Christopher L. Justice
University City, MO 63130
(c) 765-***-****
********@*****.***
Objective
Operations Professional with expertise in people management and an eye for
detail. Excellent computer skills. Strong ability to work independently
and meet important customer and project deadlines. Proven solid decision
making abilities, team building skills and the ability to work effectively
with others. Relocation to St. Louis area, pursuing an operations
management or related opportunity.
Career History
Packaging Concepts Inc. - St. Louis, MO February 2012-
Present
Production Supervisor
. Provide production floor supervisory support to a multi-shift and
multi department facility watching over 30 to 60+ direct reports and
multiple departments
. Consistently guide production to hit and exceed daily, weekly and
monthly goals
. Provide Environmental Health Safety training on a monthly basis
. Partake in our ongoing 5S endeavors through leadership, guidance and
input
. Work with operators, quality control, maintenance and upper management
to further advance our operations
. Monitor raw and work-in-progress inventories in order to help meet
customer demands
Shoreline Container - Holland, MI September 2006-
February 2012
Plant Production Superintendent -
Paperboard/Returnables/Specialties Divisions November 2010-
February 2012
. In addition to the Production Manager responsibilities listed below:
. Make production capability decisions on new parts
. Quote pricing and availability on parts for new and existing customers
. Expanded supervisory support to 50+ additional direct reports across 3
shifts
. Responsible for all plant scheduling aspects, personnel hours and
machine production
. Lead 5S events in Paperboard Division and support 5S events in
Specialties/Returnables
. Work with Shipping/Warehouse departments to ensure on-time delivery of
finished product
Production Manager - Paperboard/Returnables Divisions July 2008-November
2010
. Complete management control of production and staff, including
supervisor, team leaders, machine operators, Hilo drivers, and
Maintenance Department
. Implemented new operating system for production reporting, tracking,
and scheduling
. Redeveloped and implemented a new wearable tooling budget and rotation
structure
. Responsible for all scheduling aspects, personnel hours and machine
production
. Work side by side with Customer Service, Sales, Estimating,
Specialties, Design/Engineering and Maintenance teams to better serve
our customers
. Constantly working with operators to develop new ideas to aide
processes and to help with cutting costs
. Responsible for meeting budget by keeping labor and production costs
below goal
. Continue to work with Quality Department to perform quality control
audits on production in our ISO 9000/2001 environment
. Reduced labor costs by half by training and developing current
employees
. Consistently surpass goals and meet deadlines on a daily basis
. Perform additional duties co-managing the Specialties Department
Production/Converting Supervisor May 2007-July
2008
. Solely manage our 2nd shift staff of 30+ employees including team
leaders, machine operators, Hilo drivers, and mechanics
. Responsible for all aspects of scheduling on 2nd shift in conjunction
with our dayshift scheduling team
. Work side by side with Customer Service, Sales, Estimating, and Design
teams to better serve our customers
. Constantly working with our operators to develop new ideas to aide our
processes and to help with cutting costs
. Work with our Quality Department to perform quality control audits on
production in our ISO 9000/2001 environment
. Hire and fire to train and develop new employees to create a team that
has doubled its productivity over the last year
. Consistently surpass goals and meet deadlines on a daily basis
-Promoted to 2nd shift Production Supervisor after just 8 months
Machine Operator September 2006-May 2007
. Analyze orders to perform machine set up and execution of individual
jobs
. Confer with supervisor to interpret and modify client specifications
and evaluate machine
. Responsible for meeting personal daily deadlines
. Train and cultivate new personnel for production and quality control
. Develop new ideas for specific job setups and implementation
-Initially placed here as a temp by Manpower and was hired in as a
permanent employee after only two months. Began in the Specialties
Department, but after four months was given more responsibility and moved
to a Flexo in the Converting Department
Forest River, Inc. - Elkhart, IN January 2006-July
2006
Warranty Manager
. Assist manufacturers, dealers, and end customers with warranty returns
. Provide assistance with inventory control
. Contribute to the development of new products
Justice & Associates - South Bend, IN June 2004-June
2006
Property Manager
. Management and implementation of all daily operations, including
customer service to the tenants, administrative responsibilities and
general upkeep of the properties
. Provide remodeling and repair to 4 properties
. Perform maintenance on retail, commercial, and multi-family units
Education
Baker College - Flint, MI
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration Magna Cum
Laude
Purdue University- W. Lafayette, IN
Course work towards a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
Technology