Dayton Sitz

About Dayton Sitz

An accomplished management professional with experience leading global engineering, manufacturing, and production operations within oil and gas services and copper mining environments. Background includes strong leadership experience turning around and transforming manufacturing/R&D organizations into high-growth, profit/performance-driven entities. Successful building and directing large, global technical teams in implementing lean manufacturing methodologies, metrics, and process improvements across operations. Excel at leveraging cross-functional relationships and key resources to maximize quality, functionality, and delivery performance throughout production. Key Achievements Led capital upgrade process for copper refinery for six years. Included over $18 million in capital upgrades in mechanical, electrical and control system equipment and technology. Supported future for $2 billion product line as result of leading design and deployment of process control systems that boosted product functionality and quality while minimizing costs.Specialties: Technical Teambuilding & Deployment, Cross-Functional Collaboration / Leadership, Process Optimization / Quality & Metrics, HSE Compliance Implementation & Training, Project / Program Development & Implementation, Global P&L, Capital & Operating Budget Accountability, Supply Chain / Vendor Management, Leveraging Technology & Business Solutions, Six Sigma Techniques

Experience

1. Director, Plant Operations

   United Engines

   Nov 2022 — Present · Oklahoma City, OK, US

   Develop and implement manufacturing and operational strategic and tactical plans to ensure maximum capacity utilization of resources for achieving the group’s strategy, growth and profit objectives.Responsible for formulating policies, processes, and objectives to achieve schedule dates, product quality, and cost of manufactured products. Direct and coordinate production, warehouse, project management and service resources.Oversee planning and implementation of production plans including but not limited to assembly, fabrication, scheduling, testing and manufacturing of products.

Education

• Oklahoma State University

  Masters, Industrial Engineering & Management

Skills

• Energy
• Training
• Logistics
• Six Sigma
• Manufacturing
• Engineering Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Vendor Management
• Sap
• Change Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Integration
• Process Simulation
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Pumps
• Business Development
• Petroleum
• Process Engineering
• Factory
• Leadership
• R&D
• Oil & Gas
• Supply Chain Management
• Engineering
• Process Control
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Procurement
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Project Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Process Optimization
• Maintenance Management
• Business Strategy
• Operations Management
• Budgets
• Strategy