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William C. Turner Jr.

Wicksburg, Al

Summary

Engineering professional with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in project management, process optimization, and technical leadership. Adept at adapting to changing needs, ensuring reliability and fostering high-performance culture. Known for strategic thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Mechanical Project Engineering Manager

Georgia Pacific Corporation
11.2021 - Current

Support Project Planning: Assist in the planning and coordination of Capital Projects within the mill.

• Prepare project scopes, schedules and budgets and present for approval. Once approved hold walkdowns with contracts to present bids.

• Award and issue contracts to contractors and vendors for equipment and supplies needed for the specific project.

• Review and approve mechanical and electrical drawings for each project.

Subcontractor Coordination: Work closely with subcontractors, vendors, and field teams to ensure proper execution of the mechanical/electrical systems and resolve any issues that arise on-site.

Ensure Quality & Compliance: Oversee the installation of mechanical/electrical systems and conduct inspections to ensure compliance with project requirements, safety codes, and industry standards.

Project Documentation: Maintain accurate project documentation, including RFIs, submittals, change orders, material orders, and progress reports.

Cost and Schedule Management: Assist in managing project budgets and timelines to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Problem-Solving: Anticipate project challenges and proactively find solutions to mitigate delays, cost overruns, and other issues.

Project Closeout: Perform walkdown with mill management and contractors to ensure project was completed to mill standards before contractor is released.

• Grade contractor on work quality, safety and overall work and enter into tracking database.

Operations Manager/Assistant to the Plant Manager

Voestalpine Automotive Components
09.2018 - 09.2021
  • Oversees plant operational systems, processes, and infrastructure while looking for opportunities of improvement
  • Anticipates and tracks operational and tactical risks and providing strategic solutions within a manufacturing environment
  • Assists Plant Manager in long-term planning, project status reporting, and implementing change control processes.
  • Identifies trends and assess opportunities to improve processes and execution.
  • Collaborates with Plant Manger to ensure seamless business execution, reinforce positive morale, and uphold company values
  • Assesses a variety of situations and provide clarity to Team Leads and Associates
  • Establishes and maintains credible, professional relationships with clients, internal business lines, and external vendors
  • Overseas training programs, reinforcing tech and operations infrastructure between departments to ensure consistency and quality standards are met.
  • Works closely with Plant Manager to ensure all operational, administrative, and compliance functions within the firm are being properly executed in accordance to regulatory-based best practices

Project Engineering Manager

KBR Kellogg Brown and Root
03.2015 - 09.2018
  • Subcontractor Pre-bid/Bid Meetings: Attend and assist with the preparation of Bid Tabulations
  • Development of the Project: Attend weekly meetings with superintendent to discuss issues and the direction of the project
  • Manage: A team of 2 Structural, 1 Civil and 1 Industrial Engineers and 2 Project Schedulers
  • Oversee: Daily/Weekly/Monthly Status Project Reports
  • Construction Documents: Manage the control of (drawings, specifications and submittals for re-work and add-ons
  • Direct Contact: With customer architect/engineer contact and subcontractors
  • Investigate: Field discrepancies and coordinate resolution with the Engineering Team
  • Control Process: Tracked and coordinated issuance of design changes
  • Procurement: Scheduled materials and equipment to meet project deadlines
  • Subcontract Preparation: Warding of purchase orders and verifying subcontractor payment requests
  • Quality and Safety Inspections: Assist with inspections from the Engineering View Point

Assembly New Model Engineering Manager

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
08.2009 - 03.2015
  • Managed 11 Manufacturing Engineers and 15 Assembly Team Leaders over 3 platforms
  • Supported the RFQ (Request for Quotation) in order to give manufacturing inputs
  • Participated in the gate reviews and validated the industrial gate reviews
  • Monitored and managed capacity and related investments
  • Proposed division industrial plans to optimize footprint and equipment utilization
  • Built and managed investments for tooling and manufacturing engineering budgets
  • Tracked machines and equipment workload according to customers' demand
  • Supported operations in matching QCD objectives
  • Managed productivity workshops and participate to continuous improvement processes in plants
  • Consolidated key indicators of the plants and propose action plans
  • Staffed, trained, coached and developed the program and plant Engineers
  • Proposed associated action plans assembly associates
  • Lead the Division industrial strategic planning team
  • Overseen the design and fabrication of 30 Prototype Parts

