John Nelson
*** ******** *** *.*., North Canton, OH 44720, ********@*****.***, (330)
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Plant/Inventory/Quality/ Management
Results-producing management in peroxide, car care products (washes and
waxes), paint, polyester, and epoxy, manufacturing, demonstrating year to
year improvements in Quality, Cost, and Production. Strong and decisive
operations leader with excellent analytical, organizational, team building,
and planning skills._____________________________________
Professional Experience
Plant Manager
2004-Present
Catalyst Systems (a division of U.S. Chemical and Plastics)
Gnadenhutten, Ohio
- Increased productivity by 12% using process improvements and workload
distribution
analysis
- Manage safety standards/compliance, maintaining a 2009 DART rate of
zero
- Plan capital expenses to reduce man-hour costs and facility
utilization costs
- Utilize MRP system to reduce inventory costs and establish economic
order quantities
- Use team building methods to identify waste streams and eliminate
them.
- Maintain high housekeeping standards to ensure, RCRA, and EPA
compliance
- Currently the lead person for ISO 9001:2008 certification process
Operations Supervisor
1994-2004
U.S. Chemical and Plastics
Massillon, Ohio
- Lead and facilitate teams decreasing change over costs.
- Continuously change practices leading to production efficiency
increases.
- Created a team environment decreasing the need for supervision and
increasing
productivity
Quality Technician
1993-1994
U.S. Chemical and Plastics
Massillon, Ohio
- Establish and implement testing procedures
- Ensure utilization of best practices
United States Air Force
1983-1993
- Process Engineering
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Education
Bachelor Degree in Mathematics
1993
Minot Sate University
Minot, ND