Converting Plant Supervisor / Continuous Improvement Lead Resume
Fond Du Lac, WisconsiN
SUMMARY:
Professional with extensive Lean / Continuous Improvement experience. Diversified background to include Lean Six Sigma, Production, Logistics / Distribution, and Food converting. Background in problem resolution, coaching, mentoring, and developing teams. Skilled at inventory management, productivity improvements, facility management, operational efficiencies, and implementing quality initiatives.Strong believer in developing self and those associated. History of finding solutions and making improvements developing, engaging, and utilizing the existing people and equipment.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- MS Office
- Lotus Notes
- Visio
- iGrafx
- RS6000
- CATS
- D - View
- SPCXL
- DOE Pro
- Dashboard tools and PowerPoint skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Converting Plant Supervisor / Continuous Improvement Lead
Responsibilities:
- Improved productivity by over 40% by reducing down time, change overs, training, and striving to meet stretch goals.
- Streamlined and enhanced ‘Make to order’ customer fulfillment.
- Obtained SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level 3 Plant Certification.
- Developed and identified Team Members talents. Provide regular feedback on performance, quality, and future opportunities.
Confidential, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Responsibilities:
- Reengineered packaging configuration to optimize container space. Result: Achieved cost avoidance of $900,000 annually.
- Conducted training and mentored over 80 Green Belts for United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America divisions. Result: Completed over 70 LSS projects.
- Assumed project management to reduce the cost of return freight process.Result: Saved initial costs of $168,000.
- Collaborated with Supply Chain to formulate and prioritize over 50 projects specifically targeted at reducing inventory. Result: Completed numerous projects to include moving suppliers to Pull, VMI, as well as SKU consolidations.
- Led project with international and inventory teams to reduce costs of air shipments to Belgium. Result: Saved over $133,000 annually.
- Achieved #1 ranking for overall savings and 2nd for hard savings out of 30 Black Belts.
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Responsible to Director of World - wide Distribution for support and liaison activities between Corporate Headquarters and the 6 US Regional Distribution Centers (RDC’s). Assisted in producing and auditing annual budgets and capital expenditures, while working on cross functional and safety related projects.
- Worked to gain exemption to shipping’s Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 173.220(e). Result: Saved $600,000 in regulation compliance.
- Provided idea, footprint, and framework for ultimate finished goods distribution realignment. Result: Produced corporate savings of $900,000.
- Worked on Negotiation Team to implement carrier transitions. Result: Saved over $9,000,000 in yearly transportation costs.
- Led customer compliance projects to ensure customer satisfaction and retention working with largest retail outlets. Result: Extended long-term sales agreements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to achieve safety initiatives.
- Result: Obtained US RDC’s acknowledgement for 1 million hours worked without a lost time incident.
Confidential
Outbound Manager / PQI Facilitator
Responsibilities:
- Improved quality by 30% and productivity by over 20%.
- Led Product Quality Improvement Teams to involve employees in Product Quality Improvement initiatives.
Night Manager/Lead Supervisor
Responsibilities:
- Set performance expectations with every employee, arranged job shadowing with internal customers, and scheduled meetings with external customers.
- Improved quality by 44% and achieved national recognition by Mopar Division.
- Focused on teamwork, emphasizing internal and external customer relations.
Night Manager/Lead Supervisor
Responsibilities:
- Exceeded stretch goals, improved budget 7.6 people, and LHY by 9.2%.
- Decreased plant overtime by 48%.
- ISO 9000.
Founder/Owner, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Responsibilities:
- Management and renovation various properties. The company originally focused on the development of safety products and devices to enhance the lives and independence of elderly persons. The company changed direction in 2011 to the renovation and rental of real estate properties.