Operations and Supply Chain Manager with leadership experience in the US, Asia and Europe focused primarily on manufacturing, production control, logistics, transportation and procurement in an aviation environment. Constantly pursue teamwork and cultural change and find unique ways to connect diverse groups. Adapt quickly and thrive on new challenges and environments, with a proven track record of developing successful teams.
Specialties:
Joint Venture Start-Up, China Joint Ventures, Operations Management, Transportation Management, Contract Negotiation, Purchasing, Warehousing, Material Storage/Handling, ERP Implementation, Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Improvement, Supervising Union Employees, Components Manufacturing, Aircraft Assembly, Aircraft Completions, International Business, Supply Chain
Production Manager @ Operations leader responsible for military landing gear assembly. From October 2015 to Present (3 months) Transportation Manager @ - Directed team responsible for inbound, outbound and internal transportation of all parts, aircraft, tooling & equipment for all US facilities
- Controlled budget for over $15 million in annual transportation spend
- Managed multiple receiving groups, the import/export traffic team and cold material storage
- Direct reports included three supervisors, with over 50 total employees reporting up through my organization From November 2014 to July 2015 (9 months) Dallas/Fort Worth AreaOperations Manager @ - Launched start-up joint venture company with Cessna and CAIGA, a Chinese aviation company
- Selected, trained and developed operations, logistics/supply chain and process engineering groups
- Directed facility design, setup and certification, tooling/equipment/consumables/parts acquisition, ERP and IT system design, and development and documentation of all operations processes
- Established paint, interiors installation, flight test, final assembly, customer delivery and aircraft maintenance capabilities From December 2012 to November 2014 (2 years) Production Control & Logistics Supervisor @ - Directly supervised shop floor production scheduling and parts movement employees and processes
- Systematized capacity analysis, improved visual flow, developed and analyzed metrics and standard work
- Managed sheet metal fabrication, processing, raw material, receiving dock, subassembly, and stock rooms From October 2011 to December 2012 (1 year 3 months) Wichita, Kansas AreaValue Stream Leader @ - Directed manufacturing employees and processes and measured safety, quality, delivery and cost
- Implemented pull systems, problem escalation processes, visual management, accountability, standard work
- Improved Metal Bond area productivity by 15%, first pass yield by 60% and flow by 80%
- Received Chairman’s Award for Innovation and Cessna’s internal annual quality improvement award
- Managed metal bond, tube & cable assembly and composites manufacturing From September 2008 to October 2011 (3 years 2 months) Textron Leadership Program @ - Kautex, Shanghai, China – learned program purchasing, supplier audits and development, VA/VE analysis
- E-Z-GO, Augusta, GA – built logistics strategy, launched new intermodal hub, led logistics operations and technology improvements
- Kautex, Bonn, Germany – developed and implemented plastic commodity supplier consolidation strategy
- Cessna Aircraft, Wichita, KS – supported capital procurement, improved supplier measurement process From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Intern @ Developed data entry process and captured data for F-35 support team members From 2005 to 2006 (1 year) E-Business and Supply Chain Management Intern @ Designed, coded and automated databases From May 2005 to August 2005 (4 months)
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) @ Texas Christian University From 2015 to 2017 BBA, E-Business, Supply and Value Chain Management @ Texas Christian University - M.J. Neeley School of Business From 2002 to 2006 Kenneth Shaub is skilled in: Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Change Management, Procurement, Logistics, Purchasing, Leadership, Aerospace, Six Sigma, Aircraft, Lean Manufacturing, Aviation, Value Stream Mapping, Process Improvement