Brian Imeson
London,ON
Summary
Experienced Branch Manager skilled in manufacturing leadership, adept at maintaining open communication with management, production, maintenance, and engineering staff. Drives efficiency by preventing downtime, minimizing waste, and eliminating double handling. Delivers world-class manufactured products while meeting customer specifications and quality standards.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
BRANCH MANAGER
COMMUNICATION TEST DESIGN, INC
Mississauga, ON
01.2018 - Current
- Company Overview: CTDI is a full service, global engineering, repair, and logistics company providing best cost and innovative solutions to the communications industry
- Responsible for P&L/Budget management for entire operation
- Supervise and motivate a large staff of managers, employees, and temporary workers
- Ensure that customer's service expectations are met, including achieving all KPI's and quality performance goals
- Communicate and interact with customers and various internal functional departments (i.e., IT, HR, Accounting, etc.) to resolve issues, capitalize on opportunities and improve business and service performance
- Ensure customer specified and CTDI Corporate service level agreements and quality standards are met
- Generate, cultivate, and communicate ideas for continual improvement of processes and activities across all areas of the operation
- Prepare various reports and analyses as required by the customer or CTDI internal organizations
- Research and reconcile forecasted financial results with posted General Ledger results as part of the Monthly Close Process
- Support and ensure compliance with CTDI safety programs and initiatives
- Ensure compliance with all building security requirements set forth by CTDI and its customers
CTDI
Mississauga, ON
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Develop plant layout, establish required manpower, develop process flow
- Manage 2 shift operation with 100 employees 5 days a week
- Implemented continuous improvement program
- Analyze KPI data, implement correction actions eliminating inefficiencies
- Establish customer standards, work instructions, training platform and records
- Implement BEST practices within CTDI facilities
- Communicate with customer, managers and employees regarding issues, actions and performance
WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING MANAGER
CertainTeed
Redcliff, AB
05.2014 - 11.2014
- Company Overview: CertainTeed is a global building products manufacturer of shingles, insulation, gypsum, decking materials and siding
- Manage and implement world class manufacturing standards, educate team on WCM tools and program
- Analyze KPI data, implement WCM standards to improve losses reported on KPI's
- Involve entire team to implement and manage WCM standards
- Develop WCM road map/time line tracking goals and accomplishments
- Managed and successfully trained 25 WCM team members
- Successfully implemented WCM standards and initiatives at CertainTeed
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Magna International Inc.
London, ON
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Company Overview: is a global automotive supplier and is largest automobile parts manufacturer
- Supervised 270 employees for 3 shifts, 6 supervisors and 3 shift superintendents including documentation, support, training, prep work for shutdowns, install, repair or replace equipment
- Managed and held supporting departments (Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, Materials, Health and Safety and Kaizen) accountable for KPI metrics and standards
- Involved with supplier related issues such as quality, delivery and product changes
- Analyzed KPIs for production including scrap, efficiency, productivity, first time thru, adhered to TS standards and maintained ISO certification by mentoring staff to practice proper standards
- Managed proto type builds to operate at run at rates, all manufacturing processes including continuous improvement, standardize training for all employees to rotation responsibilities, reported and communicated with team to ensure all production targets met the world class corporate branding
Magna Seating - 3rd Party Supplier
London, ON
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Notified management regarding waste in processing, operations and double handling of parts
- Arranged building, equipment, layout of manufacturing plant, processes, manpower and established shipping, receiving and Kan Ban processes for sub assembly plant
- Installed robots to apply hot glue to back of headliner assemblies resulting in consistency of glue, reduced operational costs and awarded new business
Magna Seating
London, ON
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Regulated operations of 3rd shift by ordering and scheduling material for lines, scheduling preventative and regular equipment maintenance, answering customer inquiries and arranging delivery of manufactured goods to the customers
- Supported staff and supervisors to perform with proper training, understand quality standards and production measurable to maintain quotas in a safe work environment
- Recorded shift targets and explained to upper management shortages in targets, down time and inappropriate backups
Integram Windsor Seating
Windsor, ON
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Directed 80 employees from diverse backgrounds to launch a 3rd shift, assigned job responsibilities for employees, verified time and attendance for payroll; worked with team leader to meet production quotas
- Collaborated with team leaders to sustain objectives of KPI and sell importance to assemblers, discussed daily issues in production, reviewed all training requirements for all employees, informed team of upcoming changes and mentored staff to perform at peak performance
- Monitored KPI and communicated with team regarding their feedback on overall quality and recommended cost savings in material use, reduction of scrap material and labour costs resulting in improved processes which became the best practices to be adopted in other Magna plants
SUPERVISOR
Integram Windsor Seating
Windsor, ON
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Directed 80 employees from diverse backgrounds to launch a 3rd shift, assigned job responsibilities for employees, verified time and attendance for payroll; worked with team leader to meet production quotas
