Stephen Penny

Stephen Penny Email and Phone Number

Manufacturing & Production Operations Manager @ Plastic Ingenuity
Stephen Penny's Location
Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
Stephen Penny's Contact Details

Stephen Penny personal email

n/a
About Stephen Penny

I find motivation improving team culture and building strong relations. Training team members to work together as we solve challenges is my passion. I am a Senior Operations & Production Manager experienced in copper & polymer extrusion, laminates, non-wovens and textiles. Skilled in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Business Transformation, Training and Development, applying Six Sigma and LEAN principles.I took a copper tubing plant from weekly production from 75 to 140 tons in 11 months. I led a team of managers through a re-humidification project to increase yield from 92% up to 99.3% for $480K in fiber savings. When a customer in Portland erred on their inventory levels, our Supply Chain manager and I drove a U-Haul full of product thru the night to arrive first thing in the morning. This carried them until a full trailer load could arrive later that evening. From tree-planting in the Rockies to top quality food packaging products, I have simplified processes and increased efficiencies resulting in great cost savings and customer satisfaction.

Stephen Penny's Current Company Details
Plastic Ingenuity

Plastic Ingenuity

View
Manufacturing & Production Operations Manager
Stephen Penny Work Experience Details
  • Plastic Ingenuity
    Extrusion Manager
    Plastic Ingenuity Apr 2022 - Present
    Cross Plains, Wi, Us
    Commissioning an extrusion line and managing three shifts for inline and offline sheet extrusion.
  • Amazon Fullfilment Center
    Operations
    Amazon Fullfilment Center Jun 2021 - Apr 2022
    Seattle, Wa, Us
  • H&H Enterprises
    Operations Manager
    H&H Enterprises Jan 2021 - May 2021
    Las Vegas, Nv, Us
    Promotional food packaging products with exceptional design and print media. Working with the operations team to improve the accountability, while developing a strong culture and morale. A very challenging team dynamic, filled with great talent and amazing opportunities for continuous improvement.
  • Ups
    Building & Systems Engineer Supervisor
    Ups Aug 2019 - Dec 2020
    Atlanta, Ga, Us
    Learning logistics from one of the world leaders in flow. Enjoyed the demands of operational support for multiple sorts. Led a team of very talented technicians handling advanced automated sort and conveyance systems.
  • Self-Employed
    Continuous Improvement Specialist & Consultant
    Self-Employed Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
  • Jones Family Of Companies
    General Manager - Polyester & Cotton Non-Wovens Materials Company
    Jones Family Of Companies Oct 2017 - Nov 2018
    Humboldt, Tennessee, Us
    1- Year Contract Position while Plant Manager TrainedCommissioned, Modified & Improved a new production line that had set idle. Expanded capacity by moving to 2 shift/2 line operation *Oversight on Maintenance, Quality Lab, Warehouse and Facilities. *Strategic Planning with plant manager for KPI, Plant Metrics, Budget, Employee Development, Value Stream Mapping, PFMEA, QMS and Customer Visits. *Consulted team leads for Kaizens of Standard Work, Packaging Equipment Modification, Fire *Suppression, Raw Material Milk Runs, SMED to improve training and conditions. *Completed DOE & First Article Inspection for 6 new food packaging product lines * Champion for Safety Steering Committee. *Led Corporate ISO 9001-2015 Audit Team through internal audits at Tennessee facilities.
  • Milliken & Company
    Operations Manager - Polyester & Fire Retardent Non-Wovens Materials
    Milliken & Company Aug 2013 - Mar 2017
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, Us
    Led team in setting annual KPI & Budget, monthly P&L reconciliation & Catchball reporting, and worked with individual managers to set development & performance goals.Project manager for Laminator and Slitter installation and product development, working with sales team to acquire $600K in new business and achieving 92% yield on productKey consultant for Automotive Underlay at newly acquired facility, qualifying First Article, improving capability from 57% to 89% through speed increase and process reliability, securing a $20MM account.Reset manning footprint integrating production & maintenance in 2 phases reducing manning by 4 associates at 10 months and another 7 associates 10 months later through attrition - the plan improved employee development, retention, line performance and PM scheduling.
  • Milliken & Company
    Senior Production Manager
    Milliken & Company May 2008 - Jul 2013
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, Us
    Managed 4 supervisors of 13 person shifts on Airlay lines and an off-line slitter producing non-woven fire-retardant material.Six Sigma team leader for department managers’ cost reduction projects, providing support to each of 5 managers to reach goals for average annual cost savings of $230M.Introduced Standard Work and audits, training associates to address the 8 forms of waste.Led a team for Rayon Humdification for annual savings of $378KBuilt trust through customer visits & identified opportunity for division to add fiberboard panel products; led a team to first build an offline Cutter, later modifying equipment to create an inline Cutter to achieve 325% OEE Facility Lead in SAP 90 day launch, working with IT to develop all Quality and Production transactions.
  • Milliken & Company
    Process Improvement & Quality Manager
    Milliken & Company Mar 2007 - Apr 2008
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, Us
    Continuous Improvement and daily Gemba walks to identify causes for waste and downtime; set up Quality Lab to ISO 9001 standards, developed QMS and trained production team to achieve UL certificationCreated control charts for weight & burn testing to isolate process variances for Root Cause Analysis.Set up QMS & Non-Conforming Product procedures from early start up opportunities at new plant, gaining customer confidence in the level of customer care.Maintained Lab & Production documentation for UL & Customer audits, achieving UL Certification and >90% rating for Customer ISO audits.Created Pareto charts for downtime and OQ, identifying key drivers of OFF Quality.
  • Cerro Flow Products
    Production & Quality Manager - Copper Tubing Milling, Drawing & Finish
    Cerro Flow Products Oct 2005 - Mar 2007
    Sauget, Il, Us
    Managed copper milling & tubing processes on 4 milling shifts, 3 drawing & finish line shifts.Created Value Stream Maps & implemented SMED to reduce lead times, along with initiating Standard Work & Cross-training to successfully lead the production team from 75 tons up to 140 tons per week.Worked with Quality Lab technician on Microscopic material crystallization cross-sections to improve drawing process to achieve ASTM B-88 standard certification.
  • Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America
    Production Supervisor
    Nan Ya Plastics Corporation America Nov 1999 - Aug 2005
    Livingston, New Jersey, Us
    Supervisor to four shifts in a PET polyfilament extrusion plant making POY for the automotive industry. Implement JIT for consumables and 5S for the production teams in the POY I department. Set up SOP's and other production records to initiate ISO 9001.

