Chad Elliott

Email: abqrbd@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** * ******** *****

City: West Chester

State: OH

Zip: 45069

Country: USA

Phone: 414-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $100,000

Willing to Relocate

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Chad J. Elliott

6351 N. Windwood Drive, West Chester, OH 45069

Home: 414-***-****: abqrbd@r.postjobfree.com

Executive Summary

I am actively seeking a career as your Operations Manager / Production Manager with the opportunity to advance as company goals are exceeded.

Core Qualifications

Budget development, allocation and monitoring

10 years of experience in Food Manufacturing and Chemical Manufacturing

Experienced in employee scheduling, inventory control and sales analysis

Big-picture focus on company goals

8 years experience managing cross-functional teams

Multi-unit Operation management

Operations Start-up

Quality Improvement

Contract Negotiations

Labor Cost Controls

Leadership

PL Management

Change Management

Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

LEAN Manufacturing expert

5S and 5Y methodologies

Process Redesign

Process Mapping Expert

Staff Development

Professional Experience

Operations Supervisor, (off shifts plant wide)

August 2012Present

Givaudan Flavours, Inc.Cincinnati, OH

Developed and presented a cost benefit analysis that will take the Spray Dry Departments 2013 OT Labor Budget and reduce it by 39.04% ($113,472.00) over the course of the next 6 months while increasing blender dryer throughput

Developed a strategy that has contributed to a 10% increase in operational efficiencies within the Spray Dry department (Focused KPIs within Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Motivation (this strategy is now being rolled out to all 4 of our NOAM plants)

Increased OEE from 51% to 61% in one month via structured and specific training, KAI strategy and focused improvement efforts within SMED workshops

Presently working on a revised warehouse strategy in which we will house the 205 most commonly used raw materials (205 equals 79% of the consumptions utilized) across the Spray Dry, Liquids and Chemical Manufacturing departments which will eliminate waste and WHIP within our 3 warehouses at the Carthage facility

Cell Owner (Production Manager)

Jan 2010 August 2012

Dannon Yogurt Company-Minster, OH

Decreased Technical Downtime from 14.54% to 5.54% on average per week via implementing Mechanical Center Line methodologies and continuous mechanical improvement philosophies

Utilized SMED workshops to decrease packaging line product changeover times by 35.75% which increased OE / PE by 1.25%

Increased Operational Efficiencies from 75% (when I began) to 82% (YTD) across 6 packaging lines via revamping the automation processes, streamlining changeovers, a continual focus on Operator best practices and behaviors and listening to the people

Developed and implemented a tag management system for all 4 and 6 oz Arcil packaging lines

Fostered positive working relationships via team building outings with plant personnel which boosted morale and team performance

Developed and implemented a Operator / Team Leader rewards program

Implemented an Autonomous Management system across the 4 oz Arcil lines which improved the C.I.L.T. (Clean, Inspect, Lubricate, Tighten) procedures, developed

standards of clean, and identified difficult to inspect / hard to reach areas

Wrote and revised Competency Worksheets and ISO control documents to reflect current packaging floor practices

Teamed with Procurement and Scheduling to maximize operational uptime and reduce unnecessary tasks within the day-to-day operations

Obtained ODA and FDA approval for extended run times between CIPs (cleaning and sanitation) via revised automation procedures and by maximizing turbulent flow methodologies

Implemented 100 hour run times (previously set at 76 hours) between CIPs which increased the packaging line OE / PE by 3.5%

Plant Superintendent

July 2004 Jan 2010

Pak Technologies-Milwaukee, WI

Scheduled and executed a production plan for chemical blending, fulfilling, packaging, and quality control operations which increased efficiencies by 26%

Hired 6 Chemical Blenders and 32 production team members during my tenure

Increased profits by 63% in one year through restructuring the Chemical Blending and Packaging operations

Developed divisions first incentive performance plan which motivated staff and increased overall production output by 23%

Production Supervisor

June 2001 July 2004

Patrick Cudahy, Inc.-Cudahy, WI

Improved production efficiencies from 78% to 97% within a 5 month period of time via machine operator development training, production line re-engineering, and cross-training efforts

Actively participated in the preparation for the SQF auditing process, ISO9001 certification process, and HACCP respectively (all certifications were achieved)

Reduced costs and controlled operating expenses by minimizing scrap, controlling labor, decreasing downtime, and optimizing operational up-time

Sales Executive

January 1998May 2001

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 1999

Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States

Business Administration

Bachelors of Science in Business Administration

Milwaukee School of Engineering, 2010

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Mechanical Engineering

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

References

Available upon request

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