Todd L Cross
Huber Heights
Summary
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
39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant Manager
DRT Aerospace
01.2018 - Current
- Currently reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all aspects of the Sidney operations with a total staff of 74
- Coordinate plant activities through planning with departmental managers to ensure total manufacturing objectives are accomplished
- Monitor and control costs to ensure budgeted targets and overall financial efficiency
- Manage daily operational relationships with key customers
- Lead operations to ensure compliance to all quality certificates AS9100 / NADCAP
- Lead operations to ensure compliance to Environmental, Health and Safety standards
- Capital equipment planning and budgeting
Focused Factory Manager
UTC Landing Systems
01.1997 - 01.2018
- Leader of 29 Lean events focusing on manufacturing process improvements and set up reduction
- Forward thinker always looking for breakthrough manufacturing processes
- Leader of numerous multidiscipline teams focusing on process improvements
- Implemented redesigned Brake Assembly lines resulting in a productivity increase of 25% and improved on time delivery
- Implemented Torque Plate department layout with the creation of super cells resulting in both reduced WIP and direct labor cost
- Implemented off-loading of external manual elements to CNC equipment resulting in scrap reductions and FPY improvements
- Monitored throughput of machining departments to identify system constraints and develop recovery plans to remove constraints
- Implemented 5,300 hours of direct labor reductions by implementing process and equipment improvements via Lean manufacturing processes
- Championed the implementation of machinist apprentice program
Machining Cell Group Leader
Dayton Reliable Tool
01.1986 - 01.1997
- Lead a group of 12 employees in the machining Cell #1- focusing on the machining of high-speed press tooling for the canning industry
- Responsibilities included: Customer interface via plant tours and quality audits
- Process improvements via standard tooling and CNC programming
- Coordinate all outside processing (heat treat, special coatings)
- Implemented training program resulting in a net reduction of 4 machinist
Education
Technical and Management Coursework -
Sinclair Community College
Skills
- Machining
- Assembly
- Heat Treat
- Team building
- Communication
- Union management
- CBA management
- Business acumen
Certification
- Certificate Project Step II / Sinclair Community College
- Effective Leadership and Supervision / Harvard Business School
- Lean Manufacturing Practitioner / Goodrich Corporation
- Apollo root cause and corrective action / Apollo Services
- Safe Start 80-hour Certificate
- Taproot Corrective Action Certificate
- Goodrich People Philosophy Certificate
- Goodrich Safety University Certificate
- OHSA 30-hour Certificate
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, SAP and Vespiaries Manufacturing System
Timeline
Plant Manager
DRT Aerospace
01.2018 - Current
Focused Factory Manager
UTC Landing Systems
01.1997 - 01.2018
Machining Cell Group Leader
Dayton Reliable Tool
01.1986 - 01.1997
Technical and Management Coursework -
Sinclair Community College
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