JIMMIE KINGSTON

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PLANT OPERATIONS MANAGER

Offering 20+ years’ experience leading unionized and non-unionized facilities in surpassing annual growth, performance and profitability expectations. Change agent capable of restructuring and transforming troubled plants into award-winning facilities. Align production and delivery methods with safety and compliance standards, customer requirements, company plans, policies and procedures and established profit objectives. Committed to teamwork and leading by example.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Plant Operations Management – Capital Budget Planning – Continuous Process Improvement – Cost Management – Efficiency Improvement – Equipment Maintenance – Restructure & Turnaround – Inventory Control – Financial Operations – Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) – Performance Improvement Safety Training Union-Management Relations – Negotiation Tactics – Workflow Scheduling

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum – Atlanta, GA 1995 to 2012

One of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, paper, pulp and building products.

PLANT MANAGER, SWEETWATER, TX (2005 TO 2012)

Operations management | Capital planning | Field sales support | 75-person staff

Achieved the division’s highest productivity ratings and lowest costs, outpacing 17 qualified facilities.

Instrumental in developing and ensuring the success of a self-directed workforce environment.

Awarded “Chairman’s Award” for environmental excellence.

PLANT MANAGER, QUANAH, TX (1999 TO 2005)

Operations management | Budget development | Employee relations | Union contract negotiations | 230-person staff

Spearheaded the successful turnaround of company’s largest, historically troubled plant facility.

Awarded “President’s Award” and “Chairman’s Award” for improving plant efficiency and for achieving safety excellence.

Generated $70M in revenue by conceiving, developing and launching DensArmor Plus panels. Traveled to and coordinated with facilities division-wide to support product roll out.

PRODUCTION MANAGER, SWEETWATER, TX (1995 TO 1999)

Operations management | Cost reduction | Productivity improvement | 70-person staff

1st Georgia-Pacific Gypsum facility to be recognized by the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program for implementing effective safety and health management systems and for maintaining below average injury and illness rates.

Additional experience with Georgia-Pacific Gypsum as Plant Manager (Long Beach, CA) and Operations Engineer.

EDUCATION

B.B.A. Business Management – Angelo State University – San Angelo, TX

AFFILIATIONS

Grand Knight, Knights of Columbus

Assistant Scout Master, Boy Scouts of America