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Kansas City, Missouri Area

Responsible for maintaining a safe and secure work environment for 17 direct reports, overseeing the maintenance all equipment, directing the ordering of parts and supplies, and coordinating all outbound truck and rail shipments.• Efficiently supervised production process of single-stream recycling, including scheduling maintenance, ordering parts, stocking supplies.• Approved time off requests, reviewed weekly timesheets, conducted employee consultation and reviews, and oversaw recruitment and training of employees.• Oversaw the operations and repair of machinery including forklifts, skid steers, front-end loaders and 2 ram balers in safe and efficient manner.• Oversaw OSHA audits and implemented corrective actions indicated by audits within the timeframes allotted.

Responsible for overseeing the ordering of raw materials and parts for production from vendors and internal sources, production scheduling, equipment maintenance, shipping and receiving, and monitoring KPI’s to help control costs. • Approved time off requests, processed weekly timesheets, conducted employee consultations and reviews, and filled vacancies for 35 staff positions.• Held weekly meetings with customers, met with suppliers, and processed weekly reports for corporate office.• Researched, purchased, and oversaw the installation of production equipment such as balers, folder gluers, forklifts, printing presses, and glue systems.• Conducted SafeStart Training Sessions with employees, attaining 2 consecutive years with no lost time accidents.

Kansas City, Kansas

Scheduled production according to customer demand and supervised 35 employees on 2 shifts. Ordered raw materials and supplies needed for all production scheduled for a “Just In Time” operations. • Maintain a high level of quality and customer satisfaction through “Cost of Quality” measurements. • Provided consultation and evaluation of production equipment to determine what repairs were needed to bring equipment back to manufacturer specifications.• Directed Project Fusion, combining 2 locations into 1 new larger location, providing consultation on and evaluation of production equipment.

Kansas City, Kansas

Planned and performed all scheduled maintenance, oversaw production, and assisted operators and associates with their daily responsibilities, ensuring all safety and quality protocols were followed. • Assisted with the training of all employees and maintained all training records for 10 direct reports.• Reviewed schedule with customers and suppliers to ensure inventory on hand for JIT deliveries.