Jonathan "Lee" Bays Email & Phone Number

Erlanger, KY

- Championed the start up of Stairtek's largest capital investment, approx. 2MM dollar and first of its kind equipment, to generate up to $200K per month savings in supply chain and expected $20MM +/ YR growth opportunity. - Created and implemented robust batching and scheduling system to satisfy a customer order and growth demand exceeding approx. 150%.

Lawrenceburg, Indiana, United States

• Led department in quality process compliance that resulted in an 83% Decrease in Customer Complaints year-over-year.
• Led packaging department in continuous improvement initiatives that resulted in 88%+ decrease in department downtime year-over-year.
• Drove department employee retention efforts that resulted in 100% deduction of temporary labor and approx. 45% decrease in non-company driven turnover.
• Assisted plant in highest EPIDTA performance in history of the facility within first 12 months following a complete rebuild.
• Key Contributor that assisted in the development of 50+ new procedures/guidelines that resulted in plants achievement of FSC2200 certification

Erlanger, Kentucky, United States

• Improved ISO 9001 quality management system and led operational improvement plans that resulted in an estimated 80% decrease in annual audit findings.
• Led quality improvement initiatives that resulted in up to 67% reduction in cost of poor quality and an average of about 35% reduction of poor quality on a weekly basis.

• Developed & implemented company’s first safety tracking and improvement plan that resulted in 0 reportable incidents in its first year.
• Key project facilitator in warehouse operations, rack system, and scanning programs that resulted in reduction of 4% total inventory dollars and material cost savings.
• Led several continuous improvement plans including the developed the company’s first preventative maintenance program and spare parts inventory system and hired key maintenance personnel that resulted in reduction of.
• Strategic team building and training improved full-time employee percentage over temporary employees from 50% to 85% with a retention increase of nearly 60%.
• Reduced headcount through production efficiency programs that reduced labor cost by approx. 20%.
• Major contributor in analysis of KPI tracking and improvement plans that included the development of a complex daily and forecast production schedule to meet multiple marketplace demands.

Cincinnati, Ohio

- Managed production teams of two merged companies which included the addition of 2 new production lines, three teams, 25-40 employees, and over 200 new product types. - Increased production of small batch completion by 161%. - Led production leadership, process improvement, training for all production requirements. - Major role in development of QMS.

Erlanger KY

- Led shift in performance increase of 250% output. - Enforce safety, production, quality, and sanitation requirements. - Collaborate with management, quality control, research and development, and engineering teams engaged in production and processing of goods. - Plan and establish prioritized work schedules and production sequences to meet production.

Cincinnati Area