Manager Project

CHRISTOPHER VOIGHT

**** ****** **** ***** 513-***-****

Milford, Ohio 45150 ********@*****.***

PROFILE

Operations Manager with a strong history of exceeding production goals and

reducing manufacturing costs. Proven expertise in the areas of change

leadership, process optimization, and relationship building. Adaptable

with a strong work ethic, results oriented and a value for integrity and

trust.

EXPERIENCE

TRILLIUM HEALTH CARE

Operations Manager, St. Bernard Soap Company, Cincinnati

2009 - 2010

Responsible for $15MM budget, including three (3) manufacturing groups and

one (1) maintenance team, totaling 67 team members. Contract manufacturer

with 24/7 union operations producing FDA personal health care products.

. Set new plant production record (+2%), department production record

(+7%) and 3 month avg. department production record (+9%)

. Developed and implemented business solution to meet new customer

volume with existing plant capacity - $1.4MM savings

. Implementing a Best Practice solution for operational excellence

. Reestablishing work systems in safety, quality and key performance

indicators (KPI)

. Training process engineers with Six Sigma and Kepner-Tregoe tools

Packaging Manager, St. Bernard Soap Company, Cincinnati

2009

Led the operations and maintenance teams for the two (2) high speed

production lines. Responsible for safety, quality, 5S, staffing,

production results, and labor costs.

. Operated the packaging lines with less that 1.0 TIR and 0.0 LWIR

. Set plant records for operational / machine efficiency 3 different

months on 2 packaging lines

. Set plant production records for units per day and manufacturing cost

per unit

. Eliminated top production issue, improving throughput by 3%

. Successfully led the staffing transition for the packaging department

from 7 day to 5 day operation

. Completed key customer audit with score of 93%, reducing the high

priority items by 100%

Continuous Improvement Manager, St. Bernard Soap Company, Cincinnati

2008

Optimization leader for 3 departments, responsible for reducing

manufacturing costs by $1MM annually. Support customer initiatives for new

products and variability reduction. Benchmark process capability using

Minitab software. Served as manufacturing engineer for GMP change control

process.

. Loss team member that reduced annual losses by $1.27MM

. Led internal and external team members to reduce chemical losses by

$0.8MM using Lean Manufacturing methods (SIPOC)

. Completed Green Belt project to reduce chemical losses by 12% and

reduce batch variability by 61%

CINTAS CORPORATION

Field Engineer - Safety & Engineering Solutions, Cincinnati

2006 - 2007

Responsible for process optimization, reliability, and business growth in a

3 state region. Serve in multiple engineering and project manager roles

(70% travel) for acquisitions, capacity expansions and technology

upgrades.

. Revised the strategic growth plan to improve asset utilization, reducing

the capital requirements by $13MM.

. Implemented an energy management service to improve overall utility cost

structure.

. Documented and communicated Best Practices within the 3 state region to

improve service, support and reliability.

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

Corporate Manufacturing Engineer - Energy & Chemical Solutions,

Cincinnati 2004 - 2005

Responsible for project development in a FEL (front end loading) process to

improve the overall cost structure by optimizing chemical efficiency,

energy conservation and fuel mix. Corporate resource (50% travel) for the

implementation of Best Practices (World Class Manufacturing) in the North

American plants and within the areas of energy, chemical pulping and power

generation. Department safety leader.

. Completed 11 plant energy audits with the corporate team, identifying

over $200MM in annual savings. Contributed to over $17MM with individual

ideas and recommendations. Gained investment approval for 4 projects,

each with simple ROI above 100%.

. Leader and team member for 3 plant chemical audits, identifying $10.5MM

in annual caustic savings. Contributed to over $3MM with individual

ideas and recommendations.

. Presented 6 different Best Practice procedures at internal conferences

and seminars.

Engineering Manager - Chemical Pulping and Power Generation, Georgetown,

SC 2000 - 2003

Served as the department "change leader" by supervising process

modifications, capital installations and start-ups in a union environment.

Process safety management (PSM) team member.

. Re-aligned chemical cycle Key Operating parameters to maximize

productivity. Broke the plant production record 6 different times.

. Managed and developed a team of 6 process, project, and environmental

engineers to achieve $3MM in annual cost savings, including a reduction

in staffing (2 process / project engineers).

. Implemented the first advanced control system for chemical recovery

boilers in the company. Established a new Best Practice for boiler

excess oxygen levels, fired solids and hearth heat release rate.

Resulted in energy cost savings of $860M per year with an ROI of 110%.

. Acted as team (C-shift) resource for Key Performance Indicators, Trouble

Cause Correction, and safety investigations. Participated in team

meetings to communicate results, gain feedback, and train cost

coordinators for the use of web-based financial tools and MS Excel

spreadsheets.

. Led a team of engineers and consultants to identify and design a multiple

phase, innovative solution ($15MM) to meet new EPA MACT air regulations

by achieving superior environmental performance with a positive ROI.

Senior Process Engineer - Chemical Pulping and Power Generation,

Pensacola, FL 1999 - 2000

Responsible for process troubleshooting, optimization and implementing Best

Practices.

. Teamed with process control, accounting, and forest resources to improve

boiler fossil fuel mix, resulting in $800M annual fuel savings. Designed

new method for evaluating the wood waste and established the Best

Practice to pay for quality.

. Utilized Design of Experiments and Best Practice recommendations to

optimize the wood cooking process. Resulted in annual cost savings of

$650M and process variability reduction of 19%.

Production Team Leader - Chemical Pulping, Georgetown, SC

1995 - 1998

Responsible for daily operational troubleshooting and process optimization.

Served as a production leader of 15 union member team, coordinating (batch

and continuous) operations and maintenance efforts.

. Served as team member for manufacturing cost reduction with heavy

emphasis on variability reduction through process automation (DCS and

PLC). Reduced department manufacturing costs by 2.5% annually.

. Served on mill productivity team to increase productivity by 7% with

existing assets, resulting in a capital avoidance of $45MM.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Green Belt Certification in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Methodology

Team Trek leadership training

Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) reliability

Kepner-Tregoe Analysis

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

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