Michael Mikush Email & Phone Number

Lincoln, Ri

I am responsible for increasing productivity, reducing costs, and securing optimum utilization of equipment, materials, and personnel; using engineering, business and lean Continuous Improvement principles at a Coffee and Tea Industrial Extract Ingredient company .  Continuous Improvement Team Leader: I facilitate the Identification, Planning, Execution and Review of cost improvements at two RI facilities.  Project Management: I Lead multiple projects involving productivity improvements, new technology applications and customer product launches. Capex projects $3 million and under.  R&D Applications Specialist: I am the chief operator for pilot equipment used to test out new tea and coffee applications.

Brockton, Ma

 Project Engineering Management: Led multiple projects involving productivity improvements, new technology applications and new product launches.  Production: Reviewed manufacturing operations to identify downtime issues, bottlenecks, SPC variances and other operational improvements using traditional I.E. /Lean productivity techniques. Maintenance: Directed department to solve production break downs and minimize downtime. Also implemented lock-out tag-out procedures as well confined space program. Environmental: Completed all environmental compliance submittals including the federal, state and local reporting regulations. Emphasis on Tier II report, Toxic Use report and TURA plans.

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