Jeff Trantham

About Jeff Trantham

Transformational Manufacturing Business…

Experience

1. Executive Director

   Walker Die Casting

   Mar 2021 — Present

   Sets strategic direction and oversees all aspects of the die casting and component machining efforts at site. Responsible for ongoing operations, internal use component insourcing initiatives, strategic external business growth, and overall site profit & loss performance. Key Responsibilities: Maintain dependable supply to all internal and external customer groups. Implement Allison component insourcing launch strategies over multi-year period. Develop and implement external growth strategies to fully utilize available site capacity. Develop and foster continuous improvement culture to ensure year over year metrics improvement. Collaborate with internal and external customer groups on continuous improvement and new product launch activity, to achieve required cost and timing deliverables. Collaborate with internal and external customers toward win-win and Best-In-Class performance solutions for both parties. Understand where site lags industry standards, and develop and implement short and long term improvement plans. Develop and execute to annual and multi-year business plans, and accurately forecast updates as conditions evolve. Mentor workforce to achieve professional and career growth. Assess workforce for best fit roles and responsibilities, recruit personnel that address identified resource gaps, and refine organizational structures to best support business function and goals. Key member of the Operations Leadership Team that directs reviews of overall site performance, and provides support and leadership to achieve overall Corporate goals and objectives.

Education

• Hazelwood Central High School

  High School Diploma, General Studies

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Quality Management
• Procurement
• Injection Molding
• Product Development
• Sales
• Purchasing
• Machine Tools
• Automotive Engineering
• Operations Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing
• Operational Excellence
• Iso/Ts 16949
• Root Cause Analysis
• Kanban
• Iso
• Fmea
• Negotiation
• Continuous Improvement
• Business Planning
• Contract Negotiation
• Supply Management
• Strategy
• 5s
• Value Stream Mapping
• Supplier Quality
• Engineering
• Kaizen
• Program Management
• Six Sigma
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Spc
• Management
• Quality System
• Team Building
• Process Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement