Quality Steel Corporation
Jim Young's work experience includes:
- Director of Corporate Continuous Improvement at Quality Steel Corporation since 2019.
- Continuous Improvement Manager at Reckitt Benckiser (RB) from 2015 to 2019, responsible for improving systems and processes using Lean, Theory of Constraints, and Six Sigma.
- Systems Improvement Director/Plant Manager at Ballard Manufacturing in 2014, responsible for improving the food production system and implementing Continuous Improvement and 5-S methodologies.
- Director of Distribution and Continual Improvement at Wencor from 2007 to 2013, overseeing the P&L of a distribution center and managing inventory and shipping worldwide.
- Production Manager at Mity-Lite from 1990 to 2007, responsible for the P&L of the Seating Division, achieving significant improvement in gross margin and net profit, increasing production capacity, and managing a team of 55 directly and 160 indirectly.
Jim Young received their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Agricultural Business and Management from Brigham Young University - Idaho. Jim studied at the university from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that, they obtained another BBA degree in General Studies from UVU, where they studied from 1988 to 1991. In addition to their degrees, Jim also obtained several certifications, including Continual Improvement from MATC in February 2010, Six-Sigma Black Belt from MATC / Alpha Quality Consulting in May 2009, and Lean Manufacturing from MATC in March 2007.
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Quality Steel Corporation
Quality Steel Corporation is North America’s largest manufacturer of Propane Storage Tanks, Anhydrous Ammonia Nurse Tanks and other ASME certified Pressure Vessels for domestic and farm use. Founded by Lowry Tims in 1957 as a family owned business, the company has continued to grow both organically and through the 2013 acquisition of its major competitor, American Welding & Tank. Ownership of the company remains with both the family and now more than 40% with the employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. It continues to thrive and grow under the management of the founder’s son, CEO Jim Tims, and a strong, diverse management team. The company is proud to be a U.S. manufacturer with facilities in Cleveland, Mississippi, Fremont, Ohio, and West Jordan, Utah. Quality Steel’s success comes from the pursuit of unsurpassed quality. “Being a family-owned company, and not a division of some large conglomerate like many of our competitors, we’re able to make changes quickly and react rapidly if consumers’ needs change,” Tims said. “We have a partnership between employees and management and emphasize the importance of doing things right and maintaining the highest levels of quality.”