Manager Manufacturing

Barry Elliott

*** ******** ****, *** **, Galax, VA 24333 607-***-****

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Twenty years of leadership and managerial experience including production,

maintenance, and planning in four manufacturing settings (Pharmaceuticals,

Healthcare, Glass Fabrication, and Textiles). Directed teams of up to 125

associates and salaried personnel. Strong interpersonal communication

skills used to mentor high-potentials, build employee "self-directed"

teams, and develop management systems. Applies Lean Manufacturing, Six

Sigma.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Guardian Industries

Lean Manager/ Shift Manager, Galax, VA 2008 to present

Manage a department of 60 associates in a facility that produces fabricated

glass products for the business and residential markets.

o Initiated a Kaizen event that led to the reduction of the cycle time for

the Bystronic cutting process from 75 to 46 seconds per piece

o Cross trained employees and reassigned job duties to reduce overtime in

the department by 35%

o Chosen to be a member of a team assigned to write and implement a

Microsoft SQL computer programming system that was used to determine

process, work center, and resource requirements

o Implemented 5S principles to improve the organization of the department

Covidien (formerly Tyco Healthcare)

Production Superintendent, Hobart, NY 2005-2008

Managed a department of 125 associates and 6 salaried personnel in the

Tableting, Encapsulation, and Film Coating processes in one of the largest

generic pharmaceutical plants in the United States.

o Successfully oversaw and managed a budget of $9.6M per year

o Ensured that GMP requirements are met for a department that produces 7

billion doses per year

o Improved Weekly Schedule attainment from 88% to over 96%

o Implemented 5S principles to improve the organization of the department

o Initiated a Kaizen event that led to a reduction in the clean time for

the Korsch PH300 tablet press from 24 to 8 hours

o Responsible for a Six Sigma project focusing on yield improvement that

resulted in savings of $100K per year

Tyco Healthcare

Production Superintendent, Camden, SC 2003-2005

In two different areas of the plant (yarn manufacturing, weaving), managed

departments of 80 associates and 4 salaried personnel in a facility that

produced cotton gauze for the healthcare industry. Refocused and

restructured the department to improve in the areas of service and quality

and people engagement for continuous improvement.

o Initiated a Lean Manufacturing Team that reduced rag waste by 5%

(weaving)

o Increased yarn quality by 5% by developing a program to replace worn spin

box components (yarn manufacturing)

o Decreased spending by $18K per year in the carding process by using

another card clothing vendor (yarn manufacturing)

o Reduced downtime at the slashing and warp out processes by 25% through

the use of SMED principles (weaving)

o Reduced WIP and finished goods inventory by $300K by establishing a

Kanban pull system (weaving)

Shipping/Receiving Manager and Planner, Camden, SC 2002-2003

Managed 25 associates in a facility that produced cotton gauze for the

healthcare industry. Facilitated the implementation of systems such as

Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and BPCS. Reorganized team leaders in the

department to be more responsive in meeting customer requirements.

Initiated changes to increase efficiency and productivity such as

simplifying bill of lading procedures and utilizing email to improve

communication to other Tyco facilities.

o Reduced lead times for shipments of gauze by 20% by empowering team

leaders to process all necessary shipping documentation

o Increased planning to production forecast accuracy by making improvements

to the production plan spreadsheet that reflected actual run rates

o Improved safety accident frequency rate over 10% from the previous year

Production Supervisor, Camden, SC 1997-2002

In two different areas of the plant (yarn manufacturing, weaving), managed

25 associates in the production of cotton gauze for the healthcare

industry. In these manufacturing areas the following technologies were

utilized: carding, drawing, open-end spinning, warping, slashing, and

weaving. Provided vision and direction to the associates to help the plant

achieve its goals during this period.

o Increased productivity from 92% to over 96% (yarn manufacturing, weaving)

o Reduced waste by 3% (weaving)

o Improved safety accident frequency rate by 15% (yarn manufacturing,

weaving)

TNS Mills

Technical Superintendent and Production Supervisor, Spartanburg, SC

1993-1997

Managed 50 associates in a state of the art textile facility. Coordinated

and planned all maintenance activities and responsible for all process

improvement programs. Improvements were accomplished by implementing new

measurements to track machine utilization and downtime, setting the

expectation based on those measurements, decreasing downtime, and

increasing communications.

Alice Manufacturing

Production Supervisor, Easley, SC

1987-1993

Managed and supervised 35 associates in both the carding and weaving

processes in a textile plant. Responsible for the training and development

of all associates to ensure that safety, quality, production, and financial

goals were exceeded.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

B.S., Financial Management, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Six Sigma Green Belt trained

o Tyco Healthcare Operations training

Courses in Motivating for Performance, Evaluating for Results, Process

Mapping, Behavior Interviewing, FMLA and ADA Workshop, Positive

Employee Relations, Lean Manufacturing, Maynard System Technique Time

Studies

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