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Cell: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Email: EMAIL AVAILABLE~ MANUFACTURING & PLANT PRODUCTION OPERATIONS ~Senior production/plant operations leader possessing expertise in driving all aspects of daily production operations, monitoring quality and productivity, and overseeing lean manufacturing processes/improvements, while driving continuous maintenance and ensuring product delivery within time and budget. Strategically bridge gaps between departments and resolve manufacturing/production challenges, while devising production schedules, reducing bottlenecks, driving production productivity, controlling costs, directing daily workflow, maximizing productivity, and monitoring the quality of product to meet organizational goals. Expertise in controlling production conditions, maximizing production, and devising strategies impacting productivity.Plant Management/OperationsTraining & DevelopmentProcess ImprovementQuality Management/ControlBudgets & Capital ExpensesLabor/Workforce PlanningCost & Overhead ReductionDaily Production PlanningOrganizational ManagementLean Continuous ImprovementChange ManagementPerformance ManagementPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPlymouth Specialty Manufacturing Versailles, KY 07/2019-PresentPLANT MANAGERPrimary responsibility to direct and manage all aspects of operations, maintenance, shipping/receiving, safety, inventory, quality while preparing plant for closure and managing move of facility and integration into another facility.Created a safety culture whereas incident rates decreased from an average of five per year to zero the last two years plant was in production.Rewrote and revitalized quality system to gain ISO 9001:2015 certification.Increased overall plant production throughput from 53% to 78%.Reduced unplanned downtime from 20+ % to under 5%.Increased overall PM completion / accuracy from 60% not 100%.Paradise Tomato Kitchen Louisville, KY 6/2016 7/2019PLANT MANAGERManage all aspects of daily plant operations and processes, to include daily workflow, production scheduling, staff administration, hiring and training, resource planning, inventory and materials management, budget management and capital expenses, machine maintenance, continuous improvement, and the daily activities of department managers, team leaders and all staff to ensure all manufacturing objectives are accomplished and efficiently met.Implement cost effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, workforce, wages, and salaries, while establishing/monitoring overall plant performance for production and quality standards.Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification; ensure the facility maintains the SSQE standards necessary to be always audit ready.Drive the overall safety, and cleanliness of the facility via leadership and support of quality manager, quality director and safety director, while directing all production distribution activities of the facility.Manage daily production execution/adjustments and personnel management; track and analyze KPI's for improvements in efficiencies, material loss, and quality control.Lead the optimization and performance of all staff and processes; measure performance against targets; drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, delivery, and productivity metrics.Verify all production folders are complete and without error in materials, ingredients, production, or quality.Oversee the planning, production, and execution of complex production schedules; proactively hold the entire organization accountable to critical dates to ensure production schedule is met.Campari America Lawrenceburg, KY 1/2015 - 6/2016PRODUCTION MANAGERDirected all aspects of manufacturing and plant processes for three production lines on first shift and third shift, to include coordinating the daily activities of all related production and operational support teams, overseeing engineering processes, and the oversight of up to one hundred staff charged with the efficient bottling of approximately 5.5 M cases on all three lines. Supervised both shifts and staff, to include senior supervisors, shift leads, team leads and manufacturing associates.Developed manufacturing schedules, reviewed resource plans, and led production teams to execute the plan.Established workflow across multiple departments to ensure production project completion on-time and within budget, while controlling hiring based on forecast and workload.Served as a key driver in the planning and execution of demand planning and complex production schedules; proactively held the organization accountable to critical dates to ensure production schedules were met.Developed and implemented policies, procedures, and SOPs for all pieces of packaging equipment and processing, as well as JOP's for all related positions.Substantially increased finished case throughput from 325,00 case per month to 425,00 cases per month and OEE from 53% to 71%; reduced annual recordable safety incidents from 9 to 1.Kelloggs Snacks Florence, KY/Cincinnati, OH 3/2014 - 1/2015LINE MANAGER, Florence, KY (3/2014-1/2015) 8/2010 - 11/2012LINE MANAGER, Cincinnati, OH (8/2010-11/2012)Managed and led the daily activities of two production lines on first shift, to include the execution of work processes and standards adherence for Safety, Quality/Food Safety and Production, managing personnel performance, owning scorecard measures, and providing gap analysis of key results, and driving responsibility for all line processes including safety, morale, stops, unplanned downtime, process failures and scrap.Drove overall process continuous improvements, identified opportunities to eliminate cost and waste through applying lean manufacturing principals, and developed/implemented best practices in safety and quality.Buffalo Trace Distillery Frankfort, KY 11/2012 - 3/2014OPERATIONS MANAGERManaged the planning and direction of all daily production and maintenance operations/activities for up to 165+ staff on seven production lines on 1st shift and 2 production lines on 2nd shift focused on the bottling of approximately 6.2 M cases, to include production management, staff administration, workload delegation, and the establishment of departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures.Led the interviewing, hiring, development and performance of staff, prepared work schedules, and assigned daily duties; analyzed daily production data and completed production reports.Managed all inventory, an annual operating budget of $300M, and a maintenance budget of $500M.Ensured all production staff were trained to operate the equipment in a safe and efficient manner; facilitated the training and cross-training of staff.Ensured all production machinery and equipment was properly maintained and that all planned/unplanned maintenance was performed within established timeframeLed the safety programs for the main bottling facility from incoming materials and palletizing of finished goods to the development and execution of safe practices, operating procedures, and employee supervision.Served as a member of the Executive Safety Committee charged with identifying and addressing issues, continuously improved productivity, and efficiency via continuous improvement processes.Led, trained, and monitored staff via quality checks to ensure the production of safe, high-quality product.Leprino Foods Lemoore, CA 3/2009 - 8/2010PROCESS MANAGERDirected process operations on designated shift, drove achievement of standard production volume, quality standards, and regulatory compliance, designed and implemented a Lean/Six Sigma initiative, directed team on the overhaul of the Refinish Department, and developed/implemented all plant KPIs across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale.Championed plant reliability and continuous improvement initiatives that increased processing mechanical efficiencies from 76% to 92.5%.Implemented TPM philosophies which improved plant maintenance team ranking from ninth place to second place on the Corporate Maintenance Scorecard.Implemented Autonomous Maintenance activities throughout the plant that improved the Mechanical PPLH (Pound per Labor Hour) to the lowest throughout the corporation.EDUCATIONMASTER OF SCIENCE ~ BUSINESS/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYMuskingum University, New Concord, OHBACHELOR OF SCIENCE ~ BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENTMalone University, Canton, OHLEAN SIX SIGMA GREEN BELTSix Sigma Global InstituteCERTIFICATIONSHAACPPCQISQFSQF AUDITORAIBGROUND SHIPPER CERTIFICATIONHAZMAT SHIPPER CERTIFICATION |
