Michael Maize Email & Phone Number

Des Plaines, Il, Us

• Responsible for a workforce of up to 150+ employees, standard and temp.• Sales: 2017-16M, 2018-17M, 2019-17M+, 2020-15M (Pandemic affected), 2021-18M, 2022-19M, 2023-19M• Held overtime between 3%-5% • Oversees entire Operations of business • Also performed HR duties, Employee staffing, Payroll, Managed vacation schedules for employees, Production Scheduling, Training new Purchasers, Logistics/Shipping• New projects, new jobs, new equipment to maintain efficiency. Added 2 stamping presses and 5 Molding presses in a 5-year span to increase production capabilities.• Kept business intact during pandemic when workforce was depleted by 90%. Within 1-year, rebuilt staff and striving to exceed 18M in Sales for 2021.

• Responsible for purchasing all material for stamping and molding production.• Working with shipping department to become more efficient using LEAN concepts.• Working with vendors to decrease lead-times to maintain lesser and more efficient inventories.• Perform quoting material for job costing for potential new customers and/or new jobs from existing customers.

Responsible for managing multiple areas that include; Shipping/Receiving, Purchasing, Inventory Control for Tool Crib, Maintenance and Safety Coordinator.Presenting Lean concept to these areas with plans to move to all areas of production.Working with current management team, Human Resources and general manager to install effective employee counseling and documentation.Trained in SAP as a power user and went live within company during 2nd quarter, 2012.Buyer / Purchaser - January, 2010 – December, 2010

Oversee Departments to maximize production and Lead Buyer

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, Us

Freight Team Lead and Special Projects

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Oversee numerous departments to maximize production

Responsible for managing diverse areas with a staff of 40 or more; specializing in Web-press printing, sheet-fed printing, envelope production and various bindery production. Continued to improve operations by simplifying processes and eliminating non-value added procedures. Played a key role in implementing LEAN concepts into our daily production environment to adhere to or exceed industry standards.Through LEAN and Kaizen events, increased production on a yearly basis to lower cost per document. Contributed to a 25 percent year over year decrease in taking completed stock back from inventory to check for possible quality violations.Managed PC/QC personal in perfecting of inspection techniques to maximize quality.Served as project manager for major company initiatives, effectively coordinating efforts with various groups to achieve desired results. Helped to manage transitions associated with two processes which affected 350 - 400 employees. Closed a facility to merge with another. Moved two different operations into one building to maximize total production needs for entire company.Increased productivity through continual review and adjustment of staffing.Applied participative style of management to effectively address all personnel issues: recruitment, disciplinary measures, terminations, conflict resolutions, performance management, payroll administration, electronic time tracking, training and development, and quarterly and yearly reviews.Responsible for tracking inventory, setting and tracking yearly production equipment goals and communicating results with corporate leaders. Led the Chicago Center Management group the past four years in setting goals, creating descriptive and informational charts and gathering information about presses/machines based on past performance while also using projected workloads including new jobs.Led and joined efforts for various technical upgrades / purchases for production equipment.

Responsible for assisting department manager with daily staffing; serving as the project leader on various equipment additions, upgrades and mergers; and serving as the department trainer for equipment and processes Assured optimum production results by creating, updating and revising SOP’s.Filled in for manager and enhanced efficiencies by working with other employees to build stronger team performance.

Responsible for running production equipment to support business initiatives Consistently achieved or surpassed assigned production goals.

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