Benjamin Pierce Email & Phone Number

Gretna VA

• Oversaw 30+ employees on 1st shift, implemented production schedules across three shifts, and focused on continuous improvements. Managed all aspects of the Finishing departments, including Safety, Quality and.
• Supported and critiqued the process change of a 3 roll system to a 1 roll system on the Print lines which reduced the set up time by 30% and improved the quality process by up to 50%.
• Supported and critiqued the gluing process change of a glue/hardener on board application to a glue on paper application on the Complete line which reduced the set-up time 20% and improved the quality process by 18%.
• Implemented and trained all coworkers on a scrap reduction program in the foil department which reduce the scrap dollars from 28% to 7%. Off shift manager (March 2008-March 2010)Oversaw 46+ employees on 3rd shift..
• Responsible for staffing of 3 production lines and 2 pack lines on 3rd shift.
• Interviewing hiring and training of the 3rd shift employees. Was able to hire and sustained 5 production lines.

Jamestown, New York Area

• BUSH INDUSTRIES – Jamestown, NY 1984 – April 2008Superintendent (2000 - 2008)Managed ~ 40 employees on 1st shift, overseeing four major functional areas: hardware bagging, foam cutting, Computer Numerical Control (CNC).
• Critiqued and submitted a new Sony Assembly line that was approved for implementation within 3 hours of submittal (typical timeframe is 2 weeks).
• Implemented a store fixture division that resulted in a $1.2 million revenue in the first year.
• Implemented 10 BAZ work centers with center aggregates that provided the ability to band, bore and rout all in one process, resulting in a production increase of 21%, that ran with ~80% efficiency.Supervisor (1992 –.
• Implemented a new Set Up Reduction Team, which once running, eliminated set up time by 50%.
• Implemented a newly developed high-speed laser setup grid which reduce change over time by more than 35%.Team Lead (1990-1991)Responsible for the Safety, quality and Efficiency of 3 homag lines and 5-line hand band.