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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Solon, Ohio, United States

•Manage plant-compounding operations: raw material and bulk inventory, weighing, batching, bulk shipment orders, cleaning and sanitizing•4qty Focus factories (PWD, LIP, MSC, SKN) totaling 60+ employees and 31 processing vessels.•Promote a proactive and sustainable environmental, health and safety culture•Direct operational effectiveness to maximize efficiency and productivity•Ensure customer delivery and quality expectations are met•Plan and oversee the implementation of capital improvement projects•Responsible for fiscal management of the plant operations•Resolve operational, manufacturing, employee and customer issues•Prepare and compile various analysis and reports pertaining to plant utilization•Responsible for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) to consistently manufacture products according to quality standards, as well as other customer and regulatory quality standards•Work closely with internal customers to ensure coordination of activities and facilitation of customer relationship•Responsible for the overall development of people and skills to support talent management•Manages team of direct reports and is responsible for employee selection, development, mentoring, and performance management•Develops and executes production and capacity plans

Solon, Ohio, United States

•Manage plant-compounding operations: raw material and bulk inventory, weighing, batching, bulk shipment orders, cleaning and sanitizing•4qty Focus factories (PWD, LIP, MSC, SKN) totaling 60+ employees and 31 processing vessels.•Promote a proactive and sustainable environmental, health and safety culture•Direct operational effectiveness to maximize efficiency and productivity•Ensure customer delivery and quality expectations are met•Plan and oversee the implementation of capital improvement projects•Responsible for fiscal management of the plant operations•Resolve operational, manufacturing, employee and customer issues•Prepare and compile various analysis and reports pertaining to plant utilization•Responsible for compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (“GMP”) to consistently manufacture products according to quality standards, as well as other customer and regulatory quality standards•Work closely with internal customers to ensure coordination of activities and facilitation of customer relationship•Responsible for the overall development of people and skills to support talent management•Manages team of direct reports and is responsible for employee selection, development, mentoring, and performance management•Develops and executes production and capacity plans

Solon, Ohio, United States

•Provide support, guidance and assistance to technical and production personnel•Investigate / implement opportunities to promote safety, improve quality, drive productivity, optimize efficiency and reduce costs/wastes•Performs analysis of processes, systems, methods and procedures •Manage and direct projects ensuring timely execution•Managed physical inventory and shipping departments •Aided with plant closure activities including equipment and material movements

Solon, Ohio, United States

•Responsible for exemplary leadership of the packaging operators, mechanics and tow motor drivers to ensure that the production schedule is executed in a manner fully aligned with the safety, quality, environment and employee standards•Responsible for daily management fundamentals including shift decisions and leaderships, organization of team meetings, managing and improving KPIs, setting priorities, presentation of results, and top down bottom up communications•Coaches, conducts performance reviews, and counsels employees•Monitor Informance Tagging System to ensure proper tagging, integrity, functionality and accuracy of the data/system•Involvement and sustainment of TPM initiatives

Solon, Ohio, United States

•Responsible for various continuous improvement projects promoting quality and supporting the UP•Implementation of SCOOP on selected packaging lines•Investigate / implement opportunities to help eliminate/ reduce defects•Assist / lead CAPA Huddles, use RCA to develop and track action items

Florence, Kentucky, United States

•Product Consistency data generation and Minitab statistical analysis, performed melt index, blister, humidity absorption, ash, and shrinkage lab tests according to ISO / ASTM standards

Florence, Kentucky, United States

•Chrono Analysis, implemented 5S on two lines, assisted with implementation of EIT tagging tool

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: AIChE

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity: Iota Gamma Chapter, , AIChE, Amnesty International