- Collaborated with team leaders to sustain objectives of KPI and sell importance to assemblers, discussed daily issues in production, reviewed all training requirements for all employees, informed team of upcoming changes and mentored staff to perform at peak performance
- Monitored KPI and communicated with team regarding their feedback on overall quality and recommended cost savings in material use, reduction of scrap material and labour costs resulting in improved processes which became the best practices to be adopted in other Magna plants
Magna Seating
London, ON
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Ensured assemblers were trained to do job rotations, had the necessary tools and material to perform job
- Reduced down time by being proactive on eliminating downtown with preventative maintenance by assessing equipment one hour in each shift on all lines
- Assisted maintenance and engineers to troubleshoot areas of defective equipment by exchanging ideas to agree when to install a part, a new equipment or change the process and reallocated staff to work in other areas to maintain productivity
TEAM LEADER
Magna Seating
London, ON
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Ensured assemblers were trained to do job rotations, had the necessary tools and material to perform job
- Reduced down time by being proactive on eliminating downtown with preventative maintenance by assessing equipment one hour in each shift on all lines
- Assisted maintenance and engineers to troubleshoot areas of defective equipment by exchanging ideas to agree when to install a part, a new equipment or change the process and reallocated staff to work in other areas to maintain productivity
Magna Seating
London, ON
01.1992 - 01.2002
- Operated different lines to understand expectations of each stage of manufacturing processes in terms of quality and meeting targets while working with different cultures and nationality in a team environment
ASSEMLER, Magna Seating
London, ON
01.1992 - 01.2002
- Operated different lines to understand expectations of each stage of manufacturing processes in terms of quality and meeting targets while working with different cultures and nationality in a team environment
Education
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE -
St Clair College
Chatham, ONValue Stream Solutions
London, ONDevelopment Dimensions
London, ONSkills
- Advanced Product Quality Planning
- Capital Manufacturing Projects
- Cost Effectiveness & Budget Controls
- Process Improvement Initiatives
- Cost Initiative (CI) Projects
- Customer Relationship Management
- Documentation & Presentations
- Employee Supervision
- Proficient in GMP Compliance
- Operational Efficiency
- Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
- Lean Manufacturing & Risk Management
- Leadership & Team Building
- Lock out procedures
- Maintenance Planning & Prevention
- Plant Operations & Machinery
- Process Analysis & Evaluations
- Production Management & Schedules
- Project Management of Multiple Projects
- Quality Assurance, Planning & Control
- World Class Competitive Manufacturing
- Safe Work Environment
- Workflow Planning & Optimization
- Zero Defect Production
- Relationship building and management
- Customer Service
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Performance Reviews
- Operational Reports
- Process Improvement
- Excellent work ethic
- Employee monitoring
- Decision-Making
- Key Performance Indicators
- Verbal/written communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Interviewing and Hiring
- Business Development
- Approachable
- People-oriented
- Goals and performance
- Excellent communication skills
- Team Player
- Dependable
Accomplishments
- Recommended and installed Torque and Steam Robots to improve speed of production and number of seats produced while reducing cycle times and labour costs
- Initiated and supervised project regarding “outsourcing” of assembly of back seats resulting in reduced operations costs, lower WSIB claims, and recovered more useable space on production floor to allow for more lines and increased business
- Hired, trained and supervised new staff for Onsort Management on health and safety regulations, work expectations, performance measurements and preventative maintenance on equipment
- Launched sister seating plant in Spring Hill, TN resulting with a long term contract with General Motors for that location
- Successfully implemented World Class Manufacturing standards at CertainTeed
- Launched new Electronic repair center and Forward/Reverse logistics facility for Communications Test Design Inc
- Continuously reduced repair and logistics costs for Bell Canada by standardizing processes along with implementing Best Practices
- Implemented complete 5S system within CTDI facility
Affiliations
- MAGNA TRAINING CENTRE, Brampton, ON 1994-2014
- Project Management
- Finance 1 & 11
- Best Supervisor Training
- Effective Negotiator
- Intro to WSIB, NEER and Disability Management
- Health, Safety & the Law
- Train the Trainer
- Value Stream Mapping
- Great Leaders, Great Team, Great Results
- Supervisor & the Law
- Harassment & Discrimination
- Lock Out Training
- Work Refusals FLAWLESS EXECUTION – Afterburner Inc, Mississauga, ON 2015 MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE, St Clair College, Chatham ON 2004 LEAN SUPERVISOR, Value Stream Solutions, London ON 2002 CORE SKILLS FOR BUILDING COMMITMENT, Development Dimensions, London ON 2002
Timeline
BRANCH MANAGER
COMMUNICATION TEST DESIGN, INC
01.2018 - Current
WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING MANAGER
CertainTeed
05.2014 - 11.2014
CTDI
01.2014 - 01.2018
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Magna International Inc.
01.2010 - 01.2014
Magna Seating - 3rd Party Supplier
01.2008 - 01.2010
Magna Seating
01.2006 - 01.2008
Integram Windsor Seating
01.2004 - 01.2006
SUPERVISOR
Integram Windsor Seating
01.2004 - 01.2006
Magna Seating
01.2002 - 01.2004
TEAM LEADER
Magna Seating
01.2002 - 01.2004
Magna Seating
01.1992 - 01.2002
ASSEMLER, Magna Seating
01.1992 - 01.2002
MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE -
St Clair College
Value Stream Solutions
Development Dimensions
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