John Gick

Background

About John Gick

I have 27 years of manufacturing experience, with 21 of those years in a management capacity. Twenty five of those years were in the automotive supplier and automotive OEM industry. For a short stint I changed industries to learn the blow molding food packaging industry, but am currently back in the automotive JIT environment. I am familiar with all aspects of the manufacturing process. My experiences range from injection molding, blow molding, both 1 step and 2 step processes, light assembly, and full vehicle assembly. My current facility makes foam for our seat assembly process, so I am gaining valuable knowledge about that process as well. I have extensive experience with managing team members in a fast paced manufacturing environment. I am comfortable with managing production personnel as well as technical professionals. I am able to manage multiple priorities in a high stress environment, while achieving plant metrics. I am a proven leader that gets results through team empowerment and accountability. Specialties: Injection molding shop management, general assembly performance management, technical professionals management, general manufacturing management, certified ISO/TS 16949 auditor