Gregory Murphy Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Responsible for coordinating the site’s manufacturing functions to ensure that company objectives are being met, and insuring that the site is continuing its long-term efforts in the improvement of safety, quality, on-time delivery, production, productivity, innovation, and associate engagement.Lead all shifts of the Production Team, including Shift Leaders, Facilitators and hourly manufacturing associates throughout the plant.Provide regular communication of the site’s vision, progress, goals, etc. to all manufacturing associates.Lead the Safety & Environmental Steering Team in guiding all safety programs, initiatives & teams, looking for safety improvement opportunities, audit safety compliance, and make sure that the Incident Investigation process for any safety incident is handled in a timely manner. Review the scheduling of resources in each department (OT & placement) as needed to accommodate production scheduleMonitor production flow to determine constraints and develop short-term and long-term action plans to addressAudit departments on a regular basis to insure that teams are achieving acceptable standards for 5S/housekeeping, quality, on-time delivery, production and productivity and develop corrective actions when targets are not being met.Participate in improvement projects as a team member, leader, or facilitator, as required.Maintain compliance with all company rules and regulations using established policies, as well as reviewing, modifying and creating policies as necessary.Ensure that delivery dates are being met.Review the purchasing manufacturing supplies to ensure that it’s at the proper levels to control cost and provide the Financial Manager with the information needed to develop the yearly budget.Coach the development of direct reports and oversee and assist with the development of front line supervisors and hourly manufacturing associates

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Develop and implement safety, quality and production systems into a start-up operation and promote a culture that facilitates the efficient production of high-quality products in a safe work environment. Optimized process flow in pre-construction to facilitate more efficient product movementCoordinated with CEO/Owner and equipment manufacturers to determine appropriate equipment and appropriate headcountCoordinate with building contractors to insure timelines are developed and metWrite job descriptions; post jobs on state & local sites; conduct interviews; hire

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Directed day-to-day operations of key department to ensure productivity was met, quality was maintained, costs were within budget and processes were appropriate, while maintaining a safe work environment. Led team of 55, arranging 4 shifts on a 24/7 operation and scheduled overtime based on changing demand to efficiently operate 4 processes and 9 major pieces of equipment. Coordinated with other production departments, Planning, Quality, and Technical to ensure overall plant objectives were met. Achieved record production on a key needle loom four straight years by subordinating other operations and maintenance team to keep loom running at maximum efficiency; consistently producing more than any other site in the corporation with the same or similar equipment.Increased department output 10% without increasing headcount by reducing the number of operators per shift, instituting a cross-training program to improve flexibility and realigning shift schedules to maintain 24/7 operations.Maximized capabilities to produce a new base product by 330% by utilizing cross-trained operators to assist with material handling, eventually training them to actually run the process; utilizing Job Methods to reduce process time and improve material handling; having operators to do controlled experimentation to improve process timeAchieved 16% departmental promotion rate (Highest in the plant) through engagement and development by empowering employees to make decisions and take actions based on their displayed abilities; holding them accountable when necessary and praising and/or rewarding them when they did well.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Managed day-to-day operations of the department, working directly with Planning to ensure timely start of fabrics. Led team of 95, arranging 7 shifts on a hybrid 5-day/24/7 operation and scheduled overtime based on changing demand, to efficiently operate 8 processes and 30 pieces of production equipment. Introduced Lean Manufacturing at local site as Management team member, the first site in corporation to fully implement and integrate Lean culture; reduced Work-In-Progress by 60%; reduced cycle time from 21 days to 10 days; late orders eliminated.Oversaw the introduction of a new product into the department by relying on our most senior employees to revive the methods that were used 20 years prior to produce this product and then trained others to these methods; quickly ramping up to producing 30 pieces per weekReduced defects by 41% in 2011 by charting defects and driving down the top 3 utilizing root cause analysis and process improvement teams.Adjusted headcount and shift schedules within department multiple times before, during and after recession due to significant swings in demand.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

Held two separate positions (Quality Systems Engineer & Area Process Technician) associated with process/quality improvement. Utilized Six Sigma tools to identify quality issues and implemented solutions to facilitate defect reductions. Bench-marked processes within sister plants to identify and implement best practices between sites.Coordinated the transition from Imperial measuring systems to metric in both Weaving and Finishing departmentsFacilitated departmental Process Improvement Teams Wrote work instructions for all processes within departmentCoordinated all departmental trainingMaintained training documentation to meet ISO-9001 requirementsWorked with IT specialists to develop more robust training documentation systems within Lotus Notes databaseConducted internal audits to verify compliance with ISO 9001 standardsInvestigated and corrected MFG/PRO reporting issues for departmentOrdered and scheduled arrivals of raw material, and coordinated in-plant processing of raw yarns utilizing JIT & Kanban systems