep understanding of their unique pain points, delivering exceptional value and driving repeat business.
- Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
- Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
- Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
- Performed client research and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.
- Delivered compelling sales presentations to prospective clients, highlighting the unique value proposition of our products and services.
- Kept meticulous client notes and updated account information in company databases.
- Spearheaded development of new product line, leading to significant expansion of market footprint.
- Expanded customer base by networking at industry events and leveraging social media platforms.
Operations Manager, Multi-Site
Petrosmith
05.2019 - 08.2023
- Made strategic decisions and developed key plans that affected direction of business.
- Organized and guided operations of production, processing and machinery according to business procedures and protocols.
- Reduced costs by eliminating materials waste and unnecessary labor hours.
- Identified and implemented viable strategies for continuous improvement.
- Maximized plant safety through proactive strategies and well-structured training.
- Oversaw daily operations of 200,000+ sqft. manufacturing plants across 3 locations.
- Tracked data about all aspects of production to assess areas in need of improvement.
- Reviewed market data and internal reports to identify trends and capitalize on opportunities for adjusting operations to match demands.
- Assessed logs and reports to identify inefficiencies, boost production levels and enhance safety.
- Established and administered annual budget with effective controls to prevent overages, minimize burn rate and support sustainability objectives.
- Evaluated upcoming program plans to forecast expected resource needs.
- Implemented 5's and lean manufacturing practices.
- Implemented automation in strategic processes to improve throughput and effective utilization of resources.
Pressure Vessel Plant Manager
BITZER US Inc
09.2016 - 05.2019
- Responsible for all plant and production management aspects of the pressure vessel operation, which increased 100% growth each year.
- Manage a 50+ workforce in various departments to include: scheduler, production manager, machine shop, fabrication shop, pre-fabrication, assembly, and materials department.
- Create and maintain production schedule and status update meetings each morning with production.
- Adherence to the production schedule to ensure on time deliveries and on time completion of shop orders.
- Safety compliance for all PV related employee's, operations and equipment.
- Support quality initiatives to ensure all products confirm to engineering designs and standards.
- Communicate lead time, delivery and availability information to RSM/CSD.
- Support staffing with solicitation to agencies including job responsibilities, hiring, developing and terminating.
- Compliance to all ASME and code standards
- Support lean production initiatives in line with BIPRO's (5s, visual management, CIP and flow)
- Support programs for equipment utilization, up-time, maintenance, and spare parts.
- Responsible for all raw and in-process inventory/material including serialized traceable products related to the PV operation.
Buyer/Material Analyst
BITZER US Inc
03.2012 - 09.2016
- Support new products and design as well as product implementation into the factory.
- Procurement of materials to meet production requirements and deadlines.
- Managed vendors, conforming to material requirements and negotiating pricing.
- Supported engineering in design/cost effectiveness regarding raw materials and purchased outsourced parts.
- Maintained supply chain schedule, cost and lead time and managing inventory to support customer demand during large growth of the business.
- Maintained reporting and adherence to cost savings/cost reduction initiative for each year.
- Calculated inventory levels based on requirements from HQ.
- Responsible for output, adherence to schedule/lead-time and manufacturing staff.
- Reviewed supplier proposals and materials and provided ongoing monitoring to maintain consistent supplies.
Army Veteran
Military Police, National Guard
10.2007 - 10.2013
- Led and mentored a diverse team of soldiers.
- Received recognition for reporting and documentation accuracy.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Operations Management
Ashford University
01-2026
Skills
- Operations management
- Operational excellence
- Health and safety compliance
- Material requirements planning
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Productivity improvement
- Production planning
- Workforce development
- Capacity planning
- Total productive maintenance
- Environmental compliance
- Scheduling and forecasting
- Lean tools implementation
- Strategic thinker
- Process improvement
- Problem-solving
Timeline
Business Development Manager
Advance Industrial Mechanical
08.2023 - Current
Operations Manager, Multi-Site
Petrosmith
05.2019 - 08.2023
Pressure Vessel Plant Manager
BITZER US Inc
09.2016 - 05.2019
Buyer/Material Analyst
BITZER US Inc
03.2012 - 09.2016
Army Veteran
Military Police, National Guard
10.2007 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Operations Management
Ashford University
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