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East Troy, Wisconsin, United States

Provide support for plant operations, building programs and systems to improve performance and growth. Reliability and repeatability of processes

Se Wisconsin

Partner with teams to improve Share Holder satisfaction using the tools of Lean, Six Sigma and TPM. Process review, develop metrics and trending.

East Troy, Wisconsin, United States

Work with teams to improve process, develop asset list, PM program, training programs, seek quotes for machinery, work with install, BRC audit system setup for regular monitoring and preparation.

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Develop a culture of continuous improvement working through people and teams. Identify areas of loss in safety, quality, throughput and cost. Develop the business case around each project and use the tools of TPM, FI, Lean and Six Sigma to achieve reduction or elimination of the loss and sustained benefit for the organization. Use RCA to understand losses and put countermeasures in place to redue or eliminate impact to KPI Targets. SMED/MMC tools used to improve vertical startups and… Show more Develop a culture of continuous improvement working through people and teams. Identify areas of loss in safety, quality, throughput and cost. Develop the business case around each project and use the tools of TPM, FI, Lean and Six Sigma to achieve reduction or elimination of the loss and sustained benefit for the organization. Use RCA to understand losses and put countermeasures in place to redue or eliminate impact to KPI Targets. SMED/MMC tools used to improve vertical startups and changeovers. Certified Black Belt Six Sigma through SSA Show less

Oak Creek, Wisconsin

Worked with the Mgmt Team to affect plant culture change, embracing 5S, TPM, Lean and Six Sigma activities for improved Safety, Quality and Productivity. I worked with TPM pillars to develop and update KPI metrics, established an OEE database to identify losses and used TPM Methodology and Six Sigma tools to develop action plans to target the biggest losses for improvement. I also wrote CBA's for capital improvements with favorable returns each year. We employed lean techinques utilizing… Show more Worked with the Mgmt Team to affect plant culture change, embracing 5S, TPM, Lean and Six Sigma activities for improved Safety, Quality and Productivity. I worked with TPM pillars to develop and update KPI metrics, established an OEE database to identify losses and used TPM Methodology and Six Sigma tools to develop action plans to target the biggest losses for improvement. I also wrote CBA's for capital improvements with favorable returns each year. We employed lean techinques utilizing cellular manufacturing and accumulation to reduce headcount and reduce our cost per pound.I assisted plant mgmt with preparing for AIB and BRC audits by preparing punch lists for follow up actions to be completed. We recieved an "A" rating on our first BRC audit and consistenty recieve an "Excellent" for AIB. I worked with supervisors and employees in developing training manuals for operators. We selected employees who had demonstrated leadership potential to deliver the training to groups of employees. Providing this type of delivery was a good morale boost for the plant and demonstrated our commitment to make continuous improvement work through our employees. Our FI Team(s) worked to reduce overpack on our high capacity lines utilizing a front ended approach to overpack reduction that is a recognized innovation pioneered by the Oak Creek Mgmt Team. I am very proud to have been part of this team and a driving force for change.Our Quality "First Time Right" improved year after year through the successful application of Root Cause Analysis and One Point Lessons. Our Quality Manager developed Quality Matrixes for all products and we employed Infinity Loop Methodology to eliminate several customer complaints by identifying areas where specifications could be improved to meet the customer requirements and product functionality. Show less

Hired to oversee and develop employees on the startup of third shift operations. At the time the plant was working their packaging department 24/7 due to capacity issues caused by bottle necks in the process. Within three months I worked with other departments to remove the bottle necks and ultimately the third shift was discontinued and employees were absorbed into other departments. I was moved to first shift and assigned to oversee and fix the liquid production department which was… Show more Hired to oversee and develop employees on the startup of third shift operations. At the time the plant was working their packaging department 24/7 due to capacity issues caused by bottle necks in the process. Within three months I worked with other departments to remove the bottle necks and ultimately the third shift was discontinued and employees were absorbed into other departments. I was moved to first shift and assigned to oversee and fix the liquid production department which was struggling to meet schedule. Again I used autonomous maintenance to improve the machine readiness and develop our machine operators using troubleshooting guides. Ultimately the decision was made to shut down the current location and move the assets to other plants across town. I coordinated scheduling to build inventory and kept staffing at levels to achive this. Show less

Changed the safety culture of the plant through supervisory/employee training and regular safety audits. Using Autonomous Maintenance with the machine operators we were able to improve machine readiness on all work centers which translated into meeting budget each period. Prior to this the plant was over budget each period. I developed an Excel spreadsheet that was used to improve the Malted Milk process, reducing out of spec product and hitting the targeted fats within a range of +/- 0.2… Show more Changed the safety culture of the plant through supervisory/employee training and regular safety audits. Using Autonomous Maintenance with the machine operators we were able to improve machine readiness on all work centers which translated into meeting budget each period. Prior to this the plant was over budget each period. I developed an Excel spreadsheet that was used to improve the Malted Milk process, reducing out of spec product and hitting the targeted fats within a range of +/- 0.2 percent. This was quite an achievement for the employees who were involved. I implemented the start of 5S, organizing work centers to reduce the "searching" for what was needed. One result of this was a "Superior" rating from AIB during a routine audit. Show less

Waukesha, Wisconsin

During the plant startup I was hired as a Sanitation Supervisor to train and develop sanitation personnel for the plant. I wrote SSOP's and did HACCP training. We developed procedures that led to a significant reduction of BOD's for the plant. I was promoted to Production Supervisor and then to Shift Supervisor in short order. As the Shift Supervisor I was ultimately responsible for the plant operations involving over 90 employees. I was successful in building a functional team that was… Show more During the plant startup I was hired as a Sanitation Supervisor to train and develop sanitation personnel for the plant. I wrote SSOP's and did HACCP training. We developed procedures that led to a significant reduction of BOD's for the plant. I was promoted to Production Supervisor and then to Shift Supervisor in short order. As the Shift Supervisor I was ultimately responsible for the plant operations involving over 90 employees. I was successful in building a functional team that was informed and effective in achieving the company goals at shift level. We developed training manuals for the line employees that detailed job responsibilities and laid out change over requirments that resulted in a reduction in the change over time by 30 min. I managed an ROI system for blend management that gave LCF based on daily cost of materials. I worked as the Blend Manager on my shift setting up the cheese selections and grading cheese for use on the various process lines. Show less

Bachelor'S Degree, Food Chemistry

Certification, Six Sigma Black Belt

Lean Manufacturing, Basic Statistics