Lean Manufacturing Expert - My Resume

First Things First:

I would like to post my resume:

Joseph R. Moleski
2966 Catalpa Drive
Berkley, Michigan 48072
Cell: 248 632-4222
reelsports@yahoo.com

Continuous Improvement Manager / Lean Expert - Experienced in all phases of lean manufacturing, strategic planning, program management and problem solving. Expertise includes Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, TS-16949 and mistake proofing. Materials management experience with MRP, capacity planning, inventory control, warehouse operations, EDI, purchasing, and training. Particularly effective in improving productivity, profit, customer satisfaction and employee morale through successful application of team building and continuous improvement concepts. Recognized for providing creative solutions to complex problems. Excellent interpersonal, leadership, problem solving, organization, training and supervisory abilities in union and non-union plants.

Magna Electronics, Holly, Michigan 7/2007 – 2/2009
Manufacturer of electronic components used in multiple industries.
Focus Factory Manager / Continuous Improvement - Responsible for daily production operations, employee performance evaluations and motivation to achieve peak productivity.
• Saved $508,930 by reducing operating personnel and freeing up manufacturing floor space to be used for another product line.
• Increased uptime from 73% to 98% by leading a team that implemented a Quick Change Over process for FIVE surface mount technology lines.
• Significantly reduced scrap and rework in sensitive electronics by eliminating airborne cardboard particulates from the assembly area.
• Gained an additional 20% of storage space by reconfiguring warehouse and operations office space. Reduced aisle space from fifteen feet to six with the purchase of a new, smaller turn radius forklift.
• Improved process efficiency by creating and maintaining a metrics tracking system in Excel to track Uptime, Attainment, Scrap, Labor Efficiency and First Pass Yield.
• Heightened awareness of the importance of Electro Static Discharge (ESD) damage and lead the charge to become ESD compliant by a 3rd party ESD auditor.
o Heightened awareness that everyone who walked onto the plant floor must have on PPE, ESD shoes and smock and be tested on ESD tester.
o Established a procedure to insure that all materials racks and carts were ESD compliant.
• Helped to implement a Fast Response Tracking system that is GM Quality Systems Basic (QSB) compliant.

Lear Corporation, Highland Park, Michigan 10/2005 - 7/2007
Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
Operations / Continuous Improvement / Materials Planner
Coordinated and expedited the flow of work and materials according to production schedules.
• Compiled reports on work progress, inventory levels, costs, and production problems.
• Saved $232,390 while successfully completing Six Sigma Black Belt Training:
o Saved $140,423 by reducing Buick Lucerne Headliner/Substrate Scrap from: $177,090 (2.33 %) annually to $36,667 (.48%).
o Saved $91,967 by reducing Cadillac’s DTS Headliner/Substrate Scrap from: $111,342 (2.00 %) annually to $19,374 (.35%).

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• Created a Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) program in Excel that consolidated a 450 page document down to one simple, easy to ready and understand spreadsheet.
• Created a 5S accountability system with multiple facilities that had a built in sustainability.
• Improved processes and performance by maximizing resources and personnel in a Just-In-Time assembly facility.
• Successfully challenged and motivated employees to produce products that raised the bar in both service and customer satisfaction.
• Managed the production process in a manner that optimized workflow and efficiency in order to meet production goals and profitability objectives.
• Appointed as the Continuous Improvement Manager to manage the plant's process teams.
• Utilized Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and value stream mapping while coaching individuals and groups in continuous improvement techniques and facilitated specialized projects.
• Implemented a FAST RESPONSE Tracking system that is GM Quality Systems Basic (QSB) compliant.

CVS PHARMACY, Farmington Hills, Michigan 10/2004 - 10/2005
Store Manager
• Hired, trained, performed corrective action and terminated employees.
• Supervised and directed staff activities to ensure prompt, and courteous customer service through effective leadership.
• Ordered, maintained and merchandised inventory.
• Demonstrated effective leadership and encouraged team concepts.
• Controlled cash: Registers, petty cash as well as banking.

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Arts
Great Lakes Christian College
Lansing, Michigan

President of the music department and the Vice President of student council. Earned above average grades while working up to 40 hour per week and participating in campus activities.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Spanish (Conversational)
Six Sigma - Black Belt – Certified
Lean Manufacturing Expert
5S Expert
Windows, PowerPoint, Word, Excel