Eddy Young Email & Phone Number

Evans Georgia

• Oversee around 115 very culturally diverse group of employees and supervisors in the manufacturing of custom high end window treatments from textiles/fabric. Maintain highest level of work flow. Insure production goals. Balance skill levels and promote cross-training. Promote positive attitudes. Initiate more of a lean environment, control turnovers and troubleshoot order delays..Balance skill sets, arrange training, and interview potential candidates for hiring. Work with product development for new ideas and enhanced safety standards. Set throughput and efficiency goals while maintaining the highest quality of custom orders, and teach workforce how to meet, maintain and/or exceed such goals.• Oversee the maintenance department. Help organize and prioritize service orders, p.m.’s, and responsibilities. Develop accountability recording of serviced repairs and such. Aid in outside vendors, contractors, and specialist when needed.

Augusta, Georgia Area

• Manage and train team of 25 to run packing line/machine, balance skill levels, keep accurate records, and maintain quality of food items while also meeting production goals. Ensure accurate product and batch changes in timely manner. Initiated barrier boards and helped to develop procedures for capitalizing on opportunities. Promote good manufacturing practices. Safety, PPE, cleanliness, and professionalism a must.

Augusta, Georgia Area

• Manage and train team of 25 to run packing line/machine, balance skill levels, keep accurate records, and maintain quality of food items while also meeting production goals. Ensure accurate product and batch changes in timely manner. Initiated barrier boards and helped to develop procedures for capitalizing on opportunities. Promote good manufacturing practices. Safety, PPE, cleanliness, and professionalism a must.

Augusta, Georgia Area

Project Leader/ Training Manager – Multi-Site, 2013 to 2015• I was a key and contributing member of the integration team when Quad Graphics acquired my previous employer, World Color in 2010. I was assigned to integrate and adapt the production reporting & measurement systems into Quad Graphics systems and to learn Quad Graphic’s unique corporate history and culture and foster the growth, acceptance, integration and adaptation of an employee-participatory style.• When Quad Graphics acquired Vertis Communications production plants in 2013, I was then assigned to travel to, or set up training via tele-presence to roughly 24 plants and lead, teach and foster the integration of Vertis’ methodologies, record keeping systems, & payroll structure into Quad Graphics systems and culture. The project / assignment was completed in 2014.Shift Supervisor / Project and Safety Team Leader / Set-up Operator, 1998 to 2013• Lead, train, schedule and direct a shift of 30 to 60+ employees separated into teams of 4 to 6 employees operating high speed, high-volume, gravure and offset web presses. Ensure effective two-way communications while continuously monitoring safety, quality and cost-control.• Assign crews, balance skill-levels and team compatibility plus labor costing (CPU: Cost/Unit).• Achieve net-numbers within strict quality, cost and deadline goals and apply Continuous Process Improvement principals to improve safety, quality, customer-satisfaction, profit and throughput.• Troubleshoot, repair & preventative maintenance and maintain detailed data-management records using MIS (used to measure speeds, consumption, through-put, inventory, efficiency, etc.)• Interface with customers on analysis of samples and “Color OK’s” plus on-press technical advice.• Provide technical support to Sales and Customer Service teams / representatives.Team Leader / Production Set-Up Operator

Augusta, Georgia Area

Team Lead / Production Set-Up Operator, 1985 to 1998, • Accountable for safety, quality, efficiency, productivity and customer-satisfaction.• Provided leadership, training and development of a 4 to 6 person crew – setting up and operating multi-unit, double-web, double folder, Gravure printing presses. • Troubleshot, repaired and performed preventative maintenance of equipment.• Interfaced with customers on analysis of samples and “Color OK’s”.Materials Handler / Ink and Paper Tender / Assistant Team Leader & Operator, 1982 to 1985,• Principal assistant to the First Press Operator and team leader and trainer. Adjusted tension, checked viscosities / heat and steam / and conductivity, Adjusted the Delivery Stacker, Set Register, mounted paper rolls and installed cylinders. • Troubleshot, repaired and maintained the water supply center and adjusted amounts for proper ink solution.I began my career in an entry-level / apprenticeship position and gained the skills and knowledge that included a combination of coursework and hands-on training under the direction of Journeyperson operators, needed for my own advancement to Journeyperson Operator and Team Leader.