Chris Smith

Division Manager @Future Materials - A Marmon | Berkshire Hathaway Company

Troy, OH, US
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WORK HISTORY

Sep 2023 — Present

Division Manager @Future Materials - A Marmon | Berkshire Hathaway Company

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Dayton, OH, US

The primary responsibility of a Division Manager is to grow the Division’s Operating Income by leading the day-to-day sales and operations teams. Provides direction to ensure safe and efficient operations, with complete customer satisfaction/delivery, quality, and long-term sustainable growth. This high visibility role is 40% Strategic + 60% Tactical and works closely with the Global Corporate Senior Leadership team to progress in a rolling 3-year strategic company vision.The Future Favors the Brave. As part of Marmon Holdings (owned by Berkshire Hathaway), Warren Buffett described us as \"our kind of company\". At Future Metals we have one of the largest and most successful companies in history as a parent and at the same time operate with decentralized autonomy to serve our world class Aerospace customers. At Future Metals we are a leading distributor of aerospace quality metals and other materials to the global aircraft manufacturing and maintenance industry. We operate from eleven strategically located service centers in North America, The United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. We hold significant long-term contracts with leading OEM\'s and their subcontractors around the world, the size and scope of which allows us to obtain highly dependable products and delivery, as well as favorable pricing terms from our network of world class suppliers.

EDUCATION

2010 — 2011

Wright State University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Organizational Leadership

1990 — 1995

Bowling Green State University

Electronic Technology

SKILLS

JitAutomotiveManufacturing ManagementPlasticsProcess EngineeringLean ManufacturingProblem SolvingProduct QualityEngineering ManagementIso 13485KanbanFdaTqmCross-Functional Team LeadershipSupplier QualityExtrusionMachiningQuality AssuranceDesign for ManufacturingManufacturing OperationsSix SigmaQuality AuditingQuality ControlInjection MoldingContinuous ImprovementManufacturing Operations ManagementEngineeringToyota Production SystemProduction Part Approval Process (Ppap)Value Stream MappingProcess ImprovementDmaicOperational ExcellenceManufacturing EngineeringQuality SystemQuality SystemsMachine ToolsApqp5sKaizen

ABOUT CHRIS SMITH

Manufacturing professional with a history of progressive experience and achievement. Over 30 years of experience with a wide variety of products and roles. I have worked in a variety of positions including, but not limited to, Quality Engineer, Quality Manager, Division Manager, Continuous Improvement & Training Manager, Operations Manager, General Manager, and President. I have been fortunate to work with almost every major automotive manufacturer as well as medical products. As a result, I have an extensive background in lean manufacturing management and administration. Manufacturing process knowledge includes, but is not limited to, injection molding, vacuum forming, extrusion, casting, and coatings.Specialties: Injection Molding, Manufacturing Management, Quality Assurance including ISO 9001 and ISO 13485, Engineering, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Training, Supplier Quality, and Facility Management.

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