Chris Poland Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, TN, US

Athens, TN, US

• Director of Quality & US OPEX / Director of Quality & Lean Manufacturing
• Positioned 25% of the hourly workforce to become Lean Bronze Certified.
• Spearheaded all aspects of QA and OPEX in all North American locations.
• Led Athens Plant to ISO 9001:2015 Certification and Kalyn-Siebert Plant to re-certification.
• Secured ISO 9001:2015 Certification for the Juarez, Mexico Plant.
• Drove strategic redevelopment of the Business Management System (BMS) to obtain ISO 9001:2015 certification at all North American facilities.

Athens, TN, US

Athens, TN, US

Athens, Tennessee, US

• Reduced PPM (Parts Per Million) by 32% in 2019 and 23% in 2018.
• Drove a 13% improvement in Cost of Quality by reducing the number of customer returns.
• Improved Finished Goods $ Shipped / Labor Hour by 11%.
• Netted a 13% improvement in productivity of units/hour by leading Kaizen in window plant.
• Created 5 “Why Systems” for product audit nonconformities on random quality skid audits.
• Updated ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certification.

Athens, Tennessee, US

Athens, Tennessee, US

Athens, TN, US

• Developed MS Access database Corrective Action System utilized by all EnTrans plants.
• Enhanced production quality by introducing ISO Certified Management System for ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007.
• Delivered greater visibility and valuable production insights by developing Daily Quality Report for Defects per Unit and QKP (Quality Key Point) repeats in all areas of the plant.

Vonore, TN, US

• Integrated Systems Manager / Facilities, Maintenance & Environmental Manager
• Developed and directed 30+ Capital Projects to be within their expected budget.
• Responded to a 45% volume increase for the Gel Coat and Lamination process by revising the future state plant footprint by utilizing a Value Stream Map.
• Developed and implemented an ISO Certified Management System for ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, and OHSAS 18001:2007 in less than 1 year.
• Boosted preventive maintenance percent complete verses from 58% to 98% on time by developing Standard Work for Maintenance Technicians.

Vonore, TN, US

Support the facility management team to achieve the highest level Key Performance Indicator (KPI) performance targets; develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules and TPM programs; develop and maintain financial budgets; develop and maintain capital improvement plans; manage capital projects; lead continuous improvement assignments toward root.

• Yielded a 67% die changeover reduction from 2 hours to 40 minutes, resulting in $75,000+ annual savings and addition of one day/week to the capacity, as result of leading SMED Kaizen.
• Developed an ISO 9001-certified quality manual.
• Created a Training Manual and Troubleshooting guide for Extruder Operators.

• Oversaw P&L statement for a $30M+/year plant, achieving profitability, budget goals, and KPI target improvements over 7 consecutive years.
• Reached 25% Conversion Cost Reduction resulting in $1M+ annual savings by evaluating the manning and properly adjusting and improving the machine efficiencies.

Developed and maintained an ISO 9001 quality system; conducted process capability analysis on processes; director of safety program; OSHA 30 Hour Trainer; environmental coordinator; facilitate natural management and work teams; develop and oversee capital project implementation; assist the plant in meeting or exceeding cost, safety and quality goals.

Developed and implemented a Quality Control System; managed quality testing laboratory; managed shift quality inspectors; managed foam storage area; foam and chemical dispositions; developed statistical method to adjust foam formulations; all aspects of Industrial Engineering; Capital Project development and implementation.

Spartanburg, South Carolina, US

Development and maintenance of work measurement and labor standards for an incentive pay system; machinery layout; capital project implementation; computer programming; training and implementation ofS.P.C. projects; Cost control in all phases of yarn manufacturing and weaving; Certified SPC Trainer by QualPro; developed queing theory model to determine.