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- 1. David M. Kindsvater 845 St. Bernard Marysville, MI 48040 (810) 364-3795 (810) 650-9175 dmkindsvater@yahoo.com Objective: Seeking a position in Management, Human Resources, Supervisor of Warehouse, Production or Quality Control, in any type of work environment Employment History: TI Automotive Group New Haven, MI 10/14 – current TI Automotive Group Marysville, MI 05/2011 – 10/2014 Materials Manager I provide leadership across all shifts to ensure that the warehouse operates efficiently with the optimum level of personnel in order to meet customer demand. I develop departmental budgets, and am able to manage costs within those budgets. I work with other sites, suppliers, freight forwarders, and customers as needed to address supply/logistics issues, including customer supplied packaging, and ensure inventory accuracies within the warehouse operations by maintaining a robust system practice of cycle counting. I investigate inventory errors and implement corrective actions, as well as report and drive key metrics for warehouse operations, including safety, quality, delivery, cost/productivity and customer metrics. I problem solve issues that arise, and develop and implement corrective actions. I also ensure that robust safety practices are maintained through the promotion of a safety culture, good housekeeping and other related initiatives. In conjunction with Purchasing, I negotiate packaging supply agreements, and develop systems to ensure continuity of necessary supplies, and I work effectively with all functions, particularly Operations & Customer Service, to ensure that customer needs are met. In addition, I drive and support key company initiatives such as MMOG, CTPAT, Export Compliance, and any other logistics-related programs as needed. Production Supervisor I provide oversight, management, and leadership to daily manufacturing activities and drive continual improvement, exercising supervision over associates in respect to safety, quality, delivery, and cost, ensuring all company polices are followed and the proper operation of equipment. I conduct performance appraisals and administer corrective actions, ensuring the highest level of quality and ISO compliance, as well as developing, maintaining, ensuring, and teaching quality requirements. I maintain work standard and process documentation, perform internal audits, hold associates accountable for quality performance and adherence to work standards, set performance targets, monitor, and hold associates accountable to meeting the targets. I provide leadership and direction for all areas of production including determining productivity benchmarks, monitoring work cell performance and developing efficiency opportunities. I drive associate engagement and honest participation in continuous improvement programs by promoting teamwork and open communication. I develop and train associates, schedule manpower to production, service and productivity goals, and manage overtime in accordance with the production schedule. I facilitate shift meetings on a regular basis to resolve problems, exchange and share information, and assist my team in developing skills, knowledge and abilities. I support, promote and ensure commitment to the practice of safe thinking and acting, ensuring that all safety rules and procedures are followed, and that preventative maintenance and clean-up of work areas are performed to prevent possible safety hazards. I direct the proper course of action with reporting injuries, and place personal safety and the safety of others above all other priorities, holding
- 2. Collins & Aikman-a.k.a. IACNA St. Clair, MI 5/06 - 11/2008 associates accountable for safe work behaviors. I ensure all production data is gathered and reported correctly on a daily basis, and monitor attendance, safety, productivity, and performance of associates. I lead team members to identify, manage, and execute the plant’s process improvement opportunities, and manage production staff to attain production and quality goals. I identify problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolve issues, ensuring that production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules, and perform maintenance of inventory control. I am responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team oriented work force in order to improve business results, accomplished through communicating job expectations, planning, monitoring, and appraising job results. Manufacturing Supervisor I scheduled approximately 40 team leaders and operators to run 15 production lines to manufacture carpeting for automobiles, and ensured all aspects of production ran safely and efficiently to meet the requirements of customer orders. I also led my team members in quality improvement efforts, while ensuring proper training, discipline, morale and safety. I also handled vacation requests and scheduling, as well as scheduling personnel to work