Experience

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  BASF

  • Parma, Idaho

  • Operational Excellence Lead

    • Oct 2018 - Present
    • Parma, Idaho

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  Packaging Corporation of America

  • United States
  • Packaging & Containers
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Superintendent

    • Apr 2016 - Sep 2018

  • Production Supervisor

    • Jun 2014 - Apr 2016

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  Allegheny Technologies Incorporated

  • Training and continuous improvement facilitator

    • Apr 2011 - Jun 2014

    • Effective as a change agent that played a significant role in the plant achieving a 70% reduction in recordable injuries.• Influential in completing projects which contributed to the facility achieving 95% on-time delivery and being 20% under budget for labor and supplies.• Successful in developing a system of operation monitoring to capture productivity and safety opportunities in order to utilize resources for project allocation.• Determine lean activities to find efficiencies, increase process improvement initiatives, and cost saving measures to meet the overall company objectives.• Use Lean Manufacturing techniques to improve safety, develop processes for identifying high hazard tasks and use lean techniques to reduce or eliminate the hazards.• Facilitate lean manufacturing events with cross-functional teams to solve problems and drive improvement initiatives. • Manage projects from conception of an idea, through design and development, installation, documentation, and training.• Facilitate lean activities such as 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, and TPM to ensure desired results are achieve• Develop and administer training materials including procedures, on the job training (OJT), skill verifications, and written tests.• Conduct training for peers, management, and team members on process improvements and other manufacturing processes.• Manage maintenance and production employees on behalf of managers when requested.• Create and manage training programs for production and maintenance employees.

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  Babcock Services, Inc

  • Planner

    • Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

    • Perform work control planning for the removal of highly contaminated glove boxes for the Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) on the Hanford Site as well as other maintenance activities.• Effectively communicate with all individuals involved in the work planning process to ensure a quality product is developed that individuals are able to work to safely.• Plan and develop work packages for craft workers to perform work safely in the field.• Successfully coordinate with engineering, subject matter experts, craft, and management to meet project goals.• Ensure all essential components of the work planning process is met by leading meetings to identify scope of work, hazards associated with the job and tasks to be performed and planning expectations.

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  Washington Potato

  • Assistant production manager

    • May 2008 - Apr 2010

    • Manage exempt personnel in production operations to ensure facility’s production requirements are met.• Act on behalf of the Senior Production Manager and assist with the management of Plant Operations and Personnel.• Assist with the development and implementation of safety practices and procedures to reduce overall incident rate and improve the Company’s safety program.• Project manager on new product development, specializing in new processes, which meet customer standards.• Schedule the raw product for line production to meet plant capacity.• Mentor Shift Managers in production efficiencies and processes.• Trouble-shoot processes and equipment to maintain or exceed efficiencies in quality of product.• Active participant in handling employee relations issues and management in all departments, including: Human Resources, Maintenance, Safety, and Quality Assurance.• Continue to perform roles and responsibilities of Process Specialist.

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  J.R. Simplot Company

  • Process Specialist, Shift Manager, Team Lead

    • Nov 2003 - May 2008

    March 2007-May 2008 • Direct processing improvements in areas of first time quality, recovery, and throughput for new and pre-existing products.• Act on behalf of the Production Manager for exempt and non-exempt individuals when requested or absent.• Develop and administer training programs related to Lean Manufacturing Processes, hands on equipment operation and other general manufacturing processes.• Lead the implementation and optimization of Lean Manufacturing techniques to improve efficiencies in the process.• Drive cost savings projects from concept to completion.• Manage new product development.• Influential in new equipment purchases to ensure efficient use of resources.• Conduct employee trainings.• Create standard operating procedures for equipment and job duties.• Made daily production decisions.June 2004-March 2007 Shift Manager• Successfully managed employees on an assigned shift to meet or exceed budgeted produced and packaged volumes. • Coached employees to improve in performance and production. Raised accountabilities for the team leaders by administering monthly development sessions.• Supervised 50-100 employees on a given shift.• Assisted in the implementation of First Time Quality (FTQ) failure reports to monitor hold reasons and to develop strategies to avoid future holds.• Made certain that performance goals such as quality, sanitation, food safety and grade yield were met or exceeded. Implemented startup checklists for each line, SPC audits and Zone Control use for operators.November 2003-June 2004 Production Team Leader• Successfully managed and coordinated 20-30 employees on an assigned shift in the packaging area.• Ensured that expectations and guidelines set by customers were met.• Worked with the Quality Assurance department to comply with customer specifications.• Ensured that employee training requirements were met.• Held monthly safety/crew meetings with employees to promote safety and teamwork.