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Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

KOST USA is the largest family-founded manufacturer, supplier, and marketer of antifreeze and functional fluids in the United States.• Manage Blending and Bulk Loading/Offloading Operations in compliance with ISO requirements and safety policies/procedures.• Identify, develop, engage, and inspire team talent to maximize productivity. • Design and manage projects to improve production efficiency, quality, and safety while driving down cost and waste.

Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

• Led budgetary, people development, and operations objectives for Inbound area in Reverse Logistics Customer Returns Fulfillment Center. • Managed, coached, and mentored a team of 2-3 Area Managers and 150-200 indirect employees to ensure Safety, Quality, and Production objectives were exceeded. • Developed leadership talent through interviewing, hiring, and network level mentoring.

Cincinnati, Oh

Cincinnati, Oh

• Managed design, installation, process optimization, and validation of an engineered equipment system to effectively add powder raw materials to liquid blends. Developed standard operating procedures and conducted training for Operations. System improvements contributed to increased blend quality and a safer work environment. • Managed project to reduce batch cycle times. Led laboratory scale development to understand key product and process transformations. Delivered optimized manufacturing instructions to Operations. Improvements lead to a 25% reduction in batch cycle times and 25% increase in blending capacity.• Led multifunctional team to optimize production change-over processes and re-use of a recycle stream. Improvements resulted in a 60% reduction of inventoried waste.

Cincinnati, Oh

Managed technical research and development for new product and technical capability initiatives for billion dollar brands. Collaborated with multi-functional teams to deliver projects on critical timelines. Built organizational capability through training, recruiting, and Safety/Quality Assurance contributions.• Designed, optimized, and delivered technical readiness for new products and manufacturing processes including cosmetic and drug (FDA regulated) shampoos, hydro-alcoholic scalp leave-on-treatments, and modular premixes. Managed and successfully completed business building projects involving upstream innovation development, cost savings, improved technical capabilities, and downstream initiative delivery. • Led site transfer of capabilities for scalp leave-on-treatment R&D organization. Delivered product stability testing capabilities and pilot plant process validations for site.• Managed project to model effect of perfume on shampoo product stability through collaboration with multi-functional team. Delivered modeling tools to identify problem components in perfumes and predict stability performance of finished products.• Collaborated with internal and contract manufacturing sites to deliver process qualifications and R&D technical support, including first production of shampoo at contract site.• Supervised shampoo product stability testing group. Managed team of 5 employees and contract personnel. Developed tools to efficiently and effectively complete testing, track and organize data, and deliver results. • Improved organizational capability in roles focused on Safety and Quality Assurance. Wrote Safe Practice, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), and validation documents to ensure GLP, GMP, and Safety compliance.• Developed talent for Hair Care organization through mentoring, coaching, and training. Served as Recruiter and interviewed candidates for new-hire and internship positions.

Cincinnati, Oh

Conducted formulation and process research and development. Built organizational capability by serving as Department Safety Coordinator.• Led process validation, and creation of Standard Operating Procedures associated with installation of new pilot plant for extruded, corn-based snack manufactured by continuous process.• Completed projects delivering formulation and process optimization, salt / seasoning delivery, new test methods for finished product attribute analysis, and manufacturing rate increases. • Managed safety program for department. Tracked safety data, led monthly safety training meetings, and collaborated with department leadership team to improve Safety culture of organization.