Josh Essner, Mba Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, OH, US

Cincinnati, OH

• Serve as manager of CI across geographically distributed 9 packaged meats facilities. Recognize for utilizing PowerBI reporting tool across organization and presented to executive leadership for informed decision.
• Ensured seamless departmental communication by delivering quality training and establishing management operational system that ultimately resulted in continuous process improvement.
• Delivered quality guidance to cross-functional team, including CI/Ops/Engineering aimed at achieving operational excellence and accomplishing designated business targets.
• Formulated robust data-driven reports and got maximum views that resulted in holding #1 most viewed dashboard in the company.

Cincinnati Area

• Ensured seamless availability of materials by maintaining consistent collaboration with raw material buyers with a keen focus on accomplishing designated business targets. Evaluated departmental operations and future.
• Commended by top management for saving cost of $2M annually by implementing six sigma methodologies.
• Reduced 0.4% in giveaway worth ~$200K annually by utilizing SQL and Python for developing real-time monitoring to track giveaway.
• Increased 30% of plant capacity by adding new products including the Nathans Hotdog production while serving as Project manager.
• Consolidated number of unique boxes and maximized pallet utilization that ultimately resulted in reducing corrugate box costs and saving ~$100K annually.
• Received recognition from top management for accomplishing 95% daily scheduling compliance rate and 99% on weekly basis.

Cincinnati, OH

Managed the seasonal build of product during peak season with customer fill rates upwards of 99% Managed production schedule volume and inventory levels across four distribution centers and one freezer

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

• Delivered quality assistance in preparing production schedules by delivering operational capacity constraints. Strategically positioned as member of core team for ensuring proper execution of SAP. Created and.
• Removed bottlenecks and enhanced organizational productivity by conducting time studies and line balancing.
• Increased yields by 1% worth ~$500k per year in saving by testing and implementing use of new equipment.
• Drove operational efficiencies up 10% in trim blend area and completed workflow balance that resulted in $50K annual savings.

Analyzed and reported on rework characteristics for Housing and Cover departmentAssisted with implementation of 2D data matrix part marking initiativeDeveloped and implemented visual inspection standard for paint inspection

Responsible for creating critical process checks and data sheets, taking measurements, and sorting parts for defectsWorked alongside quality engineers in the pre-production area and was able to enhance my knowledge on the production process and how to use that information to make a better quality part

Bs, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi, Society of Business Engineers

Masters, Business Administration