Greg Prater
Director of Operational Excellence and Technical Services (Independent Contractor)
- Role
- Operations and Technical Director at Anchor Resource Management
- Location
- McMinnville, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Greg Prater
I’m a results-driven manufacturing executive with 20+ years of experience delivering operational turnarounds, cost optimization, and performance transformation across industrial, automotive, and consumer manufacturing sectors. I specialize in aligning world-class lean manufacturing practices with financial strategy to generate measurable outcomes—reduced COGS, improved EBITA, and accelerated throughput.I bring a record of driving sustainable improvements in efficiency, quality, and profit. I’ve managed multi-site operations, overseen capital projects, and deployed automation initiatives that increased margins and reduced labor costs.My leadership approach is grounded in accountability, precision, and continuous improvement—whether guiding cross-functional teams, modernizing legacy systems, or implementing TPM and predictive maintenance strategies.
Experience
Operations and Technical Director
Jan 2025 — Present
Education
Glendale University
BSEE, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
1998 — 2002
Skills
- Kaizen
- 5 Why
- Smed
- Ppap
- Continuous Improvement
- Root Cause Analysis
- Plastics
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Kanban
- Machine Tools
- Manufacturing Operations
- Automation
- Iso
- Maintenance Management
- Injection Molding
- 5s
- Tpm
- Spc
- Manufacturing
- Fmea
- Toyota Production System
- Jit
- Automotive
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Supplier Quality
- Machining
- Poka Yoke
- Engineering
- Metal Fabrication
- Engineering Management
- Apqp
- Stamping
- Manufacturing Operations Management
- Lean Manufacturing
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