Management Supervisor

Richard Josef Kauker

*** ******** *****, ************, **, 19438

Phone - 215-***-****

E-Mail - abl5x2@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experiences

Results driven with 15 plus years of experience in workforce development,

leadership roles, project management, customer relations and maintaining

FDA inspection readiness in pharmaceutical packaging, manufacturing, and

aseptic environments. Directed up to 80 temporary, hourly, unionized,

and maintenance personnel. Implemented long term and short term strategic

goals to meet production metrics and improve output efficiencies. Lead

by example via taking a hands-on-approach to production activities.

Specific Areas of Experience

Effectively manage all direct and indirect labor within budgetary

allowances

Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Project, SAP, KRONOS, Oracle,

KABA and Trackwise

Initiate and jump-started various improvements and draw on expertise

throughout the company

Closely involved with the interview process, retention and discipline of

all employees including issuance of reviews

Scheduling plant floor production and support activities to meet customer

requirements

Employment

08/08 - 07/10 Plant Supervisor - Metal Processing & Manufacturing,

Accellent, Collegeville, PA

. Direct 80 hourly manufacturing personnel and 8 supervisors to

produce tubing for the medical aerospace, military contractors and

dental industry

. Responsible for various metal alloy products created per the

precise customer specifications by tube drawing, laser welding,

pickling, annealing, sinking and straightening

. Insure that the production process flow is meeting company efficiency

rates

. Participate and lead Lean Manufacturing activities such as Kaizen and 5S

events

. Document, investigate and close EH&S related incidents and

accident reports to meet corporate standards and lost time

accidents

. Responsible for issuing employee bi-annual reviews, constructing

personal improvement plans, recognition, and discipline

. Create, revise and approve various production documentation, work

instructions and cSOP's

. Conduct departmental training to meet specific percentages to comply

with annual audits

. Initiate investigate and close investigations relating to deviations

. Created visual work instructions to aid employees in performing

their basic job duties safely and efficiently

. Determine and align the production process to meet corporate

commitments and promise dates for customers

06/07 - 04/08 Plant Manager - Packaging & Manufacturing, Accupac,

Mainland, PA

. Directed 60 hourly manufacturing personnel and 6 salaried supervisors

. Documented, investigated and close EH&S/OSHA related incident and

accident reports

. Created, revised and approved various production documentation and

cSOP's

. Responsible for meeting set budget constraints for the 2nd and 3rd

shifts

. Issued and conducted departmental training to meet established training

percentages

. Interacted with customers, vendors and other external personnel

. Implemented, presented and communicated Lean Manufacturing and 5S

ideologies

. Determined product priorities and created a schedule according to

customer requirements

. Structured and set training methods to enhance documentation

practices

. Responsible for warehouse activities, material statuses, and the

upkeep of specific cleaning solution inventory dictated by

monthly requirements

05/06 - 06/07 Supervisor - Aseptic Filling/ Packaging, MedImmune

Vaccines, Philadelphia, PA

. Directed up to 30 hourly employees, up to 20 temporary and contract

employees

. Trained employees and maintained departmental training percentages

. Initiated and issued preventive maintenance and work orders to

insure proper functionality of packaging, filling and testing

equipment

. Worked with computer based programs which circulated SOP's for

approval, training, deviations preventative maintenance, change

requests and other related documentation

. Lead projects teams to maximize production output and facility

upkeep

. Interacted with QA, QC, Validation, Maintenance and Compliance to

effectively operate an aseptic filling and packaging operation

08/04 - 08/05 Supervisor - Ophthalmic Aseptic Production, Pfizer,

Parsippany, NJ

. Managed 35 hourly direct reports

. Opened, investigated and resolved Quality Issue Reports

. Coordinated departments for real time environmental monitoring

. Conducted various internal and external vender audits

. Conducted physical audits of US based and international suppliers

to insure their standards are with in corporate quality

requirements

. Resolved customer complaints by conducting batch audits to

determine just cause for claimed variances

11/01 - 08/04 Senior Supervisor - Vaccine Filling and Packaging, Wyeth

Vaccines, Pearl River, NY

. Supervised 23 hourly unionized employees and 3 supervisors

. Maintained equipment, facilities, records, and log book

. Trained employees to comply with cSOP's, GMP's and SOI's

. Supervisor vial and syringe inspections areas

04/96 - 11/01 Line Leader - Pharmaceutical Packaging, Schering-Plough,

Kenilworth, NJ

. Coordinated up to 15 hourly employees

. Retained samples and record the types of equipment operations

Education

01/03 - 06/05 Master of Arts, Organizational Management. University of

Phoenix, Phoenix, AR

Courses Include: Stakeholder Relations, Project Management,

Performance Measurement, Operations Management, Human Resource

Management and Organizational Leadership

01/97 - 05/01 Bachelor of Science, Management Science, Kean University,

Union, N.J.

Courses Include: Basic Marketing, Managerial Marketing, and

Managerial Accounting

02/93 - 02/01 United States Marine Corps Reserve, Infantry, Honorable

Discharge

. Supervised and organized training missions

. Taught classes in military science and other related subjects

. Lead and organized military personnel in various phases of deployment

readiness

. Inactive reserve from 02/97 to 02/01

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