Plant Manager

Joseph P. Klamut

***** ****** ******, ************, **** 43147

Cell: 614-***-**** ********@***.***

Production / Quality / Operations Management

Production / Quality / Plant Supervisor bringing successful, dedicated

experience in manufacturing - and well-developed skills in operations

management, production and warehouse supervision, and team leadership - to

provide safe, efficient, and quality-driven processes that meet customer

needs.

Track record of success in improving productivity, quality, safety, and

plant culture through effective team leadership, Kaizen / Lean Six Sigma,

and 5S events.

Highly-respected, determined, dependable and organized leader with keen

sense of urgency and excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-

solving skills that successfully meet and exceed production goals.

"Joseph is very well thought of across the plant. He does everything in

his ability to help out the team. He is my 'Go-To' supervisor when I need

an issue addressed or followed up." - Steve Kerekes, Production

Manager, Ecolab, Inc.

Manufacturing Experience

Ecolab, Inc. - Hebron, OH 1998 to 2009

$6 billion global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection

control products and services, with 12 manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

and Canada, and 26,000 associates worldwide.

Production / Quality Supervisor

Promoted to supervise production and quality at Ecolab's 200,000 sq. ft.

Hebron specialty manufacturing facility, producing 135 million pounds/year

(representing 12% of total production in the U.S.). Selected, trained,

developed, managed, and retained a diversified team of 25 mixers, packaging

associates and material handlers to achieve the manufacturing plan, meeting

quality and cost objectives while maintaining a safe work environment.

. Earned Ecolab's CEO Award for "truly exceptional performance" and

"delivery of significant results" through "spirit, pride,

determination, commitment, passion and integrity."

. Managed conversion of $600,000 of non-saleable product to saleable

status by monitoring the daily hold report and assigning labor to

rework the product during low peak production periods.

. Implemented Kaizen / Lean Six Sigma event that increased and sustained

output on one production line by 15% and improved department

productivity by 10% YOY through changes in goal board metrics.

. Successfully led first of many 5S events for two production lines.

Achieved sustained gains by refurbishing work areas, organizing tool

boards, and posting procedures and assigned cleaning checklists.

. Trained and led associates in DuPont Safety Audit/Behavior Based

Observation System to achieve plant safety record of 2+ years without

a recordable injury.

. Completed training and certification as First Aid and CPR Responder,

Haz Mat Incident Commander, and ISO Internal Auditor.

. Instituted and led daily shift start-up meetings with associates that

improved plant safety, production efficiency, quality and employee

morale and motivation.

. Communicated daily with plant management on plant performance and

issues that expedited removal of roadblocks from plant operation and

eliminated surprises.

Manufacturing Experience (Continued)

. Assumed responsibility for the company's new floor wax production &

packaging, tripling wax production and greatly impacting sales.

. Instituted improved product recovery wash water collection processes

at the Hebron facility, becoming the company's best plant in

minimizing material losses with 0.42% loss to flow in 2008 (vs. 0.46%

in 2007) beating a budgeted 0.58% for 2008. Trained staff, audited

processes; held associates accountable.

. Trained, mentored, and led a talented team of associates, two of whom

received "Plant Employee of the Year" awards.

. Planned daily and weekly workflow and directed associates to achieve a

4.6% improvement in cost/pound (from $0.06215 in 2007 to $0.05931 in

2008). This exceeded budget by 4.7%.

Grace-Lee Products, Inc. - Maumee, OH 1982 to 1998

Global leader in cleaning products and supplies for automotive, restaurant,

hospitality, commercial and industrial markets. The specialty chemical

business of Grace-Lee Products, Inc. was acquired by Ecolab in December

1997 and the plant was closed in June 1998.

Plant Supervisor/General Manager

Successfully managed daily operations of a 15,000 sq. ft. specialty

chemical facility generating $ 7.8 million in sales (50% of total

revenues), with responsibility for all production, planning and control

functions; inventory control; purchasing; logistics; quality control; and

maintenance. Hired, trained and managed a team of 10 employees, with an

annual payroll budget of $350,000.

. Opened the first satellite production facility for Grace-Lee Products

in Maumee, OH, and, after 5 years, located a new property, organized

and moved the operation to new site to support business growth. The

operation supported monthly growth from $80,000 to $650,000.

. Led the successful Maumee, Ohio operation which resulted in 9

additional warehouses in the U.S.

. Designed a production and transportation plan for company trucks to

service 350 car washes in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and New York

resulting in 99+% on-time delivery; also coordinated LTL and TL

shipments to various parts of U.S.

. Spearheaded operation expansion to Chicago. Hired a warehouse

supervisor and secured space and transportation, yielding additional

sales of $2.5 million to company's gross income within 6 years.

. Earned 1997 President's Achievement Award for excellent service to the

company.

Education and Technical Skills

University of Akron, Akron, OH

B.S., Industrial Management

Worked and personally paid for 100% of education without debt.

Proficient in CAS (Advanced); Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and

Outlook); e-Time; and Kronos. Knowledgeable in Epic (in-house formulations

and specifications).

Activities

Enjoy competitive baseball, personal fitness, sports, trumpet, landscaping,

mentoring children, and leading youth activities.

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