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Interim Operations and Quality Leadership

  • Delivered a $280M CAPEX project within a percentage point of budget and 3 weeks early.

  • Integrated cross functional groups into high performance teams.  Focused culture on continuous improvement, execution, and accountability. 

  • Eliminate a $800K backorder and removing 400K pieces of inter-company backlog

  • Increasing First Time Yield from 46% to 78% and reduced customer disruptions by 55% with rigorous Root Cause Corrective Action process.

Value Stream Mapping

  • Reduced lead time by 75% to 5 days.  enabling agile response to unforecasted customer demand.

  • Reduce lead time by 20% and maximize operational efficiency by focusing on quality defects and Work in Progress (WIP) management

Quality Improvement Planning

  • Identified top drivers for non-conforming parts. Led teams in determining root cause corrective actions; reduced material review board submissions by 22% in 2016.

  • Developed and managed an aggressive project plan that achieved a 50% reduction in losses.

  • Reduced customer complaints by 67% with Pareto, Action Plan and Paynter approach.

Hoshin Kanri Facilitation

  • Increased margin by one percentage point without layoffs, by aggressively controlling costs during market downturn,

  • Reduced recordables by 57% and injuries by 54%, with culture of operational excellence in safety

  • Cultivated an operational-oriented safety culture through direct engagement, achieving an average 97% participation rate.

About

Highly seasoned operations leader with over 30 years of experience in plant management, strategic planning, and process improvement.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-dobbs/

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