Christopher Boles Email & Phone Number

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

- Direct Supervisor for over 45 employees on our production lines and maintenace department on 3rd shift- Manage continuous improvement projects, resulting in new ways to improve production efficiency, safety, and cost reduction with a direct result in meeting qualty standards and production deadlines.- Mentor & develop hourly employees to be promoted from within the company- Participated in the TPM expansion on line 3- Participated in the TPM expansion of both lines 31/32

Morton Illinois

- Responsible for all Inbound Operations facility wide on 3rd shift- Directly responsible for managing three supervisors and three team leads of approximately 70 hourly assocaiates- Managed quality and velocity of all Inbound Material- !st Supervisor selected for "Making Great Leaders" training program- Provide direction and guidance for continuous quality mprovements, develop and implement operational changes to reduce costs and/or improve efficiency utilizing 6 Sigma and lean methodology.- Promoting/supporting day-to-day operational and safety issues with the support of management team.

Morton Illinois

- Selected as 3rd Shift Supervisor to pilot the new 71/81-77 Innovation Project- Participated and led the Area 77 5S Workshop and Area 77 CPS Workshop- Selected as a Charter Member for the Implementation of the Safety Maturity Model which resulted in an overall safety improvement of 32% on all 3 production lines.

Morton Illinois

-3rd Shift Supervisor for Small Parts Bins and System 74 Rack locations- Improved overall safety in the area with Zero Recordables and Zero Lost Time Injuries- Reduced overtime percentages from March 2012 to December 2012 by 148% by implementing a better pick strategy resulting in more lines per minute.- Participated on Phase 1 Implementation for Building J Conveyor Workshop

Morton Il

- Delivered quality parts to both our internal and external customer by guaranteeing the correct part and correct quantity at the right time.- Qualified in multiple outbound areas within the facility. ( System76, Yard, Filters Specialized )- 1st shift Non-Traditional Filters/Specialized

Mossville Il

- Small Engine Assembler Line 1-8- Repairman Responsible for line 1-18 and Boneyard- 1st Shift CPS Team Lead - CPS Coordinator. DMAIC Green Belt Certified- Green Belt Lead for Value Stream Transformation resulting in Leading multiple 6 Sigma projects. Projects included time Studies and Line Restructuring to eliminate bottle necks and improve line efficiency. Projects resulted in more than a $750,000 cost savings.