any overtime hours that may be required. In addition, I filed any injury reports that may be necessary, and handled any disciplinary issues that may have arisen with production personnel. I monitored production efficiency on a daily and weekly basis, with regular reports submitted to the Manufacturing Manager, I coordinated and completed daily, monthly and annual inventory reports, I also mediated KAIZEN events since completing KAIZEN facilitator training. I have completed Daimler Chrysler's Container Shipping training seminar, and worked with Chrysler's SMART system. Also, I kept the maintenance personnel informed of any mechanical or electrical problems on process equipment, and performed other miscellaneous duties as assigned by the Manufacturing Manager. Collins & Aikman-a.k.a. IACNA St. Clair, MI 10/2005 - 11/2008 Warehouse Supervisor I ensured consistent on-time deliveries to customers of all finished goods to meet daily shipping requirements with no window time violations, including sending ASN's and completing other shipping paperwork, as needed. I do daily automotive "Covisint SMART" checks and consult with the Production Control Manager to resolve any issues that could jeopardize these objectives. I also led team members in quality improvement efforts, while also ensuring proper training, discipline, morale and safety practices are met. I established and maintain good housekeeping practices on my shift using CAPS principles, Lean Manufacturing, 6-Sigma and Kaizen principals. I kept the maintenance personnel informed of any mechanical or electrical problems on process equipment, and performed other miscellaneous duties assigned by the Production Control Manager. I also acted as Head Count Coordinator during emergency plant evacuations, and ensure my department was compliant with all TS- 16949 and ISO-14001 policies and standards, as well as all EEO and Affirmative Action Plan policies. Collins & Aikman St. Clair, MI 12/2004 - 10/2005 Team Leader I operated machinery that heats, molds and cuts carpeting for automobiles, in doing so, I also supervised between one and three other employees also running the line. I did all the final quality checks on the material before it was shipped and all the appropriate paperwork involved. We use a Lean Manufacturing system as well as KanBan.
- 3. D.M.I. Ira Twp., MI 11/2002 - 12/2004 Production Coordinator I made sure materials were in, items were manufactured in a timely manner and coordinated delivery of the finished products. Spartech Polycom St. Clair, MI 09/1992 - 10/2002 Production Manager I managed 5 supervisors and 25-30 production operators to ensure fundamentals were achieved, also supervising the plant lab technicians, including maintenance and calibrating of all lab equipment. I oversaw the shipping and receiving department and did yearly inventory reports. I was responsible for all human resources, including payroll. It was also my responsibility to provide quality certifications to our customers, as well as maintain customer relations. In the absence of one of my superiors, I would supplement their administrative duties. It was also my responsibility to conduct the internal audits for ISO9001, ISO14000, QS9000 and A2LA certification. In addition to overseeing all outside contracting and overall plant purchasing, I was also in charge of all plant safety aspects, from conducting safety meetings, issuing fork lift truck licenses and implementing programs to achieve an injury free plant. Education: Diploma Major: general St. Clair High School MI Degree Major: electronics St. Clair Tech Center MI Associate in Applied Science Major: Criminal Justice St. Clair Community college MI Certificates and Licenses: Electronics, St. Clair Tech Center, MI Electronics, Lowellyn Electrical Training, MI Injection molding training, Cincinnati Milicron, MI Internal auditor, Spartech Polycom, PA Skills and Abilities: I have very good communication and computer skills including but not limited to Excel, Word, Power Point and AS400. I am very familiar with ISO, QS, TS and A2LA standards. I am also very mechanically inclined, have chauffeurs license, a very fast learner and willing to do whatever is required of me and more. Honors and Activities: I received a ten-year certificate from Spartech Polycom for outstanding performance and dedication to the company. I obtained a certificate of completion from the Dale Carnegie management training course. I have also completed the Dupont safety "STOP" program and I am certified as a First Aid Responder through the American Red Cross. I have an active hi-lo and man lift license. Notes and Other Information: I am a very dedicated employee, as can be seen by a letter of recommendation from my previous employer. Also you can see by my previous employment and duties, I am very good at multi-tasking and am willing to be placed wherever an employer can best utilize my skills. I am willing to work any shift and any overtime that is presented.