Michael Harmeyer Email & Phone Number

Appleton, WI, US

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

• Lead the manufacturing team with 6 managers and 150+ hourly employees in a Union facility
• Responsible for plan to drive performance in safety, customer product quality, customer order fill rate, and production efficiency
• 60% reduction in TRIR with root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• 8% improvement in production efficiency with downtime reduction through process improvement teams
• Implemented a Lean Daily Management system
• Part of the labor relations and contract negotiation team

Little Chute, Wisconsin, United States

• Lead the plant operations at 3 manufacturing sites with over 20 pieces of manufacturing equipment (Printing, Coating and Lamination, and Converting) and 100+ employees
• Member of the leadership team responsible for annual budgeting and monthly P&L management
• Establish annual goals and maintain a career development and employee engagement plan
• Responsible for manufacturing efficiency improvements by increasing equipment utilization and uptime
• On pace to reduce our customer quality claims by over 50% with a collaborative focus on process improvement and producing a quality product at time of manufacture

New London, WI

• Managed the plant operations Process Engineering and Quality teams
• Provided support for a 500,000 ft2 operation with over 50 pieces of manufacturing equipment (Blown Film, Printing - Flexo & Roto, Extrusion, Lamination, and Slitting)
• Established annual goals and maintained a career management and development plan
• Managed and provided support for the new business development process
• Led key resources for quality and process efficiency improvements, as well as cost reduction projects
• 4-7% year over year improvements with a multi-million dollar cost out plan

New London, WI

• Managed a team of Process Engineers
• Provided technical support for Printing (Flexo & Roto), Extrusion, Lamination, and Slitting
• Developed an annual loss analysis plan that led to quality and efficiency improvements for the facility
• Led the plant representation for install, start up, and KPI tracking of new equipment
• Established standards for training and operating conditions
• Mentored Process Co-op and Continuous Improvement Team Leaders

New London, WI

• Managed a department of 4 supervisors and 100+ hourly employees in a Union facility
• Created a plan to drive performance in safety, customer product quality, on time order service, and cost to produce
• Led the team to 0 recordable incidents in 2014
• Reduced quality returns through root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
• Participated on the Food Safety Team for AIB and FSSC certification
• Performed internal quality audits

New London, WI

• Managed a department of 4 supervisors and 80+ hourly employees in a Union facility
• Created a plan to drive performance in safety, print quality, press utilization, and cost to produce
• Provided leadership for employees with a long history working safely (0 recordable incidents in 2009)
• Led a Setup Time Reduction project - 50% reduction in set up time on the presses

New London, WI

• Addressed day to day process exceptions
• Worked on long term process improvements
• Managed department Standard Operating Conditions

Oshkosh, WI

• Represented R&D on new product launches
• Worked on material research and development
• Developed and maintained technical specifications for production

New London, WI

• Addressed day to day process exceptions
• Worked on long term process improvements
• Supported new Blown Film line installations
• Managed department Standard Operating Conditions

Oshkosh, WI

• Worked with manufacturing to resolve problems with process related production exceptions and implement improvements
• Supported new equipment installation projects for Blown Film and Slitting