Meticulous Continuous Improvement Manager offering 15 years of experience cultivating ideal production operations. Talented in facilitating process improvements and training solutions based on lean methodology. Successful in analyzing improvements by reviewing data in progress tracking systems. Driven to build rapport with teammates while providing effective solutions to improve workflow and reduce risks.
Skills
Developing metrics
Analyzing business processes
Training employees
Lean manufacturing principles
Process efficiency management
Managing operations
Budget preparation
Data collection
Employee training
Organization
Experience
09/2019 to Current
Continuous Improvement ManagerTreehouse Foods – Saint Louis, MO,
Work cross-functionally with the site to implement ways of working that allow for sustainable improvement in OE / Gallons / Waste and Productivity.
Evaluate internal control systems, established practices and standard operating procedures against DaMaWay philosophy's and standards.
Drive Waste and Productivity through project creation, team development and follow-up to yield historical lows in waste and highs in productivity.
Fill in for Site Operations Manager for 5mos with steady increase in production and culture/morale.
Fill in for Site EHS Manager for 9mos. Negotiated and implemented new site Security contract with new vendor. Working directly with corporate Legal, Finance and Security.
Hired, trained, on-boarded and Manage new Process Optimisation Manager (now promoted to Business Unit Manager) and new Learning and Development Manager (promoted from Specialist).
Helped site achieve DaMaWay Stage 0 - first beverage site to do so in the company.
10/2017 to 09/2019
Business Unit ManagerArkwin Industries, Inc – Westbury, NY,
Developed Business Unit structure through coaching and development of Managers / Supervisors, defining roles / responsibilities and ways of working.
Implemented Daily tracking systems to allow for KPI tracing / analysis and improvement.
Designed Daily Direction Setting Boards and rolled out throughout the site to allow more consistency in reporting.
Was instrumental in development of DDS processes and driving the teams to consistent performance. Our BU was used for a video example to the network on execution of DDS practices.
Built capability in team to allow line reliability growth from low 30% to 50% - taking EH3 from one of the worst running lines in the network to the best!
10/2016 to 10/2017
Business Unit ManagerArkwin Industries, Inc – Westbury, NY,
Worked with plant leadership to design the Business Unit structure from the ground up.
Hired many Line Centric Team Members and developed into functional members
Drove line results in the Bottles department to an all time high and allowed for corporate re-structuring of planning processes due to reliability in output.
Managed Serac line rebuild cost reductions from $1MM a year in spend with 2 weeks od DT to <$400k in spend and 3days of DT resulting in close to $2MM in cost avoidance.
Developed a relationship with Bottle supplier allowing us to make critical changes to design resulting in significant reliability improvements and reduction in waste due to leakers.
09/2006 to 09/2016
Operations Department LeaderProcter & Gamble Co – City, STATE,
Through cultural shifts, capability building and systemic improvements took line from “worst” to the top 1/3 in the category in 18mos.
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