INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE

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FORM 43-B (REV. 1962)
TO:
Hiring Committee, Plant Operations Division
FROM:
Dick Grayson · Pittsburgh, PA · (555) 014-2287 · d.grayson@example.com
DATE:
July 14, 2026
SUBJECT:
Application for your consideration

RE: SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I have spent 19 years in manufacturing operations and currently run a 240-person plant in Pittsburgh. Over the last 4 years my team cut unplanned downtime 37% and held on-time shipment above 96%. I also led our ISO 9001 recertification with zero major findings. I still walk the floor twice a day, mostly because the coffee near the press line is better.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

Plant Operations Manager 2016–PRESENT
Keystone Forgeworks Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  • Direct a 240-person plant across 3 shifts; annual output value $118M.
  • Cut unplanned downtime 37% by moving 14 critical assets to condition-based maintenance.
  • Led ISO 9001:2015 recertification in 2024; audit closed with zero major findings.
Production Superintendent 2011–2016
Allegheny Stamping & Tool Co., McKees Rocks, PA
  • Supervised 85 operators on 2 stamping lines; raised first-pass yield from 91.2% to 97.5%.
  • Ran the changeover reduction program: average die change dropped from 52 to 19 minutes.
Shift Supervisor, then Area Lead 2007–2011
Monongahela Metal Products, Homestead, PA
  • Ran night shift for a 60-person machining area; recordable incidents fell from 6 to 1 per year.
  • Wrote the standard work packets still used on 4 of the plant's 6 lines.

EDUCATION

B.S., Industrial Engineering
Duquesne Valley University, Pittsburgh, PA
2003–2007

CERTIFICATES ON FILE

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (2014)
OSHA 30-Hour General Industry (2012)
ISO 9001 Internal Auditor (2019)

WORKING KNOWLEDGE

· TPM and condition-based maintenance programs · SAP PP/PM, MES rollouts, daily tier meetings · Union environment labor relations; 2 contract cycles without a work stoppage · Capital projects to $4.5M: scoping, vendor selection, commissioning
cc: Central Personnel File
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