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 manages daily production operations for a multi-shift, high-volume operation spread across 37 acres. • 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 controls, building design and layout, and subcontractor management. • Developed consignment relationships with vendors within minimized inventory of raw materials.• Evolved production systems to drive plant wide productivity and enable the launch of a new production line.• Reduced shipping expense by modifying existing equipment.• Motivated, empowered, and monitored performance of Production Manager/Supervisors.• Guided IT projects by providing business requirements, expertise, and testing in stage/production environments.

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 manufacturer. Directed 140 employees across three shifts, overseeing all functions plant-wide while managing a $40M budget. • 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 and loss (P&L). • 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.