Responsible for all aspects of plant including startup and installation of the following new lines:- 85" wide 5 layer W&H Blown film line, (startup and maintenance only)- 65" wide, 8 colour W&H NovaFlex printing press, (startup and maintenance only)- NGR recycling line,- 70" wide Deacro Slitter,- all auxiliary equipment including silos, blenders, vacuum conveying, ink dispensing and roll handling.Specialized in shrink film applications optimizing film recipes to… Show more Responsible for all aspects of plant including startup and installation of the following new lines:- 85" wide 5 layer W&H Blown film line, (startup and maintenance only)- 65" wide, 8 colour W&H NovaFlex printing press, (startup and maintenance only)- NGR recycling line,- 70" wide Deacro Slitter,- all auxiliary equipment including silos, blenders, vacuum conveying, ink dispensing and roll handling.Specialized in shrink film applications optimizing film recipes to achieve efficient production for water bottle case wraps with up to 50% recycled content including 42% PCR.- Established and maintained a supply chain for all of the plants raw materials.- Development of SOP's and video training to ensure all staff were well trained, as well as qualifying the plant for SQF certification.- Development of a customized Plant information system using Excel Spreadsheets and Visual Basic Programing saving 100's of my staff's hours every month.- Development of a plant bonus structure to motivate my staff to be Safety, Quality, and efficiency minded.- Developed a score card to encourage our customers to use artwork designs that minimized carbon emissions and maximized printing efficiency.- Created an estimating program for new business and sold Ice River Springs on giving us all their 500ml water bottle label business.Grew Plant sales from $0 to over $15 million annually.Issued no Quality credits since the plant's startup and our products were recognized as being far superior to any previous suppliers. Show less

Manage 2 highly skilled Process Supervisors and coordinate all production activities to insure 7 thermoforming lines, a sheeting line, 3 grinders and a pelletizer ran as efficiently as possible.- 1st year reduced regrind inventories by 2 million kg over a 6-month period.- Insured Winpak, Rexdale, was a net consumer of regrind by consuming everything we produced and purchasing ever increasing amounts from our Chicago facility. My last years’ record consumption included 1,234 million… Show more Manage 2 highly skilled Process Supervisors and coordinate all production activities to insure 7 thermoforming lines, a sheeting line, 3 grinders and a pelletizer ran as efficiently as possible.- 1st year reduced regrind inventories by 2 million kg over a 6-month period.- Insured Winpak, Rexdale, was a net consumer of regrind by consuming everything we produced and purchasing ever increasing amounts from our Chicago facility. My last years’ record consumption included 1,234 million kg from the Chicago plant which represented 30% of our total production materials.- Created and coordinated the use of professional quality training videos of all our forming lines. Greatly reducing the time necessary to train operators and improving their accountability.- Coordinated all material, product and process trials to, reduce costs, improve quality, expand market and increase production efficiency.- Functioned as the company’s Technical sales resource for customers requiring sheeting for thermoforming applications. Show less

A calendering manufacture of rigid PVC sheeting for thermoforming or stationary applications. Employing 80 people and having an annual sale of 20 million. Managing all aspects of production consisting of 50 operators and supervisors of 2 calenders, slitters & grinders in a continuous operation.Accomplishments:- Developed specific job descriptions for each employee and established skill requirements for all wage levels. - Developed Training materials and techniques for each… Show more A calendering manufacture of rigid PVC sheeting for thermoforming or stationary applications. Employing 80 people and having an annual sale of 20 million. Managing all aspects of production consisting of 50 operators and supervisors of 2 calenders, slitters & grinders in a continuous operation.Accomplishments:- Developed specific job descriptions for each employee and established skill requirements for all wage levels. - Developed Training materials and techniques for each operation along with practical and written tests to evaluate my staff. This greatly improved our manufacturing efficiency and created stronger motivated crews that allowed us to continuously improve.- Increased plants capacity by 30%, consumed over 2 million lbs. of scrap within 18 months.- Established and maintained a JHSC from scratch that effectively monitors and controls all safety issues throughout the company. Show less

An entrepreneurial printer and converter of flexible packaging materials. Employing 90 people and having an annual sale in excess of 30 million. - managing all aspects of a conversion department containing 9 bag machines and 2 inline presses with a highly seasonal work load that would triple in the winter months.Accomplishments: - developed methods and equipment to produce new products. - coordinated the installation of a new wicketter.

Cinran was a rapidly expanding custom extruder, printer, and converter of polyethylene film for the packaging industry. Employing 100 people with annual sales of 12 million. - reporting to president- given the mandate to implement an ISO Quality Assurance program throughout the entire company. Accomplishments:- achieved ISO 9002 registration after an extensive 2-day audit by QMI that found no major non- conformances.- developed a Quality Control Program that… Show more Cinran was a rapidly expanding custom extruder, printer, and converter of polyethylene film for the packaging industry. Employing 100 people with annual sales of 12 million. - reporting to president- given the mandate to implement an ISO Quality Assurance program throughout the entire company. Accomplishments:- achieved ISO 9002 registration after an extensive 2-day audit by QMI that found no major non- conformances.- developed a Quality Control Program that tracked all non-conformances, prioritized them for corrective action and then generated and tracked the Closed Loop Corrective Action Reports.- installation and set-up of maintenance management program.- Developed manufacturing information system using customized programs on a Novell network.- sourced and supervised the upgrading of three extruders, improving quality as well as increasing output by 25%. Show less

Responsibilities:- managing all aspects of the extrusion department which contained 9 extruders, as well as inline printing presses and bag machines on a continuous operating basis. - hiring, training, motivating, and disciplining fellow workers.- purchasing and sourcing of all raw materials (over 3 million dollars annually).- preparing and presenting justifications for all equipment purchases.- trouble shooting and solving process problems.As Extrusion… Show more Responsibilities:- managing all aspects of the extrusion department which contained 9 extruders, as well as inline printing presses and bag machines on a continuous operating basis. - hiring, training, motivating, and disciplining fellow workers.- purchasing and sourcing of all raw materials (over 3 million dollars annually).- preparing and presenting justifications for all equipment purchases.- trouble shooting and solving process problems.As Extrusion Foreman I gained a thorough knowledge of all aspects of Cinran's operations and was highly recommended to fill the position of Plant Manager. Show less