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Chicago, Illinois, Us

Battle Creek, Michigan, Us

Lead Maintenace Planning and Scheduling and Electrical/Instrumentation Departments to reduce downtime and keep equipment in base condition. Lead, Coach and train employees in Root Cause Analysis and Breakdown elimination. Manage $12M technical budget for South Technical working closely with BU Manager, Operations, Engineering, Safety and Quality department for best utilization of maintenance budget.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Drawing on more than 10 years of strategic leadership and innovation, I drive improvements by planning and implementing business strategies to achieve cost efficiencies, financial controls, quality/safety standards, and business initiatives that exceed expectations. I am passionate about developing KPIs that help build a cohesive, high-performance manufacturing team. On a monthly basis, I report production KPIs to corporate teams. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, I coordinate objectives, results, and plans to all plant departments. My superiors count on me to execute critical decision-making to resolve complex problems. Additionally, I serve on Steering, MLO, HAZWOPPER, and PIT teams.Key Qualifications:• Commended for leading sanitation team to acceptable level and achievement of pre-op time.• Streamlined processes, decreasing cheese waste from 12% to 5%, saving $480K in nine months.• Collaborated with Research and Development team to develop end of the run trim doughs, saving 7,000 lbs. of trim waste each day.• Successfully brought branch from a loss of $1.5M to a gain of $1.6M in 4 years, achieving steady YoY growth.• Selected as Total Productive Maintenance Champion for installation training at sister plant to utilize gained knowledge and lead future TPM installation at home location.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Buffalo, Ny, Us

While managing 120 direct reports, production assembly, and sheeted/dough ball bakeries, I was responsible for sourcing/training qualified employees, ensuring detailed understanding of plant policies/procedures. My management strategy included developing KPIs to set the direction of the manufacturing staff, delivering results that exceeded expectations. I considered it a priority to foster a culture of ownership and accountability, providing collaborative opportunities to submit feedback, review performance, and develop procedures. I optimized productivity, overseeing the implementation and execution of projects to ensure alignment with targets.Key Qualifications:• Instituted "Hunger Games Competition" focused on key KPI's.• Reduced missed spaces by 26%, flour usage by 40%, and changeovers and downtime by 33%.

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I managed performance and development for more than 20 direct reports, leading production assembly in finishing, detail, mortise, and weld rock departments. Responsible for guiding the professional development of staff, I ensured consistent alignment with the manufacturing mission. I built a motivated and driven team, providing vision to champion initiatives and implement positive change. While optimizing processes, I focused on safety, quality, and costs. I leveraged coaching skills to resolve employee relations conflicts, and displayed exceptional communication skills, collaborating and building rapport with all levels of management, production, and union leaders.Key Qualifications:• Utilized Six Sigma and Lean principles to increase number of doors detailed from 7-8 per hour to 12-15 per hour.

B.S.B.A, Business Administration And Management, General

Six Sigma Certification