Manager Plant

Louis A. Mokodean

**** ******** *****, *********, ** 44685

Home phone: 330-***-**** Cell: 330-***-****

****.***@*****.***

Objective

A plant management position wherein I can utilize my skills and experience to help achieve

company’s stated goals and ensure their long-term success.

Profile Statement

Production management professional with over 25 years experience in a medium to large-

sized, fast-paced, time critical customer demand, multi-line facility. Proven track record of

achieving sustained improvements in machine loading and manpower scheduling, material

procurement and allocation, production reporting methods as well as sales open order

status summaries, traffic and inventory control.

Demonstrated ability to:

• effectively lead, motivate, coach and instruct a work team to accomplish operational

objectives

• plan work flow, manage multiple priorities and to meet daily and monthly

production targets while minimizing cost

• develop new procedures, processes and production reporting methods to improve

production accuracy

• procure raw materials at lowest possible cost while still meeting acceptable quality

standards

• efficiently set and control operational budgets

• control and plan inventory

• analyze production data to determine plant overall efficiencies

• effectively manage shift supervisors, quality control and shipping and receiving

personnel

Work Experience

Summit Plastic, Akron, Ohio

Plant Manager - July 2007 to present

• responsible for all plant personnel for a 4 shift operation, 86 people in total

• worked within a specified $ operating budget for manpower and material each

month

• spearheaded the project to switch a portion of our business to a curb-side recyclable

material, PET

Production Manager - June 2003 to July 2007

• developed computerized production reporting method for shift supervisors that

enabled us to track efficiencies and downtime by individual line, all lines, by shift,

day, month, and year

• spearheaded the project to switch a portion of our business from a fossil fuel-based

resin, polystyrene, to a bio-based (corn) resin, PLA

Materials Manager -February 14, 2000 to June 2003

• developed and implemented MRP system

• immediately set about creating improved long-range and daily schedules in the plant

• improved shipping on-time delivery by completely revamping shipping department

from personnel to carriers used

• lowered raw material cost by expanding supplier base

• machine loaded and scheduled 8 thermoforming lines and 2 extrusion lines

• worked for 2 years splitting days between Summit and our new start-up company,

Janor Pot (2002-2004)

Materials Manager - January, 1987 to February, 2000

Landmark Plastic, Akron, Ohio

• joined company during start-up phase

• worked with and developed strong supplier base with emphasis on cost, quality, and

delivery

• performed all logistic activities to ensure best pricing and timely delivery

• managed all material planning activities from raw materials to finished goods

• developed MRP system

• machine loaded and scheduled 10 thermoforming lines, 4 extrusion lines and 8

injection molding lines (after expansion on 1995)

• oversaw warehouse and responsible for shipping and receiving personnel

• responsible for month-end and year-end physical inventories

Education

Grove City College, Grove City, PA.

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration

References available upon request

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