Manufacturing Talent Vault – Volume 3

This is a summary of available candidates from some of the most in-demand skill sets for the manufacturing industry. These are real people who are currently seeking to advance their careers and working through us to accomplish this move. 

Candidate: p-40724 

Job Title Desired: Logistics Operations Supervisor or Manager 

Desired Location: Anywhere, U.S. 

Expected Compensation: $100K+ 

Education and Skills 

• Master of Business Administration 
• Current Member of Army National Guard as an Aviation Operations Specialist 
• Multiple years of experience in logistics and operations a supervisor for national logistics company 
• 7.5 years of leadership experience 

Accomplishments 

• Achieved 21% growth in volume in less than 90 days as an Operations Manager 
• Implemented process improvements that yielded a 10% growth in business volume within 30 days 
• Recognized for elite performance benchmarks, and top 5 operational excellence 

Candidate: #p-61780 

Job Title Desired: Quality Supervisor or Quality Manager 

Desired Location: Greater Tampa Bay area 

Expected Compensation: $120K+ 

Education and Skills 

• Bachelor’s in Business Management 
• Certified Quality Lead Auditor (CQLA), QAI ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management Systems 
• Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CQM/OE), ASQ 
• 2+ years as an Operations Specialist within manufacturing prior to spending 4+ years in Quality 

Accomplishments 

• Revised 10+ crucial processes and a Quality Index Metric of 98% 
• Decreased inspection error rates by 30% 
• Produced zero major non-conformities 4 consecutive years on the ISO 9001 audit 
• Drives quality-related continuous improvement activities, increasing production operational efficiency through Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and 5S events. 

Candidate: #p-61382 

Job Title Desired: Engineering, Maintenance and/or Reliability Manager ; Assistant Plant Manager 

Desired Location: West Virginia 

Expected Compensation: $125,000+ 

Education and Skills 

• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering 
• Excellent skillset in AS9100 and several CAD software programs (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor) 
• Excellent maintenance skills like hydraulics, pneumatics, fabrication, and light machining 
• Currently responsible for Operations, Safety and Process/Continuous Improvement as Assistant Plant Manager 

Accomplishments 

• Offers several years in both the aluminum fabrication and aerospace industries 
• Outlined 3-year CapEx plan and a 5-year reliability roadmap 
• Recipient of the 2023 NNA Awards of Excellence for Machine Guarding Initiative 
• Has led plant closure operations 
• Managed facility-wide CapEx budget that exceeded $3.7MM 
• Early in career (Manufacturing Engineer) reduced scrap by 5-7% 

Candidate: #p40658 

Job Title Desired: Sr Sourcing Specialist / Procurement Lead / Forecasting and Demand Planning 

Desired Location: Greater Pittsburgh region OR remote 

Expected Compensation: $80K+ 

Education and Skills 

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Supply Chain Management 
• 4 years as a Sourcing Analyst / 2+years in Operational Buying / 2 years as Sr Sourcing Specialist 
• Strong background in Project Management and Process Improvement 

Accomplishments 

• Manages contingent labor agreements for 25 suppliers and over 100 contractors 
• Developed an in-depth training program for global company task transfer initiative • Supported RFQ process that led to over $500K in savings 
• Expert use of ORACLE to globally purchase aluminum, indirect and direct materials 

Candidate: #p-27358 

Job Title Desired: GM/Plant Manager and senior management roles 

Desired Location: Currently lives in Greater Pittsburgh region; may relocate within U.S. for the right opportunity 

Expected Compensation: $130K+ bonus incentives 

Education and Skills 

• Almost 20 years in the Army – achieved rank of Captain – Bronze Star recipient 
• Highly skilled with Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Processes 
• Supporting manufacturing plants in role for maintenance and safety manager, plant manager and maintenance/technical manager roles for 10+ years 
• P&L Accountability 
• ISO / OSHA Standards 

Accomplishments 

• Expertise in lean manufacturing with extensive scope of responsibility and a proven track-record of delivering optimal results in a high growth environment that exceeds operational goals and yields measurable outcomes. 
• Strong operational process improvement background through effective cost reduction, tactical planning, productivity gain, and revenue growth strategies. • Increased throughput of the by 23% over the course of 3 months creating an additional $300K in weekly revenue ($15.6MM Annual) to the business. 
• Increased employee participation in retirement plan platform 243%, allowing plan assets to grow by $5.2MM over a 3-year period. 
• Lean Manufacturing – Performed Kaizen event, achieving 50% reduction in process time across two major product lines for key customers. 15% increase in productivity coupled with a 20% increase in efficiency plant wide due to 5S and continuous improvement projects. 
• Improved operational efficiencies and 40% machine capacity company-wide through level loading production, dynamic nesting of jobs and a preventive maintenance program that reduced unscheduled downtime across 73 cranes and over 150 machines (to include Stamping presses, lasers, oxy and plasma burn tables, roll forming, press breaks, wet and powder paint lines, robotic and manual welding, CNC machining, and shot blasting), all tracked through Plex ERP. 
• Reduced scrap and non-conforming parts by 18% in the first 6 months through quality awareness initiatives and leader standard work implementation. 

Talent Vault profiles are on candidates recently generated through our normal search process. We regularly send samples of some of these talented individuals in a newsletter format. When you express interest in a candidate, we will first ask them for their approval to submit their information to you. Should you hire the candidate we present to you, within 18 months of us sending you their resume, we will invoice you for a rate that is significantly less than our 25% direct placement rate that we charge when we are engaged to conduct a search on your company’s behalf.