Bruce Jensen

Background

About Bruce Jensen

Executive Manager with extensive experience in business ownership including sales, lean manufacturing operations and team leadership Professional Experience • Increased profitability and efficiency within first year through implementing value stream mapping processes, streamlined practices and updated equipment. • Conducted training for staff on leadership and empowerment to drive behavioral change that resulted in increased productivity and talent retention. • Updated job costing methods to improve accuracy, meet customer requirements, and increase profit margins in alignment with business objectives. • Renegotiated with vendors material price savings up to 30%. • Initiated improvement to quality systems and procedures that eliminated all field rework and significantly reduced costs. • Updated facility layout and implemented strategic planning and lean manufacturing practices that improved productivity, streamlined operation and increased profits margins. • Enhanced key customer relationships to ensure appropriate project analysis, bid development and price negotiation strategies. Resulted in cost effective operations and increased revenue. • Acted as subject matter expert for manufacturing processes including engineering, production management, fabrication, painting, powder coating, assembly, field installations, and procurement. Results included enhanced designs, improved quality and increased profitability. • Effectively managed union contract negotiations and facilitated relationships that resulted in enhanced employee relations and cost containment practices. Experience with and equipment built • Fabrication of water and waste water equipment • Industrial vacuum equipment • Coal plant conveyor and crushing equipment • Dust collection fabrication, design and installations. • Pizza, beer, chocolate equipment. Grain handling, conveyors, coal dragline, coal drills, and pharmaceutical equipment. • Dust collector fabrication, design and installation.