Warren Seitz
Haverhill,MA
Summary
Facility and Operations Management Professional with proven ability to successfully manage complex projects, site development, and facility maintenance across multiple sites and geographical locations. Breadth of experience encompassing capital budget development, strategic planning, and championing Operational Excellence and cost saving initiatives. Consistently recognized for transforming operations and team performance.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Facilities Management Americas
MERCK KGaA
01.2018 - Current
- Responsible for the operations of 30 office, manufacturing, warehouse, and R&D sites in 15 countries, the performance of services and budgets.
- Responsible for the end-to-end delivery of facility management services across the Americas region.
- Created a new organization from scratch through restructuring existing facility management services, outsourced non-core activities improving service and cost performance.
- Increase the delivery excellence through simplified, robust, and aligned processes and procedures.
- Developed site and vender KPI’s on a global level for facility management services.
- Work with the Real Estate group to build out or expand multiple sites, ensuring site space and technical needs are met.
- Active member of the Leadership of Color team to promote diversity in the company by improving recruiting, retention, development of minorities.
- Implement Global Operational Excellence Program resulting in savings, efficiency
Site Director and Coordinator for Global Operations
MERCK KGaA
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Managed a chemical precursor manufacturing site including a research and development group. Direct manager for 7 managers and 100+ employees in this organization. Accountable for site P&L, capex, and all plant activities (Operations, EH&S, Finance, Quality, HR, Procurement, Logistics, and Supply Chain).
- Also, Coordinator for Deposition Material business, coordinating multiple sites in EMEA, Americas, and APEC. In this coordination role, multiple efficiencies were identified and implemented resulting in improved safety, quality and output of manufacturing and R&D locations globally.
- Sales more than doubled since 2015 – 2018 primarily due to improved efficiency and customer relationships.
- Responsible for SAP implementation, and design and build of 23,000-sqft site expansion for R&D and operations.
- Implemented continuous improvement program. In the first 6 months reduced labor time by 345 hours and a cost savings of ~$367,000 a year.
- Implemented safety culture training and an incident investigation process for the site that reduced safety incidences. 0 lost time cases since June 2015 through 2018.
Manufacturing Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
- Managed a department consisting of over 150+ managers, engineers, and technicians. Responsible for output, cost, quality and safety across a complex manufacturing process.
- Consistently maintained best in class performance metrics (output, safety, quality, and cost).
- HR Open Door Investigator for a 800+ organization. Performed investigations and made recommendations to resolve employee grievances. All investigations resulted in resolutions that didn’t require escalation to legal.
Area Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
- Responsible for area output and tool availability for the C4 area that included Etch, Litho, Plating, and Films tools.
- Highly involved in implementing Lean manufacturing systems in the factory. Helped developed Lean material and trained factory employees. Reduced factory cycle time from 70+ days to 25 days. Cost was reduced by 33% the following year using Lean methodologies while improving yield metrics.
- Led multiple projects including moving operations from Ireland to Massachusetts. Qualified tools, trained engineers and technicians and designed layout of the new site. This saved $2.3 million.
- Participated in a team designed to change the safety culture of the factory. Helped teach over 800+ employees. Employees have internalized safety as a value. This significantly reduced OHSA recordables for the factory.
Factory Supply Line Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
- Managed the Supply Chain department. Responsible for supply and demand coordination across specific business units. Coordinate startup and sustaining activities for New Product Introductions from engineering through production.
- Maximized the supply chain to utilize built in inventory buffers and inventory levels at subcontractors to reduce demand changes to factories.
- Initiated and led an effort involving a multi-disciplined team to reduce factory shipping cost that had yearly savings of $3.5M.
Fab Operations Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
- Managed Implant, Diffusion, CVD, PVD, Litho, and RTA areas.
- As the Incident Commander for the Intel Emergency Response Team (ERT) reduced the response time for emergency calls by ~25% by strategically implementing ERT depots onsite. Responsible for the training and performance of over 25 ERT members.
- Enabled the workforce to become more empowered, self-sustaining and less dependent upon management and engineering for day-to-day operations by developing training for equipment and process technicians.
Electronic Warfare Supervisor
UNITED STATES NAVY
01.1991 - 01.1997
- Managed multiple toolsets ensuring quality maintenance, training, and job performance was achieved.
- Completed extensive US Navy Electronics Training program. Secret SCI clearance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZSkills
- Operational efficiency
- Space utilization
- Building maintenance
- Emergency preparedness
- Security management
- Asset management
- Environmental compliance
- Energy management
- Sustainability initiatives
- Infrastructure development
- Teamwork and collaboration
Certification
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Lean Enterprise Certificate
- Detroit Lean Institute: Lean Manufacturing Certificate
- Green Belt 6 Sigma Certified
- Completed PMP through Intel PMP program
Timeline
Head of Facilities Management Americas
MERCK KGaA
01.2018 - Current
Site Director and Coordinator for Global Operations
MERCK KGaA
01.2015 - 01.2018
Manufacturing Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
Area Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
Factory Supply Line Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
Fab Operations Manager
INTEL CORPORATION
01.1997 - 01.2015
Electronic Warfare Supervisor
UNITED STATES NAVY
01.1991 - 01.1997
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
University of Phoenix
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