Manager Quality
Resume:
OTHA D. SAVAGE
Objective:
Position requiring the leadership and skills of a manager with
comprehensive manufacturing, planning and logistic experience. Directing
production of high quality products at minimum costs consistent with
efficient plant operations in a lean manufacturing environment.
Qualifications:
. Production and Processing management
. Organizational development
. Continuous Improvement
. Cross-Functional Team building
. New product development
. Logistics/ Distribution
. Total Quality Management
. Facility Maintenance
2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
H&H Products - Operations/Lean Mfg. Manager
2009-Present
. Provide effective leadership and vision for a company to grow
value in a responsible and sustainable manner.
. Annually improve business profitability by developing new market
approaches, developing annual operating plan including business
plans, operational requirements, organizational structure,
staffing and budgets that support the strategic plan and the
annual operating plan.
. Directed Continuous Improvement approach with focus on 5S
strategies.
. Develop and implement operational procedures that ensure systems
eliminate government, regulator and business risks.
. Improved business operations by 13 % from prior year through
effective leadership and recognizing economic environment.
. Developed Key Performance Indicators for Quality, Operations and
Maintenance to ensure plant strategic operations and
effectiveness are guided.
Pepsi Americas- Production Manager 2006-
2009
. Managed Chicago facility with a production output of 39 MM case
annual volume
. Controlling direct manufacturing cost budget and implemented
cost saving measures
. Strategically planned production activities to meet sales
forecasts
. Developed subordinates and perpetuated a strong team environment
of 160 employee's
. Accountable for analyzing revenues, operating expenditures and
budget information in determining progress toward goals.
. Improved plant production efficiency performance by 11% through
Continuous improvement plans.
. Negotiated facilities objectives with Union bargaining unit
. Reduced safety accidents through training and awareness by 17%
. Developed strategies to improve facility AIB and internal audit
quality ratings
Welchs Foods- Production Manager 2004-2006
. Responsible for Production and Processing departments for the
West Coast Operation.
. Directed plant operations to improve cost standards and budget
objectives
. Developed and maintained an effective organization structure.
. Managed 21MM budget for the Facility producing 7 million 225
SKU's annually.
. Perpetuated technology transfer and process improvements
resulting in a favorable $500M Mfg variance improvement
. Improved total plant production efficiencies by 10 % in first
two years
. Ensured products produced meet established quality standards and
customer specifications.
. Spearheaded capital projects from ideological stage to
completion.
. Developed training and organizational Continuous Improvement
objectives
. Managed 2.2 million gallon juice inventory and planned seasonal
containment needs, maximizing storage capacities.
. Administered plant safety programs and maintain safety records.
. Responsible for facility audits. ASI, NFPA, FDA and Quality
audits
. Strategically planned production activity and forecast future
requirements for processing of juices and packaging
requirements.
. The west coast operation employed 215 Union members along with 4
supervisor direct reports.
. Accolades: chosen Plant of the Year by Food and Drug magazine
Feb. 2005
Whitlock Packaging Corp. - Production Manager
2002- 2004
. Produce the highest quality product at the lowest cost per case.
Goal development, Organizing, Planning, Implementing and
defining objectives for production facility with volumes in
excess of 33 million cases annually.
. Responsible for all aspects of processing and packaging quality
Aseptic, Hot fill and Cold fill packed beverages.
. Responsible for the development of subordinates and perpetuating
strong team oriented relationships within and with other
departments.
. Attain projected volumes, leverage labor costs, achieve target
yields and reduce shrinkage.
. Responsible for managing operating expenses and specific
performance goals relating to quality, efficiencies and
inventory control.
. Accountable for analyzing revenues, operating expenditures and
budget information
in determining progress toward goals.
. Spearhead the development of production efficiency and downtime
tracking program.
. Developed profit improvement program and Capital project
steering, resulting in significant cost savings.
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. - Production Manager 1998- 2002
. Responsible for budgeting production facilities operating
expenses on a 15.5 million case per year volume.
. Managing and directing diverse staff of 50 at high volume, multi
packaging beverage facility.
. Responsible for production planning, scheduling line requirement
activity and expediting deployment of finished product.
. Coordinated Continuous Improvement Plans for facility.
. Controlling inventory levels and improving raw material yields.
. Coordinate deployment logistics and facilitating product
warehousing.
. Implement Quality control protocol to improve product-packaging
integrity.
. Managed quality improvement programs that resulted in reductions
in consumer complaints.
Uncle Bens Rice - Logistics Manager 1993- 1998
. Scheduling multi package, multi processing, and conversion
production operations.
. Develop volume capacity schedules and ingredient procurement
resources.
. Expediting domestic and export traffic, international document
control
. Maintained multi site raw material levels and projected
inventory volumes.
. Developed profit improvement plans and inventory reduction
objectives.
. Engineer innovative product flow design for production lines.
. Implemented warehouse locator system that has improved warehouse
utilization.
. Utilizing MRP systems programs.
Anchor Glass Container Corp. - Production, Planning and Control
Manager
1984- 1993
Scheduling operations for multi line production facility.
. Procuring inventories and inbound scheduling of materials.
. Preparation of production forecasting.
. Accounts payables and receivables management.
. General ledger reconciliation's.
1 Production Supervisor
. Establish thorough manufacturing processes, routines and
procedures
. Analyze manufacturing performances
. Manage 6 million dollar budget
. Manage personnel performances, training and evaluations in a
Union environment
. Ensure that personnel are skilled and qualified in the
manufacturing process to
acheive quality and
production goals.
Assure safe working conditions and compliance
to state and federal regulations
2 Education
Certificate in Food Service Management
Certified HAZMAT, HAZCOM, statistical process control
Certificate in Management Finance .
Numerous seminars - Finance, Accounting, Team Building, Materials
Management and Resources.
University of Houston - BS /Accounting
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