MAURICE HAVENS

1827 South Milstead, Wichita, Kansas 67209, P.316.722.8920, mh76ebc2@westpost.ne

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MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT
Operations/Production Management/Lean Manufacturing/Quality Control
Manufacturing Management Professional with an MBA, and a BS in Business Administ
ration, Human Resource Management delivering outstanding returns through compreh
ensive knowledge and hands on experience of Manufacturing Operations, Process Im
provements and Lean implementations. Accomplished leader experienced in the mana
gement of manufacturing operations, production, quality, safety and lean initiat
ives. Masterful at making assessments of operational and production challenges a
nd for developing and leading the resulting action plans.
* Passionate to teach, train and mentor others, enabling them to reach their ful
l potential, resulting in bottom line profits and organizational excellence.
Six-Sigma - Lean - JIT - Quality - 5S Restructuring - Continuous Improvement - K
aizien Methodology - Operations - Plant Management - P&L - Business Turnaround -
Change Management - Planning - Fixed and Variable Budgets - Production Team De
velopment - Cost and Scrap Reductions - Employee Efficiencies - Safety Programs
- Maintenance
* Hired to manage and improve the operation of 35 high speed injection molding m
achines including maintenance and process engineering, employing 150 production
and 21 maintenance employees working 24/7 producing 4,000,000+ thin wall food co
ntainer units every 24 hours.
* Tasked with decreasing production costs, developing and managing the fixed and
variable budgets and further improving efficiencies. Oversaw the P&L coordinati
on of production manufacturing and control, maintenance, purchasing, engineering
and quality assurance, while managing 32 blowmolds, 11 thermoformers, 6 injecti
on molders, 2 sheet extruders, 12 assembly lines and 400 employees working 24/7,
with a Capital Expenditure budget of $1.5 to $2 million per year.
* Successfully implemented 32 5S projects in the first four months of initiative
. Co-led successful implementation of a $10 million conversion from a 141B ureth
ane insulation system to a pentane based urethane system in the production area.
Oversaw rewrite of machine PM specifications. Developed "new machine" part spec
ifications and buy-offs.
* Utilized team-based production, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, JIT and Lean Manufactur
ing principles to reduce costs and improve productivity. Assumed maintenance man
ager position approximately 24 months of tenure as production manager.
* Training of people. Instituted a safety program to review and resolve accident
s, identify safety issues and provide training. Utilized and integrated 5S progr
ams to further improve the safety of the facility. Implemented a continuous qual
ity improvement initiative to improve quality through cross-training on various
positions and equipment.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Autozone, Wichita, KS...........................................................
................................................2009 to Present
Parts Services Sales Manager
Manage parts and service areas.
Polytainers, Inc., Lee's Summit, MO.............................................
..............................................2006 to 2008
Production\Maintenance\Process Engineering Manager, 2006 to 2008
* Assumed plant manager role during absences of plant manager. Responsibilities
include determining and managing short and long term planning, company policies,
capital expenditures, fixed and variable budgets, continuous improvement effort
s, production team development, production cost reductions, scrap reductions, em
ployee efficiency increases, quality and process control. P&L and GMP responsib
ilities.
* First year efficiencies rose 7.5% due to maintenance improvements thru machine
analysis and continuous improvement efforts. First year scrap reduction of 30%
thru maintenance labor reassignment and part containment improvements.
* Established safety programs in Molding and Printing departments which included
establishing safety committees, employee training and machine audits. First yea
r 10% reduction in overhead spending in Molding. Established machine rebuild sch
edule and re-established PM schedules. Updated machine prints and schematics.
* Assumed production and maintenance responsibilities for the Printing departmen
t consisting of 25 high speed Van Dam and Polytype printers which involved 125 p
roduction and 16 maintenance employees working 24/5, printing 5,000,000+ units.

MAURICE HAVENS
1827 South Milstead, Wichita, Kansas 67209, P.316.722.8920, mh76ebc2@westpost.ne
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Coleman Company, Wichita, KS....................................................
............................................1981 to 2005
Senior Plastics Production/Maintenance Manager, 1998 to 2005
* Assumed maintenance manager position approximately 24 months of tenure as prod
uction manager. Utilized team-based production, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, JIT and
Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce costs and improve productivity. Institu
ted a safety program to review and resolve accidents, identify safety issues and
provide training.
* Utilized and integrated 5S programs to further improve the safety of the facil
ity. Implemented a continuous quality improvement initiative to improve quality
through cross-training on various positions and equipment. Instituted an open d
oor policy to report any quality issues and personally wrote in excess of 100 St
andard Operating Procedures. Developed and managed company assets through a pre
ventative maintenance program.
* First year efficiencies rose 6%. Six Sigma goals were reached each year with a
1st year goal of $500,000 progressing to $900,000 a year by the 4th year.
* Personally achieved Coleman's equivalent of a Six Sigma Black Belt certificati
on for three years, with three out of four supervisors and five floor personal a
lso attaining Black Belt certification, as well as 21 floor personal that reache
d Green Belt certification.
Plastics Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer, 1993 to 1998
* Laterally promoted to the Industrial Engineering position and was subsequently
promoted to Manufacturing Engineer. Tasked with evaluating and establishing pr
oduct costs and manufacturability and present solutions to reduce costs for curr
ently manufactured products. Evaluated production processes to identify areas f
or increased efficiency, introduced automation to the process where feasible and
designed and implemented improved production flows to increase efficiencies and
reduce scrap.
* Performed testing on the urethane systems to qualify alternate vendors. Tested
and changed the high-density polyethylene from 5202 to 5502 (stiffer material)
resulting in a decrease in material needed and substantial cost savings. Trouble
shot process issues.
* Decreased handling of parts by installation of overhead conveying systems. Ove
rsaw mold modifications. Modified blow molding tooling that resulted in better p
art material distribution.
Plastics Department Manager, 1988 to 1993
* Promoted to oversee a staff of three supervisors and 115 employees in a 24/7 o
peration Concentrated heavily on machine repairs and part quality issues. Analy
zed tooling and material distribution in the blowmold and sheet production areas
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* Increased the sheet quality from +/- .003" to + 0/- .003" and reduced sheet pr
oduction labor by 50%. First year, lost $101,000 to budget ($100,000 of it was i
n machine repair labor and material costs,). Second year, the department made i
n excess of $100,000 to budget due to increased efficiencies, reduced scrap and
an increase in quality.
Plastics Supervisor, 1986 to 1988
Blowmold Operator/Leadperson, 1981 to 1986
Light supervision, mold and tooling sets, programming and trouble shooting of bl
owmold machines and support equipment.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Farmer's Insurance Group, Wichita, KS, 1980 to 1981
Auto Damage Appraiser
Coleman Company, Wichita, KS, 1978 to 1980
Machine Operator and Leadperson
Skyline Mobile Homes, Halstead, KS, 1975 to 1978
Assembly Worker
US Air Force, 1973 to 1975
Houndog Nuclear Missile Technician
EDUCATION
MBA, Friends University, Wichita, KS
BS, Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Friends University, Wich
ita, Kansas