Archbold Furniture Company, Archbold, Ohio 2015-Present, Plant Operations Manager
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Andrew J. Peters 811 South 7th. Street Goshen, IN 46526 574-536-9759 [email protected]
Profile: To be associated with a solid wood furniture manufacturing concern for the continued growth and operation whereby my skills and ability can be best utilized for the continued growth of the company.
Experience: Archbold Furniture Company, Archbold, Ohio 2015-present, Plant Operations Manager
Solid Wood Bedroom and Case Good manufacturer. Plant size 125,000 S.F., 50 reports. Manage and oversee all depart- ments of a solid wood manufacturing plant for day to day operations. Report to Owner and President of company. • Plant safety and Osha • Through -Put Manufacturing. Assist in department layout – increase production by 25%. • Lean manufacturing and 5S concepts applied.
Peters’ Group, Inc., Goshen, IN 2008-2014, Owner and Operations Manager
Owner and controller for a solid wood manufacturing company for the youth and toy industry. U.S. Patents for the Stack & Stick product line for youth. Plant size of 25,000 S.F., 25 reports. Strong emphasis on lean manufacturing for rework component work for cabinet trade. • Furniture plant layout with rough mill- finishing operations. • Manufacturing abilities for cabinet and Furniture industry. Large accounts for Master Brand Cabinets. • U.S. Patents for rework lean operation for new end solid wood product line.
Lakewood Manufacturing Co., New Windsor, Maryland 2003-2008, Plant Manager
Solid Wood Contract and case good furniture manufacture for the college dorm and institutional markets. Plant size of 50,000 S.F., 50 reports. Custom manufacture with strong emphasis on institutional markets both Domestic and Export. Report to owner and president of company. • Complete plant layout for solid wood furniture concern for new facility • Plant safety and training documentation • Mill room – Finishing operations • Custom manufacture, engineering – finished goods
Mohawk Furniture, Inc., Broadalbin, New York, 1983-2003, Manager
Solid wood furniture manufacture for the retail and institutional markets. Plant size of 200,000S.F. 150 reports. Rough mill – finishing operations. Sister company to Gem Industries. Report to President of the company. • Advancement from staff, department manager to plant manager • Solid wood table and bedroom manufacture. Contract furniture manufacture. • Finishing lay out with tow line and overhead systems. New Assembly systems for table and case goods. • TQM and Lean concepts applied from management training. Education: Castleton State College, Castleton, VT
Skills:
Strong knowledge and leadership abilities within solid wood manufacturing. Furniture and solid wood component manu- facturing. Machinery and plant layout. Plant procedures policies, written plant safety policies, EPA, Osha, ENCON, plant assessments reports, plant employee training and documentation. People skills towards policies and company hand book. Good communication with managers and staff meetings. Ability to mentor and teach for staff management and leadership rolls. Report to owners and operations managers.
Manufacturing abilities for case good furniture from rough mill through complete finishing operations. Plant layout for Assembly and Tow line and overhead finishing systems for solid wood furniture. TQM skills, Lean Manufacturing and 5S policies for solid wood manufacturing. Furniture samples, prototypes, jigs and fixtures for production and BOM. Under- stand Through- Put Manufacturing, volume batch manufacturing, CNC and late model machinery for production machin- ery. Tow line and overhead finishing systems. Knowledge of finish procedures, equipment set up, and trouble shooting. Ability to problem solve, analyze, coordinate and effectively reduce bottlenecks and tighten production models for con- tinued improvement. Woodworking background in a variety of domestic hard and soft woods, for both standard volume accounts.