ROBERT WILLIS

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Angier, NC ***** acdybm@r.postjobfree.com

919-***-****

SUMMARY

Hands on Production Manager / Process Engineer with proven success leading

production teams to meet aggressive manufacturing and quality improvements

goals. An effective leader that works collaboratively with all employees

and customers to achieve success, satisfaction and growth. Key strengths

in:

Leadership Process Improvement

Do It Right Focus Problem Resolution

ISO Expertise Training & Development

Continuous Improvement

Professional Experience

Nomaco Insulation - Tarboro NC November 2012

- March 2014

Production Manager

Managed a staff of 25 employees on three shifts in a foam extrusion

facility, responsible for reporting all metrics, safety, quality and

production, collaborated with sales to determine production schedule.

. Improved yield by 3% by creating extrusion tooling kits.

. Identified key areas of improvement to reduce re-tooling and increase

line utilization.

. Worked on a team that replaced current raw material with a 93% recycled

product.

Polymer Group Inc. - Benson, North Carolina

September 2006 - July 2012

Asset Manager / Senior Process Engineer

Managed a staff of 4 Production Team Leaders while supporting a staff of 20

production employees, maintained a major spunlace line responsible for

reporting all metrics. Created an environment that

improved quality and ensured process and product specifications for an ISO

certified company were met or surpassed. Lead person for all process and

equipment modifications.

. Reduced labor costs by 20% through increasing productivity and cross

training of production personnel as Quality Technicians.

. Saved $288,000 annually by improving water filtration system.

. Improved overall yield by 2% and reduced the Material Usage Variance by

50 % through product and process improvements.

. Performed analysis on current manufacturing methods as well as

troubleshooting on manufacturing issues, resulted in a 3% increase of

overall productivity.

. Maintained employee productivity and commitment by operating a

collaborative team oriented environment, encouraging individual

involvement in process improvements.

. Partnered with product development, and marketing to support the

development of new business and maintaining current business needs.

. Determined maintenance schedules as well as equipment modifications for

process and product improvements.

. Projected new product costs.

Parkdale Mills, Sparta North Carolina February 1998 -

December 2005

Production Supervisor

Managed 35 production associates responsible for safety, quality, and

production, in a highly automated yarn manufacturing facility.

. Assisted in building of new facility, responsible for hiring start up

personal and helped in the installation of new equipment.

. Streamlined manufacturing process by by adjusting workforce to workload

increasing both productivity and performance.

. Served on a six sigma team that saved $ 1,000,000.

Assistant Plant Manager

Managed a staff of two department managers and 25 maintenance personnel and

supported a staff of 8 supervisors and 130 production employees.

. Assisted in building addition to existing facility, participated with the

installation of new equipment and responsible for training of all new

personal.

. Responsible for meeting maintenance and labor budgets.

Robert Willis

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Rental Uniform Service - Culpeper Virginia March 1994 - February 1998

Washroom Manager

Responsible for receiving and washing all uniforms and miscellaneous

products, managed a staff 2 supervisors and 40 employees.

. Maintained an annual budget of $900,000.

. Worked directly with all route delivery personnel to provide quality

service.

. Installed a waste treatment facility to treat all process water.

Processing Manager

Responsible for hanging, matchout, executive pressing department and

supported a staff of 2 supervisors and 75 employees.

. Managed the change over from production pay system to an hourly pay

system.

Milliken & Com. - Gaffney, South Carolina

February 1989 - March 1994

Process Improvement Specialist

Responsible for quality and production of open end spinning product line,

worked directly with the department manager to assist them in meeting

department goals.

. Wrote ISO 9000 standards for the open end spinning department.

. Maintained a open end spinning efficiency of 98%.

Production Supervisor

Responsible for meeting department production goals in carding, drawing and

openend spinning, managed 15 production employees and 1 maintenance

technician.

Education

East Carolina University - Greenville, NC B.S. Industrial Technology -

Concentration Manufacturing - Dec. 1988

Certifications

Six Sigma GreenBelt

Professional Development

ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor

Kaizen for the Shop Floor

5S

Apollo Root Cause Analysis

Dale Carnegie Effective Speaking

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