Bruce McGill

 Bruce McGill is a Continuous Improvement Manager at GBMP.

He is  Lean Bronze Knowledge Certified and a Shingo Prize Recipient.  Bruce has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Prior to joining GBMP, he spent 11 years at the executive level implementing lean manufacturing methods in 3 different companies, each of which saw significant improvements in service levels, inventory, and profitability. Bruce was employed by United Electric Controls for seven years and was instrumental in getting their "Lean Journey" going.

Bruce is very comfortable communicating at the executive level as well as with shop floor personnel. He has trained and coached a diverse client base. Including: MFG (shop floor and office), Health Care (ambulatory, clinical and Pharmacy operations), Medical device, life science, pharmaceutical, environmental labs and construction.  
  • Assisted a distillery in improving efficiency in their packaging operations by over 200 percent.
  • Assisted a producer of mobile workstations to reduce space requirements by 50% and reduce cycle time by over 40%
  • Helped defense contractor design and deploy a work cell that reduced square footage by 50% and reduces assembly cycle time by over 50%
  • Facilitated an improvement effort at an outpatient clinic, a site that has four primary healthcare providers (PCPs). Reduced # of touches per document by 50%, Reduced travel distance of the documents from over 80 feet to less than 10 feet and reduced overall lead time of the process from 2.6 days to < 1 day.
  • Helped environmental lab implement work cells that improved productivity by over 30%
  • Assisted medical device manufacturer to achieve a 6 to 1 return on investment from training and improvement activities, Reduced lead-times by 96%, Reduced backorders from double digit days to about 5 hours and Reduced inventory by 24%.

Bruce holds a BSBA from Norwich University.

Bruce can be reached via phone at (617) 233-9423 or via email at bmcgill@gbmp.org