Stephen Penny Skills

Kaizen Quality Management Lean Manufacturing Operational Excellence Process Improvement Supply Chain Supply Chain Management 5s Manufacturing Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Manufacturing Operations Management Value Stream Mapping Gd&t Cross Functional Team Leadership Leadership Process Engineering Sap Customer Service Management Strategic Planning Operations Management Customer Service Root Cause Analysis Product Development Warehouse Operations Computer Aided Design Project Management Engineering Purchasing Production Planning Iso Standards Project Planning Plastics Performance Management Microsoft Office Microsoft Excel Team Building Management Training Team Leadership Negotiation Public Speaking Cost Savings Plant Management Plant Operations Customer Focused Service First Article Inspection Business Transformation Manufacturing Software

Stephen Penny Education Details

  • Brigham Young University
    Brigham Young University
    Mechanical Engineering
  • Milliken University
    Milliken University
    Lean Six Sigma
  • Pillar Management Associates
    Pillar Management Associates
    Iso Internal Auditing
  • Brigham Young University - Idaho
    Brigham Young University - Idaho
    Mechanical Engineering

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen Penny

What company does Stephen Penny work for?

Stephen Penny works for Plastic Ingenuity

What is Stephen Penny's role at the current company?

Stephen Penny's current role is Manufacturing & Production Operations Manager.

What is Stephen Penny's email address?

Stephen Penny's email address is st****@****ken.com

What schools did Stephen Penny attend?

Stephen Penny attended Brigham Young University, Milliken University, Pillar Management Associates, Brigham Young University - Idaho.

What skills is Stephen Penny known for?

Stephen Penny has skills like Kaizen, Quality Management, Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Process Improvement, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, 5s, Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Operations Management.

Free Chrome Extension

Find emails, phones & company data instantly

Find verified emails from LinkedIn profiles
Get direct phone numbers & mobile contacts
Access company data & employee information
Works directly on LinkedIn - no copy/paste needed
Get Chrome Extension - Free

Download 750 million emails and 100 million phone numbers

Access emails and phone numbers of over 750 million business users. Instantly download verified profiles using 20+ filters, including location, job title, company, function, and industry.