Charles Trost

About Charles Trost

Proven influential executive with strong strategic business operational acumen who…

Experience

1. Plant Manager

   Five Lakes Manufacturing, Inc

   Oct 2017 — Present · Clinton Township, MI, US

   Hired employees by creating job descriptions, posting job openings, vetting applicants, and conducting interviews- Established methods for training new employees so they could learn and understand various roles in production- Developed staff to ensure daily production goals are accomplished by creating a more detailed, job-specific schedule- Recognized the need for a quality control position and created this position by reallocating existing staff members responsibilities. In turn, problems were identified earlier in production, which lead to thirty percent less shut downs on the line and more output overall- Identified customer requirements and business needs by analyzing delivery dates. Assessed this data and successfully prioritized daily production needs we meet by ensuring that the orders being delivered sooner were built earlier in the day -Achieved better accuracy of our products and reduced the number of rework products by sixty percent by using newly created codes and specific cut schedules in order to improve production -Increased productivity through better communication and information displays using whit boards to notify all departments of changes in the schedule so everyone could reallocate their time and be sure materials were not wasted -Implemented new technology such as cloud shared documents for real time sharing of accurate information and better management of inventory - Created a safer work environment by developing work standards and implementing ergonomic practices where applicable

Education

• Western Michigan University

  Bachelor of Science, Engineering Management

  2007 — 2012