Rich Merrill
Director of Operations / Plant Manager (Engineering♦Supply Chain♦Manufacturing♦MBA-Finance, PMP/6 Sigma training)
- Role
- Manufacturing Operations Manager at Bastian Solutions
- Location
- Dallas, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rich Merrill
Operations and engineering director with expertise in engineering, manufacturing, project management, and supply chain. Key capabilities- Developing a vision, strategy, and executing to achieve targets- Leading diverse teams in new product development and existing product life cycle management- Manufacturing operations improvement in efficiency, scrap / waste reduction, and capacity analysis- Achieving supply chain financial performance by reducing total cost of ownership and inventory- Driving project performance with accountability for budgets and timelines.Areas where I have experience: Engineering Leadership Operations Management (Production / Capacity Planning, Continuous Improvement, Resource Analysis, Change Management) Supply Chain (Supplier performance, KPI\'s, Total Cost Analysis) Product Development and Design Project Management (PMP Training) & 6 Sigma (Black Belt Training) Budget Management & Variance Analysis Leadership & Mentoring, Recruiting, Interviewing, Training, Developing, and Appraising Financial Analysis (forecasting, trends, modeling) Global Team Development
Experience
Manufacturing Operations Manager
Aug 2018 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
Direct operations (procurement, quality, manufacturing, safety, capital planning, budgeting, warehousing, and P&L) for Mobile Robotics manufacturing. Development of the manufacturing plan and assembly standards to achieve on time delivery. Created the manufacturing policies that lowered scrap, decreased overall manufacturing time, and increased quality for the division. Initiated KPI’s and process improvements in receiving, procurement, safety, and maintenance.•Developed the infrastructure and capital plan for all new machinery, implemented installation, and started manufacturing within 3 months.•Formulated the Inventory plan to maintain proper inventory for 2,500 part numbers and over pieces.•Drove cost reductions thru design for manufacturing, supplier negotiations, and over 20 years engineering experience.•Created training plans for staff, reduced turnover, and reduced overtime by 14%.•Initiated 5s, LEAN methods, Root Cause Analysis and Correct Action from manufacturing through engineering.•Effectively communicated the manufacturing plan to the team as well as to senior leadership to gain accountability.•Provided continual coaching and mentoring to further develop and empower managers and coworkers.
Education
Naveen Jindal School of Management, UT Dallas
MBA, Finance, Management
1999 — 2002
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Operations Management
- Customer Service
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Sales Operations
- Continuous Improvement
- Budgets
- Team Building
- Engineering
- Engineering Management
- Project Estimation
- Project Planning
- Mechanical Engineering
- Automotive
- Six Sigma
- Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Procurement
- Sas
- Product Development
- Forecasting
- Business Strategy
- Business Planning
- Leadership
- Microsoft Project
- Change Management
- Manufacturing
- Minitab
- Financial Planning
- Project Engineering
- Strategic Leadership
- Technical Leadership
- Team Management
- Excel Models
- Strategy
- Problem Solving
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