Project Manager Manufacturing
Resume:
William T. Yates
Objective Management position where I can effectively utilize my
experience in manufacturing, human relations, coaching,
colleague development, and project management.
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Twenty years of pharmaceutical production experience with
Lexington, KY 40515
Summary of qualifications increasing responsibility, including personnel and project
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management. Skilled leader with demonstrated
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interpersonal/communication skills. Extremely effective
succeeding in stressful environments.
Work experience 2012 – present Catalent Pharma Solutions
Winchester, KY
Production Manager
Responsible for developing, coaching, and mentoring eight
salaried Manufacturing Supervisors and their related staffs
(200+ colleagues) in a 24/7 operation. Provide leadership,
organization, alignment, monitoring, and compliance to
ensure activities of all assigned manufacturing members
result in the safe, successful, timely, and cost-effective
processing of orders to ensure customer and stakeholder
satisfaction. Duties include selection, performance
evaluation, counseling, routine discipline, and grievance
resolution. Oversee and measure daily performance against
established standards and schedules. Perform daily
manufacturing floor walk-throughs to maintain compliance
with cGMPs and SOP standards. Communicate daily
manufacturing priorities. Identify and drive to timely
completion any deviations assigned to manufacturing
personnel. Manage all manufacturing maintenance issues
to resolution. Monitor and develop action plans to
improve, when necessary, critical items such as
maintaining 100% monthly counseling of all non-exempt
employees, Quality Corrective Actions, BRnRFT,
regulatory compliance training completion, 5S
implementation, SQDC boards, etc. Coordinate with the
Master Scheduler, Materials Management, and Quality
Assurance to establish efficient schedules and quality
products. Maintain situational awareness of all
requirements for each month’s revenue forecast and drive
actions to ensure all customer OTD requirements are met.
Ensure all staffing needs, wage recommendations, and
performance review issues are addressed. Drive EHS
excellence to meet or exceed given safety targets. Ensure
that the facility is kept inspection-ready at all times. Define
corrective/preventive action measures in response to
internal, regulatory, and customer audit requirements.
Throughput increased by 32%, schedule attainment
improved from 71% to 94%, and safety incidents have
been reduced by 54%.
2008 – 2012 Pfizer Inc.
Kalamazoo, MI
Production Supervisor / TL – Non-Sterile Liquids
Manage colleagues across 1st and 2nd shift, up to seven days
a week in the production of Animal Health and Human
Health products. Implementation and development of team
concept, with no formal leaders. Responsible for execution
of production plan in accordance with SOPs / cGMPs.
Development of employees via regular coaching,
performance reviews, and disciplinary action when required.
Working closely with enablers/planners/schedulers/logistics
to promote quality, timely products. Developed visual
metrics that are now being implemented site-wide.
Improved production efficiencies 30% within first 18
months. Reduced costs by 10% in each of last three years.
Zero safety incidents in last four years.
2006 – 2008 Pfizer Inc.
Kalamazoo, MI
Sr. Process Specialist
Analyze / design sequence of operations and work flow to
improve the company's production facilities within
regulations and GMP guidelines. Activities include
process monitoring, safety and environmental
improvements, troubleshooting, process reliability
improvements, validation, and technology transfers.
Conduct studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction,
inventory control, SQMS, and production record systems.
On the basis of these studies, develop and implement plans
and programs for facility modifications and revisions to
operating methods. Represent Operations as Customer
Project Manager for both expense and capital projects.
Experienced leading Method 1 investigations, 5S
initiatives, and Lean Manufacturing concepts. Periodic
travel, both domestic and international.
2002 – 2006 Pfizer Inc.
Kalamazoo, MI
Production Supervisor / TL – Sterile Injectable
Products Packaging
Front-line supervision of 25-35 employees. Responsible for
execution of production plan in accordance with SOPs /
cGMPs. Comprehensive knowledge of Pharma procedures
and processes required for the packaging of Sterile Products.
Development of employees via regular coaching,
performance reviews, and disciplinary action when required.
Work with QC and QA Professionals to resolve quality
concerns. Working closely with
enablers/planners/schedulers/logistics to promote quality,
timely products. Efficiencies improved by 25% in this time
period.
1998 – 2002 Pharmacia Corporation
Kalamazoo, MI
Production Coordinator – General Packaging
Position in General Packaging, overseeing the secondary
packaging of tablets, powders, salts, fluids, ointments, and
sterile products/injectables with 110 indirect reports. Major
responsibilities included: scheduling and managing work
force, enforcing cGMPs, revising and implementing SOPs,
initiating and resolving Unusual Incident Reports. Skilled
interviewer, as I was part of the Recruitment/Hiring Team,
completing 100+ interviews and subsequent selection of
candidates.
1997 – 1998 Pharmacia Corporation
Kalamazoo, MI
Line Coordinator – General Packaging
Responsible for directing team members in a manner that
promoted efficient production while ensuring that
GMPs/SOPs were followed. Responsible for all aspects of
production line, including: required paperwork,
troubleshooting and set-up.
1993-1997 L. Perrigo Company
Allegan, MI
Line Operator
Responsible for all aspects of production line, including:
required paperwork, troubleshooting and set-up, reconciling
materials, and working within a team based environment.
B.S. Business Management - Spring Arbor University – Spring Arbor, MI
Education
Summa Cum Laude
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