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Feversham, Ontario, Canada

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada

Used input from the employees to optimize operations and increase plant throughput more than 10%.Led management group to become the most profitable facility in North America.Became an innovation champion and participated in a group to create a more sustainable product for the plastics industry.Converted operations to 24/7 to increase total plant capacity from 18MM to 26MM pounds output.

Immediately instituted performance measures in the facility to drive down costs and increase productivity resulting in a rapid turnaround in financial results. Dramatically reduced WIP in the plantLed the company in a new direction, installing two new state of the art extrusion lines to take advantage of new markets. Achieved ISO 9000:2000 certification within six months of startingWorked with team to become first Canadian plastic film company to achieve ISO 22000 certification for production of food approved product. Developed procedures and critical control points to pass customer and independent quality audits. By streamlining production processes, we improved on–time delivery levels to highest in company history, while introducing new products. Developed safety program to reduce WSIB costs and respond to existing Ministry of Labor orders, resulting in over four years of no lost time injuries.

Oakville, Ontario

Directed effort to reduce labour costs by 12% over three years. Introduced initiatives to control overhead costs through all departments - reduced plant costs 10%.Implemented management system to quickly react to production short falls. Relocated maintenance department to improve response time and reduce maintenance team. Implemented lean manufacturing to streamline operations. Worked on quicker changeovers to react quickly to customer needs.