Production Manager

• 2020 - Present

Operations Supervisor

• 2016 - 2020

• Promote focus on excellence in all operations activities including those required to support optimal quality, yield and cost containment, and minimal re-work. • Provide leadership and supervision to staff by providing work direction, performance feedback, and recommendations for training and development. • Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives and methodologies • Oversee day-to-day DC functions. • Prioritize daily workflow to ensure customer requirements are met. • Conduct daily start-up meetings; organizes daily assignments/workload to team members, and assign duties accordingly. • Train team member’s in the proper execution of standard operating procedures (SOP’s) and ensure they are followed. • Maintain time and attendance, productivity, and quality records daily. • Prepare and generate the daily productivity report for management. Monitor and report on the key performance indicators (KPI’s).

Production Supervisor

• 2014 - 2016

• Supervised and assigned production departments/teams to machines/tasks, scheduled/prioritized daily jobs based on requirements established by the Scheduling Team• Promoted focus on excellence in all production activities including those required to support optimal quality, yield and cost containment, and minimal re-work.• Provided leadership and supervision to staff by providing work direction, performance feedback, and recommendations for training and development. • Promoted a positive labour-management relationship and ensured compliance with the Company’s corporate and legal obligations• Ensured that the team adhered to work instructions, procedures, QC checks, Health and Safety Policies and on time delivery of jobs • Identified and lead continuous improvement initiatives and methodoligies• Conducted workplace inspections and conducted accident/incident investigations• Organized and planned preventative maintenance and repairs on all machines• Performed quality control checks on products at various phases of production and post production• Achieved efficiencies and productivity targets• Completed performance reviews of staff• Investigated and responded to corrective action reports as required• Maintained QEM system and calibration certification of equipment• Participated in daily production meetings and pre-production reviews• Assisted in the development and training of production personnel on new quality checks• Monitored and audited trend pull process• Created and revised work instructions, visual job aids and other controlled documents• Assisted on special processes & projects as required

Quality Control Supervisor

• 2008 - 2014

• Ensured that the team adhered to work instructions, procedures, QC checks, and Health and Safety Policies• Performed quality control checks on products at various phases of production and post production• Investigated and responded to corrective action reports as required• Maintained QEM system and calibration certification of equipment• Participated in daily production meetings and pre-production reviews• Assisted in the development and training of production personnel on new quality checks• Monitored and audited trend pull process• Created and revised work instructions, visual job aids and other controlled documents• Assisted on special processes & projects as required

On-Site Technical Service Representative @ Shorewood Packaging Corporation

• 2006 - 2008

• Participated in final production art review meetings, evaluating against specifications and desired result• Investigated and responded to customer corrective action reports • Maintained an awareness of work in the plant and state of progress, in addition to ensuring quality provisions are followed • Established and updated customer and printer technical information• Participated in customer color management and quality standard meetings to address opportunities for improvement• Attended initial press run on new projects as technical support• Verified accuracy of design and product related information and materials supplied to customer from SGS Facilities• Provided print performance and feedback to SGS Canada Inc.• Planned and strategized optimal means of scheduling and delivering product in direct collaboration with client

Quality Control Specialist

• 2001 - 2006

• Inspected and approved all single barrel proofs, composite barrel proofs, as well as ensured all customer specification sheets were properly filled out and cylinders were engraved to customer specification • Reviewed End User 1-up design files to check that required traps, bleeds and other customer required print specifications were applied• Assisted in training of production staff on quality checks and procedures• Liaised with production staff on quality control issues and procedures in addition to ensuring that procedures and processes were followed

Press Operator

• 1999 - 2001

• Operated Man Roland 300 - 5 color with Aqueous Coater, performed make-ready and printed products. In training to be second operator when resigned. • Mixed inks, cut and loaded stock, set up feeder and maintained consistent press feed • Assisted with preventative maintenance of equipment and kept press inks and chemicals filled • Operated Heidelberg QuickMaster 46-2 and PrintMaster 46-2 • General Pre-Press work including stripping negatives, burning plates, maintaining equipment, assisting pressmen and bindery department