Manager Plant
Resume:
Lawrence (Keith) Borja
*** ********* **. *******, ** 39047
**********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2011 to Present Plant Manager Georgia Pacific LLC
Jackson, Mississippi
• Manage a 24 hour high mix litho laminate facility with 80 employees.
• Currently ranked 1of 5 in both Safety and Quality.
• Attained multiple plant certifications. (AIB,SQF,GMA Safe and Blue Diamond)
• Created a plant growth vision focusing on Operations Excellence, resulting in 25% more plant capacity.
• Assisted in reducing raw material and finished goods inventory by 2MM. This improved the plants ROCC by 15%.
• Introduced Lean manufacturing to the facility. VSM, Visual Management,Transactional Mapping, Kaizen, RCM/AM concepts, Root
Cause Failure Analysis, FIFO, and Kanban.
• Partnered with CBX Madera to help optimize laminator throughput and decrease inventory, resulting in favorable results.
• Participated in 7 compliance audits with zero legal findings.
January 2010 to June 2011 Plant Manager Graphic Packaging Intl
West Monroe, Louisiana
• Managed a 24 hour 7 day a week production facility with over 200 employees.
• Plan, organize and direct maintenance operations which resulted in an overall reduction of machine downtime
by 6%.
• Championed 17 Kaizen events resulting in 2.7MM in cost savings.
• Increased net effective output by 11%.
• Assured attainment of business objectives and production schedules while insuring product standards that
exceed our customer expectations.
• Assured that the collective bargaining agreement is being followed and employee grievances are addressed in
a timely manner.
• Select and train plant supervisory and administrative staff.
• Continually improve safety records by addressing both physical safety issues and employee attitudes.
• Exceeded EBITDA by 300K for 8 consecutive months.
• Increased inventory turns by 4.5 days.
January 2008 to January 2010 Production Manager Danaher (GVR)
Greensboro, North Carolina
• Managed production operations & staffing needs to achieve schedule commitments, assured promise dates
and customer demands are met.
• Planned process loading and personnel assignments to optimize resource utilization and balanced operations
while maintaining schedule linearity.
• Adjusted assignments to compensate for downtime, model variations, labor variations, absenteeism and other
throughput inhibitors.
• Ensured quality products are produced so defects are not passed on while improving manufacturing processes
through training and education.
• Ensured all areas maintained ISO “Ready” compliance for all operations, methods, tooling, process, work
instructions, test equipment and training.
• Directly supervised 50 associates overseeing daily operations.
• Improved On Time Delivery from 76-94%.
• Successfully facilitated 5 Kaizen events implementing new methods for continuous improvement and cost
reduction.
• Implemented a Kanban system reducing on hand inventory by 250K.
Lawrence (Keith) Borja
106 Northwind Dr. Brandon, MS 39047
**********@*****.***
February 2004 to January 2008 Maintenance Control Manager USMC
San Diego, California
• Monitored all Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Inventory.
• Performed quarterly and annual evaluations on 50 mechanics and 4 supervisors.
• Identified Training needs for 54 employees through task analysis.
• Developed an annual training plan for technicians and operators.
• Developed job aids and work instructions for operators and technicians.
• Maintained over 200 technical training records for all personnel.
• Monitored site maintenance performance and cost through data interpretation/collection against best practices.
• Delivered periods of instruction in safety and electrical/mechanical fundamentals.
September 2003 to February 2004 Quality Engineer USMC
San Diego, California
• Performed cross training, on the job training, and testing to become qualified as an F/A-18 full systems Quality
Engineer.
• Performed 4 work center semi annual audits, 4 program annual audits, and 15 CDI monitors ensuring the squadron
maintenance department was operating safely in accordance with tech manuals, while executing an ongoing flight schedule.
• Prepared, managed, and monitored program evaluations by the naval safety center.
• Screened 8 aircraft phase inspections for accuracy of maintenance task and documentation.
• Managed the transfer and acceptances of 24 aircraft.
July 2000 to September 2003 Maintenance Supervisor USMC
San Diego, California
• Ensured proper maintenance was being conducted on 12 F/A-18 Hornets.
• Provided continual on-the-job training, technical training and proper licensing to employees in the work center.
• Served as a Collateral Duty Inspector ensuring that quality and proper maintenance practices were within the standard
operating procedures.
• Enforced strict maintenance documentation and historical records.
• Performed semi-annual performance evaluations, monthly performance consultations, and on-the-spot counseling for 14
junior service members.
• Responsible for the professional conduct and development of workers as an advisor and guide.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration/Finance (2014 Expected)
Mississippi College
Clinton, Mississippi
Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, Florida
Professional Education
• Toyota Production Systems business course
Lawrence (Keith) Borja
106 Northwind Dr. Brandon, MS 39047
**********@*****.***
• Instructor Training School
• Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
• Corporate Leadership Course
• 50 Hours of OSHA Training
SPECIAL SKILLS:
• ISO 9001 Management System
• Food Safety/HAACP (AIB, SQF,SFI, GMA Safe)
• Lean Manufacturing
• SAP, BVP, Mac Pac, PCS, Ei3 systems
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office & Windows OS
ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Perfect Plant Award 2012
• Best safety audit in GP packaging 2011
• Continuous Improvement Leadership Award, 2009
• Department Instructor of the Year, 2005
• Group Non-Commissioned Officer of the year, 2005
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