Dear Hiring Manager:

I have had multi-year experience in Plant Operations Management, specializing in

being a "change agent" implementing "lean business" (TPS) principles at a world
class level for about 15 years. I am an effective leader and an efficient manag
er with providing people the tools and culture needed to not only initiate chang
e but also to SUSTAIN these changes in the management system in order to meet th
e challenges of the future. This success has been accomplished in both union and
non-union facilities as well as in automotive and non automotive facilities and
in multi- facility assignments. I can exemplify these accomplishments by my var
ious visual management examples and previous project management accomplishments.
I have experience in:
Electrical, Metal Stamping, Plastic Injection Molding, Machining, Mig Welding, S
oldering, and Assembly processes.
Stressing the “lean†standards of: Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, I have th
ojects, Six Sigma/TQM based events and Employee Training events; lead the implem
entation of C. I. projects that focus on the principles of:
Workplace Organization, Uninterrupted Flow, Error Free Processing and Insignific
ant Changeover at - multiple facilities.
I have used lean (TPS) tools such as:
6-S (work place organization), Cell Layout, Value Stream Management, single/best
piece continuous flow, Kanban inventory systems, point of use inventory deliver
y systems, A3, (SPC), Preventative Maintenance (TPM), SMED, Pokayoke, Standard W
ork, Supplier Partnerships, Visual Management, Critical to Quality + Success (CT
Q+S) elements, lead time reduction, Quality at the Source, etc.
Projects I have lead, have saved over $500,000 in costs annually in labor and ma
terial in many categories of waste & cost measures. I have also lead events lead
ing to ISO/QS-9000 process certification.
I have a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering and MSM Degree in Management
Operations along with Lean Manufacturing certification.
I can hit the ground running in implementing continuous improvement efforts thro
ughout the organization, as the references I can provide will verify.
Please contact me at 260-927-9161 or via e-mail. I would be pleased to hear from
you.
Sincerely,
Michael Makarewich