Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
Ronnie Pettus
Madison,AL
Summary
Results driven process improvement professional. A proven record of accomplishment with over 21 years of experience implementing Lean Six Sigma, Total Productive Maintenance, and The Toyota Production System and Quality systems throughout the world. Traveled extensively throughout Georgia, implementing and establishing process improvement programs with hundreds of companies'. Extremely effective in establishing high-level relationships. Successful Continuous Improvement Leader with expertise in developing process improvement solutions resulting in better efficiency, safety and quality. Focused on reducing waste by implementing changes in processing based on lean methodology. Driven to monitor performance improvements by developing metrics and tracking systems.
Overview
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Certification Lean Six Sigma and Quality Systems
Work History
Coordinator of Quality and Continuous Improvement
Georgia Quick Start
09.2003 - 09.2023
- Create and implement a Continuous Improvement program from the ground up.
- Directly managed 6 continuous improvement specialist.
- Received reports of productivity savings and Continuous Improvement of over $1 million the first year and $30 million in the 20 year period..
- Identify improvement opportunities and needs; develop approaches, courses, and materials for use by multiple levels and groups within the function..
- Workshop leader to conduct improvement events such Kaizen events, 5S, Materials Flow/Pull, Value Stream Mapping, and Problem Solving.
- Driving improvements in our Maintenance PM program Train and coach team members in Continuous Improvement concepts and techniques.
- Managed development and implementation of lean and continuous improvement manufacturing initiatives across production environment
- Teamed with disciplinary leaders on determining annual operational targets and outlining needed quality improvements
- Trained several thousands employees techniques to improve processes' and skills
- Tracked records, filed documents and maintained communication between clients to manage productivity
- Oversaw scheduling tasks efficiently, ensuring optimal staff coverage during peak times without sacrificing quality of service delivery or exceeding budget constraints.
Manufacturing Supervisor
GM/Delphi
05.1997 - 09.2003
- Cluster leader, work closely with the VP and cluster finance to drive labor productivity, through CI projects.
- In 2018 the savings equaled over $4.5 million.
- Plan, execute, and report productivity savings and Continuous Improvement implementation across our North American businesses.
- Lead a major Organizational Efficiency, Span of Control and Green Office initiative to bring all our plants to a standard organization and proper sizing of our salary base cost staffs.
- Identify improvement opportunities and needs; develop approaches, courses, and materials for use by multiple levels and groups within the function.
- Train and coach team members in Continuous Improvement concepts and techniques: assisting operations managers to convert theory into successful application.
- Work with the Quality department to identify the needs and processes to implement a new quality management system.
- Act as workshop leader to conduct improvement events such Kaizen events, 5S, Materials Flow/Pull, Value Stream Mapping, and Problem Solving.
- Plan and lead improvement workshops and projects on manufacturing and office processes.
- Develop and deploy all aspects of CI throughout the global business through managing 15 people globally.
- Responsible for assessing and summarizing cost and benefits of CI and Quality activities through standard metrics on a monthly basis, to date over $70 million savings realized.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results
Education
MBA - Organizational Leadership
Norwich University
Northfield, VT06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Business
State University of New York
Saratoga Springs, NY05.2008
Skills
- Lean manufacturing concepts
- Business Process Analysis
- Process improvement solutions
- Employee training
- Operations management
- Determining metrics
- Knowledge of quality systems
- Employee supervision
- Microsoft Office
- Self-motivated professional
- Mintab
- Lean Six Sigma
Certification
Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from George Group
United Technologies ITO University for Lean Production and Quality
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt from The Six Sigma Academy
Certified Lean Master – Schneider Electric Production System
Plant Manager Leadership Class – Schneider Electric
Timeline
Coordinator of Quality and Continuous Improvement
Georgia Quick Start
09.2003 - 09.2023
Manufacturing Supervisor
GM/Delphi
05.1997 - 09.2003
MBA - Organizational Leadership
Norwich University
Bachelor of Science - Business
State University of New York
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