Christopher Layne Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

PharmaviteManufacturing Operations SupervisorCompany Name PharmaviteDates Employed Jun 2014 – PresentEmployment Duration 4 yrsLocation Greater Los Angeles Area Operations. Supervise 39 personnel across 7 production areas for firm’s top selling Nature Made vitamin line to ensure business results exceed customer demands.• Supervise cross-departmental and cross-shift planning efforts to include priority establishment, current operations, problem escalation and problem resolution. Identify and manage operational planning risks and reconcile schedules based on results with the planning department.• Ensure firm’s compliance to Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and quality standards to meet product specifications and limit firms exposure to Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ). • Support key production and financial metrics by leading business process improvement initiatives to reduce Work Order aging by over 70% and decrease finished goods inventory by $1mm. • Lead one Rapid Change-Over Kaizen projects which resulted in a 60% and 25% decrease in change-over times without using capital expenses or increasing operating cost

Greater Los Angeles Area

Started in October, 1994 Key Responsibilities: Enforce and manage policy, procedures, and culture consistent with the Production Manager’s direction that control and improve: production yield and efficiency of facility against standard safety leadership cleanliness food safety and quality adherence to SOP’s employee ownership and understanding of product and process and overall team-building employee welfare other assignments as assigned by the Production Manager Continuously take independent action, perform the daily recaps, and provide corrective action recommendations to the Production Manager in the areas of: safety quality cleanliness yield & efficiency other duties as assigned by the Production Manager Verify daily: Adherence to the written production specifications and formulas. departmental supplies are available (Tools, PPE, etc) in process documents are in compliance, are accurate, and in the proper frequency product being produced is in conformance to qualitative standards and that the Leads address and make corrective action for non-conforming process controls production lines started on time changeovers are effected in a timely fashion monitor labor by performing head count communicate with department leads and supervisor from previous shift for any issues within the plant Responsible for food safety and quality. Stay Current on policies and programs as well as develop subordinates ability to understand, manage, and affect the department in a positive professional way by ensuring that all employees have been trained on all required policies/procedures/applicable, on-going training. EOE, M/F/D/V