Vehicle Quality New Model Engineering Specialist

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
02.2002 - 08.2009
  • Supported New Model Team activity by developing presentations and organizing training sessions for TM's, ATS's, TC's and production associates on design changes before each build event.
  • Utilized (HES) Honda Engineering Standards, Business Objects (Build of Materials), and Catia/Enovia to confirm Spec notices for upcoming models to determine impact to VD.
  • Developed SAP's, Operation Standards and Procedures, Specification and Label checks, and quality standards for process stability with VQ.
  • Coordinated quality checks that reflect zero to 90-day warranty claims in production and random sweep audits.
  • Reviewed IPP tags to determine actual timing of part number changes for updating of VQ tracking forms.
  • Verify data Migrated from Target (Mainframe Bill of Material) and HMA CAD files (Global CAD Com) matches data in Teamcenter with 100% accuracy.
  • Interrogate and compare 20 drawings and Catia 30 visualization for manufacturing concerns.
  • Verify New Model Design Changes trough DCMS (Design Change Management System).
  • Document and track all NMDC's from concept drawings to mass production release; distribute Change Summaries through a Teamcenter workflow process to the Process Development Team.

Tearn Manager

Averitt Logistics, Mercedes Benz Consolidated Center
03.1998 - 02.2002
  • Coordinated and supported the hiring and training for 80 supervisors and general warehouse associates to meet daily production schedules.
  • Assisted in administering a revised employee evaluation program, which allows for improvement on identified problems before final evaluation through the use of associate playbooks.
  • Developed and implemented production processes to incorporate Safety for the associate, efficiency for the company and Quality/Delivery for the customer.
  • Oversaw and troubleshot inventory discrepancy shipments from suppliers to meet daily production planning goals.
  • Coordinated daily with on-site packaging vendor to meet production efficiency and quality.
  • Reported and Presented at various levels of management through verbal and written communication, inventory discrepancies, root cause results and countermeasure implementation for resolution and confirmation.
  • Evaluated daily production to determine overtime work.

Onsite Liaison

Averitt Logistics, Mercedes Benz Consolidated Center
12.2000 - 04.2001
  • Consulted across company and cultural lines to achieve daily production targets for the success of the European M-Class Project.
  • Created detailed, daily reports and communicate findings to various levels of management within Mercedes, Chrysler, SFT and Averitt Logistics.
  • Communicated effectively with internal and external customers, suppliers and vendors on international shipments from the US.
  • Performed planned visits to off-site suppliers and vendors (Delphi, JC! and consolidation center) located 10 miles from the Graz plant.
  • Oversaw Packaging Inspections including the investigation of damaged parts and packaging issues; coordination with all parties to establish a clean point of containment and develop long term countermeasures.
  • Oversaw the receiving and inspection of all new model parts and packaging.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business & Human Resource Management

Troy University
Troy, AL
05-2009

Management (MSM) - Project Management - Project Management

Troy University
Troy, AL
06-2026

Skills

  • Extensive knowledge of budgeting and cost savings within a manufacturing facility
  • Experience with CAD designing and 3D prototyping
  • Skilled at assessing the efficiencies of processes creating ease of production and cost reduction
  • Overall skilled manager and professional who enjoys helping the team to excel as well as the organization
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Project oversight
  • Manufacturing knowledge
  • Decision-making skills
  • Forward-thinking mindset
  • Budget coordination
  • Vendor sourcing
  • Contract negotiation
  • Project management
  • Strategic planning
  • Engineering design

Timeline

Mechanical Project Engineering Manager

Georgia Pacific Corporation
11.2021 - Current

Operations Manager/Assistant to the Plant Manager

Voestalpine Automotive Components
09.2018 - 09.2021

Project Engineering Manager

KBR Kellogg Brown and Root
03.2015 - 09.2018

Assembly New Model Engineering Manager

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
08.2009 - 03.2015

Vehicle Quality New Model Engineering Specialist

Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
02.2002 - 08.2009

Onsite Liaison

Averitt Logistics, Mercedes Benz Consolidated Center
12.2000 - 04.2001

Tearn Manager

Averitt Logistics, Mercedes Benz Consolidated Center
03.1998 - 02.2002

Bachelor of Science - Business & Human Resource Management

Troy University

Management (MSM) - Project Management - Project Management

Troy University
William C. Turner Jr.