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Department Manager over Pindraft, Roving, and Spinning,

• Direct and manage all operations including 55 hourly employees within a 750,000 square feet facility.• Responsible for all aspects of plant operation including production, quality, maintenance, shipping, and warehousing. • Audit job procedures and restructured practices when necessary to eliminate bottlenecks.• Trained new and existing staff, assessing skill levels and developing a plan of action to address strengths and weaknesses for optimal performance.

• Solely responsible for all of 3rd shift production.• Managed textile processes ranging from opening and blending of fibers to yarn spinning and winding.• Communicated the concerns of shift workers to higher management and collectively found resolutions.• Organized the processing of manufacturing orders to produce 3.2 million pounds per week.

• Overseer and driver for the delivery results for all production lines and all shifts at the facility.• Resolved associate issues using conflict resolution to maintain a hostile free and safe work environment.• Worked on a consistent basis to streamline efficiency of manufacturing production emphasizing quality, safety, which improved the overall financial results.

• Managed 160 wage associates on a 12 hour rotating shift schedule.• Responsible for maintenance of Carding equipment, OE equipment, Ring Spinning Equipment, and Drawing equipment. • Implemented a preventive maintenance program which decreased yarn defect levels by 30% and yielded an annualized savings of $325,000.

• Maintained & overhauled equipment.