Management Customer Service

Stan S. Manickam

**** ******* ***** #****, ******, Texas 75038

972-***-**** / **********@*****.***

Production Supervisor / Operations Management / Warehouse Mgr.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

A highly knowledgeable professional with expertise in management in a

diverse multicultural environment with an emphasis on continuous

improvement in products and processes, safety and compliance, and vendor

quality management. Background includes corrective and preventive actions,

discipline skills, hiring and firing to ensure a productive workforce, and

SOP and TQM implementation.

A self-starter known for performing work accurately and thoroughly,

leading by example, making clear and concise presentations, and using solid

business reasoning to make cost-effective decisions.

Key Strengths:

Product Development ( Strategic Planning ( Project Management (

Communication ( Customer Service

Leadership Skills ( Problem Solving ( Market Forecasting ( Team / Personnel

Management ( Recruiting/ Staffing

Training & Development ( Budgeting Management ( Management & Financial

Reporting ( Compliance

Policy & Procedures ( Interpersonal Skills ( Analytical Skills (

Organizational Skills ( Quality Control

Lean Manufacturing ( SMED, Kaizen events/Kanban/5 or 6's ( ERP ( Planning /

Coordinating

PROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE

NCH Corporation - Production Supervisor (Two Cost Centers)

2007-2012

. Accountable for Aerosol Production Department and Preweigh Department.

. Key responsibilities included Packaging, Process Improvement and

Process Safety Management.

. Managed 19 direct reports.

. Handled Inventory Management, Labor Administration System, Material

Management, Planning, Scheduling, and Supply Requisition.

. Initiated and conducted safety meetings, ensured facilities

compliance, ISO Audits and EPA reports, cost savings and cost

avoidance, down time reports, waste management, costings, variance

analysis and budgeting.

. Provided work order analysis, plus hired and fired to ensure an

efficient workforce.

. Added air-jets on conveyor lines to prevent aerosol cans from rusting.

. Introduced flow-meters to replace air space calculation to avoid

scrapping batches, saving $90,000 per batch.

Frito Lay Inc. - Food Safety Associate (Part Time)

1998-2005

. Oversaw sanitizing crew.

. Assisted in safety meetings and trained in AIB awareness.

. Knowledgeable of HACCP21000 and FP.360.

Jones Blair Paints (Corporate) - Supervisor

1996-2006

. Maintained flow of lab equipment supplies, facilities in resin lab,

production raw and supply items. Raw materials for production

included oils, polyols, resins, chemicals, dyes, pigments,

intermediates and surfactants and coatings in the form of bulk, drum

sand totes.

. Special tools applied for purchasing were Pareto Analysis, JIT, E-

commerce and its current purchasing applications.

. Promoted as Supervisor of resin plant in 1998.

. Maintained excellent liaison with higher management and handled

necessary projects.

. Purchased and coordinated with maintenance and contractors for

plumbing, electrical wiring and welding in the amount of $250,000 for

upgrades. Used a good understanding of how to save money and exploit

sales opportunities and the legal aspects of purchasing policies,

procedures, controls and standards.

. Provided supply chain management and MRP with a good understanding of

regulatory compliance through attention to detail, critical decision

making and managerial experience for 13 years.

. Managed inventory, personnel and cash flow.

. Wrote procedures for Process Safety Management (PSM) for TDI System.

. Recycled products and by-products, curtailed deficiencies in products

and process systems, identified defects in product line and increased

cost efficiency.

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. Worked with senior management, engineers and consultants in product

and process improvement. Provided excellent office administrative and

math skills, filing, written and verbal skills and team leadership.

. Introduced a simple float system with 2 paper clips and a cork to

prevent spills while filling drums with chemicals that resulted in a

15% reduction of spills in 1999 with a goal set for 20% a year.

. Solved a problem of batch scrap and variance reduction by introducing

shocking of Urethanes from being scrapped by adding Isopropyl alcohol

that saved $70,000.

EDUCATION

University of Madras, India - Bachelor's Degree in Physics

1982

. Major: Electronics & Spectroscopy

Relevant Coursework:

. Lock-out/Tag-out Certification (2007)

. Hazardous Waste Management

. Six Sigma in Lean Manufacturing Procedures

. CPR Certified

. Forklift operations

. Processing of Forest Products (Chemical Treatment & Seasoning of

Timber)

. Project Management in Steam Seasoning system of timer for government

contracts.

Additional Training & Certifications - NCH Corporation (A division of

Mohawk Labs)

. Total Quality Management

. Conducted Safety Meetings

. Medic First Aid and CPR trained

. Fire Extinguisher trained

. Forklift trained

. Hazardous Waste Management (HAZWOPER)

. Cost Avoidance and Cost Reduction Rewards

. Preventing Discrimination and Harassment Training for Managers

. Global Performance System for Associate Reviews

. Oracle Inventory System

. Rewrote Process Safety Management for Propane System

Computer Skills:

. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook are strong skills.

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