Robert Stanisch

Experience

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  HUSCO International

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2001

  Cell Lead/Acting Supervisor

  Lead a 15 employee cellular type manufacturing environment in the hydraulics industry. Responsible for daily production goals and reporting daily/weekly/monthly metrics to shift supervisor, as well as training all new employees at all work stations.

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  Gander Mountain

  Mar 1996 - Mar 2006

  Gunsmith Assistant

  Provide exceptional customer service from selling/purchasing new and used firearms to maintaining them throughout their life cycle.

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  Charter Automotive

  Sept 2001 - Dec 2012

  Daily production goal setting, OEE implementation and tracking, Process and Productivity Improvement sponsor, shop floor scheduling, capitol planning for entire plant. Was asked to step in while the former plant manager was placed onto a special team. Former plant manager is now back into the plant manager role and I was moved to my former role with accolades for my performance while filling in. Supervise up to 100 direct reports including hiring, discipline, performance reviews, performance metrics, training records and daily performance initiatives in a Tier 1 automotive setting. Areas of supervision include all production areas as well as Shipping/Receiving. Provide future leaders with the correct skill set and training as the lead Mentor for all new supervisors and coordinators. Serve as the manufacturing/operational liaison for all hiring of supervisor level positions and below.

  • Plant Manager (Interim)

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Manufacturing Supervisor

    Sept 2001 - Jan 2012
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  Bodycote

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Production Manager

  Production manager for all process's offered in the New Berlin facility including Melonite, Press Quenching, and Atmosphere heat treating. Daily interactions with customers from APQP process all the way through answering any quality concerns post processing. Customer Service, Scheduling, Maintenance Manager and supervisors are direct reports.

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  Arrowhead Systems; Busse-SJI

  Apr 2013 - Jan 2015

  Manufacturing Manager

  Manufacturing Manager in a World Class faciltiy offering custom equipment and service in the conveying industry. Oversee all product lines from production inventory control, fabrication, weld, paint, final assembly and inspection. Also drive all safety initiatives as the Safety Team leader in manufacturing with over 350 work days without a lost time accident. High level projects involved rework reduction and restructuring manufacturing. As the leader of the Rework Reduction Team, have seen an over 50% rework reduction in manufacturing. As the driver of the manufacturing restructuring initiative, succession planning and culture change have been a main focus. The culture now revolves around teamwork, honesty and integrity, safety, quality, customer service and cost reduction/continuous improvements. A feedback model has been implemented that assures all employees receive specific feedback on their performance (positive or corrective) at least 3 times a week. Succession planning involves putting career paths in place for every person in a leadership role and then making sure they have the proper training to take the next step. Show less

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  RB Royal Industries, Inc.

  Jul 2015 - Mar 2016

  Production Supervisor Lead

  Day to day operations for plant floor across all shifts in a high mix, mid volume manufacturing facility of fluid transfer products. High level measurables were to take OTD from 82% to 100% in 6 months, while taking past due shipments from $200,000 to under $1,000. Launch team member of a new product line that will account for 30% of total business by mid 2016.

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  Mercury Marine

  Jun 2016 - Apr 2018

  Production Supervisor

  Provide operational leadership for a 50 person team performing the machining of aluminum and steel for our outboard and inboard product lines.

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  Bodycote

  Apr 2018 - Aug 2021

  General Manager

  Full responsibility of the strategy, structure, performance metrics and financial outcome of Bodycote New Berlin. As part of the worlds largest commercial heat treatment organization we offer niche capabilities only offered from Bodycote North America in New Berlin that include Salt Bath Ferritic Nitrocarburizing as well as Press Quenching. Atmosphere furnaces round out our capabilities to offer a one stop ITAR and ISO:9001-2015 certified heat treat source for many customers in the automotive, oil/gas, mining and military industries. Since joining Bodycote my unique brand of cultural improvement and expectation setting has allowed the team to achieve hard number gains of 28% increase in net sales with an over 60% increase in operating margin YOY. Show less

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  Parker Hannifin

  Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  Value Stream Manager

  Provide leadership to the operational team at Parker Hannifin, Chetek. Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. Was able to provide cultural improvements that allowed backlog to be reduced from $8m to $5m despite record sales YOY.

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  UW-Stout Manufacturing Outreach Center (MOC)

  Oct 2022 - now

  Sr. Management Engineer

  Serving clients through consulting, training, and workforce development. I make use of my extensive manufacturing background and networks to assist you in finding solutions to difficult manufacturing problems that the on site team may not have the bandwidth for. Please don't hesitate to contact me to learn more about how the MOC can assist you with your unique business needs.