A hands-on leader that manages the daily operations of the production and warehouse staff at the Canton Massachusetts location. Manages the day to day scheduling of product manufacturing, packaging and shipping operations. Handles employee performance reviews and necessary disciplinary actions as required. • Leads a team of 5 employees at the Canton location including two production operators, two warehouse personnel and one truck driver.• Schedules all production activities while working closely with the facilities engineer to facilitate plant improvements and repairs. • Develops personnel to work safely and efficiently within the production and warehouse facilities. • Ensures products are delivered in a timely fashion while maintaining high quality standards. • Works directly with technical staff to implement new products to the production line along with scaling up to full scale production. • Helps team with implementation of the Chempax ERP system. • Maintains accurate raw material and finished good inventory which includes a monthly physical inventory of all materials on site. • Works remotely with personnel at the Louisville Kentucky location regarding stock transfers of certain finished goods and raw materials. • Directs the warehouse and production staff regarding cleanliness of process vessels to eliminate chances of bacterial infection of products. • Creates an open work environment where issues can be communicated and addressed openly. • Interacts with customer service and sales daily to maintain communication between production and our customers regarding the shipping schedule. • Interfaces with the production coordinator and purchasing manager to ensure raw materials are ordered and follows up regarding lead times on materials.

Serves as a key member of the leadership team and holds responsibility for monitoring daily operations and a team of production personnel and truck drivers spanning Watertown, Massachusetts, and Edison, New Jersey. Directs, coaches, and develops plant personnel to achieve high levels of skills and offer greater contributions. Oversees hiring, onboarding, and terminations and handles employee performance reviews. Manages process development and improvements, inventory management, logistics and supply chain, safety compliance, production and delivery scheduling, and quality assurance initiatives. • Leads a team of 12 employees at Watertown location. • Travels to Edison location every 6-8 weeks to interact with 5 warehouse and delivery staff members, lead training and development, and offer feedback.• Charged with handling process improvements, managing capital projects, and driving plant upgrades.• Guarantees the timely manufacture and delivery of products to customers; supervises a fleet of 4 vehicles.• Coaches maintenance personnel on best practices related to plant processes and equipment operations. • Reorganized Watertown manufacturing plant production personnel alongside order processing and delivery procedures to improve quality and output. • Championed the design of a 50% sodium hydroxide storage tank with an engineered dispensing system to enable batch production.• Devised a safer method for handling powders through the creation and introduction of a powder dispensing station; subsequent results effectively reduced costs. • Encouraged and counseled employees to take on added responsibility and go above and beyond the call of duty related to production and delivery scheduling and adherence with quality assurance; successfully improved morale and culture.

• Spearheaded the implementation of a new sales order management software that improved organization and tracking of open sales orders. • Installed new batch storage tank that increased production levels from 550-gallon batches at a time to 2500-gallon batches at a time.

Interfaced with Shift Supervisors to maintain operational discipline for multiple shifts including manufacturing, housekeeping, and environmental procedure compliance. Performed daily audits and coordinated with the Plant Manager to ensure production scheduling priorities were met. Offered technical oversight to the production plant and QC lab personnel to troubleshoot processes and address analytical issues. Devised solutions to handle conflicts, and assisted in uncovering opportunities to improve processes.• Oversaw the 3rd shift for 2 years; expanded on initial role, improved the culture of the 3rd shift, and took on added responsibilities, which resulted in being moved to the 1st shift and partnering directly with the Plant Manager.• Facilitated training and acted as a mentor to operations personnel through the creation and introduction of presentations and workshops; results improved safety compliance and enhanced product quality.• Engaged in troubleshooting, fixed manufacturing equipment, and augmented processes; successfully minimized and reduced downtime. • Implemented revisions to batch production sheets and devised new procedures that increased efficiencies and ensured heightened safety. • Interacted with customer service and warehouse personnel on a daily basis to manage finished goods inventory and shipping processes. • Assisted in monitoring batch production and implemented adjustments to meet production needs and deadlines. • Updated the Plant Manager on daily batch production; offered recommendations and guidance on potential manufacturing improvements.• Troubleshooted operational issues through the production of pilot scale batches; created a new batch scale-up method and reported findings to senior leadership.