Rick Stockman
Bolingbrook
Summary
United States Air Force Veteran and Manufacturing professional with extensive experience in plant operations and production management. Proven history of implementing process improvements that enhance operational efficiency and product quality. Reliable team collaborator with focus on achieving results and adapting to changing needs, bringing valuable organizational and leadership skills to role.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Manager
DLH Corp
08.2015 - 04.2024
- Responsible for all operations of the plant including budget and labor cost
- Experience with employee union contract negotiations
- Lead the team in becoming ISO 9001 certified
- Developed training standards and metrics for hourly employees
- Developed training standards and metrics for the management team positions of administrative assistance, line lead, and shift supervisor
- Focused on promoting from within through coaching and developing
- Worked directly with the customer’s management team daily to achieve their production goals while adhering to contract obligations
- Increased production efficiency by optimizing plant layout and implementing Lean Six Sigma process improvements
- Reduced costs by eliminating materials waste and unnecessary labor hours
Manufacturing & Technical Operations Manager
Unique Solutions
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Responsible for back of the house operations
- Established operational departments
- Developed Company Policies and Departmental Procedures
- Developed Training Programs
- Developed and trained supervisory staff
- Utilized Lean Six Sigma practices to increase productivity, decrease cost and elevate quality
- Managed multiple customer projects worldwide
- Traveled internationally nurturing and addressing customer needs
- Worked with Sales to increase the company’s sales by 200%
Production Planning Manager
L & J Technologies
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Responsible for production operations
- Scheduled all customer orders
- Cut customer repair turnaround time by 20%
- Purchased all parts and/or scheduled outside services needed
- Scheduled production workload
- Conducted daily meetings with management concerning all customer orders
- Conducted monthly Inventory cycle counts
Operations Manager
Simos
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Manage the daily operations of the Distribution Center
- Interacted with the customer daily
- Managed Process Improvement Projects for all departments
- Established new Production Standards for all departments
- Utilized Lean Principles to lower staffing requirements while increasing productivity by 60%
- Increased employee productivity by 60%
- Improved the time metric unloading a trailer by 20%
Service Department Manager
Powervar
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Manage the daily operations of the Service department
- Established a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) system
- Established a Training Program
- Utilized Lean Principles to increase technician output by 60%
- Improved customer equipment turnaround time by 300%
- Improved customer satisfaction rates by 30%
- Increased department earnings by 125% in the first year
- Responsible for the department’s P&L
- Managed Service Projects on a national level
Education
B.A. - Science of Applied Electronics
University of Alaska
Fairbanks, AKSkills
- Plant and warehouse operations
- Project management
- Operations management
- Production planning
- Performance improvements
- Continuous improvement
- Lean manufacturing processes
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Six sigma
- ISO compliance
Certification
- AS400 ERP System
- Syspro ERP System
- Inventory Management
- Kronos
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Hobbies and Interests
- Family
- Friends
- Health
- Sports
- Travel
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 350 staff members.
- Documented and resolved low production which led to a production output increase of 25%.
Timeline
Plant Manager
DLH Corp
08.2015 - 04.2024
Manufacturing & Technical Operations Manager
Unique Solutions
01.2011 - 01.2015
Production Planning Manager
L & J Technologies
01.2010 - 01.2011
Operations Manager
Simos
01.2009 - 01.2010
Service Department Manager
Powervar
01.2005 - 01.2007
- AS400 ERP System
- Syspro ERP System
- Inventory Management
- Kronos
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
B.A. - Science of Applied Electronics
University of Alaska
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