1. Senior Executive – Manufacturing Operations
Jeff Cockerton
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• Leadership
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• Cultural Transformation
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• Lean Enterprise
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
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416.452.7721 | cockerton.jeff@gmail.com

2. Industry Experience
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
21 years in the Manufacturing Industry
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15 years in Leadership Roles

3. SME Bronze Lean Certified
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
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STATE
BENCH
MARK
FUTURE
STATE
GAP
ANALYSIS
SPECIFIC
STRATEGY
CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION
One of only three hundred SME Bronze Lean Certified professionals
in all of North America

4. Value Proposition
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
 Accomplished executive with future-oriented vision
 Transforms organizations to world class Lean Enterprises
 Establishes operational standards for cost control and waste reduction
 Provides quality improvements and complete on-time delivery
 Leads by example, gaining buy-in at all levels by mentoring employees
 Facilitates understanding of roles and responsibilities related to objectives
 Ignites cultural change and executes manufacturing policies
 Multi-plant Leadership experience
 Delivers remarkable value through Lean Thinking

5. Core Strengths
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
Organizational
Leadership
Profit & Loss
Management
Strategic Vision &
Planning
Process
Standardization
Total Quality
Management
Supplier & Vendor
Relations
Customer Service &
Management
Cash Flow
Enhancements
Continuous
Improvement
Programs

6. Testimony to Value
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
“Jeff is an extremely dedicated individual who has Customer and
Employee at heart. He is an excellent leader who realizes the
value of people and how to make the most of one's abilities. His
knowledge of Business is very high and manages the balance
between Customer Values and Business Interests seamlessly. His
knowledge of Lean and the reasons why Lean doesn't work in
many cases makes him an outstanding choice as a GM. I
recommend Jeff with the highest regard.”
Richard Evans, Owner, JR Lean Inc
was a consultant to Jeff at Nordco

7. Leadership Chronology
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
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•NORDCO INC. Oshawa ON (2003 – Present)
• General Manager
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•MESSIER-DOWTY INC, Ajax, ON (1999 – 2002)
• Leader – Lean and Quality Implementation(Change Agent)
• Cell Leader (Area Manager– Machine Shop)
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•GENERAL MOTORS OF Canada Oshawa, ON (1997 – 1999)
• (Trim & Hardware): Business Manager| Senior Manager| Production
Supervisor
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•MESSIER-DOWTY INC, Ajax, ON (1990 - 1997)
• Cell Leader (Area Manager– Machine Shop) | Production Scheduling
Supervisor

8. Lean Sensei
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
Lean Sensei for all of Nordco companies for past 4 years
NORDCO
OSHAWA
SHUTTLE
WAGON
NORDCO
HQ
J.E.R.
OVERHAUL

9. Nordco Achievements
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
 Led the turn-around of this organization with positive results in 6 months.
 Complete Cultural transformation with emphasis on teamwork and employee
ownership.
Implemented Lean Enterprise reducing cycle time by over 50% with 3 day takt time.
 Raised quality and delivery to turn key machines and 100% on-time delivery.
 Introduced One Piece Flow with 8 different machines assembled in any sequence.
 Through strategic sourcing; reduced costs by 20% in fabrication, 30% in machine
shops, 23% in cabs and 25% in hydraulics and electrical.
 Increased cash flow by improving inventory turns from 2.5 turns to 9 turns YTD.
Implemented Visual Factory and Gemba Walks resulting in 100% employee
empowerment and teamwork across the entire enterprise.

10. Additional Value
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
Chamber of Commerce 2008 Business of the Year
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Zero lost days due to injury in last 7 years
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Best Practice Tour site for AME and Innovations Insight
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Featured in Six Sigma magazine

11. Testimony to Value
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
Jeff has extremely strong leadership skills. He turned around
an underperforming operation into a very high performance
business unit using his leadership skills and Lean Enterprise
practices.
Jeff built a strong team that respects him because of the
respect he's shown them. His strengths include leadership,
team building, P&L management, people development and
Lean Enterprise implementation. I highly recommend Jeff as
a business leader.” November 10, 2011
Patrick Minick
VP Operations, Nordco Inc

12. Testimony to Value
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
“Jeff hired me at Nordco straight out of University, and in the
8 years we have worked together he’s been a mentor and a
role model to me. He’s exceptionally good at managing and
motivating people, and created a culture at Nordco Oshawa
that made us all leaders and innovators. He’s never afraid to
make tough decisions and take action, but always weighs the
input and opinions of his people. "Trust + Respect +
Teamwork = Success.”
Jacob Weber, P.Eng,
Mechanical Design Engineer, Nordco

13. Management Philosophy
Creating Value through Leadership, Cultural Transformation, and Lean Enterprise
Jeff Cockerton
“I believe that when we involve people, we ultimately
build stronger organizations. As a leader, I walk the talk
engaging the people I work with every day.
Thank you for taking the time to view this presentation.
I look forward to meeting and discussing progressive
industry trends and your insights about best practices.”
Jeff Cockerton
416.452.7721 | cockerton.jeff@gmail.com