PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993 – Present
Milliken & Company
Senior Production Manager (2010-Present)
Enterprise Finishing Plant, Marietta, SC
• Ensure proper training and certification of 120 associates within ISO certified plant
• Work with a staff of 5 department managers to coordinate 24 hour production flow
• Calculate and maintain correct manning to meet production demands
• Control labor, supply, and indirect material spending congruent with volume
• Work with supply chain to meet weekly delivery goals
• Calculate machine capacity and develop production schedules for machines minimizing downtime
• Support safety processes to maintain OSHA VPP Star certification
• Conduct monthly cost meetings to review manning, cost performance, and cost reduction plans
• Ensure adherence to proper quality standards and procedures
• Chart and track key safety and production metrics
• Work with process group to identify and eliminate waste on key processes
• Conduct daily plant walks to ensure housekeeping and 5S standards are maintained
Industrial Engineering Manager / Lean Champion (2005 – 2010)
Enterprise Finishing Plant, Marietta, SC
• Manage staff of 2 associates
• Calculate and monitor key metrics for all production equipment
• Work with production teams to identify and implement process improvements
• Calculate manning requirements for all departments
• Work with cross functional teams to identify optimal layout of new equipment
• Develop and maintain product cost
• Develop and implement annual variable budget
• Develop and maintain engineered standards
• Perform labor time studies
• Train industrial engineering new hires
• Ergonomic Safety Subcommittee resource manager
• Drive implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles
• Develop and maintain value stream maps for key products
• Review and identify improvements to material flow through the plant
• Identify projects to reduce lead time and inventory
• Implement standard work and standard work layered audit system
• Develop and maintain changeover wheels for key processes
Projects
• Spearheaded waste project that resulted in a 43% reduction in fabric waste
• Developed database to track daily efficiency on production equipment and provide data on key losses
• Worked with cross functional team on latex coater range changeover resulting a 73% reduction in changeover time
• Worked with supplier to setup raw material supermarket resulting in 50% reduction in on-hand inventory on key automotive product
• Redesigned raw material storage rack layout to reduce transport time by 33%
Industrial Engineering Manager (2001-2005)
Gayley Finishing Plant, Marietta, SC
• Mana...
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