Chris Kiernan
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Credentials
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB)
University of UtahAug, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
HACCP
Professional Food Safety
Experience
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JR Automation- Setpoint Division
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United States
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Build Manager
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Jun 2018 - Present
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Shop Foreman
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Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
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Uinta Brewing Company
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Maintenance Manager
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Nov 2015 - Oct 2017
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Kellogg Company
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Plant shift manager
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Feb 2015 - Nov 2015
Accountable for overall plant performance of shift including operations, warehouse, maintenance, sanitation and quality assurance. Responsible for daily direction setting for a team of 60 employees through 9 leads to reach shift goals on safety, food safety, production throughput, give away, scrap, maintenance PMs, completion of scheduled work orders and breakdowns. • Improved plant OEE from 71% to 73% through employee engagement and improved efficiency.• Use of visual performance boards to display KPIs and show actions taken against unfavorable results driving all employees to understand the role they plant in the plants successes.• Exceeded daily production goals by as much as 16% through improved teamwork and collaboration between departments, in spite of short staffing challenges due to plant closure.
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Maintenance Supervisor
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Oct 2012 - Feb 2015
Directed maintenance activities in accordance with FDA guidelines, Good Manufacturing Practices and HACCP Guidelines for a team of 12 technicians and provided oversight for all electrical maintenance programs. • Improved Mean Time between Failures from 9 to 16 hours in one year through solving to root cause downtime events greater than 60 minutes.• Reduced maintenance downtime from 92 to 96% through improved preventive maintenance routines.• Department set new record of 1265 days without a recordable injury through daily safety observations, safety audits and increased awareness on the belief that every incident is preventable.• Developed and implemented electrical PMs on 53 pieces of equipment including panel inspections and ampload testing of critical equipment within SAP PM.• Plant Maintenance site change agent for SAP upgrade from PRD to Symphony, this included all data preparation, support through go live and training for all maintenance staff.• Improved system used to track shift maintenance KPIs, bringing visibility to shift performance, my team improved planned work schedule attainment from 69% to 81% over 1 years’ time.• Drove engagement project process, one of our best projects was the inhouse remodel of the maintenance restrooms saving more than $30K.• Received the W.K. Kellogg Value Award as part of the maintenance team, this is Kellogg’s highest honor given each year to the single most outstanding team in the whole organization. The Clearfield Maintenance department was the best team in the company in 2013.
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Henkel
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Germany
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Electrical Team Manager
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Apr 2011 - Oct 2012
Directed the electrical department supporting a 24/7 consumer products company that included injection molding, blow molding, liquid and powder chemical manufacturing, packaging and palletizing operations. • Implemented Root Cause Analysis and Breakdown Analysis to drive plant electrical breakdowns from 2% to 1% over the course of 1 ½ years.• Drove work order completion rate from 77% to 90% through improved scheduling and use of MP2 CMMS system. Updated PM tasks to include measurable checks of electrical equipment. • Piloted program for maintenance entering work orders and confirmation text into MP2 CMMS system, which helped us gather the most accurate information regarding equipment condition. • Led team to develop accurate storage tank level indication +/- 40 gallons in a 13,000 gallon tank, which reduced scrap and improved product changeover times. This was combination of code updates in the PLC programs and SOP for calibration and validation of pressure transmitters.• Brought lighting maintenance program in-house from being contracted through engaging employees to take ownership of areas of the plant. • Manage reactive maintenance team for injection and blow molding.
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Education
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Washington High School
Diploma, General Studies