Jervis B. Webb Company Names Bill Rudnicki Director of Quality
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. (November 27, 2006) - Jervis B. Webb Company - a world leader in material handling solutions - has named Bill Rudnicki director of quality. In this role, he is responsible for Webb's International Standards Organization (ISO) certification, as well as the company's lean manufacturing and lean office efforts in the United States and Canada.
"As a component of our Lean Enterprise System, the Webb Company is focused on improving productivity, product quality and production flexibility through ISO and our lean manufacturing and lean office efforts," said Lon McAllister, vice president of manufacturing. "Bill has the drive, experience and training to take Webb to the next level in efficiency and quality standards."
Before joining the Webb Company, Rudnicki was quality manager for RCO Engineering Inc., overseeing the quality function of a large, multi-site prototype manufacturer with an ISO 9001:2000 certified quality system. Prior to that, he served as quality manager for United Metal Products, overseeing the quality function of a QS-9000 tier one automotive metal stamping supplier.
Rudnicki earned a Master of Science in business administration form Madonna University, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Detroit College of Business and an associate's degree in science with a major in quality management from Henry Ford Community College. He currently resides in Westland.
Jervis B. Webb Company is a world leader in developing innovative material handling technology and systems. The privately owned corporation specializes in the design, engineering, installation and support of integrated systems used in the automotive, airport, beverage, warehousing and manufacturing industries. Webb is headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., with manufacturing locations in Harbor Springs and Boyne City, Mich.; Carlisle, S.C.; Canada; India; and China. The company was founded in 1919 by Jervis B. Webb who invented the forged rivetless chain conveyor that helped revolutionize mass production.
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