Daniel Kreski

Results-driven Automotive Production Leader with 20+ years of experience in high-volume manufacturing environments supporting Tier 1 automotive suppliers and advanced production operations. Proven expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System (TPS), labor management, continuous improvement, quality assurance, team development, and operational excellence. Strong track record of controlling labor costs, improving efficiency, reducing downtime and scrap, and collaborating cross-functionally to achieve production targets.

• Continuous Improvement
• Health & Safety Compliance
• Kaizen Leadership
• Labor Budget Management
• Lean Manufacturing
• Operational Excellence
• Production Management
• Production Scheduling
• Assurance qualité
• Root Cause Analysis
• Team Leadership
• Training & Development

1. Temporary Production Manager

   Vistaprint

   janv. 2023 to janv. 2023

   Windsor, Ontario

2. Back-up shift Manager

   Vistaprint

   janv. 2022 to janv. 2022

   Windsor, Ontario

3. Automobile Production Supervisor

   TRQSS

   oct. 2004 to mars 2019

   Windsor, Ontario

   • Supervised automotive production operations for Tier 1 supplier supporting Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, and GM. • Managed teams of 20–30 associates while ensuring safety, quality, productivity, delivery, and labor targets were consistently achieved. • Monitored labor performance daily and developed action plans to address inefficiencies and production downtime. • Collaborated closely with maintenance, engineering, quality, and support groups to resolve line abnormalities and production issues. • Applied Toyota Production System (TPS) methodologies to improve labor efficiency, reduce downtime, and optimize workflow. • Led continuous improvement initiatives focused on standardized work, cycle time reduction, scrap reduction, and ergonomic improvements.

4. Production Supervisor

   Vistaprint

   janv. 1999 to Aujourd’hui

   Windsor, Ontario

   • Lead daily manufacturing operations including shift scheduling, staffing, production startups, shutdowns, and changeovers. • Manage labor utilization to ensure operations remain within established labor budgets and production targets. • Create and implement reaction plans when labor performance trends outside budget targets while collaborating with support groups to identify corrective actions. • Drive production performance while maintaining strict quality and safety standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. • Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, quality, and production support teams to resolve operational challenges through daily communications, workshops and fishbone exercises. • Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on workflow optimization, scrap reduction, and operational performance. • Collaborate to achieve quarterly KPI goals for scrap and efficiency. • Report out capacity constraints and opportunities.

1. St. Clair College

   Mechanical Technician

   Windsor, Ontario

   2008 to 2009

• First Aid Certificate

• Job Instruction TWI Certificate

• Job Relations TWI Certificate