Bob Buchanan

About Bob Buchanan

Plant and Production Management:Efficient manufacturing Leader with over 27 years of experience in leadership, increasing efficiency, reducing waste, organizing process flow, promoting safety, driving high quality standards, reducing overtime, process improvements, budgets, Lean initiatives, TEAMS and Union contracts/interactions. Solid track record of using data analysis, time studies, equipment capacities, value stream mapping and plant layouts to maximize efficiency, uptime, change overs and product produced with significant cost reductions.Employed Lean manufacturing principles (5S, Kaizen, JIT, Waste reduction (Physical & time), Setup times, Gemba, SWI, cycle times etc.) to improve efficiency, reduce waste and lower standard cost. Financial Acumen: P&L, A/P, A/R and budget responsibility.Working knowledge of P&L statements, Balance sheets, EBIT, EBITDABudget creationMaintenance:Managing maintenance operations consisting of industrial manufacturing equipment, Boilers (25Hp), PLC Controls, water treatment, HVAC, compressed air, Fork Trucks, Heavy Equipment.Setup PM programs, used TPM techniques and planned breakdowns Project management:New process and product integration.Capital Project management.Lead cross-functional Capital Project implementation teams.Consistently meet deadlines and budgets.Safety and EHS:Ensure plant compliance with EPA and OSHA regulations. Involved with OSHA inspections. Familiar with ISO14001 & ISO18001Conduct audits to develop and improve methods, procedures and controls to establish and maintain compliance. Authored Cooperate Safety awareness programs and cooperate safety manualCertified by FEMA in ICS 100/200 and NIMS IS 700/800Quality:Cross functional TEAM builder.ISO Auditing and certificationLaboratory testingRaw material approval & qualificationProduct conformance qualificationProcedure writing, training and auditingTQM, SPC,Working knowledge of PPAP, APQP, FMEA Familiar with ISO 9001 & TS 16949

Experience

1. Director of Operations

   Ludowici

   Sep 2020 — Present · New Lexington, OH, US

Education

• Alfred University

  BS, Ceramic Eng/Material Science

  1986 — 1992

Skills

• Product Development
• Leadership
• Casting
• Kaizen
• Gmp
• Materials Management
• Milling
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fmea
• Machining
• Oils
• Lubricants
• Silicones
• Forging
• Operations Management
• Pvc
• Value Stream Mapping
• Spc
• Process Improvement
• Six Sigma
• Materials
• Lean Manufacturing
• Urethane
• Manufacturing
• 5s
• Tpm
• Supply Chain Management
• Continuous Improvement