Michael Kirchhoff Email & Phone Number

3735 Castor Ave Philadelphia 19124

Proven leader in execution of cost reduction in the areas of labor, direct spend and base cost• Mentor and coached teams in line balancing and optimization based on Lean methodologies• Engaged with customers on cost controls and package designs to reduce cost and complexity• Proven results in expanding offerings beyond packaging to provide a total solution to customers• Present regularly at customer quarterly meetings and technical reviews• Implemented a Safety / technology… Show more Proven leader in execution of cost reduction in the areas of labor, direct spend and base cost• Mentor and coached teams in line balancing and optimization based on Lean methodologies• Engaged with customers on cost controls and package designs to reduce cost and complexity• Proven results in expanding offerings beyond packaging to provide a total solution to customers• Present regularly at customer quarterly meetings and technical reviews• Implemented a Safety / technology that produced $63,000/year savings in insurance premiums Assign work schedules to staff based on packaging schedule. Scheduled preventive maintenance and calibration intervals for all equipment. Supervise training and qualification of operators, equipment, processes, SOP and safety training. Use of TrackWise Quality Management System to record and monitor training. Supervised activities of packaging operators with respect to in-process checks, handling of bulk materials and finished product through visual monitoring at floor level, batch record review and SAP software. Complete various records and reports, e.g., packaging records, operational variances, and equipment qualification/cleaning validation.Assist in the coordination of actives with parent facility as it relates packaging sourced bulk product.Manage shift packaging operation to include Operations, Quality, Warehousing, Maintenance and Security. Stand in for Packaging Senior Manager and alternate shifts as required in order to provide continuous support to all affected departments. Show less

Lean Certification / Six Sigma Green Belt

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