FRANCIS J.

GIACOBBI
2 Woodview Terrace
Fayetteville, NY 13066
Phone: 315-637-4950
Email: fgadc48b@westpost.net
SUMMARY
Successful, achievement oriented executive with extensively diversified and prog
ressive management experience within the plastics, automotive and household prod
ucts industries. Demonstrated expertise in improving quality, service and custo
mer satisfaction while reducing costs. Particularly effective in assessing and
resolving complex operational and organizational problems to improve quality and
cost. Excellent written and interpersonal communications skills.
SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Led the management of 55 salaried and 795 represented hourly employees in the mo
lding, painting and assembly of injection molded automotive trim parts and impro
ved the quality cost and service to customers with 220 million in sales annually
.
Selected to visit Japan on a study mission, prepared and made reports to senior
divisional staffs, making change happen in both quality and productivity.
Successfully launched large new model start-ups with high quality and costs belo
w budget.
Reduced defective parts per million shipped by 50% in six months.
Successfully led the start up of three new liquid laundry detergent lines includ
ing a molding department, packaging department, and liquid manufacturing departm
ent to producing 28,000 cases per day on three shifts seven days per week.
Led the management of 90 represented hourly employees in the molding, manufactur
ing, and packaging of household products and improved the quality cost and servi
ce to our customers with self
directed work teams in a represented environment.
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Led the management of 35 salaried and 210 represented hourly employees in the fa
cilities and equipment engineering, maintenance, powerhouse and waste treatment
plant which resulted in reduced downtime, cost and improved customer satisfactio
n.
Improved equipment utilization from 77% to 83% on large automatic injection mold
ers in one year by identifying and solving repetitive problems.
Developed and implemented a plan that brought the facility into compliance for P
CB's satisfying a New York Department of Environmental Conservation compliance o
rder.
Successfully directed the activities of the maintenance, quality, manufacturing,
production engineering and facilities departments for a 900, 00 square foot inj
ection molding plant.
ADMINISTRATION
Chairman of a multi-disciplined corporate wide task force that developed and pre
sented plan to implement five major strategies, resulting in significant quality
and cost improvement.
Successfully developed a process to self certify 19 plants nationally and intern
ationally for initial part approval to their customers, reducing lead time and c
osts.

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Championed the quality improvement efforts of five separate manufacturing plants
, reducing rejected and returned defective parts by 50% in one year.
Led a task force to restructure 900,000 square foot manufacturing plant into foc
used factories using synchronous manufacturing techniques, improving quality and
costs.
WORK HISTORY
CHURCH AND DWIGHT COMPANY, INC, NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 2001-2006
Plant Manager, 2004 - 2006
Technical Manager, 2001 - 2004
CHURCH AND DWIGHT COMPANY, INC, Syracuse, NY 1995-2001
Operations Manager, 1996-2001
Manager of Liquid Detergent Operations, 1995-1996
ONEIDA MOLDED PLASTICS CORPORATION, Oneida, NY 1994
General Manager of Northern Operations
Key Plastics Corporation, Plymouth MI 1993-1994
General Manager of Manufacturing

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

1963-1993
INLAND FISHER GUIDE DIVISION, Troy MI, 1991-1993
Manager of Quality Assurance and Reliability
Plant Superintendent
Plant Engineer
Plant Quality Director
Superintendent Production Engineering

EDUCATION
B.S.M.E, Tri- State University, Angola, Indiana
Lessons in Leadership Seminars, 1997-1999
Dr. Deming Seminar, 1990
Production Management Program, Penn State University, 1987
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Certified Professional Manager
Society of Plastic Engineers
Manufacturers Association of Central New York - Production Management Council,
Executive Committee
Manufacturing Technical Council - Interior Functional Committee, Chairman
Junior Achievement Fund Drive - Captain
United Way Fund Drive - Chairman, Loaned Executive