James Mack

*** ********* ***** ****** ******, New Jersey 08734

908-***-**** (voice) actdz6@r.postjobfree.com (e-mail)

Summary of Qualifications:

Seasoned Manufacturing Professional with extensive progressive experience in the organization, development, and direction of production facilities and operations employing advanced automation technology and maintaining the highest standards of quality. Manufacturing background emphasizes production, distribution, printing, and packaging of consumer goods and materials fulfilling the requirements of the highly demanding pharmaceutical and financial industries. An effective communicator, facilitator, and leader with a unique blend of business and technical vision, strong organizational and project management skills, and a proven record in improving quality, increasing profitability and reducing costs of operations. Extensive experience in 5S, SOP driven quality systems and Lean practices.

Employment:

Standard Register, Inc., Monroe Township, New Jersey 08/12 to present

Plant Manager (Company in C11)

Responsible for all Plant Center activities which include P&L responsibilities, Safety & Compliance, Customer Service, Maintenance, Training Programs, Production and Quality Assurance. Responsible for developing and directing plant and project operations, utilizing knowledge of product technology, utilizing lean and six sigma practices, and productive use of human resources to achieve volume, cost, and quality control objectives. Facility generates $32mm annually.

Accomplishments:

Facility ranked #1 in both manufacturing and Distribution in 2014 and 2015.

Below budget on all cost lines and above on all revenue/profit lines in 2015.

Made safety the number one priority facility wide and developed a successful functional plant safety program. We have had 2073 days without a safety incident or lost time accident.

Led the implementation of lean and 5S practices throughout the facility achieving an overall culture change,

Improving IEE by more than 29%, achieving record low labor percentages and material cost.

Converted to a JIT system for all raw materials leading the company in inventory turns and increasing cash flow.

Implemented a SOP/GMP driven quality system reducing outside customer non-conformances to .029% and a cost of quality of .009% the best companywide.

Increased on time delivery to 99.6% in 2015 from 97.9% in 2014.

Implemented an employee Process Improvement program getting the entire plant engaged completing 62 new ideas new 2015 the best companywide.

The Monroe facility was so successful with 5S implementation; Corporate asked my team to train other facilities.

Implemented a system of total employee accountability and empowerment involving all process owners in decision making process.

Value stream mapped entire process reducing non-value added processes and increasing cycle time by more than 20%.

Developed plant-wide personnel objectives, productivity improvement procedures, formal preventive maintenance program, and an in-house repair program reducing machine down-time by more than 80%.

CCL Industries, Inc., Hightstown, New Jersey 05/05 to 08/12

Plant Manager

Responsible for all plant activities which included P&L responsibilities, Safety and Compliance, Customer

Service, Maintenance, Training, Productivity, Lean, and Quality Assurance. Also responsible for keeping

employees informed and engaged with a positive company outlook.

Accomplishments:

Made safety the number one priority in plant and went 5 years without a lost time accident.

Administered systematic GMP/SOP procedures to manage internal/external non-conformance issues and coordinated with departmental personnel in initiating root cause and implementing corrective actions.

In 2010, the Hightstown facility won ‘CCL Plant of the Year” for facilities $15m to $20m out of 40 facilities worldwide.

Led all CCL facilities worldwide in inventory turns.

Developed and implemented written cross training program to increase OEE keeping plant equipment running close to 100% of the time.

Achieved cost savings of $1.2m in the first year of lean implementation.

Managed comprehensive pharmaceutical customer audits (20/year) with 100% success rate.

Successfully completed 16 kaizens on a yearly basis.

Plymouth Printing and Packaging, Inc., Cranford, NJ-Winston-Salem, NC 05/97 to 05/05

Director of Manufacturing (plant moved to NC)

Responsible for all manufacturing activities in both the Cranford NJ and Winston-Salem NC facilities.

Responsibilities included Safety and Compliance, Maintenance, Scheduling, Training, Productivity,

Hiring of Personnel, Lean Program and Quality control. Spent one week a month in NC facility.

Accomplishments:

Made safety the number one priority in plant and chaired the Safety Committee.

Opened a Greenfield second location in Winston-Salem NC and achieved a profit in 18 months.

Grew NC facility from 5 employees $1m revenue to 25 employees $7m revenue in 3 years.

Applied for and secured a $60k state grant to do Lean/Six Sigma training.

Introduced Lean practices and achieved a 33% increase in productivity.

Successfully negotiated several bargaining unit contracts with no work stoppages.

Successfully ran two profitable manufacturing facilities with combined sales of $25m.

Planned and directed testing, verification, and validation procedures, including internal and external quality systems audits.

MRI Flexible Packaging, Inc., Bensalem, Pennsylvania 04/93 to 05/97

Plant Manager

Responsible for all plant activities which included P&L responsibilities, Safety and Compliance, Customer

Service, Scheduling, Maintenance, Training, Hiring of Personnel, Productivity, Lean Program and Quality

Assurance.

Inverness, Inc., Fairlawn, New Jersey 11/91 to 04/93

Manufacturing Manager, Earring/Ear Care Department

Responsible for all manufacturing activities in Earring/Ear Care department which included Safety, Scheduling,

Productivity (output), Manning of equipment, Production Reporting and Quality Assurance.

Avery/Dennison Corporation - Commercial Products Division, Ridgefield, New Jersey 10/86 to 11/91

Manufacturing Manager (Plant moved to Mexico)

Education:

Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey

Bachelor of Science, Business Management, 1994

Union County College, Cranford, New Jersey

Two years of Lean Training courses, 2005

Professional Affiliation/Certification:

Member, Central New Jersey APICS Association

Green Belt, Six Sigma Certification

Lean Certified

Industry Sector Academy Board Member, Union County College

References Available Upon Request.

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