Plant & Engineering Manager
Phoenix Glass
Total years of experience :14 years, 10 Months
Tasked with the improvement of company policies, production output, waste, and maintenance programs. Define and execute capital projects. Represent the company at trade shows. Research federal and state regulations to understand compliance.
Project Execution, Scope management, Profitability, and Customer satisfaction. Collaboration with International Business Development Managers to understand client needs | Project Scope preparation to ensure clear project executables and deliverables | Collaboration with Domestic & International Business Development Managers | Primary client contact | Management of resources and schedules (internal and subcontracted) | Project cost estimates and contract negotiation | Submittal of necessary project purchase orders and approval of vendor invoices | Proposal Development
Management and Coordination of Project Opportunities for Fabricated Vessel & Equipment Offerings in new Extended Scope Services Business | Coordination of Go/No-Go meetings for final decisions on project selection | Client on-site visits as part of project and sales process | Contract strategy and risk review analysis (including cash flow analysis) | Proposal development and management between multiple intercompany business units/functions and sub-contractors | Proposal writing, review and distribution | Creation of internal process documentation templates (costing, proposal, contract) | Exceeded first year goal of $5 million in signed projects and $10 million in pipeline
Domestic and International Account Manager | Managed company’s single largest client in terms of annual spending (Company’s Japanese Distributor/Rep to major Japanese OEM customers) | Accounts totaled $8-10 million annually | Negotiation of inspections standards, price lists, rebates and yearly price increases | Coordinating application, design and manufacturing of new and standard fluid film bearings | Provide technical assistance to OEMs, distributors and end users | Presenting Sales presentations to new customers
Analysis of Key Performance Indicators (yield, downtime, etc) for causes and improvement | Leader of plant pilot lines for APS standardization | Designing process improvements for production and improvement of handling | Coaching employees on new standards and solidifying team atmosphere
Production Supervisory duties for 100+ Hot End employees as well as all Cold End and Warehouse personnel | Handled employee training along with conflict resolution | Leader of the two top performing rotary lines in terms of yield and downtime | Interdepartmental coordination and communication which included Sales for New Product Development and Troubleshooting with Machine Repair
Research and Development. Design, testing and troubleshooting of two new HVAC products. Project and Production Management. Price negotiation, quoting and coordination of fabrication. Liaison between company and clientele. Tracking and controlling inventory needs. Inspecting, measuring and tagging of all manufactured products before shipment.