Plant Manager, H.B. Fuller, Seneca, IL, 2012 to 2017.• Led the operations of a high volume, 4 shift, 46 employee high pressure VAE and water base Plant• Led the successful implementation of SAP, while maintaining customer service levels above 95%• Transitioned the legacy Forbo Plant into a H.B. Fuller Plant, build morale, empowering employees and developing loyalty to H.B.F.• Drove the Environmental, Health and Safety, Quality, P&L and Human Resources of the plant for competitive manufacturing costs and a great place to work• Transitioned the ISO Quality system from Forbo into the H.B. Fuller blanket ISO Certification for NA• Implemented the H.B. Fuller safety culture, standards and go 31 months without a recordable• Managed the financials of the Plant reducing controllable expenses using continuous improvement and common sense solutions• Achieved 2013 Safe plant of the year, and 2013 North America Plant of the Year• Implemented a training program for new employees using a combination of desktop, shadowing and testing• Implemented the H.B. Fuller quality culture and metrics; tracking and improving on time shipments, reject and return rates, and waste reduction• Improved product quality at the plant, reducing customer complaints and rejected batches• Worked with the union to address performance issues, implemented tracking unscheduled absences and tardies, resulting in no grievances in 5 years that haven’t been resolved at the plant level