David Cox

Plant Manager @Montigo

Langley, BC, CA

Brought in by the private equity owners, I was responsible to improve the inventory control, staff (45 employees), quality, safety and production of gas fireplaces in preparation for company sale.Achievements• Reduced waiting and motion waste by creating cart systems for kitting and transfer of parts from one process to another• Reduced waiting and downtime by implementing kanban systems to manage hardware• Reduced wasted motion by line restructuring and one-piece flow practices• Deep involvement in inventory planning and management significantly decreasing part-outs and downtime• Managed the warehouse and distribution of replacement and upgrade parts• Proficient in ERP system Syteline• Participated in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement with the union• Project managed the move-out and consolidation of one warehouse with another