Herb Holley Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

Acquired Business From (Cargill Steel & Wire) West Memphis, AR

• Hired by corporate management to spearhead the transition of the galvanized chain link business line, relocating manufacturing facilities, including build-out, set-up, equipment procurement, and installation. Presently.
• Directs more than 90 employees, including management, skilled trade, and hourly production personnel working on galvanized chain link fence production and warehousing.
• Manages a $30M budget while enabling production of 24,000 tons of chain link product line as well as 4,800 tons of PVC coated fence product.
• Provides leadership for the continual evolution of production operations, establishing and driving achievement of production, cost, and quality objectives.
• Designs and implements safety, purchasing, raw material utilization, quality control, and packaging routines.
• Guides development and management of production programs, including production scheduling, facility and equipment maintenance, employee development, raw material purchasing, vendor relations, EHS, quality control, cost.

Greater Memphis Area

• Interacted with executive management to determine plant production, output, and profit goals; identified structure personnel, equipment utilization strategies, and materials cost to ensure goals are met for chain link.
• Enhanced quality control program and headed Lean, Six Sigma, and 5S initiatives; improved team focus and cultivated individual motivation among employees to enhance output and results.
• Enabled quality production of 24,000 tons of chain link fence per year.
• Analyzed production orders and scheduled material, manpower, and equipment to ensure goals were achieved.
• Developed and led management and non-management training programs.

Beaumont, Texas, United States

• Managed 90 team members across three shifts while administering a $30M budget. Reviewed operational expenditures and developed/implemented cost controls to achieve budget objectives with full responsibility for profit.
• Applied sound process engineering, hands-on management, plant layout and production control skills to achieve cost and production goals, handling 60.000 tons of product each year.
• Increased operational productivity and profitability by enhancing engineering, material handling, automation, and oversight of personnel, assets, resources, and inventory.
• Facilitated significant labor savings by leading automation projects.